1/16 Method
How to segment out your wool so you know how much you used, how much you still have left and to cut perfectly.
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Rug hooking the background on Primitive Roses stair riser
Rug hooking the background is easy if you start early and break the area into shapes. Find out how.
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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 are often frustrated when their rugs do not look the way they want them to….
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Pictorial rug hooking kit available in limited quantities
See student’s versions of Jasmine’s Butterfly Garden, design by Jeanne Benjamin. I taught this class at the ATHA biennial in Lancaster, Pa 2011. I have some extra kits from the class, so hook your version!
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Inflamatory Breast Cancer – Do you know the symptoms?
This past week I was at the Manistee Rug Camp. I had a great time. I passed out bookmarks from the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This is a deadly breast cancer that does not have a lump. Please visit their website to find out more. If you want a bookmark you can get it…
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Seabee: Flag completed and some lettering started
Seabee Flag I needed to simply hook yesterday so I finished the flag. I am happy with those colors. I also worked on the lettering. As I explained before I always hook different sections of letters with different wools. This gives me an idea of how each color will compliment the rug. I also think…
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Seabee: Some color adjustments later. . .
I changed the yellow on the bee to a brighter and darker color. You can still see my first choice on the head of the bee. The two stripes on the body are the new color. Not sure if I will change the line on the flag. I’ll get background around it before I change…
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Color Planning is a Method
Color Planning is NOT picking out every wool and deciding where it goes in advance. Who can do that? I don’t. My method is different.
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Dyeing Wool for Rug Hooking: Getting Started
Dyeing your own wool for rug hooking is hard work but it can be very rewarding.
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A Fast Way to Dye Rug Hooking Wool
Yesterday you saw how my kitchen counter looks after several days of dyeing. Life often gets in the way so I have developed a method that helps me to get at least a batch or two done even on the busiest days.
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Dyeing Rug Hooking Wool is Messy
This post is for Hilda in Olive Branch, MS. Hilda is thinking about getting into dyeing. I hope this does not scare you off, Hilda.
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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, using the same method I use for finishing pillows. My plan was to turn…
