braided rugs
Intertwined fabric carpets
Braided rugs are floor coverings made by braiding strips of fabric—traditionally wool or cotton scraps—into long ropes, then coiling and stitching them into flat oval or circular shapes.
Associated with early American folk craft and colonial-era thrift, they remain popular for their durability and homespun aesthetic: A braided rug anchored the farmhouse kitchen.
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- ovalElongated rounded shape
- woolSheared animal fiber
oval shape · fabric · rag rug · coiled · coiled rope · country · country home · kitchen · hearth · colonial · New England · rag · strips · loom · texture · floor · floor covering · cottage
- handcraftssewing, knitting, weaving, pottery, quilts
- rustic decorlog furniture, reclaimed wood, barnwood, barn doors, farmhouse sink
- Colonial Decorwainscoting, Windsor chairs, fireplace mantels, four-poster beds, grandfather clocks
- folk artsamplers, weathervanes, whirligigs, folk traditions, beadwork
- folk craftsbasketry, basket weaving, quilting, quilts, embroidery
- Amish goodsquilts, baskets, baked goods, jams, jellies
material texture and structure
braided rugsshag carpet