Try out these tips for how to make a 4 strand braided rug with leftover fabric scraps. Follow these step-by-step illustrations for how to make a braided rag rug. Here’s an attractive, old-fashioned ...

Braided rag rugs have been around for centuries, and with good cause: they’re an ideal use of upcycled fabric, and they’re so sturdy that they can last a really long time. Since you’ll likely be ...

DIY shag rugs made of old clothes are durable, attractive, easy to care for, and can be machine sewn in a few hours. After years of looking for the most durable, yet simplest homemade rugs to wash, I ...

Colorful rag rugs can be a common sight at the thrift store and other secondhand venues. These intricately woven floor coverings, while they boast a lot of folksy, DIY charm, go in and out of fashion, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bodgy, broddy, clippy, clooty, hooky, proggy, proddy, peggy, stobby, tabby — in the north of England, these are ...