In a previous post I mentioned googling "royalty free witch or Halloween images" and showed a pic of my in-progress Witchy Woman. Maureen said Witchy Woman reminded her of the "Halloween Beistle" images she used to put in her windows. The next day Maureen emailed again saying she went down the Halloween rabbit hole and sent me a few images she found during that visit.
Plus, and with permission, she sent me a witch she hooked playing with various textiles and it is a Katie Allman design. Thanks Sheila.
And now today I finally pulled a few loops to have something to show you since my last post. My excuse is... "life got in the way", as Lauren would say. Well, at least I know it will still be ready for Halloween since it is so small.
That blue background is a nasty thready piece of thin cotton I purchased early on in my rug hooking endeavor. Saw it at the thrift shop and decided it was cheap enough to put in my stash. Many times I'd thought of tossing it but glad it survived long enough for this project.
Saundra
Yes - Beistle - and, even earlier, Dennison - pieces are iconic Halloween in my book. So very nostalgic. I hooked a very simple cat in a similar, simple style, many, many, years ago. So, even though I may not be hooking along, I might manage to at least post something along the line that you have been "conjuring.". And, now that I think of it, I believe Cathy gifted me a teeny, tiny, kit (by a different designer) of a similar ilk that gave me fits and I set it aside. Perhaps I'll try to unearth that as well. (Geesh...that's a lot of "maybes" and "perhaps." Don't hold your breath. LOL)
ReplyDeletePS... Love your little witch...great colors! And Shiela's witch is great...would love to see it hooked!
ReplyDeleteI love your little rug. I have the shadow of 4 witches I need to transfer. It is suppose to be the four friends together.
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Beistle is still in business. I use to purchase from them when buying goods for our gift shop. They are iconic and everyone loved them. Try to find an original from back in the day though and...yikes...prices are getting high. The blue you chose for your witch is perfect. I love the gravestones at the bottom too!! Janice
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun blog post! I have always loved the colors of fall and Halloween.
ReplyDeleteSheila’s drawing is wonderful and I love her witch rug.
ReplyDeleteWon’t be long until you are done with your Witchy Woman 🧙♀️
Love your Witch and the background color is pretty !
ReplyDeleteSheila's drawing looks like a great idea ! I Love how she hooked her Witch and Love her hair !!
Interesting info on those images. I probably won't be joining you but will enjoy seeing your progress...so far so good. Hope that cotton works out for your.
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