This post is to share pics of rugs hooked in 2024. The first finished rug last January was an antique adaptation of Reclining Lamb which was started early November 2023 in a class with Caroline Twigg. After returning home I reverse hooked most of the wool in the body of the sheep so the rug wasn't completely hooked until January 14th 2024. And later bound.
The next adaptation was Lone Stag and Star. For some reason I became enamored with a hit and miss antique rug displayed at Sauder ~ Star and Hearts which I had to hook.
Fox frequent my yard often and see them sometimes drinking from the water bucket I keep outside for deer. Fox are beautiful creatures so when seeing the 1922 antique version it was the next pattern on my frame.
By now you know what makes my heart skip a beat ... a horse of course. So Running Horse was next. And for those of you wondering, the red in the horse's neck and mane was in the original antique.
You wouldn't know which antique rug this next adaptation was taken from unless I showed it to you, as it looks nothing like the original. Coming up with a name for it was difficult as I thought the original was as ugly as a junk yard dog. Yeah, part of a phrase taken from Jim Croce's song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown". Must admit it's not my favorite rug.
This next one I did enjoy hooking and am pleased with the finish. It's another antique adaptation named Bird on Tree Stump. Dog with Basket was the project taken to Cape May and color planned by Lucille Festa. Lucille used every piece of my wool taken to camp. I kept telling her to make suggestions from her wonderful selection but she continued to use mine. Of course I still did buy some of her wonderful overdyed 'dirty muddy' wool. The wool used in the dog I'd never have thought to use but Lucille did and think it looks great. All the wool were odd pieces taken just in case they could be used for something.
Well this next one seemed like a good idea at the time. It, too, is an antique adaptation, not one of my favorites either, but it did turn out quite like the antique. Although hooking on the sunflower started around March 2024, I didn't finish it until November so it would be ready as a Christmas gift to my DIL. Unfortunately I neglected to take a photo after it was stitched closed. Cathy, my DIL, was over the moon happy with this as one of her gifts and reminded me that she LOVES sunflowers. Guess that was a hint for future gift giving.
Guess you are surprised not to see Magdalena's Animal Parade as another finished in 2024. Me too. But it will be finished soon and will be among those shown next year in the 2025 rug review.
Happy New Year.
Saundra
