It is quite convenient that Lisa asked if I'd post previously hooked rugs. It gives something readily available to post about and allows more hooking time on 1909 Horse. Well, that plus dragging limbs back deep into the woods. There is still a lot of manual labor required of me yet and the trunks of the trees are still here.
Anyhoo.....the second year in a class with talented rug hooking teacher, book author and colorist Barb Carroll, I hooked an antique adaptation called Woodland Deer. It is a pattern offered by Woolley Fox.
Same year I hooked a pattern design by Bev Conway called Speckled Hens. Each of the hens were sitting on a gigantic egg and, like Lisa, something didn't suit me so changed the eggs to straw. This rug has been at my back door in the kitchen for 9 years now. My dogs and I have walked on it over the years coming in and out of the backyard during all kinds of weather. This rug makes me happy and looks like sunshine in my kitchen every day.
Ahhhhhh, the year I really fell in love with a rug. Until seeing a rug hooked by my friend Evelyn Lawrence at a Cape May rug show wasn't aware of who Magdalena Briner Eby was. This was the first Magdalena rug I drew and hooked ~ known as Domestic Zoo.
There has been some controversy as to whether or not this is a Magdalena design. However, there are so many motifs in this rug which (to me) indicate it is hers. Magdalena has leaf motifs in several of her other rugs, birds and other farm animals. Since there are snakes in this I'm wondering if perhaps it was a wedding rug ~ just a primitive and naive take on 'the Garden of Eden'. A mystery which may never be solved.
Fat Dog, designed by Tonya Robey, was a fun smallish piece to hook and he even has a little 'bling' on a tooth. I've seen where Mad Hen has a companion design called Fat Cat which would be a fun pattern to hook me thinks.
Red Salt Box design called Flying Trio was another hooked that year. I did some minor changes to this as well by adding the wavy line and stars in the border and having the flying bird's legs flow backward instead of a standing position.
Looking for patterns to draw myself went looking thru my Barb Carroll books. Found Debbie's Horse pattern to enlarge and draw. Ah...have linen and Sharpie, a duo made in heaven.
Still doing shows then I'd hook a few smalls to sell but won't bore you with those. Here is a rug which was designed in a class with delightful and talented Gail DuFresne. I pleaded with her to pull me out of my 'primitive box' and teach me how to use brighter colors as I felt awkward with them. In class with Sharpie in hand this is what developed. When I got home I had to add fabric to the ends to accommodate the mouth of one and tail of another fish.
I love Gail, her teaching skills and appreciate her wonderful designs. The main thing I learned that day was to enjoy what makes you feel comfortable. If you recall from a previous post, I learned that narrow cuts were NOT for me, even tho I love the achievements on the Rottweiler Memorial wall hanging. My comfort zone is with wide cut primitive rugs.
Enjoy hooking in whatever style and cut is your comfort zone. It is a great therapeutic form of entertainment for me. Happy Monday everyone.
Saundra
Beginning in 2008-2009 the number of hooked projects increased as my desire to make primitive dolls was no longer fun. Therefore allowed more time for hooking.
Kinderhook Basket was the rug I hooked at the first ever Barb Carroll workshop at her lovely home in Ligonier, PA. It is a pattern offered by Woolley Fox. I adore this rug and it is hanging on the wall in the room where I sit at the computer. This first class with dear Barb was 2008. I will often go to the rug, look at the colors and remember the lessons learned from her that day.
Also 2008 I hooked a Wytch Pulling a Pumpkin which was a design in one of Lori Brechlin's booklets. Seems I have all of her booklets and should look thru to see what might pique my interest again soon.
The pattern Debbie's Horse was in one of Barb's booklets and was free to enlarge and hook. The colors are washed out since the photo was taken with a flash.
But the other photo is really too dark.
In 2009 at Barb's workshop I hooked Woodland Deer; this one now hangs in my living room over the love seat. Notice that orb to the right on the rug? Wonder if that was my guardian angel or beloved spirit visiting?
2009 was the year that I hooked Domestic Zoo. First time I saw this design was during a rug show at Cape May where I saw Evelyn Lawrence's version. Then went the research to find a photo of the original rug and hooked my own. If anyone is interested in a pattern contact me but be sure you are not a NO-REPLY blogger or will not be able to reply to your email if you contact me thru the comment section.
This was a fun smallish piece named Fat Dog, designed by Tonya Robey and now offered by Mad Hen Prims.
He even has a 'grill' as I stitched a sequin on his teeth for the 'bling' factor. Not sure it will show up for you if you tap the photo to enlarge but worth a try. He is hanging on the wall in the office along with the Crow Sampler previously shown.
