Third Braided Rug

It feels really good to take some fabric yardages that no one wants or wool clothing and turn it all into a lovely usuable and beautiful creation.

First Braided Rug

I don't think I ever shared a finished picture of the first rug. I think of it as a "flying carpet" or "Aladdin", but I'd rather name it something biblical. Perhaps "Joseph's Coat"...I like that.

Behold! The Rug Has Taken Shape

If you know me very well at all, you know that I love color and fabric and I have a great passion when both are combined. After collecting a good deal of woolen garments from various sources and making them into three inch strips, I at last set about to work on my second braided rug! Yipee, I thought. But as I progressed from the middle section to the second outer section, which involves lovely greens, I thought this is going to be some wacky rug...but with the four and fifth color scheme going on, I am truly excited. I think this one shall be called, "Joseph's Coat", because I have many more colors to add. I will keep adding pics until it is completed. Lillibeth, have you tried your hand at rug making? I can't wait to get this one completed and then I'm onto needlepoint and from there, to hooked rugs!

Woolen is in the Forcast

The last stash of woolen that I have needed for my next future braided rug has just come my way. I must wait until Saturday to make the appropriate strips of wool, but my hands are itching to get started! I suspect that this one will be larger that the last one made that I completed in June 2008. I have delved in a hooked rug making book that my Aunt Carole gave me a number of years ago, and that has spurred my interest in getting this rug started and completed before I move on to the land of the Hooked Rugs.