Curly-q shapes of wool are beginning
to fill in my lamb.
My favorite hook.
Fourteen years ago, when I first started Hooking,
there were very few resources for wool rug hooking.
I sent away to Nova Scotia for my hook.
Didn't know what to ask for and was simply
over the moon excited to just get a hook - ANY hook !
It wasn't until much later, that I realized my hook was
geared more for a fine hooker. By that time, I was so used to
this hook and how it felt in my hand...oh well, I just
couldn't change over, even when I tried.
It just didn't feel as comfortable as this hook does.
Finishing up the body...
Background wool
Nubby Gold wool...a rich, dark caramel...
As I was hooking this background,
I had a moment that every hooker can relate to...
a moment of sheer terror, when you are looking
at your bag of wool strips and realizing,
Hey, wait a minute, I might not have enough of this wool
to finish the background of this project.
to finish the background of this project.
Up late at night, digging through your stash,
wondering, "Where in the world did I get this wool ?"
Loosing sleep over WOOL ? really ?
Yes, really !!
Up at 5:00 a.m. STILL trying to locate where
this wool came from. Ah, yes... The Wool Studio.
Sent an email and am waiting to hear back about
the possibility of this wool in stock !
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My 12 year old son and I ride bike every chance we get.
We have oodles of "Rails To Trails" all around us.
(Miles of railroad beds that have been
turned into walking / biking trails.)
Many of the fields are awash in a pinky / purple hue,
for as far as the eye can see.
It's just beautiful and is a constant reminder
that Spring is now here.
Beautiful flowering weeds !
Enjoy the sunshine today...
Rose