How to Make Rag, Braided, and Hooked Rugs

Look for braided, rag, or hooked rugs in your antique and second-hand shops. I've found a variety of inexpensive colorful vintage rag rugs at antique shops. A trend you may see in the fall is hooked rugs. If you've never made a hooked rug, it is fun and easy. I've made one long ago, though I think making a rag rug could be even easier. Since I posted about rag rugs, other bloggers have mentioned how they would like to learn to make a rag rug. Rag rugs or hooked rugs can be fun to make to add to your own home or give as a holiday gift.
My mother and aunt made braided rugs years ago out of sheets. They would find old white sheets and dye them the colors they liked. Then they tore the sheets into long strips and braided the strips. I especially favor the heart-shaped braided rug in the Jack and Jill bath of my parents' country home. The braided rug can also be used like the rag rug for alternative uses such as these:

• Wall Art
• Table Decor 
• Pet Beds 

Can't find the colors you're looking for? Get creative, and make your own. Use this easy tutorial:

Hooked Rug Tutorial:

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1. Wow Us Wednesdays

Happy Hump-Day! The middle of the week. Halfway to the weekend. A favorite day of many, yet every day we can think of something good. One of my favorite Bible verses since I was a teen is:

Philippians 4:8

Viewing the 1769 King James Version. 

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

Rugs, Rag Rugs, Red Rugs and Pink

Rag rugs add color to a room. I like pinks and reds in a rag rug. Last weekend I stopped by Linda Marie's Enchanted Treasures, definitely an enchanting place. When I go there, it makes me feel like a little girl walking into her huge playhouse. The shop is filled with treasures in each room. Walk out the back door, and step outside to another enchanting world of vintage. It's like a house set up outdoors. I found a red-and-multi-colored rag rug runner for less than $10.00 in the outdoor vintage area on this last visit. It didn't take me long to find just the spot for it:

Newest Rag Rug from Linda Marie's

 Notice all the rugs happen to have pink...

Rag Rug with Pink

 ...and the black fringe I so love on this little rug...

Love this Pink and Black with an Array of Other Colors

 Join me at Fabulous Friday Hop where I'm honored to be a guest! You know how you experience days when you need an extra boost of inspiration? I found that extra boost when I met this sweet hostess of Fabulous Friday Hop. She has a blog full of interesting and helpful insights that anyone can benefit from. And Happy Friday to you.
Saturday, I hope you'll join me over at Pink Saturday also. This is another inspiring site each week with pink ideas and lovelies.