I was able to go over to Nantwich to the Museum to join them for the start of their exhibition, A Celebration of Rag Rugs. Its on till the 17th July, so try to get over there, its well worth a visit. I particularily enjoyed seeing some rugs that I had only seen in books before.

Below are just a few of the rugs that I enjoyed, by no means exclusive, and its good to see so many different makers all in one place.

This rug is by Ali Rhind, I loved the colours and the design.

In complete contrast this poppy rug by Janet Holden provided a vivid spot of colour.

Another botanically inspired rug was by Deborah Hastings, who often combines both proddy and knitting.

I also liked this rug by Lynne Stein, she pack her multitude of materials very close together, fro lovely textures, and often combines her rug making with felting. I am busy growing vegetables at the moment, not nearly so colourful as Lynnes allotment.

Lastly there are lots of rugs by Louisa and Lewis Creed, Heather Ritchie, Jenni Stuart -Anderson, Debbie Siniska, Jane Lane, Ann Davies, and more, so well worth a visit.

The frogs are just hatched in my pond at home, so here is Lewis Creeds very Christmasy frog.

The exhibition also includes some old rugs from the museums collection, and this one is delightful. It almost looks as if it was inspired by a braided rug.

I would like to thank the Museum for allowing me to take the photos.

Now onto the  West Riding Ruggers meeting in June.

Our June meeting was the busiest we have been for a while, and we had to extend the area for displaying the rugs that people brought along.

We had a great variety from knitting, hooking and proddy and toothbrush, so here are the finished rugs.

This proddy rug looks just as good from the back as the front… unlike the Northern ruggers we dont always piggy back our tabs, but the back of this rug is so neat that it will not come undone.

These hooked primitive cats made me smile.

Next a mirror hanging,originally made for a workshop. A good way to use up all sorts of lovely scraps, they dont take any wear as they hang on the wall.

Continuing small, these fine locker hook flags and leaf are soon on their way over the pond, as presents from one of our rug makers to friends and relatives.

The flower proddy rug below reminds me of one that we made for a raffle as part of an exhibition a few years ago. They are so lovely and cheerful, and also use up all those scraps…

Flowers seem to be popular this month, with this proddy rug made for the back of an old cane chair.

Two of the group have been working on toothbrush rugs, on  in teeshirt and one in cotton.

One rya rug has been finished, reminds me of looking into rock pools…

Finally after acquiring Sheila Paines book on Amulets, this wall hanging emerged as a personal amulet. The decoration was gathered from the small flotsam that we collect in our journey through life, and has personal significance to the maker.