Rug?

First time posting in this section. We have inherited my grandparent's collection of antiques and would like to find any information we can. Basically we are going off what we remember them mentioning or what we have been told. We would like to archive all information we can for future use.

This rug was in the sun room. I have more pictures in-case there is something else you need to see.

Thank you for your time

 

At our house we would have called this a rag rug, even though it probably does not quite meet the definition.

 

I have a feeling what we're seeing is a store bought, machine stitched 'rag rug'.....I think started seeing them in the 1960's and 70's...........I personally don't think these have a lot of value, but they wear like a son of a gun!!!!! BUT, please wait for others to weigh in....more opinions gets you more information!!!!

 

Think we already had some in the 50s. Commercially made, for sure, in imitation of home made.

 

Yup, same here. Back in the heyday of "Early American" decorating.

 

I know them as a Braided Rug. That zig zag stitching looks pretty uneven to me for commercially made.

Yet I don't think I've ever seen a hand made one stitched together this way.

Just my observation.

 

a/k/a a BRAIDED RUG - some are wool, some cotton, some a synthetic blend

 

Yes, same overhere, and 50s.

 

My mother made a couple of small, area size braided rugs and she hand sewed the braids together. I don't think I've seen one machine stitched. Even if the stitching appears uneven, I'm guessing it's a commercially made rug circa 1960s.

 

Rag rugs here are tufted, so I'd agree on braided.

 

Hi,
Made rag rugs for years when I was a kid. I have one left from the 1960s. It has NO knots like the ones I used to make. This is the last one I carefully hand stitched the strips together so no "bumps" or knots.
greg

 

Wow Greg! I'm impressed!!

 

Holy cow, Greg! Now, THAT must have taken an awful lot of patience!

 

Hi,
Setting up the loom took about an hour. tearing all the "rags" into strips took about 5 hours(all were about 1 inch in width). weaving them into the loom strings took about a week or so. perhaps a hour a day or less. tieing off the edges about an hour. I have no idea how long it used to take Gram making rugs. There had to be perhaps 10 or 11 hours longer to the day back then.. Mine now goes into the washing machine about every three weeks. Hanging over the shower rod to dry. It is nice and soft now. The cats loved to roll it up in a pile and hide under it.
greg

 

You used to be able to buy those things commercially made, but I had an uncle who hand made them "from scratch" so to speak as a hobby.