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Now You Can Shop Directly from the Catalog
By popular request, we have integrated a shopping cart program into our regular catalog, so you can shop directly from the catalog page. Just click on the "CATALOG" button for details.Yes, you can still order by email or regular mail order, and as always we are happy to answer any questions you have about ordering--just drop us an email!.

25th Anniversary Celebration
We're celebrating our 25th anniversary, but you get the presents--a  whole new series of articles and how-to's  including:
The Rag Rug Family Tree; The Varieties of Rag Rugs; Types of Rug Bindings and How to Make Your Own; Which Rug is Right for the Beginner; A Primer for Shaping Rag Rugs on Canvas with Rug Binding; Demystifying Punched Rugs; Making a Punched Rug; and Sorting Out the Confusion (Punched Rugs, Tufted Rugs and Pom Pom Rugs).  See the Table of Contents.

Wow! "Best in the World"
Just in time for our 25th anniversary in 2009, we were delighted to hear that Beesker.com has selected the Rugmaker's Homestead website as the "Best in the World" on the topic of making rag rugs. Quite an honor, since Beesker is so well respected that the British Museum archives it. Beesker selects only one "Best in the World" website per topic and they have over 600 topics, so if you might want to check to see what other sites they consider to be the best websites in the English language. (If you want to look up what they have to say about ours, click on the "Hobbies" category and then "Rag Rug Making".)

Rugmaker's Handbook No. 4: Traditional Shirred and Standing Wool Rugs -- Just Released!
shirred rug The new third edition of Traditional Shirred and Standing Wool Rugs is more than doubled in size from the 1996 edition and not only includes more information about the traditional techniques but also never-before-published techniques and variations. Like all of the Handbooks, it is not a "craft" book, but a true handbook for the textile explorer. Look inside the new handbook.
Titles Out of Print
As part of the ongoing project to consolidate publications, the following titles have been taken out of print as they are replaced with the new Handbooks which cover the same topics in more depth.
Bulletin #5 Wagon Wheel Rugs--Replaced by Handbook 2: Fabulous Rag Rugs from Simple Frames
Bulletin #16 Snow-on-the-Mountain Rugs--Replaced by Handbook 4: Traditional Shirred & Standing Wool Rugs
Bulletin #17 Beaded Rugs--Replaced by Handbook 4: Traditional Shirred & Standing Wool Rugs
9-014 Crocheted Rag Rugs for the Beginner--Replaced by Handbook 3: Crocheted & Fabric Tapestry Rugs
Rugmakers Notebook Traditional Shirred & Standing Wool Rugs (2nd ed.)--Replaced by Handbook 4: Traditional Shirred & Standing Wool Rugs

Hardback Handbooks out of print. The hardback editions of "Knitted Rag Rugs for the Craftsman" and "Fabulous Rag Rugs from Simple Frames" are officially out of print. Because the printings were not large, they have become collectors items. We will continue to carry them while our stocks last and if you'd like your copy signed, just let us know.