Never use a ruler to draw straight lines on your backing. While the ruler may be straight, the backing probably isn't. I prefer rug warp and this technique works best on that …
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New Border Ideas for Room-Sized Hooked Rug
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 …
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Finishing up “Woman with Baby”
Arrived home from several days in West Virginia covered in bug bites, tired, but with most of the whipping done on this rug. We cannot make the family reunion this year, so we took the grandkids down …
How to Set up Your Own Website
Two of the easiest websites to use to set up your own website are www.blogspot.com and www.wordpress.com. If you can send an email with a photo attachment, you have all the skills you need to add …
A Great Product for Cleaning Hand Hooked Rugs
My daughter, Jenny, asked me if I had ever used the Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair. I had not. Because I have pets, I own a leather couch, one of the few fabrics where pet hair does not …
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How to Dye Wool for Rug Hooking: Getting Started
Just getting started can be the most difficult step. My best advice is to arm yourself with information, the right tools and enough wool so that if something goes wrong, you can try again. The first …
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