Rag Rugging is a traditional craft, in this case creating beautiful rugs out of pure wool blanket yarn. The yarn used in our workshop is a waste product from the mills and has been sourced by the tutors from various mills around the UK, and means less waste is going to landfill. 

During the workshop you will learn how to create your own unique Rag Rug. Having learned how to use the tools including a latch hook and cutting gauge, you will then start to create your own rug from 100% pure wool blanket yarn. 

This course includes:   

• Your own latch hook
• 1 x 250g ball of blanket yarn
• Hessian mat 90cm x 60cm.

You will leave with the knowledge and skill to finish your rug at home.  There will be additional supplies available to purchase on the day. If you wish to complete your rug in pure wool a further 5 balls at £6 will be needed, these can be chosen from the vast range of wool and paid for on the day.
 

Your tutors, Alison and Lorraine, live in Cumbria and both are experienced teachers and confess to being ‘rag rug enthusiasts'. While the craft experienced periods of decline, interest in rag rugs has been revived, with many people enjoying the creative and sustainable aspects of making them. You may find Rugging therapeutic and very addictive. So watch out – you may become addicted too!

10am-1pm
Maximum number 15
Minimum Age 16
£55 inc all materials as ​listed above

Please note tickets are non-refundable. Exchanges to other classes by the same tutor may be offered more than 2 weeks before the start date (subject to availability).