Non slip rubber mats for rugs come in rolls so you will need to cut yours down to the right size.
How to make a clippy mat.
The tradition of making rag mats isn t unique to the north east but the terms hooky and proggy are regional.
Made from old sacks and recycled fabric including old clothes and sheets proggy mats were an economical option to keep feet warm in an era before fitted carpets.
The clippy proggy hooky rough rag mat known by many names the clippy mat grew out of the needs of poor workers to furnish their homes in much less throw away times.
Traditionally made from old sacks and strips of material pushed or pulled through with a hook or a prodder they give old strips of material the chance to become works of art.
You can even cut it into a shape such as a crescent moon or heart.
The traditional proggy mat once a common feature of north east homes is making a comeback.
The tradition of mat making isn t unique to the north east but the terms hooky and proggy are.
Basically proggy proddy peggy tab clippie and clootie mats are all regional names for the same thing.
This is a lady making a proggy mat note they are made stretched on a frame and worked with the wrong side facing up.
I have admired ali s work for years and in danger of being a bit too.
Elsewhere they are known as clippy mats proddy mats and peg rugs for example.
Like many crafts mat making was originally born out of necessity but today is very much about.
You can make your rug a square or a rectangle.
Make your own proggy mat during our proggy mat workshop and take it home along with your own mat making kit.
This will show you what size to cut your fabric and how to add it to.
So when i saw the ouseburn farm poster about learning proggy mat making also known as hooky clippy clootie mats or rugs my attention was caught.
Visitors to middlesbrough institute of modern art mima can now buy traditional clippy mats.
Hooky mats are slightly different but all the names refer to how the mats are made or the tool used to make them.
They are also known as clippy mats proddy cleekie clootie stobby poked tab broddy bodged and peg rugs.
