The Beachcomber collection features a fun array of starfish and coral on a sand colored background. It's the perfect addition to your bathroom décor or beach house décor. Crafted of 100% polypropylene and hand hooked, these discount area rugs are durable, fast drying and resistant to moisture, abrasions, soil and stains. This is the perfect indoor area rug for those who love discount home decor that doesn't compromise on style!
Dyeing wool is an art in itself, worthy of all the time you would like to give it. The more you dye, the more predictable the results can be. But what if you are going for unpredictability? Dyeing …
This is somewhat of a repost... but I added a few more photos of the rug hanging over the fireplace. At the end of the post I've added a photo of the two wools I used in the background per Diane's request. Time to light a candle in celebration. The binding is complete. American Floral is now hanging over the fireplace. Funny how putting something different on the wall leads to the cleaning and rearrangement of the entire room. The summertime mantle. Cathy G I added a few photos for Lauren ... :-)) I made the binding from black wool. It is 3 1/2 inches wide and I had to sew some strips together long enough to go around the rug. All hand sewn on. I plan to do a tutorial on how I bind my rugs.... don't hold your breath though... you know how long everything takes me! Thank you all for your kind comments and emails.... Diane... I will run a photo tomorrow of the wools I used for the background!! Promise! ( photos now added... see below) The photo below shows the two wools I used in the background of American Floral. The striped one is a Rebecca Erb wool called Norma's Magdalena Stripe. The dark gray wool is from Heaven's to Betsy called Mighty Mouse. I'm hoarding both wools of course! LOL! The swirly affect was easy to achieve. I drew the swirls using a felt tip marker onto the linen pattern in the places I wanted them to be. I hooked the swirls in the dark gray wool and then hooked around them filling in the background in this manner. In places I filled in with only the darker wool, as in around the vase. I think it gives the rug an old look and of course more primitive. Of course I'm pleased to answer any questions you may have in regards to hooking. You are all so very kind and I appreciate so much your compliments on the rug! My head is much bigger today! LOL! Raining here today and muggy! And I have to dye more wool.... ugh!!! Cathy G
With the Temple Taupe Wool Micro Hooked Rug you can build a cozy and welcoming sanctuary with this micro-hooked wool rug. Featuring a pattern reminiscent of stained glass on a soothing neutral background, this area rug brings a bit of serenity and spirit to any space it inhabits. Product Details Durable construction; lightweight; often reversible; eye-catching patterns. Where To Use: Suitable for dining rooms, living rooms and master bedrooms. Crafted by artisans committed to fair-labor practices. 100% Wool Pile with 100% Cotton backing. Due to the handmade nature, variations in color & slight variations in size are expected. Estimated Ship Date Will ship out in 1-3 weeks from order date. You will receive tracking when it leaves the warehouse. Shipping & Returns Ships FedEx ground. Eligible for return or exchange. Please view our return policy for details.
How do you color plan your rugs? This is a question that I am often asked. I have a couple of guidelines I consider when I start thinking about a new rug. I usually do not plan a landscape too much as it is what I see in nature and I tend to just paint with my wool. Here are my guidelines for other rugs. Think about the overall mood of your rug. Is it going to be vibrant or subdued? What value of color do you want for the background? Light, medium or dark. You do not need to think about a specific color just the value. If you consider this first in your rug, you are less likely to hit a road block when hooking and picking colors for your rug. Now let us talk about COLOR! The color wheel is a great place to start. If you have a basic understanding of what colors work together you can feel comfortable that you will love your rug when you are done. There are three “primary” colors: Red, Blue, and Yellow. Then think about mixing the two colors together to get “secondary” colors. Violet, Green, and Orange. Then think about mixing those colors together to get “tertiary” colors. Red orange, yellow orange, yellow green, blue green, blue violet, or red violet. Now with this information we can build our color plan. What colors go together? Complimentary – Two colors opposite the wheel. Red green, blue violet, yellow orange, etc. Triad – Three colors that are three spaces apart. Red-yellow-blue, orange-green-violet, etc. Tetrad – Four colors together. Just keep the distance as a rectangle or square within the circle. Red-violet, orange, yellow-green and blue, for example. Need more combinations? Analogous – a series of color along the same side of the wheel. Blue-green, blue, blue-violet, violet or yellow-orange, yellow, yellow-green, green. Now back to your rug. A couple of other items to consider. A rug should contain the following phrase ‘light, bright, dark, dull”. Make sure you have each of these conditions in the rug. Some teachers will refer to a “poison” in your rug. That is the bright or light in the rug. Another suggestion is to move the colors around the rug. Place the colors in more than one place to let the eye move from place to place. I hope this alleviates some of your color planning anxiety. This is only the basics and you will develop and grow. This information is only to get you started. You will get more and more comfortable with your decisions and develop your eye for color. Happy hooking! Laura
This listing is for one 2oz skein of DROPS Snow brand yarn. This 100% wool single-ply yarn is perfect for your rug hooking, punch needle, or weaving projects, plus more! I like to add bulky weight yarns to my backgrounds, skies, animals, fields, and more! This is one of my favorite yarns to hook wi
Lend your space a botanical look with the Homefires Butterflies and Dragonflies Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug, enhanced with colorful foliage, butterflies, and dragonflies. The warm neutral beige background brings this area rug a versatile touch that makes it a charming accent in virtually any space.
