Wool rug-braiding bees are fast becoming a winter tradition at Thompson-Ames Historical Society's Heritage Arts Bees. For several years, expert rug-braiders, Marion Ekholm and Kathy Lacroix have lead ...

There's only a small sign advertising Rapchinski Rugs at Dawn Rapchinski's home along Main Street, Ephrata, but over the last 20 years, she's hand-braided 389 rugs and chair pads. Rapchinski's ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The first rug that Norma Sturges braided was for the nursery occupied by her first child, Amy. Without a mentor, a guide, a pattern or a book, she had to ...

One of the most cozy, country accessories is a hand-braided wool rug. When I was growing up, we had a beautiful one on the floor of our farmhouse. Mom used it on the slick tile floor in the living ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Braided rugs: Five great tips for choosing one for your home Donna Willis of Yankee Pride shared these no-fail tips for choosing the perfect braided rug for ...

Roasting chestnuts on an open fire this winter wouldn't be nearly as inviting without a braided rug to sit on. The old-style rugs that were traditionally formed by braiding three strips of cloth and ...

SOMERS, Mont. — So many skills that were once part of everyday life are becoming rarer or disappearing altogether. Maybe that's why one of the best gifts passed from one generation to the next is the ...

NEWBURY — The town and the Newbury Council on Aging recently announced that two students in the COA’s rug braiding class won top honors at the Topsfield Fair. Sally Ryan of Newbury was awarded first ...

Grandmacore has shown up recently in styles like floral curtains and embroidered everything. Now it's the rug's turn to get ...

If there were a business model on how to run a successful, yet highly creative business, Country Braid House in Tilton would be a winner. However, when I visited the shop recently, I wasn't thinking ...