MAGDALENA'S ANIMAL PARADE UPDATE

Not a lot of progress but some is better than none.  Besides, might as well get used to seeing slow progress as I'm sure this one won't be completed until sometime into 2025.  Sheesh, the new year is  only 32 days away.

For the heck of it thought I'd take a photo with a different camera and I don't see much difference in color.

Although I have a 'plus one' drawn, this rug has kept my interest with so many different motifs.  Maybe when it gets down to just background or binding I'll need something to rejuvenate my mojo.  

Happy hooking.

Saundra

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

 Wishing all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and that your turkey, dressing and pumpkin rolls turn out perfectly 😉.  Below is a rug I hooked which was in an old Needl'love publication.

And a few antique turkey rugs to entertain you as well.  I love the colors of this first one.

Another with turkeys and chicken.

A gaggle of feathers and fur.

Below are a couple of rabbits thankful turkeys will be on the menu and not themselves.

Saundra

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SOME OLD RUGS

With Thanksgiving this week it is befitting this Thankful rug to be shown first.  Said to be hooked late 19th century with dimensions of 33.5 x 50.  

Below is a winter scene hooked by the late Georges-Edouard Tremblay who was also an artist.  

Eight point stars with a hit and miss background, no date but measures 34 x 68.

A horse named TOBE given a date between early 19th to early 20th century. 

A "Welcome" rug and wonder if the person who hooked it has a dog and cat or if she is suggesting that all creatures great and small are welcome? 😏

A ginormous wool stitched bed rug Joseph and Olive Abbott Mar 22, 1775 which measures 83 x 88.  That had to keep the young lady busy for many months me thinks.

Below is a close up of the true colors and stitching.  She even stitched the background, those aren't flowers and stems stitched only.

An oval in rectangle hooked early 20th century on burlap.  I wondered if the corner was missing or turned over and the photographer didn't fix it.

A rooster on fence, 20 x 34 hooked 19th century.

Wishing all of you a warm and happy Thanksgiving.

Saundra

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MISC. CHIT CHAT

Way back in April I started hooking a sunflower to make into a pillow for my DILs May birthday.  Lost my momentum interest so gave her something else and decided to make the sunflower pillow as a Christmas gift with more months to work on it.  The purchased pillow insert was too big so made my own with cotton fabric and leftover stuffing from the dollmaking days.  So now all I have to do is stitch the opening closed and voila, a gift for the sunflower loving DIL.

I know sunflowers are a summer flower but her family gave her sunflower themed items last year for Christmas so I won't feel badly giving her this.

Make sure to ship your Christmas gifts early this year as USPS hasn't seemed to become any better.  Remember the rug I sold and shipped on 11/12?  It was shipped to Lafayette, Louisiana via Priority and delivery was estimated to be 11/15.  I kept checking the tracking number but the USPS info seemed to be stalled at "delivery late 11/14 on way to next destination".

I contacted the USPS earlier this week asking if the package had been delivered.  Thought perhaps it had been delivered but the postal person hadn't scanned the label to indicate it had been.  Just this evening (10 days after shipping)Troy contacted me saying the rug had arrived and was nicer in person than the photo.  Well of course I was ecstatic it arrived and more so he was happy.  But why did it take 10 days????

While perusing various places for antique hooked rugs I came upon something which gave me pause and then a chuckle.  It wasn't so much the 'speedy hooker' ad or the prices of the burlap for hooking rugs.  It was the price of the look-alike Hartman hook for 20 cents for which we now pay up to $48.  Unfortunately I don't know the date of this ad but wow the difference in price.

I've never been to a fortune teller for fear of what negative info they might provide, although don't think they'd give bad news outright.  Have never had my hand read by a professional either.  But I did try reading my own palm when discovering how to read your own palm.

To read either photo better click on the photo.

Windy, rainy and COLD outside.  My heat just shut off and within a minute came back on  It may have gone from heat pump to propane which is a warmer heat.  Tomorrow might be a tad better but winter has just begun.  Cover up buttercup.

Saundra

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JUST THE BEGINNING

Yes, it's at least a start and with the pending weather I'll have plenty of time to pull some loops without feeling guilty for not working in the yard.  Weatherman said with the cold front coming in there will probably be thunder around 10 p.m. when the cold hits the warm like a tone of bricks.  We will get rain but not enough to cause flooding but probably not enough to cure our drought either.  But at least some rain but with some high winds so there will be limbs to pick up after it is over.

