tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post850926379243120153..comments2024-03-04T09:46:38.883-07:00Comments on Sunshine's Creations.Vintage Threads Inc.com: Part 1: how to make a braided round rug (prep work)wendy harbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612487318509998428noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-65493776414512104832016-08-31T06:02:21.254-06:002016-08-31T06:02:21.254-06:00yes even the wool it does shrink but it makes it t...yes even the wool it does shrink but it makes it thicker and a tighter weavewendy harbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612487318509998428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-9446441702943856542016-08-29T11:08:27.176-06:002016-08-29T11:08:27.176-06:00Great tutorial! You said you washed all of the fab...Great tutorial! You said you washed all of the fabric before, is this including wool? Won't it shrink to nothing? Dying to give this a try!Aunt Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344613958990884106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-12610325752438093052015-01-04T06:15:39.597-07:002015-01-04T06:15:39.597-07:00this is where i have purchased mill ends in the pa...this is where i have purchased mill ends in the past http://thewoolenmillstore.blogspot.com/p/scraps.htmlwendy harbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612487318509998428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-86614436496299654032013-04-14T22:28:47.778-06:002013-04-14T22:28:47.778-06:00i have only ever purchased mill ends or scrapes fr...i have only ever purchased mill ends or scrapes from someones basement that had been stored for 50 years twice. Pendelton wool mills in Oregon I have not purchased wool in 10 years so i do not even know if they are still in businesswendy harbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612487318509998428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-55643520477742336892013-04-14T22:11:14.906-06:002013-04-14T22:11:14.906-06:00Excellent tutorial!! I can't wait to try rug b...Excellent tutorial!! I can't wait to try rug braiding!! The only thing is I was told that for the rug I want to create-an 8 foot round-I would need 50 yards of wool!!! Is this right??? I want to make the rug with new wool, but if I need 50 yards, that's awfully expensive!! Any suggestions for where to buy wool by the yard at a good price? Is 50 yards for my project acurate?? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-5150927861500121092013-02-17T15:47:52.142-07:002013-02-17T15:47:52.142-07:00so glad i could help you would loe to see a pictur...so glad i could help you would loe to see a picture when done<br />wendy harbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612487318509998428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-36216146189998537662013-02-17T10:10:36.791-07:002013-02-17T10:10:36.791-07:00Thank you for this excellent tutorial! I began a b...Thank you for this excellent tutorial! I began a braided wool rug 15 years ago . Thanks to you, I now know how to finish it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-52545980030378637432011-04-15T09:03:57.077-06:002011-04-15T09:03:57.077-06:004 sheets hould get you a nice small place in front...4 sheets hould get you a nice small place in front of the sink type of rug but I am not sure as I usually do not use cotton I have only done that twice with scraps of fabric that I hated. because even ugly fabric looks good in a rug as it just becomes color and not pattern. That was a crocheted rug not a braided one for braided rugs I usually use wool and a few times toweling for the bathroom area. I have never weighted my rugs but i was told once that it is about 2 to 5 pounds per square foot of a wool braided rug I would lean towards the 5 my self. As the rugs are very heavy it depends on how tight you braid and what width you cut your fabric. sheets will take less weight as it will be a skinner rug (in thickness)and it is a light weight fabric. The good thing is you can always leave one end of the rug undone and just tuck the tail underneath and add to it as you get more fabric till you get it to the size you want. And the becasue this type of rug has color changes it also leans itself to that as well.wendy harbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612487318509998428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-47344325455063084952011-04-15T07:35:26.178-06:002011-04-15T07:35:26.178-06:00Oh, I forgot to ask - how much fabric do you need ...Oh, I forgot to ask - how much fabric do you need for a rug? I have some old sheets, and I wonder if they are enough for a rug... would four sheets be enough for a small rug, about the size of a pillow?Ketutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-32614667929317018202011-04-15T07:33:53.292-06:002011-04-15T07:33:53.292-06:00I agree with all the previous :-)
This is one of t...I agree with all the previous :-)<br />This is one of the best and most thorough tutorials I've seen, and the best braided rug tutorial ever... i'd buy this as a book, if you have it.Ketutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-87666765555504749822008-09-29T13:22:00.000-06:002008-09-29T13:22:00.000-06:00THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this, please don't t...THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this, please don't take it down any time soon! I've found a lot of directions on the web about how to make braided rugs, but none as detailed as yours as NONE with pictures. The directions just weren't clicking with me without pictures until I found your site. Thank you thank you thank you! Now I can get started!K9Trainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659260217637849982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-90998521746194225082008-04-05T13:19:00.000-06:002008-04-05T13:19:00.000-06:00Thanks for being so generous with your knowledge a...Thanks for being so generous with your knowledge and time, Sunshine. I'm so glad thatyou found some suitable work, too. I've just returned to the workforce part-time after being at home with my daughter. What a change!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm off to sort the stash into rug fabrics...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-41424813750750784112008-04-05T07:33:00.000-06:002008-04-05T07:33:00.000-06:00These are absolutely beautiful... a friend and I a...These are absolutely beautiful... a friend and I are going to make mini oval braided rugs for our stairways... this is GREAT!!! I'm glad you're sharing!!FlipFlop Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30700435.post-70087133267259090762008-04-04T16:06:00.000-06:002008-04-04T16:06:00.000-06:00I have to tell you that I'm going to be watching T...I have to tell you that I'm going to be watching THIS one for sure. I've always wanted to make one of these, but never was quite sure how...Keep 'em coming,please! <BR/><BR/>MicheleBunny McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913508603601958580noreply@blogger.com