Ginny Rajala weaves traditional rugs

Ginny Rajala's pandemic project was to weave a rag rug in the pattern of rag rugs woven by her husband's maternal grandmother, Fannie Tamppari.

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Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

Ginny Rajala shows off her “picture rug” in her Airway Heights home on Nov. 22. During the pandemic, Rajala, who’s made woven rugs for years, decided to start making rugs in the style woven by her husband’s maternal grandmother, Fannie Tamppari.

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Ginny Rajala works her weaving machine from her home in Airway Heights Nov. 22. Her pandemic project was to weave a rag rug in the pattern of rag rugs woven by her husband’s maternal grandmother, Fannie Tamppari.

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Ginny Rajala shows a picture of her husband’s maternal grandmother, Fannie Tamppari, left, at age 88. She had learned to weave in Finland and continued weaving up until she was in her early 90s.

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Ginny Rajala shows off her “picture rug” in her Airway Heights Nov. 22. Her pandemic project was to weave a rag rug in the pattern of rag rugs woven by my husband’s grandmother, Fannie Tamppari.

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Ginny Rajala “pandemic” project was to weave a rag rug in the pattern of rag rugs woven by her husband’s maternal grandmother, Fannie Tamppari.

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