Tuesday, January 2, 2018

TIME

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There's just enough time in a day.  Plus my organizational skills have diminished and obviously have ADD (attention deficit disorder).  ...
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Sunday, December 31, 2017

End of Year Binding Progress Report

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Don't think I'll stay up past midnight to finish binding the last two rugs of 2017.  Have been working on both simultaneously so nei...
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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Antique Hooked Rugs and Stools

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It has been a while since I posted rugs found on auction sites so figure it is time.  The two horses and two birds rug below was hooked by C...
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Thursday, December 28, 2017

The Background Wool

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Julia, my northern neighbor in Canada, asked me how I did the background on the Birthday Lion.  Actually, Julia, I didn't do anything sp...
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Another Finish

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This afternoon the last loops were pulled on a pattern named Birthday Lion, a design by Bill Laraway .  Bill designed the whimsical lion as ...
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Monday, December 25, 2017

Merry Christmas

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Just couldn't wait to give my grandson Zach his Christmas gifts this year.  I held out two boxes and asked him ...'which box of clot...
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Friday, December 22, 2017

Last Loop

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Just now pulled the last loops on #227 Primitive Horse rug.  The un-steamed dimensions are 26 x 39 1/2 .  I know that hooking a rug alters ...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

5 More Days

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.....and it will be Christmas Day.  My how time slips away. Hopefully my present project will be all finished with hooking but not bindin...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Santa's

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Yesterday I posted photos of snowmen hooked pieces and dolls I made over the years.  Today I'll scroll thru my photos of Santa's sol...
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Monday, December 18, 2017

Snowmen

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When I was a kid, as most kids, couldn't wait to get outside and build a snowman.  But as an adult a small amount of snow is better........
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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Embroidery

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Yesterday I admired Lori Brechlin 's embroidery project posted on Facebook and went to find a couple things I'd done many years ago....
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Friday, December 15, 2017

Fill in the Blanks

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Most of the hooking has been done on this rug but there are several blanks to be filled in.  This is a Lib Callaway pattern purchased from H...
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

de'ja' vu

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If you think you've already seen this before, you'd be right.  Except the neutral sashing has been removed and the blocks sewn in th...
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