rug making
Floor covering creation
Rug making is the craft of creating rugs through techniques like weaving, knotting, tufting, or hooking.
Traditional methods vary by region—Persian knotting, Navajo weaving, American rag rugs.
The craft ranges from utilitarian floor coverings to intricate art pieces: She took up rug making after retiring.
Also spelled rugmaking.
- hookingCatching with curved end
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- loomFabric-making frame
- flying shuttleSelf-propelled loom bobbin
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
Berber rugs · wool · Navajo rugs · Persian rugs · kilim · cotton · medallion · scissors · knotting · tufting · braiding · warp and weft · selvage · hand-knotted · Oriental rugs · spinning wheel · jute · silk
- handcraftssewing, knitting, weaving, pottery, quilts
- handicraftssewing, knitting, pottery, weaving, embroidery
- homecraftssewing, knitting, crocheting, crochet, quilting
- fiber artsknitting, crochet, weaving, spinning, embroidery
- fiber craftsyarn, wool, cotton, silk, linen
- folk craftsbasketry, basket weaving, quilting, quilts, embroidery