Rag rugs - traditional gets trendy

Pots of style

The rag rug dates back hundreds of years and it is now in the midst of a revival. Today, many makers use strips of reclaimed and vintage fabrics in their work and our renewed interest in rug-making reflects our interest in recycling, as well as our growing desire to own unique, handmade objects. Click through our gallery to discover Country Living magazine\'s selection of the most beautiful rag rugs around (from £35 to £1,200), starting with this pretty flower pot rug called Auriculas, from £350, Emma Tennant (Hermitage Rugs, Shaws, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland TD9 0SH).

Photographs: Catherine Gratwicke

Words: Kate Elms

Village vista

A rag rug depicting a wonderfully traditional village scene.

Reeth Village Green, £900, Heather Ritchie; (01748 884435; www.rugmaker.co.uk)

Blue moon

The tonal blues in this rag rug will work well with so very many colour schemes.

Kind of Blue2 rug, from £300, Jenni Stuart-Anderson (01568 750229; www.jenni.ragrugs.freeuk.com) 

Love birds

A wonderfully colourful rag rug design with a touch of humour thrown in.

Two Birds rug, £150, Charlene Hitchcock for Made in Hastings; (01424 719110; www.madeinhastings.co.uk)

Dasiy chain

Does anything brighten up a room more than a sunny daisy rag rug design? Possibly not...

Feverfew rug, from a selection, £35-£750, Debbie Siniska; (www.debbiesiniska.co.uk)

Take that!

The boxing hares on this rag rug give a modern take on a classic country scene.

Boxing Hares, from a selection, £250-£400, Lewis Creed; (01904 624272; www.louisa-creed-ragrugs.co.uk)

Ready to nest

These nesting birds make for very unusual rag rug motifs.

From a selection, £400-£1,200, Louisa Creed; (01904 624272; www.louisa-creed-ragrugs.co.uk)

Coming up roses

A perfectly beautiful floral rag rug design.

Rose, £185, Jane Dorsett; (01633 868727; www.webster.uk.net/historyandculture/JanesRagRugs)