Anyway, so far I've just used wool from my woolie worms and will continue to do that until the colors I need aren't handy.

In case you'd like to see the original Magdalena Animal Parade rug here it is below.

Well hell's bells.  The wool I chose is much too bright compared to Magdalelna's, but sure seemed it worked when sitting under the OTT light and checking the photo.  Actually looking at the paper print out as well as the rug on my iPad.  How could I have made such a drastic error in color choices?

So I just might be 'beginning again' tomorrow.  Perhaps the rest of the evening I'll work on binding the Giant Flower rug while I ponder whether to rip out what I've hooked or just decide that it is, after all, an adaptation of an antique.  Hope I'll come to a decision as I "sleep on it".

Saundra

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RUGS FROM LONG AGO

As there's not much to show yet on the new rug pattern, thought I'd do an antique rug show.  First up is a dog with scrolls hooked late 19th to early 20th century.   

Stars and Stripes dated 1900's.  If you tap on the rug you will see more clearly the Uncle Sam, the eagle and smaller flags.

An attractive footstool top dated 1830.  

A worthy wife as defined in this Hutchinson style rug hooked around 1930.

A diamond center with birds, sorta makes you feel like you're in the twilight zone looking at it.  The auction house said 19th century but seems a tad too bright to be hooked before 1900. 

A playful cat with someone's yarn, on oval rug circa 1930's.  

Red rooster rug (say that 3 times fast) dated 1890.  Appears to have damage at the bottom border.

This 3 gal. stoneware crock would make a nice hooked rug, circa 1850.

That's it for this post.  Hope you have something to keep your mind and hands active.

Was a lovely warm day at 65* but heard on the news there just might be a couple "S" flakes this weekend.  I hate to put the whole word in here because I don't want to lose followers, lol.

Saundra

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PRODUCTIVE SATURDAY

Giant Flower rug has been steamed and waiting to be bound when I get around to it.  Might be a while because I hate that part of the rug hooking process.  Also cleaned up the rats nest at the hooking area and vacuumed.

Plus I drew two patterns for myself.  Wanted to be sure I had the 'plus one' drawn to ensure I had a back up when needing a break from the big one.  Don't want to be caught without one this time.

And grabbed a bag of brownish worms to start.

Am certain that rats nest will reappear pronto.  Happy weekend.

Saundra

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MODERN TAKE on an ANTIQUE RUG

Serendipity inspired this particular blog post ~ but more about that later in the post.

As mentioned previously I enjoy sharing information I've gleaned thru the years since teaching myself to hook.  I sometimes struggled and  had questions not knowing anyone to ask and know there are others who are more remote than I was at that time.   So sharing my frustrations and failures lets you know it's okay, we've all been there and am here now for you to ask.  And maybe, just maybe I've posted something or a way to do something rug hooking related you hadn't thought of before.

You regular readers know I've introduced various types of antiques as ideas to inspire rugs ~ wood carvings, stitcheries, antique tapestries, etc.  Have also made you aware of talented rug hookers whom you may not be aware.  This post is about those things.  

For example, let's take this 1890 hooked Pennsylvania rug of Birds in Tree which I posted on my blog eons ago.  Definitely an antique but what if it inspired someone to modernize it, to make it more indigenous to their region?

Perhaps the Birds in Tree rug might look like this Alligator in Small Pond.  The pond might be small but the rug isn't, it measures 66 x 66.

Below is a closeup of the textiles used in the border.  Notice they are a mixture woven cotton, yarn, embroidery, rope, fringe and other found objects.  Just like they did back in 'the olden days'.  If walked on it would eventually become a mellowed out well worn antique with the same look as the antique one.  Except I sincerely doubt this will ever see the floor.   

Did I mention "serendipity"?  Yes, Alligator in Small Pond is the work of artist and teacher Troy Dugas.  He is the person who purchased the Early Farm Scene rug.  He shared this rug and other artistic work with me after the rug was in the mail to him.  I'm honored by his desire for a piece of my work and in learning he has followed my blog for years.  He most enjoys the antique rug shows, you can see why.

 

Check out Troy's web site to see his other works HERE.  He presently has a showing at the Galveston Art Center until November 17th.  When you click on the "here" you can navigate to several photos which may direct you to more of his art.

Thank you Troy and wishing you lots of commissions from your show.

Saundra

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CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR

Leaf raking and other life's daily duties has slowed down my progress on the Giant Flower (Grande Fleur).  As you can see from the photo below I'm just one flower and a little background away from a finish.

