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numberplease Sun 07-Aug-11 23:04:45

Not knitting, I know, but didn`t know where to put it. The art of rug pegging seems to be dying out now. I`ve never tried it, but often wanted to, but not with the fancy kits that are sometimes advertised for sale, I`d like to try the way my mother did it. She`d save all old clothes in a massive bag, then when she had enough, she`d spend ages cutting them all up into strips, then she`d have a large canvas?, maybe hessian? stretched across a frame, and she`d spend hours every night with half a wooden clothes peg, making rugs. We never ever had a bought rug in our house!

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greenmossgiel Mon 14-Nov-11 22:41:53

I started working on my rug about 2 months ago, and I've done about 2 inches! I'm determined to get cracking with it again when I've finished the Christmas cardigan I'm knitting for my granddaughter...grin

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trix Wed 23-Nov-11 03:03:28

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FlicketyB Wed 23-Nov-11 07:55:22

Charity shops may be a good source of raw materials. Not all the clothes they get are good enough to sell, they might be prepared to sell clothes that would otherwise go for scrap for a small sum.

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greenmossgiel Wed 23-Nov-11 09:51:33

trixI bought my book on Amazon. You'd need to check out ebay for yourself to see what you'd like to use. FlicketyB, I just weeded through my own old stuff which wasn't good enough to go to the charity shop - found loads...says a lot about the state of my wardrobe! blush

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