Handmade Rag Rugs & Place Mats
Watch living history! Each year, tons of clean fabrics are donated to the Iron
County Historical Society Museum. From old blue jeans to woolen blankets,
our volunteers sort the fabrics by color.
Some volunteers cut the fabrics into long strips. Others sew the strips together
in preparation for the weavers. Then volunteers use looms to weave rugs in
the traditional and historic method. Yet more volunteers do the finishing work
to tie the ends and complete each rug by hand. It's a fascinating art form and
you're invited to watch when you visit the museum.
The sale of the rugs and place mats provide the financial foundation for the
museum. Our volunteers average more than 500 hours a month creating
them. The sales are essential to keeping the heat and lights on so that this
museum may remain open and free to the public year round.
Our weavers have even grown a little bit famous as feature stories on Fox
news out of Duluth, Discover Wisconsin and other publications tell their story.
Visit us today to see how this ancient art is performed and buy a rug or some
place mats for your friends and family.
Special orders are also welcome. The ladies will gladly help you select fabrics
and colors to match your decor. We've shipped specially made rugs to 44
states and several foreign countries.
Watch living history! Each year, tons of clean fabrics are donated to the Iron
County Historical Society Museum. From old blue jeans to woolen blankets,
our volunteers sort the fabrics by color.
Some volunteers cut the fabrics into long strips. Others sew the strips together
in preparation for the weavers. Then volunteers use looms to weave rugs in
the traditional and historic method. Yet more volunteers do the finishing work
to tie the ends and complete each rug by hand. It's a fascinating art form and
you're invited to watch when you visit the museum.
The sale of the rugs and place mats provide the financial foundation for the
museum. Our volunteers average more than 500 hours a month creating
them. The sales are essential to keeping the heat and lights on so that this
museum may remain open and free to the public year round.
Our weavers have even grown a little bit famous as feature stories on Fox
news out of Duluth, Discover Wisconsin and other publications tell their story.
Visit us today to see how this ancient art is performed and buy a rug or some
place mats for your friends and family.
Special orders are also welcome. The ladies will gladly help you select fabrics
and colors to match your decor. We've shipped specially made rugs to 44
states and several foreign countries.
Weaving Room
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