A DOZEN RUGS

Found a few new (to me) old rugs so thought I'd share them with you.  While I'm not into hooking another floral, or at least not yet, this one is quite appealing.  The original measures 16 x 35 so would be a nice table piece.

A prancing show horse with scrolls, late 19th century measuring 24 x 38.

A pastel geometric dated 1920-29.  Or was it faded?  Dimensions are 19 x 38. 

Another geometric with quite a different design.  

The auction house indicated this 19th century bed rug was located in Ontario and was being used as horse blanket when found.  Sure has miraculously kept its color.  Dimensions are 65 x 69.

1900's love birds (22.5 x 35.5) would make a great wedding rug.

Billy Boy was hooked early 20th century.  The date Oct 5, 1923 was the date interpreted by the auction house.

Here is a close up of one corner of the that rug.

Can you imagine any dog with squirrel friends?  All of my dogs thought they were fair game for chasing up a tree.  

Docked in Belfast, Maine was hooked early to mid 20th century.  Nice reflection depiction.

A flame design given a date between 1850-1899 measures 20 x 38.  If I decided to do a flame rug think I'd hook it in the other direction.

This 1900's cat rug disturbs me, it almost looks evil.  The rug (25x60)  sold for $1,610 in 2004.

And now a sweeter cat rug, IMHO, hooked early 20th century.

That's it for today's dozen rug show.  Happy hooking.

Saundra

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More Antique Rug Eye Candy

So as to not bore you with yet another update on my rug with minimal progress, thought I'd give you a show.  I've been busy drawing out patterns but today time was spent cutting and serging 18 rug linens. So now those patterns need to be drawn.  Good thing is this will put pennies in my pocket to buy more wool and help paying for rug camps.

Above is what looks like a St. Bernard and was reportedly guessed to be late 19th or early 20th century.

The double chickens above also makes good use of the hit and miss background using 'what is available'.  Can't help to chuckle thinking of the old question..."why did the chicken cross the road?"  In this case it is to get to the chicken on the other side.

The Cat and Flowers above was said (on the auction site) to have been hooked around 1930.  It must have been hidden in a trunk for all those years for it still to have these bright colors.

Although faded, the two white horses tethered to a tree is a nice soft antique rug.  Below is a copy of the corner of the rug where you can see the true colors up close.

More soft colors is the kit and miss blocks with cat rug below.  A little eye candy for all of you, especially Kelley.

Okay chickadees, I have to save some eye candy for when I need to slide by so that is the show for tonight.  This will allow me to pull a few loops before resuming my pattern drawing duties tomorrow.

Today is a Martin Luther King holiday.  He truly was a peaceful leader who was lost too early.  Hope people of color who choose to riot, burn and shoot pollce officers will remember what Martin Luther King's message was about.

Have a great Monday evening everyone.  

Saundra

'Tis Vintage Rug Show Time

There are rug photos on my flash drive which have not been shared yet so figure it is time to show them.  Then maybe next time my blog will have more productivity on my current rug.......Or maybe not since there's an order for standing for 26 patterns which I need to get busy on.

Above is that lovely blotchy antique background.  Two birds, blooms and pot with the circa being 1900s.  

The heart mat above was a pattern request from Lisa, a regular reader) and noticed she has been busy hooking it in time for her Valentine's display at home. Cathy G of Orange Sink was kind enough to show Lisa's as well as the works of others who attended her hook-in.

More hearts above with ends pointed toward the center gives a look of a flower ~ yet they are hearts.

The girl riding a dog auctioned by Pook and Pook was given the date of 1870.

Cute circus elephant was to have been hooked in the early 20th century and original dimensions were 24 x 29.

This spaniel on a harlequin style rug is said to have been hooked in the late 19th or early 20th century.  No size or provenance was provided.

The two cats have been lovingly worn.  A great use of hit and miss as the hooker made a chain design around the cats to change an otherwise boring all hit and miss into her artistic challenge.

Two horses above have a berry design surrounding the top and sides, my very favorite blotchy sections denoting 'making do' and love the scalloped edge tho that isn't something I'd personally do unless it was a smallish table runner. 

Above are two horses in grass.  And this hooker definitely improvised with the light grass and wool, cotton or nylons in various colors. The bubblegum pink inside line certainly catches ones attention.

Okay folks, time for me to pull some loops and then tomorrow I've got to get serious about drawing out numerous rug patterns.    Thankfully the temperatures rose and last night's rain washed away almost all the snow.  YIPPEE, and even tho it was in the low 50's it felt like summer compared to the sub zero temperatures and wind of late.  So it feels like we're having a heatwave.

Saundra