Top 10 Best Rag Rug classes, courses, learnings kits and gifts in the UK

Rag rug weaving has been traditionally used to produce domestic rugs by recycling precious woven fabrics. In todays world where there is lots of discarded fabrics and textiles we can upcycle fabrics to produce produce textile surface of colour, texture and pattern. In this workshop you will learn to use colour, texture and design to produce a piece of work that can be used for a cushion, wall hanging, seat cover, bed head etc...

Who would have thought torn up old rags woven into strong fabric could create a wonderful Christmas wreath! Well here at Tea & Crafting we hate to throw anything away so this craft is just up our street. Try it you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to create something delightful for your home this Christmas. Have fun turning old t-shirts and forgotten favourites into recycled works of art and make a rag rug Christmas Wreath. with the age-old skill of rag rugging. In this rag rug class you will learn all the skills you need to be able to make gorgeous rag rug homeware, (although in this special Christmas class we will be concentrating on applying these techniques to making a festive wreath). Careful, it’s addictive! In this workshop you will learn: What the rag rug tools are and how to use them How to select and prepare materials for rag rugging Loopy rag rugging Shaggy rag rugging You will be provided with the materials necessary to complete your piece but as the charm of rag rugging is often in the memories attached to old clothes, we’d love for you to bring along any of your own clothing you’d like to incorporate, particularly if you have a specific colour scheme in mind.