A Beginners Guide To Rag Rug Techniques – Elspeth Jackson (1)

This is probably the fastest-building of the rag rug techniques in this book. In fact, the Highlands Rug on page 88 only took me a day and half to make, which is the fastest I’ve ever made an entire rug! 1kitap1.com/en Peg loom A peg loom is a heavy block of wood with holes drilled at regular intervals across its length.

Each hole supports a removable “peg” with a small hole near its base. These pegs are usually wooden or plastic and the warp is passed through the small hole in each peg (see page 83 for how to warp the peg loom). Peg looms can be bought in different lengths. Regardless of the peg loom size, you can make your weaving as long as you would like, but the length of your loom dictates the maximum width your woven piece will be.

For example, a 24in (60cm) peg loom will make rugs that are a maximum of 24in (60cm) wide, but as long as you would like. You can work part-way across a peg loom if you would like to make narrower pieces, so you can make smaller items on a larger loom, but not the reverse. As well as coming in different lengths, peg looms are sold with different sized pegs, spaced at different intervals. Generally, thinner and closer-spaced pegs are used for finer materials, such as yarn and lightweight fabric, and thicker, wider-spaced pegs are used to weave with chunkier materials.

Typically, when working with lightweight fabrics, the pegs are around ¼in (6mm) in diameter and spaced ½in (12mm) apart. When working with thick fabrics, the pegs are around ⅜in (9mm) in diameter and spaced approximately 1in (25mm) apart. However, the precise size and spacing of the pegs isn’t crucial as you can cut fabric wider or narrower to compensate. If you want true flexibility, you can buy peg looms with multiple rows of holes. These come with different sets of pegs that fit into corresponding rows.

This means that your peg loom can be used for all weights of yarn or fabric without the need to buy multiple looms. See each individual project for the details of how far my pegs were spaced apart. The spacing depends on the thickness of fabric I was working with for that particular project.

To all the rag rug fans out there—may your days be filled with fabric and your bobbins always full. This edition published in 2025 by CICO Books An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd 20–21 Jockey’s Fields 1452 Davis Bugg Road London WC1R 4BW Warrenton, NC 27589 www.rylandpeters.com Email: [email protected] First published in 2021 as Rag Rug Techniques for Beginners 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text © Elspeth Jackson 2021, 2025 Design, illustration, and photography © CICO Books 2021, 2025 The designs in this book are copyright and must not be made for sale.

The author’s moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. US Library of Congress CIP data has been applied for. ISBN: 978-1-80065-414-3 E-ISBN: 978-1-80065-545-4 Printed in China Designers: Sally Powell and Geoff Borin Photographers: James Gardiner and Penny Wincer Stylist: Nel Haynes Illustrators: Cathy Brear and Stephen Dew Editor: Martha Gavin Art director: Sally Powell Production manager: Gordana Simakovic Publishing manager: Penny Craig Publisher: Cindy Richards The authorised representative in the EEA is Authorised Rep Compliance Ltd., Ground Floor.

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