Proggy’s Rag Rug Menagerie: 20 soft and snuggly animals to hook and sew - Softcover

Smith, Hayley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782215549 ISBN 13: 9781782215547

Publisher: Search Press, 2017

Synopsis

Discover a new and exciting way to put your stash of fabric scraps to good use with this collection of adorable three-dimensional rag-rug projects, which can be adapted for use as children’s playthings, pet toys and home accessories.

‘Progging’ is the name for this style of rag mat-making in north-east England, where the author creates her range of Proggy® kits, supplies and tools, but the method is familiar the world over.The technique is easy to master and has been a traditional way of creating mats for centuries – simply cut your fabric into strips and push it through the holes in some hessian backing.

Here you will find it given a refreshingly modern twist that moves it beyond the usual two-dimensional rug format, with instructions for making 20 fun and funky three-dimensional stuffed animals. With a few simple adaptations to the backing, filling and eye materials, the projects can safely be used as soft toys by children, chew toys by pets, or put to use as door stops and draught excluders around your home.

About this title

About the Author

Hayley Smith is the founder of Craft Yourself Silly, for which she creates all the products, designs and patterns. Her range of kits, supplies and tools is widely stocked by retailers in the USA, UK and Germany, and sold by numerous online outlets and TV shopping channels, including Ideal World, Create & Craft TV and Hochanda.

Hayley lives by the sea in northeast England. Her first book, Proggy’s Rag Rug Menagerie, will be published in 2017.

From the Back Cover

Turn scraps of fabric from your stash into an adorable animal using the traditional rag-rug technique. Hayley Smith has given ‘progging’ – the name for rag-rug making in her native north-east England – a modern twist and shows you how to make a host of creatures.

Hayley has created an exciting range of rag-rug supplies, tools and animal kits. In Proggy’s Rag Rug Menagerie she shows you how to make the critters your own. This refreshing, modern twist goes beyond the usual rugs, with instructions for making twenty fun and funky stuffed animals. Simply cut strips of fabric, push them through a hessian base, and then sew sections together
to make a unique toy or home accessory. With a few simple adaptations to the covering, filling and eye materials, the projects can safely be used as soft toys by children, chew toys by pets, or put to use as door stops and draught excluders around your home.

• Twenty cute and cuddly projects to make with fleece or scraps of fabric from your stash
• Learn the basics with step-by-step photo guides, then release your creativity on the easy-to-follow patterns
• Make all sorts of adorable woodland creatures, farm animals, pets, birds and fish including Friendly Fox, Sassy Squirrel, Little Lamb, Spooky Bat, Cuddly Kitten, Tiny Tortoise, Wise Old Owl, Baby Penguin, Cute Clown Fish and Crazy Frog.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782215549
• ISBN 13: 9781782215547
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128