Do you have a hankering to hook a valentine rug? There's one month until Valentine's Day so here are a few photos for inspiration. Over the years I've posted many rugs with hearts but didn't post all of them here tonight. You could always type heart rugs in my search engine at the top and perhaps others not shown here will appear.
First up is the 8 point star with hearts and diamonds. If you think the border is 'too in your face' you could make the border more narrow or eliminate that border all together. Auction house said it was hooked 19th century and measures 38.5 x 50.
This is an antique antique rug measuring 32 x 52 and said to be hooked between 1880-1910. I drew a pattern and hooked it as I loved the blotchy background.
Dated March 6, 1931 is a huge heart with chickens, rabbit and dog.
A familiar rug with hearts is this 1875 design. Original measures 41 x 34. I've always considered hooking it but haven't yet.
Hearts and 8 point stars with the date 1911.
Just found this blue heart rug on FB but not impressed.
If you like applique, this one has hearts, pennies, hands and deer. I'm personally not a fan of applique ~ tried it, sold one that was the end of that. Date unknown.
Alternative ideas would be the two leather pincushions made in 19th century.
Saundra
Oh....MY.... I am absolutely smitten with those last two leather pincushions. WOW. I've never seen anything like those before. I also like that 1911 8-pt one...perhaps the colors?? But I'd have to "rebalance" things...moving the 8-pt stars more to the center, etc. You didn't hook one based on the 1875 one? Hmmm...thought you had. And I do fully expect that you will again do a post of all your heart rugs. Yes, pressure here... ;-) ~Robin~
ReplyDeleteHearts...I have one I never finished. Maybe I'll drag it out & revisit but as I recall I pretty much didn't like what I had hooked and banished it. I like the one with the chickens & dog. I'm going to do a search. I could never pull off a rug in a month but maybe a chair pad or something small as you suggested. Those pin cushions are wild.
ReplyDeleteOh boy have I hooked rugs with hearts ....I have many and all kinds of hearts all over my house . My 6 year old twins tried to count all the hearts they see in my kitchen , luckily they gave up before they knew how to count to 100 ! Hearts , houses & basket get me every time . One of them told me , "don't you think you have enough !"
ReplyDeleteSo many great heart rugs. Like you, I hope to someday hook the 1875 design. I like the horses and hearts, and also the 1911 rug would be an easy one to hook. Ack! Too many rugs. Too little time.
ReplyDeleteAnd those leather pincushions? WOWZA!!!