The last couple of times I went to Rhinebeck, I was drawn to pictorial hooked rugs. I guess it was only a matter of time. Mary, who comes to our Friday afternoons with her daughter, has brought her hooked rugs to work on. I was fascinated so she gave me everything I needed to get started including strips of wool fabric in many colors. When I found I needed a color she hadn’t given me I either over-dyed the orange strips and mottled them with brown or Navaho-plied black and grey yarns I had here. Lots of fun!
It seems to me a spinner would have a terrific advantage as a rug hooker. A spinner can card together the exact colors needed and spin just the right amounts so there would be endless color possibilities with no “left-overs.”
6 Comments:
Very pretty!
I too looked at the rugs. I bought all the equipment but have yet to seriously use them. Beautiful rooster
Wow! Love the colors, so bold!
Looks like you are having fun!
I've just gotten back into hooking as well, but in miniature, using 3 strands of a 6-ply embroidery floss.
I do have hooking needles to fit up to a #3 crochet yarn though.
Love the Roo!
This is beautiful! I have been interested in rug hooking ever since inheriting one done by my grandfather. The red wool in the roses in the rug as still vivid today.
Oh wow! I've always loved how this looks, and your rooster is particularly handsome.
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