After World War II and a stint in the Army, I came back to my job. Instead of 72 hours a week, my work week was 40 hours. I found it difficult to support my five children and my wife. I looked around ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Mary Huff provided instruction on making rag rugs during the Busy Hands Section meeting of the Woman's Club of Rock Springs. She provided the rags and crochet hooks needed if members ...

Participants can learn the tradition of grain painting wood at a one-day workshop scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at the Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, ...

Mary Bajcz, who came to the Detroit News Stitch-Together in May, has an amazing talent for turning scraps of wool fabric, leftover yarn and discarded wool garments into beautifully handcrafted rag ...

Making stuff with your own hands can be very rewarding. Not only do you get the satisfaction of being creative, but research shows do-it-yourself hobbies relieve stress. So when my childhood friend ...

We had a World War 2 day at Sacred Heart School, Redcar. Several students tried their hand at making rag rugs. © Copyright of content contributed to this Archive ...

Before video hosting services such as YouTube became available, sharing one’s skills as a crafter were of paramount importance for keeping them alive so future generations could produce such works ...

ST. CLOUD –Years ago, women decorated their homes with braided rag rugs made from whatever fabric was available. Cindy Wold of St. Cloud has taken that concept and created her own version of the craft ...

As weaving skills are evaporating in Finland, so is the ability to design rag rugs.

We had a World War 2 day at Sacred Heart School, Redcar. Some people tried their hands at making rag rugs. © Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests ...