January 17, 2011 Weaving an Alpaca Rug

Weaving can be such a joy as you can start weaving and then set the project aside for another time. I learned rug weaving on an Ashford Rigid Heddle loom and I now have two sizes of Ashford looms.

The first step was to decide which color of rug to make to send to Morning Star Fiber to have it made into rug yarn. Since one of my favorite colors is rosegray, it was not a difficult decision. You could dye white or fawn fiber before sending it to the mill to be made into rug yarn which would add to choices of the 22 natural colors of alpaca.

The rug yarn was woven into a rug and a few different sizes were made. The small one pictured could also be used as a wall hanging. Additional felted items such as felted small alpacas could easily be added. Alpaca rugs feel soft and warm and would be the perfect items to step on as you get out of bed in the morning!