Rya rugs

This video was created in 2011 when an internet search for “rya rugs” yielded only a few results. The rya world has changed dramatically since then. If you google “rya rugs” today you will see over 2 million hits.

Melinda Purcell Byrd and this video have played an active role in the resurgence of interest in the Nordic art of rya rug making. The renewed interest in all things of midcentury modern times as well as the desire to reconnect with using our hands to create art have brought rya rug making back to the forefront.

Since this video was released, Byrd has written a book (almost 9 years in the making) to answer all the questions she has received since this video was made. The book is entitled RYA RUGS—Design and Make Your Own. It is beautifully laid out and richly photographed by Ken Koons, creator of the Handcraftedtradition video series.

The book is available at this link in either hardcover or softcover. https://byrdcallstudio.com/product/ry...

To stay up-to-date on international rya conversation, apply to join the Facebook Group: Byrdcall Studio Rya Rug Friends where beginner and advanced rya rug makers share tips, questions, and ideas with one another.   / 2020827664850207  


Byrdcall Studio now offers all supplies for the off-loom rya rug maker just like her grandparents, the Lundgrens did from 1956 – 1982. After this video was produced, Byrd bought back all of the Lundgren rya supplies from the person who had bought it all and had it safely in storage for over 30 years. She now buys backings and yarn from the Rauma company in Norway. She sells kits, yarn, backing, needles, and her book which explains how to use them all.

Byrd currently operates Byrdcall Studio, LLC by herself and is hoping other rya designers and entrepreneurs will emerge to ensure the rya art continues for decades (or centuries) to come.

The most comprehensive listing of kits and supplies Byrd offers is through her Etsy Shop, Byrdcall. Go to this link to view and buy if interested. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Byrdcall?re...



Mailing address:
Melinda Byrd
Byrdcall Studio, LLC
PO Box 162
Woodbine, MD 21797


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