it is ironic that Thorndike Mills greets visitors to its new website with the words “the only true manufacturer of cloth braided rugs, just like your grandmother used to make,” because the company was ...

Grandmacore has shown up recently in styles like floral curtains and embroidered everything. Now it's the rug's turn to get this cozy, nostalgic treatment.

TILTON, N.H. (AP) - In 1968, after 15 years of work, Janice Jurta’s father-in-law, George, got a patent for a machine that braided the wool needed for rugs. With his new invention in hand, George ...

Letty Klein, co-author of the book, “The Shepherd’s Rug,” will be teach participants how to make a braided rug out of roving. This will be a hands-on program from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.

ROCK SPRINGS | The Rock Springs Public Library, 101 First St., will hold a workshop on making braided rugs at 7 p.m. Thursday. Join Raina and Kathy Roloff, two generations of rug makers, as they teach ...

There are many rug-makers and rug-making resources in Connecticut, and an online search or a chat with a hobbyist can yield ways to connect with people and supplies. In Ridgefield, Marge’s Braided ...

Pomona Community House, will join with the Australian Rugmakers Guild and Sunshine Coast Rug Crafters and Fibre Art Group, will host the Rag Rug Mini-Expo. The event will be held from 9am-2pm in ...