Tuesday, November 3, 2026

ALL HOOKED

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At least the hooking is completed but still needs binding.  I'm referring to Magdalena's Double Horses.  The colors are showing up l...
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Friday, October 30, 2026

RECENT OLD RUG FINDS edited

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Black cats aren't bad luck but since it is Hallows' Eve perhaps this is the perfect first rug to share.  Circa 1880, per the auction...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026

FIX #2

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Or, make that fix #3 as 'the nose job' on Golden Ben in the Garden was the first one.  Below is a design by Lori Brechlin and patte...
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Sunday, October 25, 2026

A FIX

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Another rug needed a fix, this is the before. Here is the after, a task which should have been done in the very beginning.  Can you notice t...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

CHIT CHAT

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Found it, found the photo I mentioned in Cathy's post.  Before it was called AI there was an app which could insert images in photos.  b...
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Sunday, October 18, 2026

A FEW OLD RUGS

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This is a smorgasbord of designs which might pique someone's interest for an antique adaptation.  Some of these rugs are still listed fo...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY

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The good is my Magdalena Double Horses update.  Sorry the photo is a tad blurry but not gonna take another photo this evening.  Doubt much w...
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Monday, October 12, 2026

JUST CHIT CHAT

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Did anyone else's blog have a few hundred hits over the last couple days or was it because of my "Nose Job" headline?  I know ...
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Friday, October 9, 2026

NOSE JOB

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Bet the title got your attention, didn't it, lol.  The nose job wasn't for me, it was for a rug pattern I drew my boy Ben in and hoo...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

TEMPTATION

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I have more wool than I can use up in my lifetime and in every color combination possible.  Why then, when getting The Wool Studio  samples ...
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Friday, October 2, 2026

Magdalena's Double Horses Update

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Actually, guess that should be 'Magdalena's one of two horses update'.  Sure appears to show my leisurely hooking of this design...
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Saturday, September 26, 2026

OLD RUGS TO INSPIRE YOU

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When first seeing this rug it appeared to me it was a wild stallion running free and probably looking for his harem.  No dimensions were pro...
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