Swedish Rag Rug Making and More

Hello Everyone in Blogland,
I hope you are having a great August. It is hard to believe it's already the middle of the month and I'm starting my sixth week out here in Massachusetts.

This past week I was able to work on a lovely block weave runner in linen. It came out about five feet long. I need to hand hem it before it can be washed and fulled, for that I need a Swedish hemming lesson. I'll post a finished picture of it when that all happens. For now it is bedroom wall art of the finest kind!


Just one more of the quaint, lovely touches at the breakfast table.

Wednesday through Friday was a Swedish Rag Rug class which I was able to attend, loom and all. It was a blast. Talk about inspiration. So many beautiful colors to choose from and loads of books and rugs to use for ideas.

I selected a pattern  from a Swedish text which used plain weave and Rosepath, but made it in my own color palette. I was really pleased with how it came out. It too needs to be finished on the ends. I'm not sure if I'm going to tie fringe or make a tighter finish. I'll work on that part in a couple of weeks.

Gary is coming on Monday to spend a week. We plan to go see the sights in New York City for a few days and then spend time at tourist towns in Mass. and Connecticut. Next week, I'll write with pictures of our sightseeing adventures. No rugs to knot or runners to hem. Oh, I might work on my knit sweater and show you that, just to keep the fiber theme alive. For now enjoy another beauty from the Bridge of Flowers and me.