Rags to Rugs Craft Shoppe

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Contact Information

PO Box 281 Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada B0K 1H0

phone: view phone902-485-9270

website: ragstorugs.com

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Overview

Rags to Rugs Craft Shoppe is a rug hooking supply store located in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Our product offerings include hooks, frames, rag cutters, new and recycled wool, dyes, scissors, rug hooking books and a variety of other rug hooking supplies.

Locations

98 Water Street, Pictou, Nova Scotia B0K 1H0 CANADA

Description

Welcome to Rags to Rugs Craft Shoppe!

We supply fine quality products so that your creative projects can withstand the test of time.

Home of the Bluenose Rug Hooking Pattern

We feature the Bluenose Rug Hooking Patterns. These patterns were printed and distributed throughout the 1900s by Garrett's in New Glasgow and we are endeavoring to bring them back into circulation and to preserve this important part of rug hooking heritage.

In 1998, Linda MacDonald, owner of Rags to Rugs, acquired the Bluenose Rug Hooking Patterns. This collection of designs was created by the Garretts of New Glasgow throughout the 1900s for distribution across North America and Britain. At the time they were acquired by Linda, these patterns had been sitting in the basement of Garrett's by the Bridge in New Glasgow for quite some time. They were in the form of perforated paper stencils stained with black ink. As you can imagine, the task of cleaning the stencils of dirt and dust, then transferring them to a usable form is very time consuming. More on the process of cleaning the stencils and burlap matbacks.

To date, we have prepared over 100 patterns for distribution.