Rug hooking the background can be the least interesting part of rug hooking. So I've developed a way to be sure I finish the background and don't lose interest. I figure that every strip I hook now is one less strip of background I'll have to hook later. I hook background as soon as I can, often …
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Rug Hooking an Interesting Background
There are many ways to hook a background. Here is the way I chose to hook the background on Woman with Baby. I wanted the background to remind the viewer of foilage. Image that the woman is sitting in front of a forest. The round circles are not leaf shaped, but still give the impression of …
Green Blurry Foilage Background Continues
I hooked more of the background and my impression now is that the background will work. There still is not enough hooking to tell for sure, but I will keep hooking. The look I want is blurry leaves or bushes in the background. I have an astigmatism and cataracts and my vision is always a bit …
Rug Hooking Some Background on Woman with Baby
Here I am testing out the background. I plan to use three slightly different shades of green spot dyes. The background will begin dark at the bottom and gradually lighten. I am not 100% sure it will work at this point. I will continue hooking until I am convinced it will not work -- or I get the …
Background Decisions for rug hooked portrait
I now have the lower arm filled in. I think the tummy will work, but I will continue to watch it. I fell in love the with bracelet idea when I first drew up this pattern, now it doesn't work for me. I see this woman as a slave during the early years of our country, not as the proud tribal woman I …
Lesson: Hook a bit here, then a bit there
I'll be away from the rug hooking frame while I clear out some backlogged paperwork to get ready to do the dreaded taxes. It used to take a day or so to get things ready but with the business, it seems to take forever. I have decided to hit it hard and get it done. While clearing off my hard …
Day 434 Background
One question that I hear often is about background. What direction do you hook? To answer this question fully I would have to write a full article. But to show you my favorite way to hook a background is easy. The first picture below shows the first step I take. I am using my Antique …
