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| I am using it as a chairpad |
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| Close up of wonky house |
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| 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
How exciting!!! Looks to me like she is a natural at it! Hooked beautifully and with great colors! :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your sister's rug! I just might have to get one of Deanne Fitzpatrick's designs.
ReplyDeleteI love Deanne's patterns so much that I will be carrying them on linen in January. Can't wait :)
ReplyDeleteYes I think she did a super job on the rug - she had my stash to choose from but she chose her own colours...
Thanks!
Another hooker welcomed into the fold! What nice work on her first rug. I love the purple roving! Super!
ReplyDeleteCourtney
That's so great....so glad she is hooked and what a great job she did on the first one!
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