17. After many years of attending the festival, I had enough commemorative T-shirts to make rugs in three different
color schemes.
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Every weaver weaves a rag rug—or two, or more.
In this long-awaited book, well-known weaver and teacher Tom Knisely shares his rug-weaving
expertise. Detailed step-by-step instructions guide you through the entire process, from preparing
the rags to warping the loom to finishing the edges. The 30 favorite rag rug patterns, from simple
to advanced, cover a huge range of materials, color schemes, and styles. This first comprehensive
book on weaving rag rugs in a generation is sure to become a weaving classic.
CRAFTS/Weaving
TOM KNISELY is the manager of The Mannings Handweaving School and
Supply Center in East Berlin, Pennsylvania. He has taught weaving there for
more than 30 years—everything from rag rug weaving to complex multi-
harness weaving—and was named Teacher of the Year by Handwoven
Magazine in 2011. His work appears regularly in Handwoven and Rug Hooking
magazines, and he has created design collections and instructional DVDs on
looms, weaving rugs, and other weaving matters.
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