Making Rya Rugs

The rya business was sold out of the family in the mid 80 s yet i continued to make ryas and teach.

Making rya rugs. Three strands of carpet wool made the knots which were knotted over two linen warp threads. My grandparents angie and bill lundgren imported rya kits and supplies from sweden from 1955 1970s. Vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod. Making a rya knot rug.

Now it seems interest in rya rug making is growing. Though rya means rug in english the original meaning in sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile. I was born into a rya rug family. Ryas became part of the midcentury modern era but supplies became less and less available in the early 1980s.

Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom. Make offer mid century wool rya rug 1960s. A rya or rye is a traditional scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. That was back in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

I worked as designer and helper extraordinaire for lundgren rya in the late 1970 s early 80 s. For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop. For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop. Rug making 16 jiffy rugs easy to make latch hook designs rag cross stitch rya knitted crochet needlepoint home decor craftitwithlove 5 out of 5 stars 342 10 00 favorite.

Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom. Make offer vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod. In their later years her grandparents counted on melinda to act as primary designer teacher and business management. In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven.

In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven. On the loom. The design was drawn up as a cartoon and i followed as best i could. Very popular around the globe in the 1950s when backings were woven for those without floor looms.

Here are a series of pictures i took as the rug progressed. Mar 12 2020 rya rugs were in most scandinavian homes from the days of the vikings to recent decades. Fire bird by barbro vollmer.