Prairie School Rug

About this Project

This very attractive rep-weave rug will add a touch of mid-century style to your floors. It was inspired by (and evokes) Frank Lloyd Wright’s stained-glass windows.

The project is wonderful as woven here—and it’s also an opportunity to put the 8/4 cotton warp that’s languishing in your stash to good use. If you take a closer look at the pictures, you’ll see that many of the warp stripes are made up of mixed colors with similar values. From a distance, those mixtures add a subtle depth to the stripes. Weave your version using mixtures of your own greens, golds, and tans—or pull together groups of colors that will work well in your home.

Contents

• Prairie School Rug Project Instructions PDF
• Rug WIF

Details

Structure
Rep weave.

Equipment
2-shaft sturdy loom, 30" weaving width (see “Tips to Ease Rep Weaving”); 6-dent reed; 1 rag shuttle; 1 boat shuttle.

Yarns
Warp: 8/4 carpet warp (100% cotton; 1,600 yd/lb; Maysville), #10 Gold, 176 yd; #33 Olive, 234 yd; #54 Loden Green, 351 yd; #59 Army Green, 293 yd; #60 Dark Gray, 819 yd; #62B Coffee, 585 yd; #84 Velvet, 702 yd; #3 Colonial Blue, #8 Dark Brown, and #40 Bronze Gold, 117 yd each.

Weft: Thick: 8/16 Heavy Cotton (400 yd/lb; Yarn Barn of Kansas), #83 Black, 324 yd (used tripled on shuttle). Thin: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb; UKI), #116 Black, 160 yd.

Dimensions
Width in the reed: 30".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) 51"
Finished size: (after hemming) 30" × 47".

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CORRECTIONS An updated project PDF is available as of November 12, 2025. See Handwoven Corrections 2025 for more information.