Rag Rugging for Beginners: Make Textile Home Decorations
Short Shaggy 1
A course by Elspeth Jackson (Ragged Life) , Textile Artist and Rug Maker
Joined November 2020
Joined November 2020
About the video: Short Shaggy 1
Overview
“Now that the shaggy section of the rug is complete, I will teach you how to fill in the background of your border using the short shaggy technique. This is a technique that my mum and I made up, so it isn't one that's taught elsewhere. ”
In this video lesson Elspeth Jackson (Ragged Life) addresses the topic: Short Shaggy 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Rag Rugging for Beginners: Make Textile Home Decorations. Transform old clothing and textile cut-offs into colorful home accessories using creative rag rugging techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Short Shaggy In this lesson, we'll learn how to do the short shaggy style of rag rugging. We'll be using it to do this cream border around the edge. I wanted to mention, in this technique of rag rugging, it's slightly shorter than these flowers, which allows them to stand out a bit better. If we did the border around our flowers in the shaggy style of rag rugging, we wouldn't get as much pop from these flowers we've created. It gives us a bit of contrast. With this technique of rag rugging, I have pre-cut some of my fabric pieces to approximately 9 cm in length. I've done that using the c...”
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Course summary for: Rag Rugging for Beginners: Make Textile Home Decorations
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Decoration, Fiber Arts, Textile Design
Elspeth Jackson (Ragged Life)
A course by Elspeth Jackson (Ragged Life)
Elspeth Jackson is a textile artist and rug maker based in Brighton, England. She’s also the founder of sustainable craft business Ragged Life. Elspeth grew up in a creative household and was first introduced to the technique of rag rugging by her mother. As a teenager, she began making rugs of her own using recycled materials, and later went on to run workshops on the art form. In 2014, after the success of her workshops, she started her brand Ragged Life.
Since then, Elspeth has taught thousands of crafters how to upcycle their textile waste through rag rugging and sells everything from pre-printed hessian to rug ragging tools. She also works with local mills to prevent their textile offcuts from going to landfills as part of her commitment to sustainability. Elspeth has published two books in which she shares her expertise on the craft, Rag Rugs, Pillows & more and Rag Rug Techniques for Beginners, and has appeared on TV both in the UK and globally. In 2019, she also won the Mollie Makes Best Established Business Award.
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