Rush Flooring

Felicity Irons of Rush Matting specialises in medieval matting sometimes known as apple matting. She uses bulrush harvested in the UK from the Great Ouse river in Bedfordshire, the Nene river in Northamptonshire and the Avon river in Warwickshire. She harvests these rushes using traditional tools, perpetuating a British tradition than spans centuries and demonstrates a great craftsman’s skill. Where finer rush stems are used to make baskets or chairs, the flatter, thicker stems are used for floor matting. The resulting rush matting flooring is a sturdy, hardwearing and naturally beautiful product, as well as being “British born and bred” so to speak. It is woven by hand using a “nine end flat weave” into strips three inches wide then sewn together by hand using jute twine. Felicity can make floors to customer specifications and for those who desire a real authentic medieval touch she can weave herbs into the matting to enhance the warm scent of the rushes and truly enhance a period home.



Rush Matters / www.rushmatters.co.uk