Now it seems interest in rya rug making is growing.
How to make a rya rug.
The rya business was sold out of the family in the mid 80 s yet i continued to make ryas and teach.
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.
Very popular around the globe in the 1950s when backings were woven for those without floor looms.
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.
My grandparents angie and bill lundgren imported rya kits and supplies from sweden from 1955 1970s.
Mar 12 2020 rya rugs were in most scandinavian homes from the days of the vikings to recent decades.
In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven.
How to make hand embroidery.
For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop.