Wednesday, February 01, 2006

The Rope Rug

The Rope Rug: "When it comes to attractive, foot-warming floor coverings, you just can't beat an old-fashioned Colonial-style throw rug. 'Especially,' says MOTHER staffer Travis Brock, 'one that you've made yourself—for pennies—from recycled rags!'

Two months ago—as 'The Incredible Rope-Making Machine' (MOTHER NO. 42, pages 36—37) was being written—MOTHER researchers Travis Brock and Dennis Burkholder came up with a right smart (we thought) idea: 'Why not use the rope-maker,' they suggested, 'to twist ordinary rags into 'fabric ropes' that a person can—in turn—make into a Colonial-type oval rug?'"

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