Participants can learn the tradition of grain painting wood at a one-day workshop scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at the Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, ...

A one-day class on rag rug making will be offered at New River Community and Technical College’s Nicholas County Campus this month. Students will learn how to make old time rag rugs, and New River CTC ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Mary Huff provided instruction on making rag rugs during the Busy Hands Section meeting of the Woman's Club of Rock Springs. She provided the rags and crochet hooks needed if members ...

Try out these tips for how to make a 4 strand braided rug with leftover fabric scraps. Follow these step-by-step illustrations for how to make a braided rag rug. Here’s an attractive, old-fashioned ...

Making stuff with your own hands can be very rewarding. Not only do you get the satisfaction of being creative, but research shows do-it-yourself hobbies relieve stress. So when my childhood friend ...

While most people moan about the recession, one group of women are enjoying the return to the more economical make-do-and-mend mindset. While most people moan about the recession, one group of women ...

As weaving skills are evaporating in Finland, so is the ability to design rag rugs.

After World War II and a stint in the Army, I came back to my job. Instead of 72 hours a week, my work week was 40 hours. I found it difficult to support my five children and my wife. I looked around ...

PATIENTS at Pendle Community Hospital are enjoying making rag rugs with artist Lynne Stein. She has been employed by the Burnley Health Care Trust as part of the Year of the Artist work and is ...