PENNY RUGS
Designed and Hand Stitched by Karen

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All sizes are approx. because of they type of fabric and the shrinkage
and because they are cut free hand and sewn by hand
but they are as close as possible

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FOR MORE RELATED PENNY RUG ITEMS SUCH AS
PILLOWS, CHAIR BACKS, PRIMITIVES and CHRISTMAS PENNY RUGS

What is a Penny Rug?
Penny Rugs earned their name during the 19th century and the Civil War era,
using Copper Penny coins as templates to cut the wool and felt circles, or Pennies as
the name implies, that formed te basis of the works

The term 'rug' means something that 'covers or lays on top'
so they were not meant to use on the floor as one would think.

Circles of graduated sizes were stitched on top of each
other in two's or three's and then applied o a backing.
Sometimes Penny coins were sewn ino the rug corner for added weight.

The tabs are referred to as 'tongues', 'tabs', 'Cat tongues', Lamb tongues' and 'petals and often were
used as 'Pen Wipers' to keep the ink pen nibs clean - as they were sold in dry goods stores.

Most of the Penny Rugs had simple shapes such as flowers or animals
which were layered and appliqued on the rug with a blanket stitch.

They were traditionally made from felted Wool and were not used on the floor as the name
would imply, but as decorative table rugs, bed pillow tops, mantle hangings,
chamber stick mats and were even used as wall hangings.

I have chosen to use Prmitive/Colonial/Folk Art designs
to accommodate todays decorating style

Primitive Pineapples End-to-End $40.00	Hospitality Pineapple Table Runner $40.00	Pineapples On End $40.00	Pineapple Daisy $40.00
Fresh Picked Traditional Mat $35.00	Fresh Picked Primitive $35.00	Daisy and Beeskep Runner $38.00	Saltbox House Runner $45.00
Sheep Table Runner $40.00	Three Crows In - A - Row $40.00	Sweet Nectar $35.00	Willow Tree Round Mat $45.00
Willow Tree Table Runner $42.00	Fall Leaf Table Runner $45.00 $39.00	Basket of Flowers Runner $45.00	Pansy Runner $30.00
Tulip runner $30.00	Pumpkin Table Runner $30.00 $26.00	Americana Candle Mat $30.00	Colonial Houses Table Runner $45.00
Flowers & Bees Mat $45.00	Just Pennies $30.00	Winter Tree $40.00	Penny Runner $30.00
Round Pumpkin Mat $30.00 $26.00	Ivory Basket Of Flowers Mat $45.00	Willow Runner $35.00	Daisy and Beeskep Mat $40.00
Pumpkin/Crow Runner $38.00 $32.00	Barn and Cow Table Mat $40.00