How To Make A Rya Rug

Very popular around the globe in the 1950s when backings were woven for those without floor looms.

How to make a rya rug.

Flower basket stitch tutorial. My grandparents angie and bill lundgren imported rya kits and supplies from sweden from 1955 1970s. How to make a handmade and easy carpet diy rya rugs yarn projects tutorial. For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop.

How to make hand embroidery. The rya business was sold out of the family in the mid 80 s yet i continued to make ryas and teach. In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven. I worked as designer and helper extraordinaire for lundgren rya in the late 1970 s early 80 s.

Ryas became part of the midcentury modern era but supplies became less and less available in the early 1980s. Mar 12 2020 rya rugs were in most scandinavian homes from the days of the vikings to recent decades.