Toothbrush rug tutorial: finishing off a rug

by: Listig [328 videos »]

toothbrush rugs

Videos demonstrating and teaching the fine old craft of toothbrush rug (or toothbrush-handle rug) making, a cross between knitting and crocheting by which you can make rugs which last DECADES from discarded clothes, plastic bags, hose, etc., done by someone who has been making them for over 30 years.

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(This video follows on the previous one) Background: I was finishing the rug made of the clothes my wife and I wore when we wooed and fell in love 13 years ago, and as she was in the hospital, and the rug celebrates our love and marriage, I lugged the huge rug down on the L and bus to finish with her. When I was doing it, she wanted me to explain how you finish a color band row or solid color row, and as I had the camera along to take stills of her with the rug anyway, I recorded my final stitches and tieing off of the rug while explaining it to her and answering her questions. The lighting gives a spooky or film noir overtone, but I think the video is made better by my wife's interaction, as while a brilliant linguist and utter genius, she's just started doing this craft. For more see my blog toothbrushrugs-dot-blogspot-dot-com
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