Wednesday, December 28, 2011

My Sister is a Hooker - of Rugs!

I am using it as a chairpad


Close up of wonky house


Introducing some yarn bits for texture

That is a rug hooker! She has asked me in the past few months to show her how to hook rugs. I took her to Deanne Fitzgerald's studio in Nova Scotia this past fall on our way to PEI. She walked in and she was hooked. She bought her first canvas ( Wonky House and Lupins) and some skeins of yarn. I have enough of a wool stash that she could raid mine. Then I took her to the Green Mountain show in Vermont and she bought another pattern. Next I will have her designing her own.


She hooked that first pattern so fast! She called me a week before Christmas as to how to finish it. I wondered why the rush, but she came over and we went through a couple of methods. 


On Christmas Day when I opened my gift from her it was HER first rug that I received. I was so touched. We had a sisterly hugfest, a few tears and an understanding that went beyond words...as the men looked on scratching their heads :). So now I have my first rug gift. I have always given mine away or sold them so I have few of mine on hand. Now we know what to give each other as gifts - rug hooking STUFF! Always nice to have a fellow hooker in the family...What did I give her for Christmas?.. well another pattern of course and a pair of offset scissors LOL


Have a great day...Joni

5 comments:

moosecraft said...

How exciting!!! Looks to me like she is a natural at it! Hooked beautifully and with great colors! :-)

Simply Wendy said...

Love your sister's rug! I just might have to get one of Deanne Fitzpatrick's designs.

Joni of Fully Wooly Primitives said...

I love Deanne's patterns so much that I will be carrying them on linen in January. Can't wait :)
Yes I think she did a super job on the rug - she had my stash to choose from but she chose her own colours...
Thanks!

Sassafras and Winterberry said...

Another hooker welcomed into the fold! What nice work on her first rug. I love the purple roving! Super!
Courtney

Primitives By The Light of The Moon said...

That's so great....so glad she is hooked and what a great job she did on the first one!