Toothbrush Rugs: Matching a theme when you can't match a color 1/2

March 7th, 2010


While one of the best things about this craft is that it recycles garments, linens, etc., which would be disposed of into something beautiful, durable, and usable, a hazard you run with that is… what do you do if you want to repeat a color or patten and you can't?

These two videos take you through this process with me and my wife as we address this problem with a rug I'm finishing off.

For more see my blog toothbrushrugs.blogspot.com

Duration : 3 min 48 sec

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Making a memory rug using the toothbrush rug technique #3/3

January 25th, 2010

One the best things about this craft is you can use it to make a "memory rug" using clothes which are no longer usable, but which have sentimental value.

This is one I'm making from the clothes (including lingerie) my wife and I wore when dating and when newlyweds… its my largest in years, and IMHO my most artistically spectacular

Duration : 5 min 40 sec

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Rug stories- Grandma's unfinished rug, pajama rug, etc.

December 11th, 2009

My mother telling the stories behind her rugs, including the rug my grandmother (her mother) was working on when she died and which my mother finished, the rug my mother made of all of us kids' flannel jammies, etc.

As always, my papillon dogs Hilde and Killian make cameos.

I shot in lower frame rate mode to conserve drive space while visiting my mothers', so when people or the camera are moving the video is a bit herky-jerky.

My wife Tess also is heard off camera.

Duration : 6 min 16 sec

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Toothbrush Rug Tutorial: Planning a rug

December 1st, 2009

In this video I describe the creative process by which I decided which clothes to use for my next rug, which ones to put off for future projects, and how I'll sequence the dockers and blouses together into the rug.

For more on this wonderful ancient craft (naalbinding or toothbrush rug making) which recycles wasted clothes, plastic bags, hosiery, and time into beautiful durable rugs, see my dedicated rug blog, toothbrushrugs.blogspot.com

Duration : 3 min 24 sec

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Making a memory rug using the toothbrush rug technique 2/3

November 8th, 2009

One the best things about this craft is you can use it to make a "memory rug" using clothes which are no longer usable, but which have sentimental value. This is one I'm making from the clothes (including lingerie) my wife and I wore when dating and when newlyweds… its my largest in years, and IMHO my most artistically spectacula

Duration : 4 min 15 sec

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Making a memory rug using the toothbrush rug technique 1/3

November 6th, 2009

One the best things about this craft is you can use it to make a "memory rug" using clothes which are no longer usable, but which have sentimental value. This is one I'm making from the clothes (including lingerie) my wife and I wore when dating and when newlyweds… its my largest in years, and IMHO my most artistically spectacula

Duration : 4 min 2 sec

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