Photo provided Dee Nierman’s mother is shown in the past at the 1864 loom that Nierman uses today. Rag-rug maker Dee Nierman lets it be known right at the top of a conversation that, at 87 years old, ...

When the author of an instructional book on weaving has taught weaving for 30 years, readers can trust they're in good hands. That's surely the case with this, the first book by the author, full of ...

How Eija Rasinmaki reinvented a humble tradition for the modern world. By Aino Frilander Reporting from Helsinki, Finland Unlike many birthplaces of groundbreaking designs, Eija Rasinmaki’s weaving ...

Allentown rug weaver Bob Kleckner slips the shuttle containing the filler (the fabric from which the carpet is made) through the warp, then uses a beater bar to push the newly woven row into place.

If you are new to weaving, making a rag rug is an excellent introduction to this rhythmic and methodical craft. Most likely, you have every thing you need at home: cardboard, string and fabric scraps.

Dianna Soehren is helping Milan Village Arts School create a dedicated weaving studio with a goal to increase the types of classes offered. Mary Ann Nelson, of Alberta, works on weaving a rag rug ...

In the rug her family made of twisted knots of flannel, cotton and polyester, AnneMarie Lewis will always be able to find her scrap. “This right here,” she said Sunday, running her finger across a ...

What's your pandemic project? Have you used your time at home during the pandemic to tackle a project you've always wanted to do, but didn't have the time? Build bookshelves? Create a chicken coop?

There's a hidden treasure in the basement of the Duluth Art Institute's Lincoln Building -- more floor looms than you can shake a stick at. At least a dozen of the beautiful, big looms fill the Fiber ...

The Loom Loft is new in the schoolhouse of Roscoe Village and features weaving demonstrations and classes on old-fashioned looms with Rami Sawyer. Three different classes are being offered at 10:30 ...

Traditional Arts Indiana is proud to announce the upcoming release of Weaving Indiana, a documentary film featuring local rag-rug makers Dee Nierman and Margaret Luckey Snyder. Please join us on ...