Where rug hooking wool meets imagination
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 [...]
Today I decided to make a minor change to the circle border. I changed the inside boundary to a curved line at the corners. This will emphasize the flowers in the corner and give the rug a slightly oval look. I need to make a decision on whether the rug will end with this border [...]
Here’s what I got done yesterday. I wanted a lighter or brighter yellow to snuggle up to the red lines, but I was limited to my scrap bag. I could not find what I wanted because about a year ago I had removed all the yellow and put them in a separate basket. I tried [...]
My last post was day 659, but I’ve made a commitment to myself to get more time on my rug. I have been distracted by other responsibilities and other hooking projects, but during the next few months, I am getting back in the groove. If you have been following the blog, you’ve seen my progress [...]
I spent some free time in the Doctor’s waiting room. On a scrap of paper I played around with some ideas. The upper right is my current idea for the border around the rug. I liked how the roses barge into the circle border. The two rugs to the left will be patterns available through [...]
I finally got some time to work on my room-sized rug. Thank you to everyone who has checked back frequently for updates. My schedule is much clearer for the next few weeks and I should be able to make some progress. I will have to take a break to finish the “Woman with Baby” and [...]
What keeps me going is hearing from you. Katie sent me these pictures of the rug she is working on. Here’s what she had to say: I’ve been meaning to email you for a while to tell you that I am hooking Antique Floral Runner designed by Emma Lou Lais. I was not crazy about [...]
I use my hand hooked rugs as rugs. It is remarkable how well they hold up. Wool is one of the very best fibers for rugs. It does not accumulate dirt and because I hook on rug warp, my rugs can take what my animals dish out. Watch the movie below to see what I [...]
I “finished” the center this morning. It is not not completely done because I need to check for holidays. This means that I will inspect the back of the rug and look for larger than normal spaces where I did not hook. They are easy to see on the back but impossible to see on [...]
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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