Rag Manifesto Blacksmithing Celia Pym is an artist

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Published 16 October 2025 – Available here now

People of all ages can develop the skills and courage to make

‘The word I keep coming back to with this book is beautiful

Rag Manifesto Blacksmithing Celia Pym is an artistRag Manifesto is a unique, artists view of the traditional art of rag rug making for this age of the Anthropocene. Projects highlight a reverence for our lost textiles, a response to the environmental impact of fast fashion and a proof that rag is a rich resource, wrongly classed as a taboo material. Rachael Matthews gives us permission to cut up our old fabrics offering a support structure for decision making and a chart on how to make liberating