English Rush Floor Matting

Short fragile grass cannot be made into mats.

English rush floor matting.

It smells as good as it looks and should be sprayed with an atomizer now and then to rejuvenate the rush and to release the scent. River rushes are always specified. In the late medieval and early renaissance periods loose rushes gave way to woven or stitched rush mats on floors which provided similar benefits but wore well and were easier to replace. Each days cut is transported back to the farm and stood up against a 500m hedge to allow sun and wind to dry the rush over a few days.

Then the rush mats still called rushes were put on the floor and herbs sprinkled over them. Again dressy antiques highly textured rug. Other natural materials such as coir and palm are also used in some of the following products. This thickness of.

Showing all 10 results. All our plaiting is interwoven with herbs. The bulrush is cut from 17ft long punts using rush knifes a slim scythe shaped blade 3ft long fixed to a 6ft handle enabling the rush stems sometimes up to 10ft in length to be cut from the river bed. Herbs such as lavender and southernwood are added into the weave as the flooring is being made.

The core of rush matters work is traditional rush floor matting also known as medieval matting and apple matting. Some top designers including veere grenney and ben pentreath use rush matting in their interiors. Mere grass will not do. Matting the natural appeal of rush matting is available to purchase online.

The english home team would love to see this important and wonderful skill cherished commissioned and preserved on a much wider level. Jute rug english rush floor matting rush matters rush matting rug 170 00 per sqm fully fitted. This is because the rushes are thick long and strong. The rush is plaited by hand using a nine end flat weave into lengths three inches wide and then hand sewn together with jute twine.

English rush floor matting rush matters area rugs or hall runners can be made to any size requirements. Traditional rush floor matting is also known as medieval or apple matting. The edges of the rugs are bound in either a narrow rush plait or linen tape binding. We reqularly make the rush matting as a carpet more rush or apple matting.

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