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The braided rugs are made by a 85+ year old local Pa. Amish lady.
With the very large rugs she started the rugs then I finished them.
The largest braided rugs are very heavy.
When I was lacing the last rounds of braids onto the large wool rug it would take me two to three hours to lace the last rounds.
We also have a few braided denim rugs made from recycled denim jeans.
There are no two rugs alike as they are made from recycled wool coats or used denim jeans.
These braided rugs come from a pet free and a smoke free home.
The rugs cannot be especially ordered by a certain color.
Please contact me on the availability of these rugs that are pictured.
Shipping will be extra.
I will hand deliver any rug or any quilt to any of the market fairs that we attend as listed in Links above

Steps for Cleaning and Repairing Braided Wool Rugs

1. Vacuum your rug well, on both sides. Never use a beater brush on your vacuum, but always use a gentle-suction hardwood floor attachment.
2. Wool rugs are usually very self-cleaning though sometimes wool rugs needs deeper cleaning.
3. Lay your rug in freshly-fallen snow. A few inches of very lightly packed snow works the best. If the snow is too deep, or too icy, it will then be difficult or ineffective for cleaning. Encourage snow to seep up into the weaves of your rug by walking on your rug in the snow or hitting your rug with a broom while on the snow. Sweep the snow onto the rug and sweep the snow off of your rug. Turn your rug over and repeat multiple times, until the imprint of dirt left in the snow is very faint.
4. Shake off the excess snow and lay your rug out to dry. I then hung my rugs over a wash line and beat the rug gently to get as much snow off as possible. Then stretch your rugs over stools or over clothes racks to dry completely. It doesn’t take long for the rug to dry.
5. If you live in an area where there is no snow, wool rugs can be washed in a washing machine on a very gentle cycle, with cool or cold water, with wool-lite, in a front loading machine.
6. To repair braided rugs you can use fish line as thread to reweave the braid together.

Steps for Cleaning  and Repairing Braided Denim Rugs

1. Vacuum your rug well, on both sides.
2. Hand wash your rug in the bathtub or use a front loading wash machine on gentle.
3. Spin your rug in the washer and hang your rug out to dry on a clothes rack or the wash line.
4. To repair braided rugs, you can use fish line as thread to reweave the braid together.
   
   

Our contact information:
Stephen and Sarah Miller
9018 Glades Pike
Berlin, Pa 15530
Phone: 814-267-5887
e-mail: millersroxburystore2011@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/millersolderoxburystore
Please contact us by either telephone, e-mail, or on facebook messenger with your complete order, address, and telephone number.
As our items are handmade there may be a waiting time until we get an item/items completed. 
Thank-you for your patience!
Shipping will be calculated at the time of sale.
Pa. Sales tax will be added for all Pa. sales.
I will then contact you with your total amount of your purchase.
All sales and info will be kept confidential.
We accept cash, checks, money orders, Visa, or Mastercard. 
All credit card sales will have a 4 % convenience fee added.
We do not keep any credit card info on file for repeat orders.
We will ship your item/items after we receive payment.
Thank-you for your business!

These Handmade Quilts were made by Miriam Tucker, Sarah’s Mom.
Miriam was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2018.
She has outlived her doctors prognosis in 2018 of only living 3 month to 3 years.
She was living alone for quite a few years after my Dad passed away.
By 2019 with her health deteriorating fast she wanted to go to the nursing home of her church community.
At this nursing home the residents are encouraged to keep doing their handcrafts as they can.
They gave her space for her sewing machine and serger.
My four sisters and I try to find sewing projects to keep her busy’
In 2021 a neighbor asked me to clean out her mother’s sewing room.
This gave us ample fabric to give mom projects.
My one sister who lives close to the nursing home supervises the projects although we all pitch in to give advise and see there is projects on hand!
All of these quilts are available.
We have resorted to machine quilting as that is what is available in our area. Also Mom admits the machine sewing will hold everything together better.
Some of these quilts are hand tied or knotted with yarn or crochet cotton.
Shipping will be added. I can hand deliver any quilt to any of the shows listed in the links above.
If you would like any more pictures of any quilt please contact us.
Thank you!

So here is the current list of large quilts. We have plenty of smaller quilts on hand also.

Hunters Star Quilt and is machine quilted and in beautiful shades of blues.

Here is the story behind a Chinese Coin Quilt.
In fact, many quilt historians believe that the Chinese coin pattern originates from traditional Chinese currency having been stacked and tied together with a string after counting.
Others believe this design is a nod to an old Chinese motif usually found on decorative baskets.
The Chinese coins’ round form represents heaven, while the square hole in the center represents earth.
Bundles of three, six, or nine Feng Shui coins are typically strung along with a red or yellow ribbon.
So the quilt looks like coins stacked from the side and tied with a cloth.