These past few months I participated in a rug hooking challenge, presented by Lori Brechlin of Notforgotten Farms. She provided motifs drawn...
Shorter days are coming our way, the perfect weather for reading about the world of rug hooking. Sibyl Osicka amazes us with a woolly and royally dressed king and queen. More fine-cut instruction comes from Sandra Brown, as she demonstrates how to “puddle” a color in the background of a rug. Ellen Banker shares a witchy pattern sure to please and Karen Poetzinger tells us about her non-traditional use for turkey roasters. Rug hooking maven Deanne Fitzpatrick address creativity and the rules that restrict us, and Tamara Pavich introduces us to Lynne Goegan, a rug hooker who is never bound by rules. Fiddleheads in Wool and Velvet: Hooking ferns with shine and texture by Brigitta Phy The Royal Couple: Hooking folds and drapes of the royal raiment by Sibyl Osicka If the Shoes Fit . . . : A witchy Halloween project by Ellen Banker The Sunflower Rug: A colorful collaboration for a cause by Summerland Traditional Rug Hooking Artists Google Earth Rugs: Hooking the view from space by Linda Pietz Geometric Doodling: Play with fine cuts in a new way, part 1 by Sandra L. Brown Doors and Windows, Open and Closed: A rug hooking challenge by Lisanne Miller Sun Kissed Field: Hook movement into your landscapes by Rachelle LeBlanc A Rug Hooking Exclusive: Quillie Sheep by Gail Dufresne Creativity: Breaking Rules on the Road to Creativity by Deanne Fitzpatrick Readers’ Gallery: A Head Full of Colors: Lynn Goegan by Tamara Pavich Dear Beginning Rug Hooker: Funky Scrappy by Janine Broscious Canadian Connection: Dory Stories Hooked Rug Show by Linda Alderdice Ask the Experts: You Can’t Miss, with a Hit-Or-Miss by Mary Jane Peabody From My Dye Pot: Let’s Talk Turkey—Roaster! by Karen Poetzinger First Rug on the Last Page: Lorill’s Rug/Lorill Harding by Sara Judith
On Tuesday, I was asked to give a demonstration of transitional wool dyeing at the Sunshine Rug Hooking meeting. Margaret Kennedy took photos and wrote an account of the process to send to members …
It is so imperfect, and "homemade" that I LOVE it!! The red corners and the multi-striped borders really make the whole thing for me. And ...
Today's Art Fayre artist is Natalie Rowe of Apple Hill, Ontario. Natalie is a graphic designer and musician by training, having graduated from the University of Toronto in 1987 with a Bachelor of Music degree, and George Brown College in 1990 with an Honours Design Diploma. She has run her own design business, Grinning Gecko Design, since 1994. Natalie began hooking rugs after moving to Nova Scotia in 1998. She learned the basics of this traditional craft from her next-door neighbours (a Newfoundlander and an Acadian). Fintastic Fishies Fintastic Fishies - detail Fintastic Fishies - detail Soon after, she began designing her own rug patterns. Using her graphic design skills and taking inspiration from the world around her, she creates rugs that usually end up as wall-hangings. To Natalie, rug-hooking is like painting with wool. Foster She enjoys dyeing her own wool, which is not only a lot of fun, but gives greater control over the colours used in projects. She hooks with new and recycled material. Many an old wool skirt has worked its way into her rugs, not to mention a coat that formerly warmed her husband! She particularly enjoys using type in her rug designs (all those typography classes paid off), and writing verse to include in the borders of her rugs. Fintastic Fishies - detail Julius Natalie's mats have been featured in Rug Hooking magazine's A Celebration of Hand-hooked Rugs XI and XII. They have been featured in several shows, including Mat Hooking: From Simple to Sublime (a juried show at the Mary E. Black gallery in Halifax, NS) and the Comfort & Joy Show (at the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador), as well the juried show West Coast Textures (held at the FibreEssence Gallery in Vancouver.) Natalie has particpated in Art Fayre since 2009/ Prospect Village Albino Axolotl and Friends Bug Rug Natalie now lives on a farm in lovely eastern Ontario, but rug hooking is her link to Nova Scotia. She is a "happy hooker!"
**FACTORY SECOND- all sales final** EH5 gripper strip for use with very fine linen and punch needle work. A factory second gripper may have a few teeth missing, may have a visual imperfection to the foundation material, or may have a slight cutting imperfection, none of which will effect overall performance. We manufacture 3 types of standard gripper strips for rug hooking frames. These strips grip the rug backing allowing the pattern to be repositioned as you go. You can order your gripper strips according to the type of fabric you work with: EH3 – For use with Burlap/Linen. EH4 – For use with Monk’s Cloth/Linen. EH5 – For use with very Fine Linen/Punch needle work. *All of our gripper strips are sold in 40” lengths
Wow we had a good time! Let me tell you how our 12 hour day went! Elizabeth came to the cottage at 8:20am! I was so surprised because she ...