Today I sold one of my hooked rugs and have so many that I'm hoping Christmas shoppers will find me to purchase others.  The antique adaptation of Early Farm Scene is on its way to its new owner.

Remember making cabbage rolls?  Tonight's dinner is going to be "Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls" which is a lot simpler than the way I used to do it.  Mine is still simmering on low since I wanted to do this blog post first.  But if interested in seeing the recipe you can find it HERE.  I used ground turkey instead of beef.

Saundra

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Two Celebrations

Yesterday was the 249th birthday of the Marine Corps.  Semper Fi Marines.

Today is Veterans Day and would like to thank all men and women in all branches of the military for your service and sacrifice.  It takes a special person to put their life in harms way to protect America's freedom and its people.

God Bless America.

Saundra

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CHANNELING MAGDALENA

As of this moment I'm still thinking of hooking Magdalena's Animal Parade rug.  The first picture is the original antique hooked by Magdalena.

Evelyn Lawrence was the first person to hook an adaptation of the design and she sent me this photo of it as soon as she finished hooking it in 2012.  Evelyn gave the 33 x 79 pattern line drawing to Barb Carroll.

Another adaptation of Magdalena's design was hooked by Cindy Jeffcoat.  Sure wish it was a full frontal photo but you can still see how well it was color planned and hooked to replicate the original.  

And just recently Alice Fraizer finished hooking her version of the design and posted it on FB. I'll be looking forward to seeing what Alice will have on her hooking frame next.

No way I'll hook a rug 33 x 79 and even the Domestic Zoo pattern I hooked was huge for me at 22 x 66 (below).

I've enlarged the design and printed out a pattern line drawing measuring 19 x 48.  While that seems like a descent size for me (compared to 33 x 79) it will still be an issue tilting the frame and rotating the pattern.  Yet I've briefly considered enlarging it to 21 x 57.  BUT, since I'm still not done hooking Giant Flower have more time to decide which size to do oh, and the plus one ~ OR will the new Magdalena end up being the plus one which gets set aside while I work on a more comfortable size rug???.

Well kids, it's November and you know what holiday next month is... I can't say that word or Laure will call me out on it.  If you need or want to hook some small gifts for friends or family how about a 'mug rug'?  You could hook some small ones with dog bones or paw prints for the friends with pets; or small size rugs for children with dollhouses (or is that a thing from 'the olden days')?  Seems like Edyth O'Neill was also channeling Magdalena in this old blog post which you can check out HERE.

Saundra

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JUST ANOTHER RUG SHOW

But first, my today ... the temperature reached 81 degrees and I got hot working on the leaves which still aren't cleaned up.  We are in a drastic drought situation with burn bans throughout the state of Delaware and Maryland.  Yet I hear of a sliver of a chance of rain in some areas in the news.  As much complaining as I did with the rainwater in my back woods and yard a/k/a the Lake, sure could use some rain now.  Anyway, on with the show ~ ~

A central rose with scrolls dated early 1900's and measures 30 x 57.  Too fancy and elegant for me tho.

Listed as Canadian Love Birds and dated the 1900's, this is more my style although I'd probably hook a border and eliminate the tongues.

A dog and rabbit rug no date was provided but it is cute.

An old gray mare hooked early 20th century dimensions of 27.5 x 39.  Guess that pretty much describes me too, perhaps this should be my next project since I'm also an old grey mare.

Tho not a hooked rug, I found this England 1540 heraldic pouch and story very interesting.  The pouch was used during the marriage ceremony as perfumed herbs were stored inside and both men and women wore it on their hips during their wedding ceremony.

A very tattered geometric rug below, no date was provided by the auction house.  But it reminded me of a rug I hooked in 2011 for a Yahoo Rughookers challenge.  

You quilters might enjoy this part of my post.  The challenge was to hook a rug based on blocks from an antique quilt made by Jane Stickle in 1863.  The quilt, story and quilt blocks are in a booklet called Dear Jane.  If you want to know about the antique quilt and book you can read about it HERE.

Tomorrow is supposed to be another warm day outside so will try to accomplish more yard work.  The leaves aren't gone but there is so much work still to be done everywhere.  After the winds of the last couple days I see limbs have fallen which need to be cleaned up.  OY VEY, or as Lauren would say, "the joys of homeownership". 

Thankfully I've a hobby/passion/entertainment to keep my mind and hands busy inside.  Cannot wait until this floral is finished and think I'm sick of flowers after this is done.  Hope you have a hobby you enjoy as well.

Saundra

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