It takes forever to get a piece of wool off the shelf, light it, take the photo, upload the photo, crop the photo to the right size, label the photo with the inventory number, optimize the photo for …
How to create your own Texture Sampler
Textured wool (anything that is not solid) can be tricky especially if the repeat is large, but these wools often make the most interesting backgrounds. When I first started teaching in 2000, I was …
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008 – Rug Hooking Cut Sizes Explained
Episode 008 What do the numbers of cut sizes mean? From 2 - 8 each number represents the width of the strip in 32ths of an inch. For instance, a #8 is 8/32, which reduced down to …
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006 – Cutting Rug Hooking Wool with and without a Cutter
Episode 006 You can cut your wool strips with a fancy cutter or a simple pair of scissors. Rotary cutters do not work as well due to wool's low thread count per inch. Need a review of the rug …
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004 – Collecting wool and washing it for rug hooking
Episode 004 Types of wool Just because the label says 100% wool, it does not make it right for rug hookingNot all wool is created equalRecycled pros and cons cost of gas and time to …
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