The next quilt is a gorgeous Log Cabin Quilt which is machine quilted.

The next quilt is a Friendship Quilt where the patches came from a friend in western South Dakota.
There is a name hand embroidered in the center of each patch.
Mom Pieced the sash work between the patches.
The embroidered names are in pastel colors.
This quilt was machine quilted.

This was another stack of patches that were started from feed sack fabrics.
Mom then bordered the blocks with blue borders.
This quilt is machine quilted.

This Crazy Work Quilt or Comforter was made by one of Mom’s friends years ago.
According to the knotted yarn we do not believe this crazy work vintage quilt or comforter was ever used or laundered.

The next quilt is A Puzzle Quilt
It is machine quilted

94″x110″ Puzzle Quilt

Machine Quilted $600.00

90″x110″ Four Patch Variation Quilt

Machine Quilted $400.00

75″x98″ Trip Around Town Quilt with Yellow Borders
Machine Quilted $400.00

76″x84″ Crazy Work Log Cabin

Machine Quilted $500.00

Our contact information:
Stephen and Sarah Miller
9018 Glades Pike
Berlin, Pa 15530
Phone: 814-267-5887
e-mail: millersroxburystore2011@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/millersolderoxburystore
Please contact us by either telephone, e-mail, or on facebook messenger with your complete order, address, and telephone number.
As our items are handmade there may be a waiting time until we get an item/items completed. 
Thank-you for your patience!
Shipping will be calculated at the time of sale.
Pa. Sales tax will be added for all Pa. sales.
I will then contact you with your total amount of your purchase.
All sales and info will be kept confidential.
We accept cash, checks, money orders, Visa, or Mastercard. 
All credit card will have a 4 % convenience fee added.
We do not keep any credit card info on file for repeat orders.
We will ship your item/items after we receive payment.
Thank-you for your business!

My Mother, Miriam Tucker not only has been making quilts for many years, but she has been making Pillowcase Dolls for over 30 years.
The first Pillowcase Doll that Mom made was for one of her granddaughters.

Here is a little history lesson about the Pillowcase Dolls:
“This vintage style Pillowcase Doll goes back to earlier times when after a diligent home sewing session, a loving mother would take the material scraps and make a new doll for a well deserving child. Making do with what was available at hand, in this case a no longer needed pillowcase.
Pillowcase Dolls goes back to pioneer days, and again in the Great Depression when folks had to “make do” with what was available.
Decorative ribbon trim would frequently be pink or blue, depending on whether the doll was being made for a girl or boy.
By tradition, these dolls are faceless, in an Amish style.”

Mom’s Pillowcase Dolls are each handmade and one of a kind.
Mom’s Pillowcase Doll’s body and dress have been fashioned from a pillowcase, or in Moms case sometimes, a yard of fabric, or the embroidered part of a bureau scarf.
Mom’s Pillowcase Dolls have a sunbonnet with ribbon ties and ribbon trim on the sleeves.
The bottom of the Pillowcase Doll dress features the embroidered or decorated part of the pillowcase, or the embroidered part of a bureau scarf.
The Pillowcase Doll is 20″ long, and would be perfectly displayed on a bed, couch, dresser or in an old antique chair or rocker.

Mom’s Pillowcase Dolls come from a smoke free home.
Mom’s Pillowcase Dolls can be used as toys and is washable.
Mom’s Pillowcase Dolls are often used by an adult collector for display purposes.

Mom has also made custom Pillowcase Dolls from someone’s personal vintage pillowcase.
Depending on the condition of the vintage pillowcase the vintage Pillowcase Dolls are not recommended to be washed or played with by children.

For Mom to use your vintage pillowcase to make a custom Pillowcase Doll, the pillowcase must be freshly laundered in scent free laundry detergent.
Please contact me for mailing instructions.  
Please contact me for availability of any of these handmade pillowcase dolls. Thank you!

These Pillowcase Dolls are $33.25
Shipping will be added.
I ship after I receive payment.

Our contact information:
Stephen and Sarah Miller
9018 Glades Pike
Berlin, Pa 15530
Phone: 814-267-5887
e-mail: millersroxburystore2011@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/millersolderoxburystore
Please contact us by either telephone, e-mail, or on facebook messenger with your complete order, address, and telephone number.
As our items are handmade there may be a waiting time until we get an item/items completed. 
Thank-you for your patience!
Shipping will be calculated at the time of sale.
Pa. Sales tax will be added for all Pa. sales.
I will then contact you with your total amount of your purchase.
All sales and info will be kept confidential.
We accept cash, checks, money orders, Visa, or Mastercard. 
All credit card sales will have a 4 % convenience fee added.
We do not keep any credit card info on file for repeat orders.
We will ship your item/items after we receive payment.
Thank-you for your business!