- Day 1 of rug hooking: Putting the pattern on the backing
- Day 5 Rug Hooking Progress
- Day 5 Rug Hooking Continued
- Day 7 Rug Hooking the rose
- Day 10 Rug Hooking Progress
- Day 22 Rug hooking the scrolls
- Day 35 Still rug hooking the scrolls
- Day 36 My temporary rug hooking set up
- Day 38 of rug hooking: Resolving the Large Leaves
- Day 44 of rug hooking: Rose improvement
- Day 44 Georgia loves my hooked rugs
- Day 050 Rug hooking all weekend
- Day 65 Rug Hooking Progress
- Day 94 Finally got to hook!
- Border progress-Cat’s paw
- Day 94 How to hook crooked loops not straight ones
- Day 99 Circle Border Under Consideration on Room-sized Rug
- Day 275 Progress on border and scroll
- Hooking the circle border
- Day 281 I spent the 4th hooking!
- Back on the border of the room-sized rug
- Day 372 Rug Hooking Progress and Jack
- Day 381 Measurements
- Day 425 Thanksgiving weekend, some progress
- Day 434 Background
- Day 436 Organization
- Day 440 Almost done with center
- Day 442 Center DONE. . . well, almost
- Use and Abuse of Hand Hooked Rug
- Day 1200 Border Design Finalized on Room Sized Rug
- Day 1207 First shot at the final border
- Day 1223 Hooked Rug Border Evaluation
- Day 1232 Hit and Miss Corner on the Room Sized Rug
When I accidentally rotated the image I was preparing it for the internet, It looked different. Sometimes when we change our point of view, it changes the appearance of things. I’ve always photographed my rug to see the progress through the lens of the camera. I never thought to rotate the image. Huh?
I started adding color to the new border. I wanted to add more red so I made the large scroll red with just a touch of gold to outline it on one side. I thought it would look like the roses in the rug. It does a bit. I think part of the problem is that I put the gold on the wrong side. When I hooked it, I thought the red was going where the background is. When I discovered my mistake, I didn’t think about the gold being on the wrong side. As I teach, I will not rip it out yet. I will keep hooking, using this information to adjust the placement of colors. I am way to early in the hooking process to make a decision. I need to hook more loops to earn the right to not like what I’ve done so far.
Cindi, This rug is worth the 1207 days (so far) that you have put into it. It already looks fabulous.
Sondra
Cindi,
It is a treat watching the progression of this rug. I know I will never tackle anything like it. What a family heirloom you are creating. Plus generations to come can have a reference to its entire history through your writings. Have you figured out how to save your entries for posterity? Maybe a booklet?
Love your work,
Trisha
What a great idea. I never thought to do something like that. You got the gears turning. . . .