tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post7301488580185725183..comments2023-10-21T16:38:35.007-05:00Comments on Thoughts from Frank and Fern: My First Rag Rug & Some Thoughts on the WorldFrank and Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-79973392273208893992015-03-08T21:21:19.988-05:002015-03-08T21:21:19.988-05:00Thank you, Tewshooz. I've heard of using balin...Thank you, Tewshooz. I've heard of using baling twine before. It comes in handy for all kinds of things. Kinda like duct tape, right? Thank you for sharing this idea.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-73933982921610444442015-03-08T21:19:55.630-05:002015-03-08T21:19:55.630-05:00Thank you very much, SJ. Using grocery bags to mak...Thank you very much, SJ. Using grocery bags to make a grocery bag is a very good idea! Very interesting. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-9485588106743024162015-03-03T22:53:59.776-06:002015-03-03T22:53:59.776-06:00I love this idea! Thanks for mentioning it!I love this idea! Thanks for mentioning it!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209722078916803400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-23756821995846403602015-03-03T19:19:37.298-06:002015-03-03T19:19:37.298-06:00I think your first rug turned out great! There w...I think your first rug turned out great! There was an old lady (older than me) that lived a few miles down the road that crocheted baling twine in a circle and used them for outdoor door mats. They were tough as nails and worked great and you could just hose them off when they got all muddy and cruddy. Lord knows, there is always baling<br />twine around. Tewshoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564577459982968771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-88294544650020012432015-03-03T17:35:13.126-06:002015-03-03T17:35:13.126-06:00Great beautiful job on the rug, Fern. I remembered...Great beautiful job on the rug, Fern. I remembered another thing taught at our class for rugs - you can adapt the technique to make grocery bags. In this case, you want the sides to turn up. When we made the bags, we used plastic shopping bags as our 'fabric'. Just in case you get bored with making rugs for the floor!! Cheers, SJ in Vancouver BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-74933289605417508822015-03-03T15:10:49.047-06:002015-03-03T15:10:49.047-06:00Thanks, Fiona. You're right. It does feel nice...Thanks, Fiona. You're right. It does feel nice!<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-50255270400847465792015-03-03T15:10:21.715-06:002015-03-03T15:10:21.715-06:00I thought of you and your arm knitting, M.E. and t...I thought of you and your arm knitting, M.E. and thought you might want to try this. Keep your eyes, ears and mind open.<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-67855282278113908692015-03-03T14:01:07.386-06:002015-03-03T14:01:07.386-06:00Its beautiful and don't they feel nice to stan...Its beautiful and don't they feel nice to stand on!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-77768581910055392252015-03-03T13:15:15.789-06:002015-03-03T13:15:15.789-06:00The colors were kind of accidental, Odiie. I'm...The colors were kind of accidental, Odiie. I'm not very good at color coordinating, this was just some scraps I had laying around and gathered up. So, thank you for the compliment even though I feel it was undeserved. I'll show you the next one, and the next one, and the next one.......... Thank you!<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-7206282820551698282015-03-03T13:13:23.750-06:002015-03-03T13:13:23.750-06:00You'll love the rug, Glenda, and the simplicit...You'll love the rug, Glenda, and the simplicity of the technique. Thank you for your inspiring and kind words.<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-86023955070387213082015-03-03T13:12:13.306-06:002015-03-03T13:12:13.306-06:00We have felt the warnings for quite some time now....We have felt the warnings for quite some time now. And some days it does seem that more people are listening. I sure hope so.<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughts on an overflowing pantry. We pray it is so.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-25560127329982287632015-03-03T13:10:55.624-06:002015-03-03T13:10:55.624-06:00It's fun, Bellen, I am really enjoying it. Now...It's fun, Bellen, I am really enjoying it. Now if only my stiff, arthritic hands will keep cooperating. They don't like winter much. Frank and I talked about using these for bathmats since ours are wearing pretty thin. It's a great idea. