THIS and THAT

While I've many antique rug photos to share I'll only show one which was recently up for auction again.  That sweet rug is a Donkey hooked early to mid 20th century and measures 23 x 36. 

I loved that donkey so much that I drew one for myself to hook in 2018.  My pattern measures 12 x 18.  Here is my version which I named Lady the Donkey and as you can see I changed the colors of the donkey.

When seeing the antique rug for the first time it reminded me of my grandfather from many years ago.  Here is my paternal grandfather Joseph H. Green, Sr. with his miniature donkey.

I lived a hop, skip and jump across the field you can see between the buildings on the right.  And it was on pop-pop's property where I kept my horse Richie.

In other news, today was a delightful day for me.  My coffee tasted better than I can remember and was great to get back to my regular routine.  There were no polyps and will find out the results of the biopsy in a few days.  

About 4 years ago I had issues and the endoscopy and colonoscopy diagnosed me with collagenous colitis.  So was prescribed a low dose antibiotic which I took about 4 months before the symptoms went away.  

The last 4 months I've endured those symptoms again and called my gastroenterologist in hopes of getting my prescription renewed.  Nope, he wanted another colonoscopy first.  IF I'm lucky perhaps the 're-set' with the procedure will be like shutting down a computer and turning it on again to reset it. 😕  But don't think I'll be that lucky.

Soon the binding of the Comstock rug will be finished and Double Eagles will be my only focus.  Of course there  is that floral I drew which is in an embarrassing UFO pile of one.  But interest in that hasn't returned since drawing the pattern.  Eventually I might flip it over to draw something more inviting.

Yet another wonderful part of my day will be sipping a glass of cabernet while binding the rug and watching The Five.  🍷    Happy day and happy hooking.

                                                                     

Saundra

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You Asked, I'll Answer...

..What's next?  This is what's on my frame now; an antique adaptation 

A couple years ago I tried a technique on Lady the Donkey, which was also an antique adaptation.  I love how it turned out but wanted to try the technique then realized the donkey was not the right subject for such a challenge.

Here is the original antique, but of course I wanted my donkey in different colors.  With the bridle being hooked with antique paisley thought the donkey looked quite the lady....thus the name.

With all the negativity on social mediums, with people being bused in for rioting and demolishing businesses and lives, I've chosen to stay off and keep myself in a calmer place by doing what makes me happy.  There was NO reason George Floyd should have died that day and the bad officer hopefully will be convicted of murder.  But that doesn't give license to anyone to destroy what is already crippled state(s) and its people.

Saundra

Both Finished

Am happy the last two pieces are all hooked, steamed and bound.  I think Lady the Donkey has the sweetest face, she is an antique adaptation.  Her bridle is hooked with antique paisley.  

Below is the original antique, I hooked Lady in brown instead of the grey to remind me of my grandfather's mini-donkey.

Previously shown when only partly bound, is Nola Heidbreder's Golden in the Garden pattern which I took creative license to make it look like my boy Ben.

Last Saturday there were two dead trees cut and dropped.  Here is what one of them looked like last Saturday.  It doesn't look that bad at this angle but believe me there were a lot of big and small limbs removed from that area.

Before any presence of Michael and expected rains it took several trips to haul as much of the brittle limbs deep into the back of the woods as possible.  Uh, yeah, by myself.  Today this is what it looks like. 

Sorry for anyone hit with the initial surge of the hurricane.  For this area of Delaware Michael is to bring anywhere from 2" to 7" of rain.  Depending on the direction of the wind/rain will determine how much I get.  But since I live in a flood zone can imagine it won't be pretty .....AGAIN.

Saundra

That Journey..

This is what the journey looks like now.  I struggled letting loose with a technique to achieve a more rough primitive style and quickly reverted back to my natural rhythm of hooking.  

It is a small project and will finish it but Cape May is just 2 weeks away and I've other more pressing chores ahead.  I hooked the halter and reins in an antique paisley.

As a reminder, this is the original antique and said my plan was to hook the donkey in brown.  I like Lady the donkey and will bring her back to show you the results.  This is the original inspiration.

Must gather the wool for this project and stow it away for later.  Must move on and get ready for Cape May.  Later kids.


Saundra

The Journey Begins

I'm doing this small project to see if I can hook a piece to look like an antique.  My intentions are NOT to pull the wool over someone's eyes (no pun intended) and pass it off as a real antique, but to get the look of an antique for my personal pleasure.  

For authenticity the kits provided in Shari's class were drawn on burlap since it is lighter weight and what women used back then.  Her kit contained quality wool, cotton knit and nylons dyed in various colors.

Based on information shared by my pal, these were the first basic instructions from the teacher:
            Hook low
            Hook sparsely (3-4 holes away)
            Keep strings

Always wanting a personal challenge decided to give this new journey a try.  As previously posted I chose an antique which I've named Lady the Donkey.  Here is a close-up view of my loops and spacing.

Appears I've failed the test on the top two instructions as my loops seem to be the same height I normally hook.  Had a feeling that would be hard to depart from.  But was sure I could handle the 3 or 4 spaces away to leave a noticeable gap between loops.  Nope, failed there too.  However, I can see the strings of the paisley used for the halter and reins.

Since this is a small project I will continue anyway until I get bored because I must finish binding a rug and start getting ready for rug camp.

Instead of hooking the donkey in the grayish colors I wanted to hook my Lady Donkey in browns.  Here is a picture of my paternal grandfather with a miniature donkey on his property.  

When I was a kid I lived in a home built by my father and grandfather which could be accessed from behind the barn and thru the space where the fence is.  Also, as a teen I kept my horse in the stable which is the building to the far right.  There was a paddock connected to his stall which is not visible.

So this post was a little about my personal challenge as well as a 'throw back Thursday'.

Today will be another oppressively hot and humid day where the 'feels like' temps will be over 100* Fahrenheit.  Don't think I'll spend too much time outside today.

Saundra