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To create a shirred rag rug, strips of wool must be gathered, then they’re shirred in coils or rows with thread. This is not the same as a sewn shag rug in which gathered strips of fabric are stitched to a base fabric.

Shirred contemporary area rugs have very rich, deep textures and are reversible. The normal shirred rugs can be assembled by trying several different methods. In actual shirring, the folds of fabric radiate from a center or line up in rows, whereas pretend shirring is dissimilar in the folds of fabric are laid round the rug in a sequence of “s” shapes instead of radiating from the center.

The different shirring techniques are described below.

Sewn Center Shirring : this kind of shirring is the oldest type of shirred rugs and are quite straightforward to construct. This strategy is done by taking strips of fabric and working them onto a thread, then going in an out to produce folds along the thread. The shirred sections are then coiled and stitched to create the rug.

knitted Center Shirring : There are 2 versions of this type of shirred rug which are accomplished by a knitted action wherein fabric strips are shirred onto a long thin afghan kind of crochet hook.

The first strategy of this kind of shirring is called the “hump-back hook” or “bent” hook technique. A specifically bent, long thin crochet hook is used to shirr the fabric and each fold of fabric is worked off along with a double crochet stitch or a combination of a single crochet and a chain stitch. The fold is then attached to the rug as it is worked. This knitted shirring method is considered the most sophisticated of the methods. Different hump-back crochet hooks have been marked over time that are referred to as the “Schirren” hook, the “Shirret” hook, or “Art rug Needle.”

The second type of shirring method is the afghan hook strategy. This is done using fabric strips which are shirred onto an afghan ( or bent ) hook. Then the folds of the fabric are worked off and secured to form a chain stitch. This results in a long strip of shirred fabric, which is then coiled to create the rugs and secured by stitching or knitting with a steel crochet hook. This method of crocheted shirring is the simplest for a newbie to do.

Edge Shirring : this strategy is done along one edge of a strip of fabric instead of in the center. The rugs are typically thicket and have to have a spacing strip to allow the rug to lie horizontal.

Mono-shirring : This strategy is used to create a thick mat or blanket by employing a single big piece of wool fabric which is gathered along many threads.

fake Shirring : this kind of shirring is usually simpler than the regular shirred methods and have the same deep texture and are also reversible. Wool strips are stitched along with a fold at every stitch. The difference between pretend shirring and shirred rugs is that the folds of fabric lay around the outside of the rug, whereas in regular shirring the folds spread out from the center.

The three main systems of making fake shirred rugs are described below.

Needle and thread : A long stitching needle is utilized in this method which is quite like the construction of standing wool rugs. The difference is that each stitch is secured with a folded section of fabric.

Axe stitched : this method is done with an awl and contains a loop of thread that secures each fold of fabric. Various devices have been utilized to create these rugs, including the “texing” needle.

crocheted : These are created with a little steel crochet hook, with one crochet stitch securing each one of the folds. Since this technique is simple to do, it is kind of simple to make patterns in the rug.