There are many different kinds of wool in various states of finishing that can be hooked with. I love trying out new things; some things work, some do not. One of my favourite things is wool roving. Silk roving is amazing to work with, and glides through the fingertips in a liquid river of softness. [...]
Lamb’s tongue, a carpenter’s plane with a deep narrow bit, for making curved grooves. –Knight. (http://dictionary.die.net/lambs%20tongue) I would love to ask a carpenter to show me what he makes with this type of plane…I did not realize there was an actual tool to make lamb’s tongues. Very interesting. Here is another definition from dictionary.com: lamb’s [...]
“It’s a beautiful day and I can’t see it…” Poignant video for purplefeather.com. The music is by Giles Lamb, One to one. Isn’t it funny how it can be a perfectly beautiful day, but we can still fail to see it. Can it be true that we can be blind so often that what we [...]
False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade. Christian Nestell Bove It seemed very neutral a background at the time…but now, it’s a challenge to keep going. Isn’t this the way it is sometimes. Great ideas are [...]
Beautiful Sia, Don’t Bring Me Down Borders take some time to do if you make them quite wide. Sometimes all that a rug needs is a small little border. If the centre of the rug is very busy and bright, a dark neutral border may add to it and sometimes a busy and bright border [...]
Some of you have asked me about the blue velvet. I am not sure how tough this type of fabric would be underfoot, but since this fairy rug is going on the wall, I am not too concerned about it. I have seen older rugs that have used velvet and think it held up quite [...]
This is fun to do. Rug hooking on Wool. I had a beautiful wool blanket someone gave me. It was quite worn obviously very well loved. Probably had a wonderful life keeping people snugly and warm during the freezing cold Canadian winters. What a nice thought.. The weave on it was quite loose. Not sure [...]
Pain. Listen to your body, number 1. If you are having pain, and you have not been on a hooking marathon, it might be time to give your MD a call. Just to be safe. This is your body “speaking” to you. Listen. You won’t be sorry you did. I’ve been on plenty of hooking [...]
It is completely common to have several different cuts, widths and weights of wool in the same rug. The key is keeping the loops the same height. I love to vary this as well as incorporate many different textures, such as plaids and tweeds. I like to think of it this way: the rug is [...]
Hooking with yarn has long been a tradition in places like Cheticamp Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The hooks they use are very tiny. Here is a great website which also talks about one of the most famous Cheticamp Rug Hookers, Elizabeth LeFort: Cheticamp Rug Hooking You can also visit the website here: Elizabeth LeFort. I [...]
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