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-856101802506726302015-03-03T13:09:06.985-06:002015-03-03T13:09:06.985-06:00It's a very relaxing past time, Sandra. Kind o...It's a very relaxing past time, Sandra. Kind of like your knitting and spinning. <br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-5249651817959526462015-03-03T13:08:34.403-06:002015-03-03T13:08:34.403-06:00No, I'm not addicted and probably won't be...No, I'm not addicted and probably won't be. I tend to work on one thing until I tire of it then go on to another, like knitting or quilting. Soon much of my time will be spent gardening, making cheese and working on other projects around the farm, so all the time I'm spending indoors waiting for spring will be used in other areas. But I like your idea about gifts. Maybe I can make a few for Christmas presents..... Thank you again for the great hint on only increasing at the corners.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-38204999337372547762015-03-03T10:18:31.112-06:002015-03-03T10:18:31.112-06:00Thank you for this article today. I have a ton of ...Thank you for this article today. I have a ton of scraps and really wanted to make a rug..but haven't found the assistance to make one. Will be going over and over the info you have provided and give it a whirl soon.<br /><br />I believe the Devil has been let loose! Warnings and signs are there like never before. A dividing of people is happening like never before...I am not trying to predict anything..I am just watching for the signs laid out in his Word for us so that we may take heed!<br /><br />Thank you Anonymous for the bible study link.....from the look of it...fabulous!M.E. Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430739166948213915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-45313340606670660842015-03-03T10:18:11.931-06:002015-03-03T10:18:11.931-06:00Your rug turned out lovely. I especially like the...Your rug turned out lovely. I especially like the colors you chose. Let us see the new one when it's done.<br />Odiieodiiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110172156488999203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-54780709756188958112015-03-03T10:03:11.982-06:002015-03-03T10:03:11.982-06:00What an inspiration you and Frank are to so many r...What an inspiration you and Frank are to so many readers. Your rag rug has encouraged me to try it - it's lovely.<br /><br />We, too, see the evil growing worse and the acts of the evil ones more daring. My husband and I are preparing.<br /><br /> I am not an advocate of politically correctness. I'm older and call it like I see it. The people in the U.S. had better wake up and, once again, call Israel one of it's greatest allies. This administration befriends terrorists and turns it's back on God's chosen people. A very dangerous game to play.<br /><br />We need only turn to the Word of God to read of these times and of what happens to the nation's that reject Israel. The Bible cannot be fully understood without an in-depth study of the Tanakh (Old Testament).<br /><br />Many blessings to you and thank you for your honest and in-tune blog.Glendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-39338794103108570742015-03-03T08:29:51.421-06:002015-03-03T08:29:51.421-06:00Hello Frank and Fern,
Last thing at night, I read...Hello Frank and Fern,<br /><br />Last thing at night, I read your blog and then "Quiet Time Bible Study". Tonight, it spoke of the prophecies of Amos, (7-8), and it seemed to echo what you were writing about. Its as though the Lord Himself is warning us........who is listening?<br /><br />Many thanks for what you do. I hope that you have a productive garden this year, and an overflowing pantry.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-51979077333839512432015-03-03T07:19:23.489-06:002015-03-03T07:19:23.489-06:00Your rug turned out beautifully. And, as they say...Your rug turned out beautifully. And, as they say, practice makes perfect. Can't wait to see the next one.<br /><br />Mentioned your post about the rag rug to my sister and she told me when her neighbors had very little money due to job loss, the wife made rag rugs and sold them with suggested uses at kitchen sink, in front of easy chairs and as bathmats. Bathmats were the favorite use, hadn't thought of that use myself.Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249001827113998376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-71371502931484012282015-03-03T06:20:17.642-06:002015-03-03T06:20:17.642-06:00Rag rugs are on my to do list, Thanks for sharing ...Rag rugs are on my to do list, Thanks for sharing your experience-tips.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643387947219993819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-4104128870815604812015-03-02T22:50:31.838-06:002015-03-02T22:50:31.838-06:00It looks great, especially for your first rug! I w...It looks great, especially for your first rug! I was the one who told you to increase on the corners only. Just remember to ONLY increase when you are transitioning to go around the curve, not on the straight part. Not enough increases result in your rug "bowling" up, and too many increases result in it getting a swayed look. If you can it would be helpful to have a flat surface to work on like a very thin board. Beautiful rug you have there! Are you addicted yet? They work great for gifts. Who can't use a rug, right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com