Every so often after vacuuming the living room ~ where I 'live and hook' daily, I'll swap out the rug that resides in front of the fireplace. So this is what replaced the recumbent sheep ~ the 1911 running horse.
While I only hook rugs which I'm passionate about, once hooked some of them no longer retain my adoration. This one, has never lost my interest and have found myself staring at it often today, loving every loop and every odd color hooked in it. That rug will always be a favorite of mine.
Below is the original antique.
Am confident the rug hooker of the antique ran out of dark wool for her border so she improvised with whatever available color of whatever textile she had on hand.
Hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving meal with family, friends or perhaps even alone like me, and a distant on-line friend.
Saundra
Your version of the antique rug is Beautiful . I prefer yours !
ReplyDeleteHolidays are hard when you can't be with relatives , things just aren't the same as when we grew up . I hope your Christmas will be spent with family .
I can understand why you are still in love with 1911 Running Horse!
ReplyDeleteI would still be in love with it if this was my own rug. Just gorgeous. Janice
ReplyDeleteA very handsome rug. When I read your post earlier I was so focused on the handsome horse I didn’t even see the border. Coming back now I think that must have been fun for you to hook
ReplyDeleteThis is a beauty for sure and for certain - and you did an amazing job at replicating the details and colors of the original. The colors, too, are a nice transition from fall to Christmas with its earth browns/neutrals and reds. Sometimes, and oftentimes, long-distance friends are the best. ;-)
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