News — denim

Choosing the correct crochet hook to match your rag rug project really is a matter of personal choice and preferences. I will talk about sheet yarn widths to match your hook size and rag rug. This is not written in stone but will help you get started making a good choice for you. Please let me make a few suggestions to think about: 1. The most common rag rug hook sizes are the N, O, P and Q.  In mm that will roughly translate from 10 mm to 17 mm. That depends on what conversion chart you look at. The most popular...

It is time for me to share another great rag rug story.  Tracy from Ohio now living in Ontario had a stroke and turned to rag rug making for part of her recovery therapy. Tracy has shared with me in a few emails. Tracy writes: "By all means use in your blog, I think that's great. It is therapy and for others who know someone who has TBI or stroke, I hope they try it. I am going to ask to speak at the local Stroke recovery groups. Every step no matter how big or small is one step toward...

This is a denim rag rug that Patty C. from Ohio shared with me. I asked if she would share some details about her denim rag rug.  Patty provided quite a few details that I thought might be very helpful to others taking on the their own denim rug.  Here is the link to my denim rag rug video.                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6t-koK7Rxs She used 9 pairs of  recycled blue jeans cut into 1"-1.5" strips. The rug is 22" x 28" in overall size. She used a 22 mm crochet hook that she purchased on www.ragrugsbyerin.com...