This video shows great close ups and easy instructions on how to finish a rag rug made from sheets.
How to finish off a woven rag rug.
Sometimes it takes us a week or two to weave all the rugs.
This video shows finishing the last row of a hand twined rag rug.
Keep making stitches until you don t have enough fabric to do another.
I use a wet rag or hand towel directly on the rug and cover it with a dishcloth.
I reset the rag each time i move to a different area.
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I finish my wool rugs the way that recreation describes above.
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As you finish each row straighten out the weaved strip with your fingers and slide it as close to the row before it as you can.
Repeat the weaving process until you are about 2 from the cardboard slots on the other end of the rug.
This is how i tie off the warp threads to secure the edges of my woven fabric.
When you are transitioning from the straight part of the rug to the curve cut off your strips to be about 4 inches long.
This makes the ends spread pretty far apart even for rug.
Here we are taking off a bunch of finished woven rag rugs off our 1936 union rug loom.
Finishing a rag rug.
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The most secure finish is an overhand knot however if you plan to bury your ends you can work a row of the philippine edge instead.
Making and adding fringes is also cove.
We then show the removal of the rug from the loom.
This rug is woven on an open sett to accommodate the bulky yarn.
I like to finish my rugs at the curve of the rug.
It s pretty keen to see them coming off the reel.
The trick is to find a clean concrete or tile floor that allows you to use the water thoroughly steam the rug.
Make sure to pay attention to the width of your rug as you go and keep it as even as you can.