welsh wool...

...rug

just finished this rather large rug

measures in at a hefty 5 x 8 feet

made from Welsh Jacob wool using a peg loom

washed, carded and woven by hand

peg loom rug...

5 foot in diameter 

circular rug 

just completed today

made for a client in the pacific north west of usa

hand blended wool

hand woven

using local sheep fleeces

including beulah speckled face and jacob

and woven on a loom that

mr nellie and eve made specially

i guess you could say

a real cottage industry

made using no electric power

natural sustainable and unique

and a real pleasure to create

happy days everyone

xxx

peg loom rug...

...i love making peg loom rugs

you can use various wools

this one uses both hand spun yarn

and fleece that is not spun

just washed and carded

they make a very robust yet really soft rug

and can be washed in the machine too

a peg loom is a series of dowel rods sat in evenly spaced holes

on a long straight piece of wood and can be any size

warp thread the peg loom

to the finished length of desired rug

prepare your wool or fleece

you will need at least 2 whole fleeces for a small rug

more if you want to use spun yarn

this picture shows both spun and unspun wool

and the effect each gives

weave your yarn or fleece around each peg

 when you have about 4" on the pegs

 lift each peg in turn and move the wool to the end of the rug

replacing the peg into its housing each time

continue weaving until your desired rug is complete.

tie off the ends securely

and hey presto

a lovely warm handmade rug

and jessy loves it too

woolly miles

the lovely beulah speckled face sheep that donated their fleeces for this rug

graze in the fields that surround our workshop

clean sustainable handmade

all our wool items are made from fleece sourced locally and the production of each item uses little or no machinery and electricity

xxx