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 Wool In Stock
It takes forever to get a piece of wool off the shelf, light it, take the photo, upload the photo, crop the photo to the right size, label the photo with the inventory number, optimize the photo for the website, save the photo, upload the photo to the website, post the photo to the website….
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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…
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Hooking a natural sky: Step 1
Today I had a few moments to hook, but no brain energy to scour up the next few colors. I decided to get some of the sky hooked. The method I am using is described in my book, Pine Trees, Grass and Sky. Hooking in the sky loosely helps to make the project move faster and…
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Rug Hookin
After you register, you will get a welcome email with the link. If you get asked a password, Register again here to get a link that includes the password. You can find this page again by visiting rughookin.com How to join Rug Hookin for the first time If you attended my live rug hooking lessons…
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Rughooking a face: Hooking the Nose and Lips
Continue with the wide cut face rug hooking tutorial by hooking the upper lip and nose.
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Rug Hooked Footstool – Finishing the Upholstery
Update 8/30/16: Unless you have a VERY powerful air stapler, take your sewn up footstool to the upholsterer to finish this step. It took my guy 8 minutes from start to finish. Stapling the backing into place Pull the hooked cover into place for the final time. It should be snug. Check the fit. The…
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Rug Hooked Footstool – Sew the side seams
This method of sewing the seams is the easiest ever! I will always be grateful to Kim Nixon for showing me this technique years ago. It made me fearless about sewing seams for any three dimensional hooking such as footstools, purses or dolls. To sew the first side seam, choose a corner and fold the…
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Rug Hooked Footstool – Prep for finishing
If you haven’t built the footstool yet, get it built and attach the foam BEFORE you cut the edge off your hooking. Test fit your hooking to your stool. There are so many variables that could throw the fit off. If you need to add a row or two, do it now before you cut…
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Rug Hooked Footstool – Adding the Foam
You gathered the materials, ordered the feet, stained them and built to box. Now you need to add the foam. I used the green high density foam because I think my older footstools have gone a bit flat. I’m hoping the higher quality foam will hold up better. How to add the rug hooked footstool…
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Rug Hooked Footstool – Build the Box
Steps to build the box for your own rug hooked footstool. These instructions are designed to work perfectly with the patterns offered on my website.
