Recent posts from Cindi Gay Rug Hooking
Follow my son’s adventure to Hawaii
How often have you thought “I should quit my job and go live on a tropical island?” My son, Bob, is doing exactly that. His long term relationship with his girlfriend has ended and NYC is killing him. He has given notice and will be leaving CBS at the end of January. He needed some Read more . . .
Rug Hooked Footstool Feet – where to get them
Once you begin hooking on your pattern, order the feet for the footstool so you will have them when your hooking is complete. You can find many sources on the internet. A few are listed below. These feet are 4″ in diameter and 6″ tall which will give you a final footstool height of approximately Read more . . .
Footstool Constuction Material List
Construction material list for building your own footstool. A rug hooked footstool can be the jewel in any room. Making one is simpler than you may think. Finish it off yourself using the instructions or take it to an upholster. This material list will get you started
Rug Hooking Gift Certificates for Christmas
If you get charged sales tax or shipping on a gift certificate. I will REFUND it. There is an error in the programming that I have not been able to figure out. Stuck on what to get your best friend who loves rug hooking for Christmas? Why not let her choose? A gift certificate is Read more . . .
Rose Diamond Footstool — Square Rug Hooking Pattern
Special thanks to Joan Bollaert of Moline, IL: Is it possible to have a pattern that looks like this (Rose Scroll Square Footstool) without the “scroll” surrounding the flower? I love the way this looks with the simple square look and lighter color wool making a little stripe type ridge around the square. This footstool Read more . . .
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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.