This portrait of my imaginary woman is now complete. Notice the lower part of her neck. I think the uneven edge actually gives the neck more dimension. I did do a bit of tweaking …
Rug Hooking a face: Adding the sashing
Look at the lower part of her neck. You can see by comparing it with the prior post that I ripped out some of it. I took about a 5" wide piece of wool and sewed it on, right sides together, …
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Use and Abuse of Hand Hooked Rug
I use my hand hooked rugs as rugs. It is remarkable how well they hold up. Wool is one of the very best fibers for rugs. It does not accumulate dirt and because I hook on rug warp, my rugs can take …
Back on the border of the room-sized rug
I am still in the middle of rug camp season. A trip to Sauder Village next week, a family reunion and Cape May in September will wind up the season. In the meantime, I had a tiny bit of downtime this …
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Introducing Antique Rose Basket rug hooking pattern
I finalized the pattern I will hook at Sauder Village. Sorry for the words plastered across the pattern, but this pattern is for sale and will be on Spruce Ridge Studio's website soon. It is called …
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To dye or not to dye
I received a question and thought I would answer it in a new post. I am a newbie to rug hooking, and have a slightly silly question. Do you buy undyed wool? Or do you over dye? New rug hookers …