BOUND and LABELED

As you have probably noticed, I don't have a permanent style of binding my rugs.  Each seems to be different and show me what it wants.  Actually, the purpose of binding a rug was intended to protect the edge of the foundation from fraying.  Animals Great and Small appeared to need a whipped edge.  The wool yarn chosen was one by Ali Strebel which had all similar colors that appeared in the rug.  Ali will special dye wool for you if you send a photo of your rug or colors to be in your rug.

It is nice to display the rug in my living room where I can see it every day.  It will be on the floor as there is no more room on my walls in there right now unless something else comes down.  But it is nice to see it completed and visible every day.

As you can see I cannot get a straight photo, ever, and it is always the right side that droops.  Guess it drops when using the right hand to push the button.

Below is a photo of the label, which has a photo of the original antique rug.  You can also see the colors of the wool better in this photo.  Notice too, the back of the rug and spacing between rows.  In a previous post I mentioned hooking 4 holes away from the previous row.  Depending on other variables it could be 3 spaces.

Although the purpose of binding a rug is to protect the edge from fraying, some folks choose to add a cotton binding just above the whipped edge too.  Why?  Heck, I hate binding to begin with so why would I overkill the protection and the task?  Anyway, just my thoughts on that topic.

Happy hooking and back to the Deer rug I'm working on.

Saundra

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