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Rugs weaving is a wonderful craft and it has a long history. It is believed that rugs weaving arrived somewhere in Asia. The wool of high mountain sheeps was mostly used in production of these rugs. It is still the widely used natural material in rugs industry. But the other materials like cotton are used also.
Cotton is commonly used as foundations material in handmade rugs but you can also find cotton area rugs. Cotton is very soft material and it is hard to work with so cotton area rugs are rare.
American farmers in 19th century used their warn clothes to make braided rugs. And as long as great part of their clothes was made of cotton braided cotton area rugs has appeared.
Presently there is no need of reusing your clothes but you can try making braided rugs - it is very interesting. All you need to start is some fibers and pattern of your future braided rugs.
These days making cotton area rugs can become an interesting hobby.
Cotton is easy to dye-color so although wool is much stronger then cotton it is better to make cotton area rugs instead of wool area rugs at home. It is not easy to work with cotton but with endless variety of colors that can be obtained in cotton area rugs you can fully express all your artistic skills and designer ideas. With the rugs you made you can decorate your rooms - all your quests will be amazed with these beautiful creations.
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