I used Monks cloth yrs ago to make some throws & pillows. You can do beautiful weaving designs on it! Also used it for some placemats with frayed edging.
In Jr high we used burlap to do hook rugs on. Also made fabric lined Xmas stockings that had cross stich designs on. The burlap you find in the stores now don't have all the chemicals that the brown stuff that was used for farming bags did. Alot of ppl still use burlap to protect thier newly seeded lawns from birds.
Both come in several different colors now. Not everyone carries all the colors.
Here's a site that has lots of swedish weaving on monks cloth ex:
http://nettiesneedleworks.com/patterns.htm