Rag Rugs, 2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded: 16 Easy Crochet Projects to Make with Strips of Fabric (Design Originals) Beginner-Friendly Techniques & Instructions for Square, Round, Oval, & Heart Rugs

Prompt delivery and product was as stated, I would order from company again.

It's a good book but you have to buy for a beginner( like me) Don't tell you what you need or how to start...

This great book contains all the instruction needed to make beautiful rag rugs for every room in your home. There are ovals, rectangles, hearts, and a few made from simple blocks sewn together. On some of the projects fringe is added and on others, borders. The best part? They're all easy to make, easy enough for beginners, using single and double crochet, and a Q hook.McNeill spends a few pages at the beginning of the book to give a brief history of rug-making, which is followed by "Basic Tips" where all we need to know about: materials used/needed, cutting or tearing strips, different methods for joining the fabric strips, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch, changing colors, and the finished edge is outlined and illustrated. The Look Inside feature shows a bit of each of the 16 projects in the book.I grew up watching my mom crochet rag rugs using old clothing. She painstakingly removed buttons, zippers, sewed together the cut strips, and then crocheted throughout the winter months. Toward the end of her life, I tried to teach her to join her strips using the slit method, which I thought was easier than sewing the strips together, but she'd have none of it. She did it the way she had always done. Whichever way you choose to join your strips, whether you use yardage of fabric, recycled clothing, or old sheets to make your rugs, the instructions within this book will see you to the end of a beautiful finished product.

Loved the book; ran out of needed material so rug ended a little smaller than I wanted.

I love this book . It tells step by step on how to make these rugs and takes all the worry away

This is a slim book with less than helpful instructions. I would have appreciated more hints and helps on how to handle the materials. Of course, anyone making a rag rug will have to find and select their own cloth and clothing, which will vary in size and shape etc., but the author offers very little guidance on how to select, cut up and use clothing and other materials nor how to handle crocheting with huge hooks. Only one hook size Q is mentioned, but obviously, other sizes might work too, depending on the thickness of fabric strips. When one reads "sew ends together", with no hints as to how to do this, it's a head scratcher. I am experienced and can probably figure things out, but this book offers little assistance to beginners. Also, some of the rugs do not seem well made. There are several contributors, some obviously more proficient than others.

Received in excellent condition. Great book. This book has nice pictures & simple yet ample instructions, including what is needed to complete each project. I would recommend this book.

Nice ideas but only a few. This is the problem with not seeing a book before buying it. I got it for a gift, it was embarrassing because it looked more like a pamphlet.

La consegna è stata nei tempi previsti. Il libro è ovviamente in inglese, ma di facile comprensione per chi ha una conoscenza scolastica della lingua ed un dizionario a portata di mano per i termini tecnici (non moltissimi) e la conversione delle unità di misura. I progetti sono belli e coprono un po tutte le esigenze, dal tappeto corto a quello lungo, dall'ovale al rettangolo, al cuore...Quattro stelle solo perché non è in italiano e quindi un minimo di difficoltà, ma proprio minima, si presenta.

Wow! What a brilliant book, with lots of rag rug projects to do. I love this book and I can't wait to start making rag rugs for myself and my family.Thank you for a wonderful book.

Some good ideas for rag rugs but I canabilise old curtains rather than buying fabrick to cut into strips.

Straight forward instructions to crochet rugs using rag strips. Several Variations of the same theme, so not strictly 16 patterns! Good for beginners wanting a quick introduction to rug making. Note, these are not hooked rugs.

Some good ideas, just need some time to try.