Erik Wesner has a blog posting on Amish Rugs today. The question at the end “Anyone own an Amish rug?” brought out the mischievous streak in me, and I couldn’t help posting this.
I do have Amish rugs:
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| Amish Rugs |
The woven rug in front of the door is a typical Amish rug. The oval one was braided with strips of wool by Mem for my fortieth birthday. She was the only woman I knew in my home community who braided rugs, so this is not as typical an Amish rug.
I also have some ex-Amish rugs in my house. I usually prefer being referred to as former Amish, but when it comes to my rugs, I don’t care if you call them ex-Amish. These are rugs I made just in the last five years. I learned the trade from Mem.
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| Ex-Amish Rug |
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| Ex-Amish Rug |
I treasure the rug my mother made for me and I also like my ex-Amish rugs. They fit my house, and they fit me. They braid together the three different strands of my life: my Amish life, my transition years, and my life as a “Yankee.”
I like your house. It’s so simple and your rugs are nice :)
Nice pictures of modern area rugs.
I have seen many quilts made from thee same “Amish” colors. Very nice. And what beautiful hardwood floors you have!
Nice rugs Saloma, both the Amish and ex- versions :)
Love the rugs you made and the one your Mem made. I’m sure you treasure the one she made for you.
My grandmother made rugs. She died ten years before I was born but my uncle lived in my grandparents home and they were on the floors there. Hers were different, rectangles and squares. Daddy said she made them on a loom. Never saw any liked she made. Wish I had at least a picture of them. Often wonder what happened to them.
Lovely
Your rugs are beautiful and your house is lovely, I’d love to see more of it {kitchen). Vicki
Hello Saloma,
Your rugs are all so beautiful! How special you have one your mother made for you.
The colours are wonderful!!!
Have a nice day & Dutch greetings, Carolien
Hello Saloma,
always a pleasure to read your blog
nice rugs, so beautifull
greetz from Belgium,
vero
Love, love, LOVE those rugs!! They really set your room off, nicely. I also love the fact that your mom made one for you just a few years before she died… how special is that?!
Simply wonderful! I wish I would have learned the crochet rug my great-grandmother used to make… we have a few that survived the years, but there’s never enough to pass down to all the generations. You have a wonderful gift in your rug making.:)
My Grandma had a big rug like yours in her kitchen. I had no idea that they were amish. She did buy them from a local woman, who to my knowledge was not amish. Maybe in her past family history. Very interesting!
Have you thought about teaching a class? I would love to learn!
I love your beautiful rugs. Can you tell us, are they made of cotton or wool?
I’m glad to see you here again. I missed reading as you were traveling!
I took a rug braiding class once, and was terrible at it. It did not come naturally to me. The colors in your rugs are beautiful. When I was at a store in Apple Creek a few years ago I saw a different type of Amish rug for sale. It was small fabric triangles overlapped on a large single scrap of fabric and sewn by machine in a straight line. The effect was very different. But I think the braided rugs are timeless.
Saloma, your rugs are beautiful. I’m so impressed with your talent!