“Upcycling” is the practice of re-using unwanted items intended for the trash heap for new or different purposes. It’s not just about giving worn out, old sweaters a new life as mittens, or turning ...

Re Rag Rug is an experimental design and crafts project initiated in August 2012 by designers Katarina Brieditis and Katarina Evans in Stockholm, Sweden. Their goal is to develop one unique rag rug ...

All material is good material, if you find the right use for it. Studio Brieditis & Evans challenges our notion of waste in Re Rag Rug, a design project that brings new life to materials considered ...

It’s easy to turn unwanted pieces of cloth into fun home décor. By Emma Grillo After more than a year spent at home and with spring in full swing, you may be feeling the urge to brighten your space ...

BUILD FRAME: Make a 23-by-32-inch frame from 2-by-2-inch pine or redwood scraps. This will make a rug that’s about 18 by 23 inches. To weave a bigger rug, you’ll need bigger T-shirts as the loops cut ...

Over a period of seven months, a total of 6,000 people under the guidance of 40 instructors wove a massive rag rug as a gift to Estonia on the occasion of the country's upcoming centennial. On April ...