How to Hook a Face Workshop
This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series How to Hook FacesSouthern Woman In March, I taught faces at Southern Teachers’ Workshop. The difficulty of the assignment was that I only had one day to teach...
View ArticleAnnie’s Flower Power hooked by Linda Gartner
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Pattern: Annie's Flower PowerLinda sent me this via email. I love seeing my designs hooked up. Thanks Linda! Here’s what Karen Said About it: I would be thrilled...
View ArticleSherry Sayles, Cabin in the Woods
I love seeing student’s completed rugs! Sherry asked me to design a pattern with a cabin, stream and lots of pine trees. If I remember right, she had a particular spot in mind so we also had to work...
View ArticleConquest of Queen Anne by Janet Watson
Here’s another rug I got to see at Sauder Village. Janet was stuck on the hit and miss border. I hope the few tips I gave her will spur her on. Use your scrap bag, not just the colors from the center...
View ArticleMeryl Nelson’s Django from Cape May Rug Camp 2010
Meryl has been one of my students at the Cape May Rug Camp, Rugs by the Sea, for the last 6 years. She has an unusual point of view when it comes to her rug hooking. In this piece, she hooked her...
View ArticlePatty Van Arsdale: Padula Passion
Patty invited me to teach a three-day class in her home in October. She lives in Floyds Knob, IN which is across the river from Louisville, KY. It was a great group of rug hookers and I had a great...
View ArticleMala Jones, Pumpkin with Crow
Hooked by Mala Jones I taught a class at Pat VanArsdale’s last fall. Mala wanted a sunset/sunrise background behind the pumpkin and crow. I got busy in the dye pot. One way to dye a sky for a rug like...
View ArticleAnnie’s Flower Power Footstool – Square: Rug Hooking Pattern
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Pattern: Annie's Flower PowerAnnie's Flower Power footstool hooked by Nancy Weaver, Landsdowne, VANancy Weaver sent me this photo of her completed hooking for...
View ArticleAt the Beach by Lois Moore, Cedar Lakes 2009
I love being a part of rugs that mean something to the student. Lois wanted to hook a photo of her mother and uncle taken at the beach. I drew the pattern and dyed the flesh wool. At the beach by Lois...
View ArticleBirch bark hooked trees by Joanne Lindstrom
Hooked by Joanne Lindstrom This pictorial is a very simple design, but really pulls you in. Joanne hooked the largest birch trees that I know of using my specially dyed rug hooking wool. This rug is...
View ArticlePatty Van Arsdale: Padula Passion
Patty invited me to teach a three-day class in her home in October. She lives in Floyds Knob, IN which is across the river from Louisville, KY. It was a great group of rug hookers and I had a great...
View ArticleMala Jones, Pumpkin with Crow
I taught a class at Pat VanArsdale’s last fall. Mala wanted a sunset/sunrise background behind the pumpkin and crow. I got busy in the dye pot. One way to dye a sky for a rug like this is to dye it all...
View ArticleAnnie’s Flower Power Footstool – Square: Rug Hooking Pattern
Nancy Weaver sent me this photo of her completed hooking for Annie’s Flower Power Footstool – Square. She started this stool in September of 2011 at the Rugs by the Sea Rug Camp in Cape May, NJ. This...
View ArticleAt the Beach by Lois Moore, Cedar Lakes 2009
I love being a part of rugs that mean something to the student. Lois wanted to hook a photo of her mother and uncle taken at the beach. I drew the pattern and dyed the flesh wool. She wanted to keep it...
View ArticleBirch bark hooked trees by Joanne Lindstrom
This pictorial is a very simple design, but really pulls you in. Joanne hooked the largest birch trees that I know of using my specially dyed rug hooking wool. This rug is 21″ x 34″. The sky was done...
View ArticlePatty Van Arsdale: Padula Passion
Patty invited me to teach a three-day class in her home in October. She lives in Floyds Knob, IN which is across the river from Louisville, KY. It was a great group of rug hookers and I had a great...
View ArticleMala Jones, Pumpkin with Crow
I taught a class at Pat VanArsdale’s last fall. Mala wanted a sunset/sunrise background behind the pumpkin and crow. I got busy in the dye pot. One way to dye a sky for a rug like this is to dye it all...
View ArticleAnnie’s Flower Power Footstool – Square: Rug Hooking Pattern
Nancy Weaver sent me this photo of her completed hooking for Annie’s Flower Power Footstool – Square. She started this stool in September of 2011 at the Rugs by the Sea Rug Camp in Cape May, NJ. This...
View ArticleAt the Beach by Lois Moore, Cedar Lakes 2009
I love being a part of rugs that mean something to the student. Lois wanted to hook a photo of her mother and uncle taken at the beach. I drew the pattern and dyed the flesh wool. She wanted to keep it...
View ArticleBirch bark hooked trees by Joanne Lindstrom
This pictorial is a very simple design, but really pulls you in. Joanne hooked the largest birch trees that I know of using my specially dyed rug hooking wool. This rug is 21″ x 34″. The sky was done...
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