Making Rya Rugs

In their later years her grandparents counted on melinda to act as primary designer teacher and business management.

Making rya rugs.

Though rya means rug in english the original meaning in sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile. Now it seems interest in rya rug making is growing. I worked as designer and helper extraordinaire for lundgren rya in the late 1970 s early 80 s. Very popular around the globe in the 1950s when backings were woven for those without floor looms.

Here are a series of pictures i took as the rug progressed. Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom. For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop. That was back in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod. I was born into a rya rug family. On the loom. Three strands of carpet wool made the knots which were knotted over two linen warp threads.

The first ryas originated in the early fifteenth century as coarse long piled heavy covers used by. Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom. Fire bird by barbro vollmer. In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven.

My grandparents angie and bill lundgren imported rya kits and supplies from sweden from 1955 1970s. Ryas became part of the midcentury modern era but supplies became less and less available in the early 1980s. The design was drawn up as a cartoon and i followed as best i could. For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop.

Their rya business provided all the supplies needed from sweden for the rya rug making process. Make offer vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod. They were made using a form of the ghiordes knot to make the double sided pile fabric. Mar 12 2020 rya rugs were in most scandinavian homes from the days of the vikings to recent decades.

Making a rya knot rug. The rya business was sold out of the family in the mid 80 s yet i continued to make ryas and teach. In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven.