February 23, 2012

Cindi Gay teaching on the porch at Cape May NJ rug hooking camp

Corrected download link for Cape May Rug Camp Registration 2012

I spent the day in the dye pots and did not check my email. Thanks to a phone call from Gayle in Louisiana I found out about the error. Here is the corrected link. Cape May Rug Camp Brochure 2012 In case you missed the prior post, you can see the teacher list for Cape Read more . . .

Rug hooking camp in Cape May, NJ at the Chalfonte Hotel

It’s time to register for rug camp in Cape May, NJ 2012

Here is the registration form for the Rugs by the Sea rug camp in Cape May, NJ. The location is magical. It has to be special to get me to drive that far every year. There’s two weeks of camp, each week with a different line up of teachers.  Much of the camp is conducted Read more . . .

Deanne Fitzpatrick rug hooking

Do you fuss over making your loops perfect? Don’t!

For all my rug hooking students who yearn to make perfect loops, watch a master, Deanne Fitzpatrick of Novia Scotia. Are perfect loops so perfect after all? Be careful what you wish for.

Field of Queens rug hooking pattern in progress

Field of Queens Stair Riser Pattern

It is amazing what a little rug hooking time can do! I hooked for two days at Sauder Village last weekend where I started the new stair riser, Simplify. This week I am at my friend, Sue Ellen’s home in North Carolina. We used the snow yesterday as an excuse to stay in all day. Read more . . .

Simplify rug hooked stair riser in progress

New hooked stair riser: Simplify

After 2 days at the Sauder Village winter hook-in and a few more hours hooking in North Carolina, I have the bulk of my new stair riser pattern complete! It is not available as a pattern yet. Give me a few days to get home and to get it online. The letters have been hooked Read more . . .

More rug hooking posts

Make your own rug hooked footstool

Coming Soon! I have several footstool patterns available. In a few months I will be posting complete instructions, including videos, on how to build your own using simple 2x4s, plywood and foam. There will be a complete cutting diagram for the wood and the foam.
I will also have instructions on how to finish your hooking so you can complete your rug hooked footstool. I already have a hooked sample to use as an example. Thank you, Gail.