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Antique adaptation of Horse Trainer rug.
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Antique adaptation of Horse Trainer rug.
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Okay, I'm guilty of taking breaks from whipping the edge of my rug with wool yarn so every once in a while needed to pull loops on my grandson's rug. This one is a piece of cake compared to my son's Cave Man Rug and my grandson's Favorite Sports Rug last Christmas.
So, when the last of the wool whipping is done on the Horse Trainer my grandson's rug will rest for a few months so that I can begin my next project.
Above is the Horse Trainer and all that is left of whipping is 36" at the bottom. It WILL require one more steaming. I have concerns with the corners. It looks wonderful from the top and coverage is good. But it seems the corners curl and are longer (stretched out). Am hoping the steaming fixes the look. Any advice from your experts?????
Have a great evening and plans are that whipping will be accomplished tomorrow. BUT.... I have a pattern order which needs to be drawn, the wool room needs to be cleaned up before before wool can be cut for the new project. Trust me there is no one more excited about starting the next antique rug adaptation than me. So we will ALL have to wait.
Have a great evening and am so sorry for the horrendous snowfall for our neighbor's in Canada. Hope you still have electricity and enjoying your Storm Meals.
Saundra
I'd forgotten just how labor intensive (time wise) this process is. Maybe that is why most of the time I choose binding tape. Wanted to start my new hooking project this weekend but am pretty darn sure it won't happen tomorrow either.
But at least I'm on my way to finishing this one so moving on to the next is in the near future.
Only the left side and around two corners have been whipped. I'm to blame for stopping and starting, getting on the computer to check emails, fast forwarding during commercials to watch recorded shows. But hey...I'll be here again tomorrow (I hope) so no need to rush. Afterall, every day is a weekend for me since retiring several years ago.
So now will share with you the formula as to how much yarn is needed to bind a rug. Must admit that I had to call on my gal pal Kris Miller to remind me so am posting it on my blog. That way not only you will know but when I forget can do a 'search' on my very own blog, lol.
The hank of wool below is what I'm using to bind the rug. It was purchased from Ali Strebel at Cape May rug camp but she also offers yarn on her web site.
The FORMULA... It takes 12" (one foot) of yarn to whip 1". Yes, sad but true.
This rug measures 22 x 47 which equates to 138" times 12" of yarn to whip around......OR 1,656" of yarn required. Yup, but think you'd want a tad more to cover those corners and to tuck the ends of the yarn under. So would want a tad more than that.
The hank of yarn above measures 28" (almost 29) and it is on a round so times 2. There are 39 strands of yarn. So the calculations are:
28 x 2 = 56" TIMES 39 strands = 2,184" of yarn required for whipping this rug. So there IS plenty of yarn.
THIS WOOL YARN is thick so am using a single strand to whip with. So am wondering if using a thinner piece of wool yarn and doubled would require twice the amount. I'm not sure because I've only whipped with either thick (bulky) wool or with cut wool strips. The remainder of the time I've done the wide wool covered cording or cotton binding.
Have a great Saturday evening folks. You may not hear from me tomorrow unless this marathon binding is completed.
Saundra
As a hooker who hates binding rugs but loves the hooking process I've chosen to finish binding Horse Trainer as quick as possible ~ bite the bullet so to speak. Reason because there is yet another rug calling my name...in addition to my grandson's rug. Oh yeah.... a surprise and an antique adaptation.
First thing is to prepare your edges so the rug doesn't unravel when moved or shaken over a period of time. You are seeing two rows of stitching as I'd thought of using binding tape instead of whipping. Binding tape is usually 1 1/4" wide so stitched out just 1" to ensure no foundation peeking out from under the tape.
Then after deciding a wool whipped edge it required a little more foundation to roll forward. Therefore after the heavy rug was hooked did additional stitching another 1/2" outward.
Above is cheap black cotton crochet thread purchased almost anywhere. This is what I'm using to prepare the edge for whipping with wool.
Above you can see that I've started rolling forward and using that cotton thread to PRE 'whip' the foundation in place. YES, it IS double work but I personally find it better for me to have a smooth and prepared area to whip with wool. Rather than holding the curl and whipping with wool and the curl gets unfurled to make lumps.
Am almost around the corner for the prep and tomorrow will start the wool whipping. That will be part two of this and I'll give you the formula for how much wool it takes to hook a rug.
See those wonderful little red clips holding the curl of the foundation? They are Clover Wonder Clips and wonderful for holding the edge and you don't get stuck with straight pins. BUT, they aren't cheap and I used a 40% off coupon to purchase mine.
Have a great evening and hope my Canadian friends can open their front door tomorrow. KIM, hope you enjoyed the pizza and beer as you will need that energizer bunny to get your car cleaned in the morning.
Saundra
Yes, the last loops were pulled on the Horse Trainer, an antique adaptation of a rug originally hooked by Julia Eastman Stubbs of Maine. She hooked it around 1860. I chose the right side of the rug as my project since I had a horse as a teen. Although I didn't use a whip it was depicted in the original rug.
Now the rug needs to be bound ~~ and not my favorite thing to do. Yet it is part of the process unless you have the revenue to afford someone else to do that part for you. UH.... I don't.
I'm considering whipping this with wool purchased from Ali at Cape May rug camp but not sure if there is enough.
The rug measures 22 x 47. The round yank of wool measures 28" long and there are 39 strands.
OMG, seems I've got to call on my math skills here.... hmmm...
.....yarn 28" long X 2 = 56" ~ Times 39 strands round.
Me thinks me needs to ponder this a little more and recall my math skills to see if I have enough.
Have a great Friday evening.
Saundra
Am finally getting close to finishing this rug and must say that I LOVE it. Yet it seems all rugs in progress are my favorite at the time.
There's still tweaking I want to do on the horse's hindquarters. Yeah, it is a PRIMITIVE and let it slide for a while but in looking at it on the PC just now know I won't be happy until it is tweaked a tad.
This has been a lot of fun to hook and rewarding using worms for the border. Yet, I wonder when the bags are gathered and put back in their place if there will be a noticeable reduction....hmmm, doubt it.
Have a great evening everyone.
Saundra
Hooking on this rug isn't going nearly as quickly as I'd intended. Plans were to start either my grandson's next Christmas gift rug or start something 'heart' related for Valentines Day. Don't think that is going to happen.
This is all I've accomplished since the last update.
Still a lot of background and border to do so am happy that I saved the Trainer for fun. He's even more special since he was hooked with left over worms. Admittedly it was a mess to pull out all the green worms on my lap to find matching green herringbone for his pants but was definitely worth it.
Hope my readers are warm and snuggled in. I left the house today for the first time since Friday as there was that ...uh..... arctic Canadian gift from my friends (snow and COLD). Today we didn't even reach the high temp of freezing. According to the weatherman we will get in the 40's tomorrow. Thank goodness.
Still love my Canadian friends but you are welcome to keep your gifts.
Saundra
