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Why make cloth from cloth? Rag weaving is fast, fun, and offers amazing opportunities to play with color and design. Everyone loves rag rugs, but you can also make rags into other home decor items, sturdy bags, even fashion accessories like sakiori silk scarves. In this video, master weaver Tom Knisely teaches you how to design and weave rag projects for every purpose, using both purchased and recycled fabric, and how the interaction of yarn and cloth can create gorgeous results. In this video, you'll learn: The best materials for rag weaving, from purchased yardage to recycled silk scarves and blue jeansHow to plan rag weaving projects to get the pattern and color effects you wantHow to prepare fabric strips for weavingTips for success, from smooth weft joins to good warp color choicesHems and other finishing techniques for rag fabricsCome along as Tom introduces you to the joy and surprises of rag weaving. You'll have a ripping good time turning your rags into handwoven riches.

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TOM KNISELY has been teaching handweaving for more than thirty years. In addition to teaching, Tom weaves professionally and is a frequent contributor to Handwoven magazine. Voted Handwoven Teacher of the Year, Tom is renowned among his weaving students for his kindness, good humor, and seemingly infinite knowledge on the subject of weaving. He teaches at beautiful Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center in York Haven, Pennsylvania.

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