The Braided Rug Book: Creating Your Own American Folk Art

by NormaSturges (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.48

  Using the same simple technique used to braid hair, anyone can make a beautiful wool rug to add warmth and decorative flair to the home. One can remember . ..the fascination of seeing the coils of the braided rug getting larger and larger as the castoffs were recycled into it. -- LJ

  . . ..has everything the beginner needs to know to create stunning rugs of art. -- Craft & Needlework Age

  . 112 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $16.77

  This classic guide to an enduring American craft gets an eye-catching revision. Fantastic to look at and easy to follow, this expanded version of The Braided Rug Book will win a new audience and also appeal to those who own the previous edition. It features updated information, new gallery images, rug techniques and a comprehensive primer on project planning. Beginners will learn about materials, how to care for finished rugs and how to recognize quality. Plus, there are new colour plans, directions and illustrations for building a rug-braiding stand, complete with a finished photo.