Make a rug such as this one from recycled wool blankets and clothing. Use old wool blankets, skirts and suits as the material for a braided rag rug and keep old wool out of landfills. The tradition of ...

There's only a small sign advertising Rapchinski Rugs at Dawn Rapchinski's home along Main Street, Ephrata, but over the last 20 years, she's hand-braided 389 rugs and chair pads. Rapchinski's ...

When I was growing up, we lived in a farmhouse that was built on a concrete slab. Mom covered our slick tile floor in the living room with a large braided rug to warm things up a bit. This rug became ...

Last winter, rug braider Verna Cox, 83, of Verona invited a few women of her acquaintance who hook rugs to break some rug hooking and rug braiding rules. Cox asked Stacey Van Dyne and six others, ...

Wool rug-braiding bees are fast becoming a winter tradition at Thompson-Ames Historical Society's Heritage Arts Bees. For several years, expert rug-braiders, Marion Ekholm and Kathy Lacroix have lead ...

NEWBURY — The town and the Newbury Council on Aging recently announced that two students in the COA’s rug braiding class won top honors at the Topsfield Fair. Sally Ryan of Newbury was awarded first ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The first rug that Norma Sturges braided was for the nursery occupied by her first child, Amy. Without a mentor, a guide, a pattern or a book, she had to ...

As I was leafing through a new book about home design, my eyes fell on a paragraph about braided rugs. The author describes them as “pieces of Americana” that are cozy, warm and durable. They impart a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Braided rugs: Five great tips for choosing one for your home Donna Willis of Yankee Pride shared these no-fail tips for choosing the perfect braided rug for ...

As a longtime newspaper reporter, Arch Lowery had a gift for dealing with people. After he retired, he continued using his gift to share his favorite hobby, rug braiding. Now the Dale Association, ...

The best outdoor rugs are durable enough to stand up to rain, snow and sunlight without sacrificing style. We researched ...