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TOM KNISELY
RAG RUGS
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WEAVING
STACKPOLEBOOKS
TOM KNISELY
Rag RugsCOPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
Copyright © 2014 by Stackpole Books
Published bySTACKPOLE BOOKS5067 Ritter RoadMechanicsburg, PA 17055www.stackpolebooks.com
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Cover design by Wendy ReynoldsPhotography by Impact Xpozures
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Knisely, Tom.Weaving rag rugs / Tom Knisely. — First edition.
pages cmIncludes bibliographical references.ISBN 978-0-8117-1212-51. Rag rugs. 2. Hand weaving—Patterns. I. Title.
TT850.K627 2014746.7'041—dc23
2013036398
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Contents
Introduction ix
1 The Loom and Other Tools 1
2 Materials 9
3 Preparing the Rags 17
4 Warping the Loom 25
5 Weaving a Rag Rug 37
6 Finishing Your Rug 43
7 Projects 51Old Glory Check 52Old Glory Variation 54Fog in the Glen 56Stormy Sky 58Batik Bliss 60Rainbow Striped Rug with Log Cabin
Background 62Gradation Stripes 1 64Gradation Stripes 2 66Gradation Stripes 3 68
Spice Market 70Flannel Nights 72Blue Jean Rug 74Memories of the Maryland Sheep
and Wool Festival 76Pendleton Wool Blanket Strips 1 78Pendleton Wool Blanket Strips 2 80Coffee Lover’s Rug 82Painted Desert 84Autumn Stroll 86Kid’s Room 88Log Cabin Pattern Thick & Thin 90The Zigzag Wool Rug 92Warm and Cool 94Mushroom Foray 96Rose Path Twill 98Anderson in Corduroy 100Violet Anderson 102Plaid Anderson 104Welcome to Hollywood 106Chicken Tracks 108A Whole Flock of Chickens 110Two-Sided Broken Twill Rug 112Ms & Os 114
Appendix A: Gamps 117Acknowledgments 123Glossary 125Bibliography 127
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Old Glory Check COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Old Glory Variation COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Fog in the Glen COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Stormy Sky COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Batik Bliss COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Rainbow Striped Rug with Log Cabin Background COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Gradation Stripes 1 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Gradation Stripes 2 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Gradation Stripes 3 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
Sari fabric gives this rug its rich texture
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Spice Market COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Flannel Nights COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Blue Jean Rug COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
After many years of attending the festival, I had enough commemorative T-shirts to make rugs in three differentcolor schemes.
Memories of the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Pendleton Wool Blanket Strips 1 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Pendleton Wool Blanket Strips 2 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Coffee Lover's Rug COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Painted Desert COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Autumn Stroll COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Kid's Room COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Log Cabin Pattern Thick & Thin COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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The Zigzag Wool Rug COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Warm and Cool COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Mushroom Foray COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Rose Path Twill COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Anderson in Corduroy COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Violet Anderson COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Plaid Anderson COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
Welcome to Hollywood COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Chicken Tracks COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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A Whole Flock of Chickens COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Two-Sided Broken Twill Rug COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Ms & Os COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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Every weaver weaves a rag rug—or two, or more. In this long-awaited book, well-known weaver and teacher Tom Knisely shares his rug-weaving
expertise. Detailed step-by-step instructions guide you through the entire process, from preparing
the rags to warping the loom to finishing the edges. The 30 favorite rag rug patterns, from simple
to advanced, cover a huge range of materials, color schemes, and styles. This first comprehensive
book on weaving rag rugs in a generation is sure to become a weaving classic.
CRAFTS/Weaving
TOM KNISELY is the manager of The Mannings Handweaving School and Supply Center in East Berlin, Pennsylvania. He has taught weaving there for more than 30 years—everything from rag rug weaving to complex multi-harness weaving—and was named Teacher of the Year by Handwoven Magazine in 2011. His work appears regularly in Handwoven and Rug Hooking magazines, and he has created design collections and instructional DVDs on looms, weaving rugs, and other weaving matters.
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