Rag Rugs Tour
1. Tambour
2. Shirred 
3. Standing wool

4. Knitted
5. Flat Wrap
6. Amish Knot

7. Chain Braids
8. Broomstick & String Crochet
9. Crocheted

10. Fabric Tapestry
11. Anchored Loop
12. Hooked, Poked, Prodded, Bodkin

13. Needleworked
14. Toothbrush rugs
15. Braided rugs

16. Knotted & strung shags
17. Loom woven
18. Patched (penny rugs) & sewn shags
19. Frame made rugs
20. Wagon wheel & frame braids 
21. Odds 'n ends

Bulletin #2: AMISH KNOT RUGS
The "Amish Knot" has also been known as the 'Navajo Knot'. This is a very simple needle stitched knot for round or oval rugs (or you can use an old toothbrush handle modified for rugmaking, or a toothbrush tool). The Amish Knot can be worked with multiple strands of fabric strip to create patterns on the rug surface. Instructions include how to prepare fabric strip, making rugs and also baskets with the technique. If you want to get started on these rugs right away, be sure to order a lacing needle or two (or a toothbrush tool) when you order this bulletin. (When you order 3 or more bulletins at the same time, the price drops to $3.00 each.)
 

LACING NEEDLES 
For all of the rugs made with folded cotton strips (crocheted, bohemian braids, chain braids, knitted, etc.) there will always be tag ends of fabric strip that have to be worked back into the rug at the finish. Lacing needles make the work easy. For cotton braided rugs, the needls can be used with fabric strip to join the braids for a super-strong construction. Lacing needles are also the primary tools needed to make Flat Wrap and Amish Knot rugs, and can be used as "toothbrush" tools for naalbinding and related rugs. 

6" Steel lacing needle with curved, blunt tip
New for 2003 are these needles which are just the best lacing needle we've found. The eye will take 1-1/2" cotton strip for lacing and the curved tip makes lacing cotton braided rugs much easier than using straight lacing needles. 
6" Plastic lacing needle
We've carried these needles for years and though the needles are plastic, they do stand up to use for quite a long time. The eye is large enough for 1-1/2" fabric strip.

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