Latest News
22nd October 2009
Tutors all over the country are reporting a renewed interest in crafts and also a much younger age group taking part. For this reason we intend to modify the Rag Art web site to include a blog so that we can keep it up to date more regularly. We have already made a start with the help of a new young assistant in improving the newsletter. If you haven’t done so already do sign up to receive this at no charge. Some requests for the old newsletter came through without names or e mail addresses so we couldn’t respond. This request process has now been modified so we hope that it will work more smoothly in the future. The blog will also contain more details of learning opportunities, special offers, tips and other items of interest and will be open to suggestions from you.
Tara’s rug is now completely finished and an amazing 10x8ft masterpiece is now on display.
Rag Rug Romp - Update Feb 2009
One of our students who had joined us on our last romp, Tara Tucker from the USA very kindly sent an image of her latest work in progress. From Tara: "I think about you quite often and just wanted to let you know that I have put to work all of the rug making skills that you taught to me during my visit. I started a huge rug last year (see photo) and I will be finished soon. I will have it shown in my fine art gallery in San Francisco, CA. They are so excited to show a rug! I was really quite surprised, as they mostly show painting, sculpture and photography. It is always nice to know that craft is respected."
Handeze Therapeutic Craft Gloves
We are pleased to be able to offer Handeze Energising and Therapeutic Support Gloves as a compliment to our existing product lines, see here.
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.
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 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 you, 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 Pettit at Caley Computer Services for all his hard work slogging over my new web site. I hope you will now enjoy using it.