THE AIRPLANE WAS invented here. So was basketball, the zipper, the cheeseburger and braided rugs. A. Leon Capel, founder of Capel Rugs, produced plow lines, but aft er the invention of the tractor, ...

One of the most cozy, country accessories is a hand-braided wool rug. When I was growing up, we had a beautiful one on the floor of our farmhouse. Mom used it on the slick tile floor in the living ...

SOMERS, Mont. — So many skills that were once part of everyday life are becoming rarer or disappearing altogether. Maybe that's why one of the best gifts passed from one generation to the next is the ...

There's only a small sign advertising Rapchinski Rugs at Dawn Rapchinski's home along Main Street, Ephrata, but over the last 20 years, she's hand-braided 389 rugs and chair pads. Rapchinski's ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Braided rugs: Five great tips for choosing one for your home Donna Willis of Yankee Pride shared these no-fail tips for choosing the perfect braided rug for ...

it is ironic that Thorndike Mills greets visitors to its new website with the words “the only true manufacturer of cloth braided rugs, just like your grandmother used to make,” because the company was ...

Make a rug such as this one from recycled wool blankets and clothing. Use old wool blankets, skirts and suits as the material for a braided rag rug and keep old wool out of landfills. The tradition of ...