It has been greatly admired, as it is rather different from that usually woven.

All the rag carpets I found in the house when we moved here, made by John's mother, possessed very wide stripes of rainbow colors, composed of shaded reds, yellows, blues and greens.

You can imagine how very gorgeous they were, and so very heavy.

Many of the country weavers use linen chain or warp instead of cotton, and always use wool warp for the stripes." "Aunt Sarah, I want something so very much for the Colonial bedroom I should like to have when I have a home of my very own." "What is it, dear?
Anything, e'en to the half of my kingdom," laughingly replied her Aunt.
"Why, I'd love to have several rag rugs like those in your bedroom, which you call 'New Colonial' rugs." "Certainly, my dear.

They are easily made from carpet rags.