Latest News
Ruggy Events
You are advised to check that events are still running before travelling any distance. When advance information is given changes may occur.
Mary is often asked about tutors throughout the UK. If you are offering classes please let her know.
General
Please let us know of any Rag Rug events and we will pass this on to our readers.
Many people are still hooking in isolation. If you are part of a group or would like to meet up with others who share your interest in rug making please let us know.
Rag Rug Romp
Many thanks to Alison Brown for providing the venue in Glasgow for our first Summer School held north of the border. Her lovely home proved an ideal location as unusual artistic treasures abound and inspire any project.
One student, Tara, came all the way from California, USA where she teaches rug making at a Creative Growth Project. She wanted to learn the more traditional and hands on way of making rugs as they currently use a speed needle. All students had something to offer so we were able to explore some approaches to our work that used techniques from other textile crafts. We were really fortunate in persuading Heather Ritchie from Yorkshire who teaches internationally to share the tuition so there were few questions that could not be answered. One day we played with dyeing in the microwave-oven. This encouraged students to try this for themselves and to gain confidence in controlling the colours they use. We are planning another ROMP in October so let Mary know if you are interested.
New Shop Section
We needed to change the old shop, or catalogue, section of the website and you will find the new improved version on our lovely new site.
Apart from looking and feeling much better, you will find that one of the major improvements isn't perhaps immediately obvious. For example, if you click on items in the shop section you can see an enlarged image with more description. This enables all items but especially the Hessians and other base fabrics to be shown much more clearly and with a description that just wasn't previously possible.
Postage and Packing Charges
Ever since the Post Office has changed the way it charges for sending items, we have been struggling to find a fair way of charging for postage and packing. We now think we may have found the answer. We have devised postage charges based upon a total order value, you'll find the grid with the charges here. That said, however, base materials are very heavy. Our ranges of cutting mats and rulers are not so heavy, but are very bulky. The new Post Office charges have meant that these have been the items causing us most problems. The only way we can see to work this fairly is to apply a £1.50 per unit surcharge to cover the disproportionate postage charges these items command. We're sure you'll agree that this sytem is a lot fairer and should work out better for our valued customers also. We will be keeping a watch on this and ensuring ther figues are fair and amending them if required. Any feed-back or suggestions will be very much welcomed, you can contact us here.
Our New Website
Thanks to Sandy at Caley Computer Services for all his hard work slogging over my new web site. I hope you will now enjoy using it.