Where rug hooking wool meets imagination
Margaret Woody of Edgewater, MD sent me the following email: I still need to press Anne Arundel Rose and sew a label on the back, but here it is. I’m going to put it on an antique table on my porch where I do my hooking. I am so pleased with how it turned out [...]
I’ve been intrigued lately by very primitive and free spirited backgrounds. Marte Bordeaux did this piece in punch needle, but it could make a great hooked piece also. What makes it a great background? First of all you can clearly see the motif because the dark chicken and flower are outlined by a much lighter [...]
I had a wonderful time this year at the rug camp in Manistee, MI. I’ve taught there the last few years and this was the first time I had the experience as a student. My teacher was Tish Murphy who is a master at hooking faces, particularly those small enough for a pin. These are [...]
I needed to simply hook yesterday so I finished the flag. I am happy with those colors. For those of you curious, I am using the following wools for the flag: White: W27, not on the website yet, but available as of the date of this posting. Blue: Some prepared pieces available ($3.00 a strip), [...]
I’ve hooked in the initial colors I chose. Find out how they worked out.
I am preparing for knee surgery on Friday and since I cannot hook on the room-sized rug downstairs, I decided to start a smaller rug. My husband has hinted for years about a Seabee rug with his battalion’s logo. He had a digital copy of it and I printed it out. You can view the [...]
I’ve made some progress today on the border. I did a chunk of the hit and miss and filled in the background in the area between two of the border flowers. I did add my first name in cursive. You can only see it if you are looking for it, but it adds interest to [...]
I set aside a chunk of time today for rug hooking. I have some of the circles done in the corner. Only the first outline and the first row of background are done on most of them. When I add the little bits of color in between, I need to pick some lighter and brighter [...]
This is usually a step no one sees. My favorite design tools are scissors and tape. I printed out several copies of my preliminary design and cut them apart and re-assembled them. I now have an idea of the rough placement and I can individually adjust or redraw each flower. I may have to adjust [...]
Here’s the current status of the new floral design. I finally found my black design book and I am busily putting together ideas. I always start rough and refine over and over. The good: I like the busyness of rug and the very small areas of background. I know busy is not for everyone, but [...]
The text of the series on footstool construction has been posted, but images for the last post and all the videos are still in progress. I will be offering for download a PDF with all the steps in one place once all the instructions are finalized.
Please note that the current instructions will probably change a bit as I work through this process.
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