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BonaDea · 06-11-2002, 11:12 PM

well....
it looks something like this...

if you purchase a pattern from
http://www.auntphillys.com/

or you can follow the directions aunt philly gave to hgtv at
http://www.hgtv.com/HGTV/project/0,1..._20870,00.html

my/my mom's version that she learned while camping at Mountian Lakes in CA back in the late 80's/early 90's *may* be a little different since I didn't understand auntie phillys directions from hgtv. *but* I have changed my starting from a braid to her technique. the other diferences include I use 1" strips rotery cut vs her 2" strips torn & I make my own needles vs paying her for one. lol come on recycle your old toothbrushes.

Lydiasmomma · 06-11-2002, 11:18 PM

Cool! I love them! Are they fast to make?

CarterNOwensMom · 06-11-2002, 11:30 PM

Those are really cool looking, but I don't understand the Aunt Philly's directions either :-( There weren't enough pictures for me to get it, lol!

BonaDea · 06-11-2002, 11:35 PM

totally depends on you

and how much time you spend on one.

I went really fast when we were camping this weekend. No computer, not additional distractions, just the kids and I at the beach, kids playing in the sand and as long as I could see then & Missy stayed away from the street I could work fast.

The BEST thing about these is that it is easy to stop in the middle of a stich and do something else... ie grab kids out of the street, run to make sure they are not actually doing harm to each other, feed them, add a layer of clothing, run them too the bathroom as they are peeing in their pants, make sure they are not annoying the camping neigbor boys *too* much by wanting to play with them... hummm all that in two afternoons and an evening at the beach. Heck, I even did some sitting at stop lights on monday.

No counting necessary and the size of your thumb (for my technique) makes your stich uniform. I'm a failure/failure to try ever again at knitting and crochet and I love this!!!

Hummmm I might be persuaded to do a craft along but I'll have to improve my "teaching" techiniqes since I wasn't very successful at teaching it last Friday night.

YO BETHAN!!! if you are hanging out here could you help me do a craft along? Give me help on improving my teaching techinques?

shhh I'm even willing to make "needles" for up to say 10 people ... giggle I really like making the needles... they are easy and I get to play with fire and melt plastic fun fun fun... but only when the kids are sleeping ... no need to let them in on how much I like fire and melting things.

Lydiasmomma · 06-11-2002, 11:51 PM

Oooh yeah, a CRAFT-ALONG! Yippee! Of course now you HAVE to do it.

Melony · 06-12-2002, 01:58 AM

My last attempt at making a rug was an eventual flop. It looked great for a few weeks and then fell apart. I wrapped old rope with torn fabric strips and then connected the coils with clear fishing line. It just didn't hold up.

mamaferreira · 06-12-2002, 05:29 AM

I'd totally be interested in this!! Mama needs some new kitchen rugs

olismama · 06-12-2002, 05:53 AM

me too! I want one of your 'handcrafted' needles LOL

I really like those rugs too, but the 9 yards thing is scaring me...do you *really* need that much for such a small rug?

06-12-2002, 08:59 AM

I saw it on HGTV and actually recorded just a few minutes.. the part when she was demonstrating it.. I particuarlly liked how they "tore" the fabric into strips.. that was so cool!

I would love to do this too!

CarterNOwensMom · 06-12-2002, 11:46 AM

Oooh yes, a craft along! Pretty please can we? I need a project or 2 for my week long camping trip next month! I like that you can do little bits at a time and stop and start...

Yay!

arasmama · 06-12-2002, 01:15 PM

I would love to do this. I've been saving end bolts to do a cotton rug.

06-12-2002, 02:51 PM

me too me too! so how do i make a needle...? I might get into this whole melting/fire thing!

BonaDea · 06-12-2002, 05:14 PM

What you need:

strips of fabric~

I use 1" cut with a rotary cutter.
aunt philly uses 2" torn so do what ever you want

*note* 44" wide is the easiest IMO to work with I've worked with as small as 16" and it bites to have to join the fabric that frequently. I'm currently working with 60" wide and imo while getting the hang of it that length might be difficult.

How much yardage? Well, it is my reccomendation that you start small in case you don't like it. Once you are hooked

you can be like me... I cut 11 yards of fabric into 1" strips the other day... eeeks... thank goodness for $1 yd fabric at WM.

Needle:

thank you auntie philly for the pict:

I take toothbrushes and heat them up over our gas stove (bad bad mommy) and then take my kitchen/utility sissors and cut the head off... ::eg:: then back in the fire it goes to heat it up/melt the plastic then while still hot I mold/smooth/create the point by pressing the hot plastic on a non flamable surface... last time I did it on an old tile that I use as a spoon rest... the plasic cleaned off well after it cooled. Then take the hole that exists at the other end (or it it doesn't then create one) I just increase the size of the hole my heating up that end and putting a screwdriver through it to make the hole larger. Try to make every thing as smooth as possible because you will be pulling it through the fabric.

Here's the link to the hgtv & auntie philly's site so if you want to go ahead you can... I'm not sure when I'll get around to posting the next step.
www.auntphillys.com/
http://www.hgtv.com/HGTV/project/0,1..._20870,00.html

on the hgtv directions they made more sence to me the more I read it and when I actually had the strips and needle in front of me and did it as I read.

Scarlet · 06-12-2002, 07:55 PM

hay!

found this (http://www.ruggingwithjulie.com -- Julie sells cheap pre-cut strips apparently).... Some Things to Remember

Here are a few helpful hints for the patterns that ruggers
tend to forget or overlook.

Lay your rug down every couple of rows to make sure it's laying flat. If it is cupping, increase MORE. If it is ruffling, DON'T increase for a round or so, or do decrease at the ruffle. It's not necessary to tear our this rug.

The pattern says to go three times in the SAME hole only ONCE on the oval and heart. After that, do increase about three times on each end, but as it shows on the top of page three. Two ways to know if you need to increase:
Two big holes - go in between (increase)
Long distance to the next stitch (material has to pull too far) increase.

The worker and filler (runner) are normally the same color. Change colors at the end of the oval or heart, and at the same place on the round.

Pursue - When starting a rug, it looks ugly. Go three rounds and it will improve. If all else fails, I do sell the starts. The practice start that you receive with the pattern is for you to "practice" on. It is much easier to start a rug when you have learned how to hold the needle, your fingers and have your tension even.

It's important that your material be the same weight (width). Wool and denim should be narrower. Place mats require narrower material. Basket material should be about four or five inches wide.