You would never know that this was the first time that Jenny of the Wooly Horse taught her scrappy style of hooking that she developed. She had inspiration from a punch needle piece, but this is truly her style she has developed for hooking. (She is a teacher by trade and has taught many other hooking classes.) Scrappy style of hooking . . . how to describe it? Uneven loops spaced far apart, long tails, alternative fibers, adding patches as if the rug had been repaired.
It was easier than I thought it would be, but I had to constantly be reminded to space loops apart and leave lots of spaces because when finished, loops would be squished down and cover most of the spaces. I used wool in cuts from about an 8 to a 10, a couple kinds of sari ribbon, wool yarn, velvet and stained tobacco cloth. I came so close to finishing! Some of the tails may be trimmed later.
Jenny was THE MOST generous teacher. She had these basket filled with pieces of wool for us to use as needed. Plus sari ribbons, wool yarn, velvets, tobacco cloth and more . . . all for us to use and absolutely free to us.
Sue has also posted about the class. Check it out here.
I will have more rugs to share next time and hopefully mine will be finished soon.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren
8 comments:
Damn woman!!!!! Don't ever say you aren't a fast hooker. All but that corner is done. Your horse looks wonderful and you really did put your big girl panties on!
I don't know what tobacco cloth is.
And you say I am a fast stitcher...well you re the fastest hooker I know...and I mean that in a nice way! Would it be hard to hook with tobacco cloth? I have it on some of my windows as curtains. Not sure about it in a rug. Oh well. Janice
That looks like fun. Nice job! Uneven loops? Well I'm already there..haha.
Oh this looks like so much fun ! Neat the teacher had all those different fabrics to use .....so you just hook higgily piggily & leave some tails and spaces .....have to give this a try ! What a great class !!!
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Wow! You almost finished. That is amazing. So glad you had such a nice time.
Like Saundra, I don't know what tobacco cloth is either. Thank you so much for sharing.
That looks like a fun class and a great way to use up scraps. Most of the rugs in the old days were made from worn clothing, and it is a great prim look.
Hmmm...I am thinking I might have to eat at least some of my words?? It does appear that you managed to actually do wonky scrappy!! Woo hoo!! (Although I do see some very even-height loops and well-planned rows in the background. ;-) ). Seriously, though, it looks great! While I would have no problem whatsoever with uneven loop heights, I'd definitely struggle with widely spaced loops. I'm a packer LOL. That was generous of Jenny to bring all those materials for you students to use. I was wondering where you'd come up with the "alternative" materials (well, other than your big girl panties.). And, I think I'd be wanting to take some of Jenny's baskets home....not for the materials in them but for the baskets!!
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