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 […]
Conquest of Queen Anne by Janet Watson
Here’s another rug I got to see at Sauder Village. Janet was stuck on the hit and miss border. I hope the few tips I gave her will spur her on. Use your scrap bag, not just the colors from the center Be sure add neutrals Hook a crooked line every few inches and then […]
How to Be Sure a Rug Hooking Pattern is “Hookable”
OK, hookable may not be a real word but it is a real problem. Have you ever gotten a pattern that you loved and when you apply color to it, it becomes a different pattern? I usually try to hook all the patterns I sell. Because I have spent the last two years hooking the […]
Conquest of Queen Anne
[wp_eStore_fancy:product_id:11:end] [wp_eStore_fancy:product_id:110:end] This pattern was developed just before I finalized the design for my room-sized rug. It uses many of the same elements. The area outside the scroll is intended to be hooked hit and miss but be sure to develop it in your own style. Here are some closeups of elements that I used […]