At a Bev Conway class I hooked her pattern Speckled Hens (23 x 48); the design is pictured below. Well you know me....always making a change to a design here or there.....
Instead of the chickens sitting on a giant egg I thought they should be on straw.... what mama wants, mama does. Here is how I hooked it. This rug has been on the floor in my kitchen at the back door to the porch since 2009. It shows absolutely no wear or tear except for the flattened wool from being walked on.
Also during 2009 I hooked a design by the Red Saltbox named Flying Trio. Again I made a change or two ....made the flying crow's legs bent backward as if in flight and added the stars and wave effect on the border. This was bound using a wool wrapped cord technique.
I designed and hooked small pieces to sell at shows and this little mat was one.
I love Maggie Bonanomi's designs and as I have that Settler's Pride quilt design drew out the Cornucopia to hook.
I'm guessing there weren't other rugs hooked that year but then a lot of small pieces never had a photo taken or they were lost.
Happy Thursday.
Saundra
I'm so not ready to pull the camp rug off the frame for a photo just yet, thought I'd show you a rug I hooked in 2009. I tried to find out how long I'd been blogging but couldn't locate a date. It's possible I never showed you this mat before. The picture below is showing up rather dark and is a photo taken sometime ago and probably without a flash.
If you'd like to enlarge and get a view of what wool was used below is a photo just taken with a flash. If you tap on the photo you can see the wool better. OMG, put on your sunglasses ~ this is not what the rug looks like in person. Guess that is why only the above dark photo was saved.
Anyway, this is a design called Debbie's Horse and is a free pattern in Barb Carroll's Book American Folk Art Rug Hooking. It may be out of print but you could always check with Amazon if it isn't already on your book shelf. Hey, don't all rug hookers have every book by Barb Carroll?
Happy day after Thanksgiving and enjoy the calm for those of you who chose to go out shoping on Black Friday. I avoided the shopping malls.
Saundra
There were some mighty fine rugs started at camp. I think I'll be able to identify the projects which were in Kris' class and those in Loretta's class. The problem will be identifying who was hooking what.
I'll start with the rugs being hooked in Kris Miller's class. Sitting at my table was Renia who was hooking Jolly Halloween, a design by Kris Miller.
The two newbie gals who were a joy to sit with were Linda and Laurie. Linda, sitting closest to me was hooking the White Whale Runner, a design by Kris of Spruce Ridge Studios. Linda is doing a great job and bet it will be completed before Christmas the way she is going.
Her friend Laurie was hooking Pearl, May and Laverne, a design by The Wool Studio. Cute design and think Laurie will love it when it is done.
A new friend, Bonnie, was hooking this Large Horse Pillow design by Betsy Reed. I love how it was being hooked so had to check out her wool and find out what she was using to outline the horse as well as the inside the horse and background blocks.
Oh my, Cathy was hooking a wonderful pattern called Primitive Horse and Birds by Wool'n Gardner.
I also have that design on burlap by Lib Calloway when Hook Nook existed. When ready to hook it will transfer it to linen. Now Jeannie Benjamin owns Lib Callaway designs.
The horse above is called Debbie's Horse and a Barb Carroll design free to draw from one of her books. This is being hooked by Grace. I also hooked this design a few years ago.
Okay, above is the one I'm hooking and is called Out in the Garden. It is a design by Maggie Bonanomi and offered by Blackberry Primitives. However I haven't seen this particular pattern offered on her web site in a while. Perhaps you could write to inquire.
The following hooked pieces were from Loretta Scena's class.
Above is a design by Sibyl called Fruit and hooker unknown.
Don't recall seeing the above piece piece in the throw down, but it got crowded so maybe missed it. Was able to capture a photo of it in Loretta's class while looking around.
Above is obviously a piece being hooked in Loretta's class.
One would think the fancy floral above would be in Loretta's class...but no. It was being hooked by Loris and in Kris' class.
The flower and bee above is being hooked by Patty Mallon in Loretta's class.
Sorry, don't know who is hooking the rug above nor the rug below but both were in Loretta's class.
Pat Dutton is hooking this Michelle Micarelli design below and in Loretta's class.
For the life of me cannot remember who was hooking the rug below. Yet I remember talking to them. It will probably come to me in the middle of sleep tonight.
Janice Russel is hooking the below design by Carol Endress, a pattern of Woolley Fox.
The piece below I capture a photo of while perusing Loretta's class just after lunch. Not sure who is working on it but it wasn't in the throw down either.
The rug below I believe to be a story rug. It was started by Janice Russell and now her daughter is finishing it.
Little miss Swan Lake's hooker I don't know either.
If anyone should know names of hookers or rugs I missed getting a photo of, please email me and I'll be sure to do an update.
Have a great evening everyone and happy hooking.
Saundra
