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History of rugs making is very long - many different styles of rugs were developed. Most of the techniques of making rugs are complex and demand a lot of skill and effort. But there are several rug types that are not that hard to do - rag rugs are among them. The process of making rag rugs is so simple that you can make them right at your home.
History of rag rugs making started when people decided to reuse their worn clothes. These were much cheaper then regular weaved rugs. But later people understood that these rag rugs are good for decorating their home.
These days there is no such necessity of using old clothes and blankets so making rag rugs is more like a hobby now.
It is not necessary to use stripes of cloth to make rag rugs - any type of fabric can be used.
Making rag rugs you can use all the available types of fabric materials such as wool silk or cotton. In rag rugs even modern synthetic materials can be used.
The only thing you need to remember is not to mix different sorts of materials - this is because of different shrinkage - especially for natural and synthetic materials in the same rug.
Modern technology can offer you a great variety of colors but if you happen not to find needed color you can easily color the fabrics for your rag rugs yourself. In that case it is better to use cotton because it is easier to dye-color.
Making rag rugs can easily outgrow into fascinating hobby - just try it and it will swallow all your spare time.
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