Rush Mats Suffolk

Established in 1947 we are a small and dedicated team of freshwater bulrush harvesters and weavers based in suffolk.

Rush mats suffolk. Measuring and fitting service. The core of rush matters work is traditional rush floor matting also known as medieval matting and apple matting. Waveney rush limited the old maltings caldecott road oulton broad lowestoft suffolk nr32 3ph www waveneyrush co uk www waveneyinteriors co uk contact. Item about rush weaving in suffolk.

The rush is plaited by hand using a nine end flat weave into lengths three inches wide and then hand sewn together with jute twine. All of our rush matting is hand woven and hand sewn in our workshop in suffolk. Our rush matting and extensive range of basketry are all hand woven and hand sewn in our workshop on the north bank of oulton broad the most southerly open stretch of water in the picturesque broads national park. 00830184 vat registration no.

We can arrange a site visit to measure and discuss your requirements. Our rush matting is still known by some today as apple matting on account of this past affiliation with waveney apple growers. Crafts waveneyrush co uk registered in england no. The edges or the rugs are bound in either a narrow rush plait or linen tape binding.

Established in 1947 we are a small and dedicated team of freshwater bulrush harvesters and weavers based in suffolk. The narrator says this is a form of weaving which needs no stitching. The rush matting is priced per square meter and all prices are inclusive of vat but exclude delivery charges which are calculated on an order to. Our rush matting and extensive range of basketry are all hand woven and hand sewn in our workshop on the north bank of oulton broad the most southerly open stretch of water in the picturesque broads national park.

Our rush matting and extensive range of basketry are all hand woven and hand sewn in our workshop on the north bank of oulton broad the most southerly open stretch of water in the picturesque broads national park. Alterntatively we require a floor plan drawn to scale. We reqularly make the rush matting as a carpet to fit wall to wall. M s of daphne weaving the rushes into a round mat they are held in a vice.

In 1999 waveney apple growers relocated and the rush business was sold separately and renamed waveney rush limited. M s of the weaver taking the map out of the vice and putting it in a rack with the others she has done. C u of her hands doing the weaving c u of her face. Our rush matting and extensive range of basketry are all hand woven and hand sewn in our workshop on the north bank of oulton broad the most southerly open stretch of water in the picturesque broads national park.