Salish Rug Weaving
Oct 8 2015 in this free video tutorial series lynne shows you step by step how to make a rag rug on a simple home made loom.
Salish rug weaving. This law stayed in force until the 1920s. Build your own loom follow. Warping a salish loom for rag rugs. Now that you re almost finished weaving your rag rug learn how to complete the final row deal with loose ends tidy the warp and admire a handmade treasure.
Weavers were highly revered for their craft. Coastal salish weaving coastal salish weaving wool weaving materials. In 1884 a law was passed banning religious practices of the first nations people as part of an attempt by the colonizers to civilize the indigenous population. Salish blanket weaving declined in the early 20th century.
The salish people have a long history of fiber working and are renowned for their beautiful weaving. Rag rug making is fast easy inexpensive and making attractive hard wearing rugs is likely to become addictive. The most common materials for weaving wool coast salish blankets shawls or dresses was from using the mountain goat and from the wool dogs that were kept by the coast salish people. Just harvesting and converting the raw materials whether from plant tree mountain goat or the specially bred woolly coastal dog into useable fiber took great skill and much time.
Wool from the mountain goat was a highly valued trade item. The salish people have a long history of fiber working and are renowned for their beautiful weaving.