NEW YEAR NEW OLD RUG SHOW

The first antique rug show of 2025 and will start off with a tree shaped flower in a pot.  Hooked 19th century and measures 35 x 42.

An owl on a limb with what seems to be initials in the flowers in the four corners.  No date was provided.

A basket of flowers dated 19th century, 30 x 46.5.

I love this rug with carriage horses but have no other info sadly.

An oval shaggy rug with tongues.

The backside of that rug.

Roosters and tulips, no date but it measures 18 x 36.

A soiled but attractive dog and cat rug.  Don't have a date but it measures 25 x 57.  I'd really rather have a date, lol.

Sure wish I had access to dates rugs are hooked to ensure they are in public domain to reproduce.  I like this horse rug below with the geometric corner.   It appears the hooker was going for a duplicate of the right side but ran out of sky color so used what was available to finish the job.

Birds, deer and lollipop flower center with busy hit and miss background.

Just can't end with the busy rug so here is a 1910 horse hooked with what I think is crochet.  

Take a look at the view below and see if it is crochet which was used to hook it.  See the dainty scalloped edge?  Sure looks like crochet to me.

Received my bolt of linen yesterday so will get busy drawing a pattern for someone and get it in the mail today before new snow arrives this evening on top of what is already STILL here.

Saundra

I'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN

In full disclosure, my new project is another long one so I will be showing only one motif.  Don't want to give the entire pattern away right off the bat as it is more interesting anticipating what is next.  It is another antique adaptation and am as excited to work on this one as I was Animal Parade. 

Temperatures remain below freezing so my backup propane heat has been working overtime to keep the house warm.  Last Friday I called for a tank refill and the company's delivery in Seaford is Tuesdays.  By 4 p.m. yesterday the truck hadn't arrived so I called to inquire.  Due to the weather (understandable) the truck will refill my tank sometime today.

Also, a UPS delivery has been delayed and am sure my bolt of linen will succumb to the same situation.  Saturday's upcoming storm isn't looking good for this area either.  But at least we're not seeing the devastating wild fires California is experiencing right now.  God bless them and keep them out of harm's way.

Saundra

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WINTER SNOW

That predicted white stuff is here.  At 10:30 this morning the local news said Seaford had 5" accumulation.  It is still snowing and said to not stop until after midnight tonight.  

There has been another weather update with increased snow levels expected.  Notice I am now in the 7-14" area and already the local radio station says Seaford already has 5".  That from the state highway spokesperson.  Wouldn't be surprised at all if there is another update later today.

Here are a few snapshots I took this morning around 8 a.m.  You can see the collection of snow on top of my birdbath on the left side.  Saturday I went out to place my orange yard markers along the driveway and along the road out front.  Tomorrow I'm supposed to get a delivery of propane and will assist the driver to see where my driveway is.  And, for those who may be kind enough to clear my driveway will be a guide for them.

Should have thought ahead and put out all my bird feeders as I'll probably have to trek thru the snow to put up more food for my feathered friends.

During freezing rain or snowfall, I place a stick along one corner of my recycle and trash containers so they won't freeze shut.

I did venture out to put up an additional birdfeeder and refill one already there.  The snow I walked thru was up to mid-calf and still snowing.  When I returned inside noticed a very kind neighbor was snow blowing my driveway. 

Am planning to hunker down and pull some loops on my next wonderful primitive project.  Nothing to show here now but will in a day or two.  Stay home, stay warm and cuddle up to enjoy whatever craft or book you enjoy.

Saundra

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ALMOST MADE IT (weather update)

Just 4 days into 2025 and Magdalena's Animal Parade is finally all hooked; not steamed but it is hooked.  If only I'd worked on it a little more each day for the last couple weeks I could have had it finished in 2024.

The rug is so long I couldn't see what was being captured in the photo and I don't stand on chairs or any type ladders any longer unless I have one hand on something to steady me.  Therefore the rug isn't straight.

So next comes the cleanup and have a pattern to draw for someone and my next one.  However, there is that plus one I drew but will need to do the wool clean up before that one can even get started.

Am making vegetable soup and it smells good.  Will certainly be yummy in the tummy when the the winter storm hits.  Last night we did get some rain and a dusting of snow.  The screenshot below shows what is coming.  You can see that Seaford (on the right) is in the 4-8" snowfall area.  What will actually drop, who knows.  I'm ready and hope my power stays on so I can heat up my soup, lol.

WEATHER UPDATE:  The storm has been upgraded and I'm now in  the 6-10" of snow from 4-8.

Below is the previous prediction.  So guess it is the luck of the draw.

Guess I'd better go stir the soup, pour myself a glass of wine and get ready to separate the wooly worms into their proper colored baggies. Have a great Saturday evening.

Saundra

RUG REVIEW OF 2024

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

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