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Making rugs from T-shirts

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February 25, 2026

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Clint Wood

Lana Tikhomirova and her daughter Uliana Van Houten share conversations with students at the final day of the eight-week Fabric Yarn and Rug Making program at the Hub on Smith Tuesday. Tikhomirova uses T-shirts to make balls of yarn which are used to make rugs. One T-shirt makes a ball of yarn.

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Tikhomirova moved to Sheridan from Uzbekistan in 1999. The yellow bag in the background was made from a T-shirt.

Tikhomirova moved to Sheridan from Uzbekistan in 1999. The yellow bag in the background was made from a T-shirt.

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Mary Ann Cummins

February 25, 2026 at 1:11 pm

That is cool! Want to come teach us in Buffalo?

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