Twist & Twine: 18 Ideas for Rag Rugs and Home Decor

About this book

From fabric strips to completed rugs - its all in the twist!Traditional crafting and green crafting come together with impressive results in Twist & Twine. Author Bobbie Irwin guides you through the age-old art of rug twining to create beautiful durable objects for your home all with strips of new or recycled fabric. Youll begin with a twining sampler to learn the basic methods youll need to make rugs baskets placemats even a photo album. Clearly presented techniques and project instructions include color diagrams and photos. Learn to make your own twining frames and discover nonframe projects that use boxes cardboard tubes and bowls as forms for twining.In Twist & Twine youll get:an illustrated guide to twining methodsdetailed instructions for 7 rugs and 11 home decor items created with a variety of techniques and loomsthorough discussions of fabric - new or recycled - to use for warps and weftsa review of twining equipment in