Making Rya Rugs

Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom.

Making rya rugs.

Make offer mid century wool rya rug 1960s. They were made using a form of the ghiordes knot to make the double sided pile fabric. A rya or rye is a traditional scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. Very popular around the globe in the 1950s when backings were woven for those without floor looms.

Make offer vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod. Fire bird by barbro vollmer. Mar 12 2020 rya rugs were in most scandinavian homes from the days of the vikings to recent decades. Now it seems interest in rya rug making is growing.

The first ryas originated in the early fifteenth century as coarse long piled heavy covers used by. In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven. Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom. Rug making 16 jiffy rugs easy to make latch hook designs rag cross stitch rya knitted crochet needlepoint home decor craftitwithlove 5 out of 5 stars 342 10 00 favorite.

Making a rya knot rug. My grandparents angie and bill lundgren imported rya kits and supplies from sweden from 1955 1970s. Ryas became part of the midcentury modern era but supplies became less and less available in the early 1980s. The rya business was sold out of the family in the mid 80 s yet i continued to make ryas and teach.

Here are a series of pictures i took as the rug progressed. Three strands of carpet wool made the knots which were knotted over two linen warp threads. The design was drawn up as a cartoon and i followed as best i could. Their rya business provided all the supplies needed from sweden for the rya rug making process.

I worked as designer and helper extraordinaire for lundgren rya in the late 1970 s early 80 s. That was back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop. On the loom.

I was born into a rya rug family. For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop. Vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod.