Cindi Gay Rug Hooking
how to create your own hand hooked rugs
I introduced this pattern this fall. Since then I've color planned it several times. As with anything you do often, you begin to see patterns. I decided to share the method I am using to color plan …
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This is the original. I designed this pattern for Pat Mensing. Here is her version of this rug hooking pattern. I love the block border around the outside border. It's a great way to add interest …
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I received this photo from Jane in April 2010. Sorry it took so long to get it posted, but here it is in time to inspire your Christmas hooking. I thought you might like to see my finished …
I designed this hooked rug for an article in Rug Hooking Magazine, Nov/Dec 2003. The challenge was to create a Christmas rug using all recycled wool and no commercial dyes. Sounded simple. It was a …
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This was written for my pattern, Oak and Acorns, but the procedure can be used on any rug with a lot of stylized leaves. Just in time for fall. I imagine each leaf hooked using 2-24 different …
Subway art in NYC is similar to rughooking in that many points of color add up to an image. I was in NYC in early June for a Wordpress Wordcamp. Even though I was there to learn more about the …
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