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Rug History

All or our rag rugs are washed and dried before being photographed. All of these rugs are Swedish and from between 1900-40, made of fabrics that are often much older! Most of them have been washed before being photographed. We also include washing instructions and history in your box with your first purchase.

All or our rag rugs are washed and dried before being photographed. All of these rugs are Swedish and from between 1900-40, made of fabrics that are often much older! Most of them have been washed before being photographed. We also include washing instructions and history in your box with your first purchase.
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$195 Item#Medium 922- 7 Length 10' 1 1/2" Width 24 1/2" A very tightly fine woven rug in happy stripes of orangey red, sage, black, off white and blue jean blue. Excellent condition. |
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$235 Item#Medium 922- 6 Length 11' 4" Width 29" A tightly woven sturdy rug in many many fabrics all woven together to create a simple whole. Grays, blues, yellows, golds, black, beige, bits of blue and palest lavender, brown. Quite a wonderful rug! Excellent condition. |
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$175 Item#Medium 922- 5 Vibrant! Length 9'5" Width 28 1/2" A vibrantly colored rug in many many shades of blue and red with bits of gray, yellos and rose and cream. A surprise stripe of brown and two of soft mixed teals. A nice sturdy hallway rug. |
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$175 Item#Medium910-9 Length 9'8" Width 28" An interesting rug with border ends that are similar in shading but not quite matching. The artist must have used every scrap of rags to make this rug - with great success. Orangely red, royal, pale blue, goldy yellow, pink, orse, summer green. Tightly woven, substantial, medium thickness. Super condition. |
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$185 Item# Rug Medium 93-3 Reversible pattern Rug Length 7'6" Width 27" Thick finely woven rug in excellent condition. A myriad of cheerful colors....goldish yellows, navy, cherry red, teal, aqua, army green, soft blues and orangey reds. |
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$175 Item# Rug Medium 93-7 Length 7'3" Width 31" A bit wider than usual with cheerful stripes containing groups of color. For example the blue stripes have strips of black and medium blue fabrics, the red strips have fushia, dark red, navy and brown. Creams separate the stripes. Excellent condition, tightly woven. Sturdy! |
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$185
Item# Rug Medium 93-13 Plaid anyone? Length 7'8" Width 30" Thick tightly woven rug in a glorious plaid pattern. White and blue early fabrics, with navy and cherry red, yellow and peach, pale washed out lavenders. How did this artist make all these colors work together? |
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$175 Item# Rug Medium 93-8 Thick and soft Length 8'6" Width 28" A thick soft rug in contemporary colors of off white, navy, black, orange, aqua, neon green and purple. For your bed in your seaside cottage perhaps? |
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$240 Item# Rug Medium 93-12 Length 11'8" Width 28" Tightly woven substantial rug in a smorgasbord of color....aqua, lavender, white, gray, peach, hot pink, green, black, wine red, brown etc etc etc. Excellent condition and sturdy. |
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$185 Item# Rug Medium 93-17 Length 9' Width 27 1/2" Thick tightly woven rug in America colors of red, blue, beige, gray, cream, touches of orange, green, royal, yellow. The reds look like bandana fabric, many of the strips were made of fabric with bold patterns and yet the effect overall is of a subtle quiet rug of character. Excellent condition. And nice long fringe! |
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$235Item# Rug Medium 93-16 long and 'silky' Length 11' 10" Width 20" The extreme test of the weaver's art...very finely woven, in fact it has drape to it like fabric. Sturdy. Colors of royal blue, rust red, bits of pale orange, cream... so beautiful I think I want to wear this rug! How did anyone have the patience to cut such find strips ---really long Swedish winters I suppose. It could go at the end of the bed or across your long plank table as well as doing its duty as a floor rug. |
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$145 Item# Rug Medium 08129-26 A whirl of color Length 6' 9" Width 35" I love this bold rug. It has purple and burgundy and orange and yellow and everything really! In a fabulous pattern, extremely talented weaving, great fringe. The early reds have run just a little bit onto the fringe and some of the lighter places which is ok as long as this run isn't on an unvarnished bare floor getting soaked every day. It is thick and soft and wonderful! It will make you happy getting out of bed every morning. Excellent condition. |
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$145 Item# Rug Medium 08129-27 Length 6' 9" Width 26" Soft and soothing colors in this tightly woven well made rag rug with delicate lovely fringe. Soft sea green, almost an ochre red, faded blues, pinks and grays with cream. Sturdy and excellent condition. |
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$145 Item# Rug Medium 08129-31 Length 7'2" Width 29" What a nice pattern in this finely woven rag rug. Blacks, reds, many interesting fabrics in teeny patterns of oragne, black, blue, green. Sturdy, excellent condition, no fringe. |
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$85 Item# Rug Medium 08129-23 Length 6' 3" Width 28 1/2" This is the style of runner that I imagine took a winter to weave and used up all the rags available. I imagine the weaver thinking winter dreams and picking all the different colors and remembering...Grandpa's pajamas, my son's shirt, my old apron.... Medium thickness, extremely sturdy. Pink, black, white, pale green, electric pink, gold, brown, luminous orange, blues, grays...... |
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$110 Item# Rug Medium 08129-30 Length 5' 5" Width 36" A pale rug in creams and sandy beiges with orangey red and royal blue for spark. Crisp clean tightly woven - enlarge the photos and enjoy the many soft clean colors. Sturdy, excellent condition with a great fringe. Wider than usual too! |
