Very popular around the globe in the 1950s when backings were woven for those without floor looms.
How to make a rya rug.
Mar 12 2020 rya rugs were in most scandinavian homes from the days of the vikings to recent decades.
Flower basket stitch tutorial.
In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven.
Now it seems interest in rya rug making is growing.
I was born into a rya rug family.
The rya business was sold out of the family in the mid 80 s yet i continued to make ryas and teach.
For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop.
I worked as designer and helper extraordinaire for lundgren rya in the late 1970 s early 80 s.
Ryas became part of the midcentury modern era but supplies became less and less available in the early 1980s.
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.