OLD RUG PARADE

Let's take a look at some old rugs and make plans for a future project.  

A primitive hooked pup with leaf corners for a quickie little mat.

Perhaps hooking a rug for a family of a WWII veteran who fought ~ this rug with V, obviously stands for Victory in 1944.  Dimensions of this old rug is 39 x 46.

A Waldoboro floral dated between 1840-50.   I won't be doing this one but there probably some fancy floral folks out there who would.

This isn't my cup of tea either, but it has everything...animals, birds, pots and flowers.  But thought I'd share this garden of chaos with you.

Am always looking for rugs that can benefit from our every growing collection of wooly worms.  Here's one that has a mellowed look to it and I find it more to my liking than the rug above.

While I have no date on this cats and floral rug you can see it is definitely an oldie.  Click on it to enlarge and enjoy it's beauty.

A lovely rug of an eagle with shield and 2 stars.  It has fringe around the perimeter.  I'm considering hooking another magnificent eagle rug but don't think this one will be it.  I've a few others in my files.

Maple sugaring in Vermont, no date or dimensions.  So glad that the white stuff falling on the ground date is behind me now.  Think spring really is close at hand. 

Sorry it is such a pitiful rug posting, and believe it or not I only save those rug photos which appeal to me slightly, lol.

Happy hooking and can't wait for Lauren (Rugs and Pugs) to get her butt home and do a post of her progress and rug show photos before she turns around and does it all over again.

Saundra

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Time for an Antique Rug Show

This topic seems to get the most attention with viewers who are either looking for another pattern to hook, a design to draw for profit or perhaps just enjoy the seeing the old rugs for entertainment.

This first one has large snowflake-looking flowers and hearts in the corners.  According to the auction site  it was hooked 1900 and measures 20 x 39.

An Equine profile hooked pre 1900; such a shame is it is such bad shape.  It measures 24 x 30 and this is the front.

A view of the back to see the true colors.  Of course the burlap hides some of the colors.

And to get a close-up of the hooked edge you can see a lot of knit was used.

The Eagle measures 29 x 53 and was hooked late 19th century.

The center has hearts (or are they apples), diamonds and central star.  The lovely design is said to be circa 1890 and measures 38 x 49.  Also in very good shape.

Here is the back side corner.

White 1900's Horse measures 22 x 34.

Usually all antique rugs make me happy.  But this one disturbed me when I looked at it and decided to post it anyway since there is a lesson here.  The white dog rug measures 19 x 36.  At first glance it looks like a geometric border on the end.  But  with that more narrow back it looks as tho it is a dog in a box and it is barking to be released.

Don't want to end on a sour note so will post one more antique.  This one is an old Hutchinson design named I Want My Oats.

Happy hooking.

Saundra

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