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$145 Item# Rug Medium 08129-22 Length 9' 4" Width 28" Tightly woven sturdy with very fine work in a wonderful variety of soft colors. Creams, reds, blues, teas, gold, lilac, yellow, pale greens. A lovely hall runner which will wear for years and years. Excellent condition. |
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$225 Item# Rug Medium 08129-28 Length 11' Width 27" Here is your nice long hallway runner, very tightly woven in a myriad of browns and golds and yellows with bits of green for spark. The lighter sections of brown and cream were woven in a zigzag pattern -- amazing. Sturdy, crisp, excellent condition. |
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$145 Item# Rug Medium 08129-20 Length 6' 3" Width 34" Thick tightly woven rag rug in a fabulous checkerboard pattern with gorgeous pale gray fringe. Yellos, red, beige, blue gray, hunter green, pea green, brown. Excellent condition. Very handsome! |
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$165 Item# Rug Medium 08129-29 Reversible plaid. Length 6' 9" Width 35" A nice plaid in pinks and grays, blacks and soft greens. Soft faded colors in a thick soft sturdy rug. There is a touch of red and of course brown and a bit of yellow and faded yellow red. Excellent condition with a charming blue gray fringe. The reverse is on a cream background! |
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$195 Item# Rug Medium 04109-1 Length 7' 4" Width 27" Swedish rug c.1930. Thick, tightly woven, excellent condition, nice fringe. Reversible pattern rug. Burgundy, golden yellow, pea green, pink, orangey red, aqua, teal, gold . Gorgeous. |
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$165 Item# Rug Medium 04109-6 Blues! Length 11' 10" Width 21" Swedish rug c.1930. Tightly woven soft rug, excellent condition, nice gray string fringe with a lovely super finely woven edge. This soft draping pattern rug has marvelous early fabrics in many shades of blue and gold. From baby blue to royal with a touch of red all softly faded and charming. Hard wearing on your floor but also a nice width for use as a table runner on a long plank or farmhouse table. |
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$250 Item# Rug Medium 04149-5 Length 11'8" Width 28" Swedish rug c.1930. Very tightly and finely woven, excellent condition. Classic Swedish striped rag rug, handsome and hard wearing. Grays, browns, blue jean blues with bolder stripes of yellow, apricot, navy, teal and rose. |
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$225 Item# Rug Medium 04149-1 Length 10' Width 27" Swedish rug c.1930. Tightly woven, excellent condition with nice long fringe. Cheerful stripes in a huge variety of fabrics and colors, all softly faded. Pinks, apricots, blue jean blues, grays, pea greens, yellows, browns, lavenders. Lie on the floor and admire all the fabrics from days gone by. |
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$275 Item# Rug Medium 06058-2 Length 9' 5" Width 28" Swedish rug c.1930. Thick, tightly woven, excellent condition, nice fringe. Reversible pattern rug. Cobalt blues, true reds, black and cream predominate. Touches of orangey red, bits of green, aqua, yellow. |
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$185 Item# Rug Medium 06058-3 Length 9' 5" Width 30 1/2" Tightly woven Swedish rag rug c. 1930 in excellent condition. Stripes of many many old fabrics in reds, reens, blues, roses, crams, with flecks of gold, minor stripes of rust, pink, greenish gray and chocolate brown. You could lie on the rug on the floor and admire all the many fabrics. |
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$170 Item# Rug Medium 5098-2 Length 9' Width 35" What a great springtime rug of cheerful greens and bits of other springtime colors. TExtremely well woven. Swedish 1930 or earlier. Wider than most runners too. |
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$155
Item# Rug Medium 5098-4 Length 9' 11" Width 29" A cheerful Swedish runner c.1930 in wonderful rosey pinks and soft browns. Excellent condition, tightly woven. |
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$145
Item# Rug 0504-9 Length 6'7" Width 33" Thick tightly woven rug in multi colors with a nice zig zag pattern. |
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$165
Item#Medium Rug 0418-2 Length 9' 3" Width 30" A nice wide rug with cozy thickness, woven with a slight pattern. The flesh color you see is old nylon stockings! Soft colors of blue and green and pink with stripes of black. Excellent condition c.1920 |
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$275
Item#Medium Rug 1007-3 Length 11'2" Width 27" Extremely thick luxurious rag rug with deep fall colors of brown, burnt orange and dark navy as well as beiges, colors, blacks. |
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$110
Item#Medium Rug 1406-3 Length 6' 10" Width 28" Patterned rug. Medium thickness, tight weave, excellent condition. Borders of black and beige stripes. Other colors include red, black, yellow, green, pink, off white, pale blue, dark grays. Old early rayon stocks provide flesh colored stripes! |
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$75 Item#Medium Rug 2606-2 Length 6' 6" Width 26" Subtle soft colors of salmon, gray, very faded mint green, black. Bound with old tight homespun type fabric. Soft red/gray and rust. Excellent condition, medium thickness, aged but crisp. |
| We have bought these terrific rugs c.1900-40 in Sweden for many years and sold them in our antiques shop. They were made of many interesting fabrics and perhaps you will see patterns that you recognize from your childhood. Rugs were made for home use and made to last. They wash very well in the washing machine on a cold knit cycle with liquid laundry detergent or better yet, Simple Green which can be bought at hardware stores. Then just lay it flat to dry, but we find they do not need to be washed often, mostly just shook out. | |
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$155 Item#Medium Rug 2001-2 Length 10' Width 25" Subtle faded colors, lots of black. Tightly woven. |

All or our rag rugs are washed and dried before being photographed. All of these rugs are Swedish and from between 1900-40, made of fabrics that are often much older! Most of them have been washed before being photographed. We also include washing instructions and history in your box with your first purchase.

