Rays Rugs

Rya means shaggy. Because the density of its pile is good insulation against the cold winters, the rya rug is found all over Scandinavia. Originally ryas rugs were woven on a loom with the pile knotted on the warp threads by hand but now you can use a canvas foundation and knot the wool with a ratchet hook.

Rya rugs have an individual style of coloring. Each knot is made of three strands of wool which allows enormous scope for using different shades of color to build up a rich texture.