Traditional Shirred and Standing Wool Rugs

Terrific book with good instructions for basics but also showing some ideas/instructions for abstract/mixed media pieces.MANY styles of shirred rugs - all well explained here.One of the better rug-making books I have & it's a Keeper!

excellent small book about an excellent and obscure subject!!

Just the book needed to get started on an old craft..renewed. Just finished designing a flower basket on brown paper. Wool coat & jackets bought at a thrift shop, removed linings & interfacings, cut into 3/4" strips, thread a long needle using carpet thread and begin making your own rug. Book is easy to follow.

I was trying to get information on a type of rug making my mom used to do and just happened to run across this book. I took a chance and BINGO! It is exactly what I needed! The directions are clear and precise and have given me just what I wanted.

A great book on a very old craft. I refer to it a lot when I'm making rugs.

The most complete book on shirred and standing wool rug techniques I have been able to find so far.

Not much out there on this subject,,so very happy to get this info!

I missed having color pictures of thr rugs but the explanations were very clear. All in all this was a good teaching experience.

A few more colour photos would help what you can actually achieve from following the things in this book. It is good instructions but everyone likes a bit of colour and would help to encourage having a go i think

It is very informative but a bit disappointed with lack of many coloured illustrations

A great reference book to encourage you to try new techniques with easy to understand instructions to expand your knowledge of types of rag rugs.

Great summary of stand wool shirred rugs not an in depth step by step method for any single method

Une technique ancienne pour créer des tapis avec des tissus ou des laines de récupération.Rien à voir avec le punch needle ou le locked hooking, mais on peut associer toutes ces techniques pour une création plus originale.Livre en anglais, mais photos explicites.