All or our rag rugs are washed and dried before being photographed. All of these rugs are Swedish and from between 1900-40, made of fabrics that are often much older! Most of them have been washed before being photographed. We also include washing instructions and history in your box with your first purchase.
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$85 Item #Wide 922-4A Length 44" Width 44" A lovely pattern rug with green and beige, black and white, bits of pale orange and rose. Soft and thick. Excellent condition. |
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$85 Item #Wide 922-4B Length 44" Width 44" A lovely pattern rug with green and beige, black and white, bits of pale orange and rose. The one pattern is done in a color that I think of as typically Swedish -- a soft red orange with great clarity. Soft and thick. Excellent condition. |
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$250 Item# Rug Wide 93-6 Length 6''8" Width 52" Very tightly woven durable rug in a rainbow of browns and off whites. Red browns to yellow browns, creams and beiges. Extremely clean and sturdy. Nice grayish fringe. |
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$285 Item# Rug Wide 93-2 Length 7' Width 44" This rug reminds of the comfort and beauty of worn blue jeans. shades of palest gold, beige, lavenders, aprioctos, touches of blue, pink and bits of cheerful red and orange to give it a spark. Tightly woven, excellent well made with a great soft gray fringe. |
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$225 Item# Rug Wide 93-11 Reversible pattern rug Length 5' 8" Width 39" Finely woven with extremely tight weaving at either end and thick soft weaving in the center portion. Yellow toned reds and blues with a cream background. Excellent condition with nice long fringe. |
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$250 Item# Rug Wide 93-10 SOLD thank you Length 6''1" Width 42" Very tightly woven clean rug in excellent condition. Shades of royal and navy blue, turquoise, aqua, orangey gold, white and bits of black. Excellent condition. |
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$325 Item# Rug Wide 04109-7 thick and soft Length 13' 10" Width 36" Swedish c. 1930, thick and soft, pattern rug with beautiful fringe. Shades of blues, lavender, beige, touches of green, apricot, gray, yellow-red. Exceptional pattern rug with spectacular range of color. |
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$250 Item# Rug Medium 04109-8 extra wide Length 7'6" Width 36" Swedish rug c.1930. Thick, soft, tightly woven, excellent condition. Reversible pattern rug. You can see the early pajama fabrics mixed with shirt and dress fabrics. Baby blue, yellow, brown, black, red, pink, green all softly faded..predominate. |
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$295
Item# Large Rug 2806-1 Length 9' Width 46" Excellent condition with beautiful fringe. Apricots, grays, greens, whites, rose reds, faded yellows, browns, tans, blues, blacks. Thick heavy pattern rug. |
Have a question? want to place an order? Please do call us - we love to talk about rag rugs!
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Rag rugs are being made in Sweden to this present day, but the majority of these rugs are pre-1950. You can see many late 1800's fabrics in the weave, old shirts and pajamas. Rag rugs were woven in the home for home use out of mainly cotton scraps that were ripped in long segments, sewn together and folded in half before weaving.
Length of rugs is anywhere from 2' to 30'. The 30 footer though was a wild exception. Expect maximum length to be about 16' which fits most living rooms. A few of the rugs are 25' or so which is great for stairway runners.Most are about 29" wide, the size of the home loom. Strips were laid out in the living area. Check out Carl Larsen prints for examples. Often, strips were sewn together to form one large rug. A few of the rugs which are younger (1940-50) are wider and more under the coffee table size. Little pieces for in front of the sink are survivors from long room sections.
Color and pattern are extraordinary in these rugs. You would think the Navajo's lived next door in many of the rug patterns. Also, traditional Yankee soft stripes. Lovely Scandinavian designs. Amazing workwomanship! Each rug a unique work of art.
Please do keep in mind that you are looking at vintage textiles. These rugs have been used and enjoyed and although they are in very good condition you may expect small quirks and defects. Since you can not handle these rugs but must purchase by photo, we try very hard to put up the best of our selection.
Rag rugs were made to last and these wear like iron. We recommend that you wash in your robust washing machine on a knit cycle in cold water with liquid detergent, then stretch out on the ground to dry.
We wash all internet rugs before photographing. Washing instructions are included in your package. It is easy to do.





















































































































































































































































































