Debbie Siniska

About Debbie Siniska
I am a rag rug maker, felt maker, artist, teacher and author. I work with traditional hand tools, and reclaimed textiles, and create mats, cushions and banners. I make felt clothing, hats and bags. I combine making with teaching in schools and colleges, and my book 'Rag Rugs Old into New' was published to coincide with my appearance on Channel 4 with Kirstie Allsopp on her 'Homemade Home' series 2. My work was commissioned by the Tate Gallery to accompany a Bloomsbury art exhibition, celebrating the milennium and I was commissioned by the Charleston Trust to recreate an original Bloomsbury rag rug, that now lies in Charleston Farmhouse. My work has been sold in National Trust properties. I am a member of the Sussex Arts Collective and the Heritage Crafts Association
my work on Instagram and Pinterest
@debbiesiniska.co.uk
Further Info
Open to the Public?
Yes, by appointment only
Provides Course / Training
Yes
Available for Craft Fairs
Available for educational events only
Contact
Glyndale
St Marys Lane
Ticehurst
TN5 7AX
GB
Treescape – work in progress

Treescape – Work in progress
Made by Debbie Siniska
Working on a hessian backing that has been stretched onto an upright frame, and worked from the reverse side, using a shuttle hook and recycled textiles. The tool pushes a textile strip through the backing to appear as a loop on the front side, giving the same surface as using a rug hook, which is used from the right side, to pull up a strip of fabric from the back to the front, to create a looped pile. ‘Hooky mats’ were made this way. Rag Rug making is a great way to recycle, and still as relevant today as i was in the early 1900’s.