The Humble Wool Hutch and Rug Hooking...

My humble wool hutch...

My 'go to' for wool,
 for applique

I like to have everything 'in sight' so I can choose

colors and textures that might work with my project.

As the 'storehouse' of wool increases,

I have been known to 'take over' furniture,

to house my stash of wool !

At the moment...

I am in love with these shades !

(I cannot get enough of the Candy Apple Stripe !)

Rug Hooking

Working on the border around my lamb.

I decided on placing a few honeycomb red circles

around the edge...I marked their placement 

with a red 'x', so I don't forget.

Anytime I need to make a correction to my drawn

pattern, I use a red sharpie...if I need to make 

further corrections, I will use another color sharpie,

which usually is purple.  This helps me to know

which correction / line I should follow to hook.
(Sometimes, my rug can look like a rainbow,
til I'm finished with all of the changes !)

To give my rug hooking background some movement,

I will hook swirly lines first and then follow them 

to fill in the background.  In this design, I hooked

the swirly lines using a different wool,

 in a subtle shade difference,

to make it stand out.

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And those who were seen dancing
were thought to be insane by those
who could not hear the music.
~Friedrich Nietzsche
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We are heading into gorgous warm weather...
Oh Happy Day...
Rose