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 ...

SOMERS, Mont. — So many skills that were once part of everyday life are becoming rarer or disappearing altogether. Maybe that's why one of the best gifts passed from one generation to the next is the ...

Helen Condon has been making braided rugs since she was 18. At 85, she's built a legacy that reaches far beyond the North ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Braided rugs: Five great tips for choosing one for your home Donna Willis of Yankee Pride shared these no-fail tips for choosing the perfect braided rug for ...

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 ...

Nancy Fogg, an employee for about 22 years, hand-laces the last row of a large, blue-and-white braided rug at Country Braid House in Tilton last week. The wool rug took about a week to braid and three ...