Wreaths and more

Here is a collection of various things I’ve recently found in my travels, and thought you may like them! Pictured above is the latest completed item by Lynda Johnston - lovely.  It’s a pattern available from Carol Shewan.

Trees & wreaths:  Today at rug hooking we were fascinated with wreaths/trees made with fringed wool. They look fairly easy to do, tho there’s a lot of work involved. Here are two videos that may be of interest:

This one was posted on Facebook and the video in the comments shows how to make branches for a wreath. Click here for the wreath video.

Here’s a video showing a similar process, and working with a kit that is available from this site
Click here for the tree video.

Edited to add:  this just in from Lynda, here’s another place that’s offering tree kits and more online.
https://searsportrughooking.com/collections/wooly-feather-trees

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Heres a podcast from the tighr event in Yorkshire last month.


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Here’s another great video showing how fabric is printed commercially.  https://twitter.com/hole_and_corner/status/1056999223747641345?s=21

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This is a video from Deanne Fitzpatrick on symbolism in rugs. https://mailchi.mp/hookingrugs/free-videos-in-our-new-and-improved-newsletter-2473053

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This next post has nothing directly to do with rug hooking. It’s an article about caregiving, etc. A topic we're all familiar with....and the photo featured with the article is a hooked piece by Laura Kenny, called “holding on”. https://understoreymagazine.ca/article/you-can-do-better-than-that/