Resources on Area Rugs Crafts

Braided Rug Facts
Braided rug facts are included on this website, which includes rug cleaning instructions, rug materials and rug production information. Area rugs made of quality spun nylon rug yarn, which makes the rugs durable, stable and fade resistant. Also includes microfilament threads, and information about making rugs. Braids are made with a 5-carrier rug braider. There are only two types of braiding machines made specifically for producing rug braid. They are the 3-carrier and the 5-carrier rug braiders. We prefer and use the 5-carrier since it allows up to 5 colors in any strand of braid. Many braided rugs on the market today are braided using "harness braiders". If you take a second look at the rug and the braid does not appear as traditional braid or as you would braid someone's hair it was produced using a harness braider. These rugs are produced as cheaply as possible by wrapping a thin strand of inferior yarn around a tube. Tube rugs are hard to maintain and every time a strand of yarn breaks the tubular core starts to show. Also note the finishing technique employed with these rugs as well as the stitch length and stitch width. By using a long stitch length and a short stitch width these rugs can be sewn very quickly but quality is obviously sacrificed. Rugs are made using zig-zag sewing machine.

Rug Hooking Online
Rug Hooking Magazine's website features how-to articles and patterns, a gallery of full-color rugs, and links to related sites. The site also has an Ask the Experts section where you can ask or read questions on rug hooking.

Latch Hook Rugs
Latch hook rugs include product information and pricing, as well as latch hook rug design inspiration. Website also includes accessories and notions, Navajo pillows, and other needlecrafts. A section on crafts, decorating ideas, clothing patterns and fabrics, as well as other needlecrafts, are provided.

Rag Rug Information
Site includes articles about rug history and advice, a catalog and a rug tour of tambour, shirred, standing wool, knitted, flat wrap, Amish knot, chain braids, broomsticks, string crocheted, fabric tapestry, anchored loop, needle worked, toothbrush rugs, loom woven, patched penny rugs, frame mad rugs, and wagon wheeled rugs. Articles include ways to join fabric strips when making rag rugs, crocheted rag rug patterns, rag rugs square footage calendar, making money with rug making, and novelty and fad rugs. Website includes free patterns and instructions including creating floor cloth, making a Christmas tree skirt, fun braiding projects with cotton strips and 6-stand ladder braiding.

Making Canvas Rugs
Learn how to make a canvas rug with this easy how-to guide. These practical floor cloths are durable and inexpensive to make. They clean up with a damp mop and mild detergent. No wonder canvas rugs have been popular since colonial times. After the introduction of linoleum, they fell out of favor early in the last century. The craft was revived in the 1950s, when period rugs were made for historic homes. Modern materials have streamlined the technique; with today's quick-drying, water-based products, you can paint a rug this weekend and have it for years. Site includes canvas rug painting tips, decorative photos for rug making ideas, tools and materials needed, making a leaf rug and finishing a rug.