Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Mary Rush's Rag Rugs


On a recent trip to the Smoky Mountain National Park and nearby Gatlinburg, TN, I met Mary Rush of "Hand Knotted Country Carpets" from Mountain Home, NC. Her demonstration and colorful craft fair booth caught my eye, especially the circular rug shown above. I love the soft colors.

Take a look at her website where she offers rug kits and a DVD showing how to knot a rug: http://www.handknottedcountrycarpets.com/.
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4 comments:

  1. marlene@ByTheSeamNovember 3, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    Very pretty rugs. I like the colors in them. My mom had braided rugs when I was growing up and they remind me of them.

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  2. Vals QuiltingNovember 3, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    I love these rugs and I absolutely love your whale...thanks for the tip I'm starting to save my salvages now...enjoy your blog so much!!
    Valerie
    http://www.pastimesonline.ca/vals-quilting/

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  3. BelenNovember 4, 2009 at 3:50 AM

    aw, i did this once for a friend as a house-warming present. i didn't have scraps of fabric of her favorite color though, so i bought some instead. it matches her bedroom now. :)

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  4. DarleeNovember 8, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    These remind me of the ones my grandma used to make when I was a child - only she used bread bags.

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