He salvaged an old rug-making loom. Now he gives new life to old clothes.

He salvaged an old rug-making loom. Now he gives new life to old clothes.

WADENA — You could say John Myhre is old-fashioned, at least when it comes to making rugs. “I've been in this room for about four or five months now, and it was just bare walls and green carpet," said Myhre, working a hand-and-foot-operated loom from a small work space he leases month to month on the lower level of the Jefferson Square building, below Greiman’s. The 74-year-old resident of Comfort Care Cottage in Wadena said he doesn’t personall…