If you are new to weaving, making a rag rug is an excellent introduction to this rhythmic and methodical craft. Most likely, you have every thing you need at home: cardboard, string and fabric scraps.

Photo provided Dee Nierman’s mother is shown in the past at the 1864 loom that Nierman uses today. Rag-rug maker Dee Nierman lets it be known right at the top of a conversation that, at 87 years old, ...

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 ...

MCADOO, Pa. — Rag Rugs are stylish (think farmhouse chic) and durable. Ace Rug Works owned by the Chichowic family has been making these beautiful rugs for over 100 years! Jackie Lewandoski stopped by ...

In the rug her family made of twisted knots of flannel, cotton and polyester, AnneMarie Lewis will always be able to find her scrap. “This right here,” she said Sunday, running her finger across a ...

Q — I have a 1932 double trestle, full warp loom that was made by the Union Loom Works of Boonville, N.Y. It has all new needles. I would like to know what it is worth and where I can sell it. W.S., ...