Memorial Day Weekend

I can’t believe it is Memorial week-end!  It seems this year is flying by.  In honor of the holidays that are dedicated to the celebration of our country, I thought I would share this rug.  I hooked it back in 2003 and had prepped the edge to add a braid, as I had just learned how to do that. Well I never got the braid added and over the years, braiding was not my thing, so it sat unfinished. I am trying to finish unfinished projects, so I had been thinking about how I was going to finish this one.

After searching for several months, I found this wonderful red, white and blue trim at a local fabric store.  It appeared a little bright so I toned it down with Walnut crystals.  This trim consisted of the twisted rope attached to a binding as you can see in the picture. I thought it would work great to finish it.
                                                      

I hand stitched the braid edge to the edge of the rug with the binding covering the raw edge of the rug.  Then hand sewed the binding down on the backside of the rug.  The challenge of the trim was figuring out how to finish the two ends. It was too bulky to just wrap it over to the backside so I ended up butting the ends together and covering with a piece of blue wool.

Here is the back side of the rug.

 

 It is virtually invisible from the front side. I like this finish so much better and feel the simplicity of the rug needed this special finish.

 Thank you for taking time out of your day to read my blog!

I wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday!

ENJOY!

 

 

                                                                              

New Rug

I’m excited to share with you my latest rug.  Although I designed it several months ago, I just now got it hooked!  It is based on an antique rug that I saw in a picture.  In the picture, the center of the rug was covered, so I created a floral garland in the center.   The pattern is 23" x 42" and I called it Antique Primitive Scrolls.

 

 

I wanted this rug to have the feel of an old rug, not only in the style, but also in the colors!  Using my soft colors of pink, coral, blue, and green teamed with the soft yellow/tan of the center and antique black for the outside, I feel achieved my objective!  My husband looked at it and his first comment was “Well, that looks old”!

 

It is always fun to start a new rug, but if you are anything like me, once you are half done with the one you are working on, you are planning your next rug!  Well, my next project is called  “Cluck, Cluck" bet you can't guess what it is! LOL!  It is  27" X 34"  and I can’t wait to get it color planned and start Hooking!

 

 

 

Teaching Schedule

(The photo above was borrowed from Pinterest with my editing added)

Life gets in the way of our best intentions!  It’s been a long time since I have blogged but have decided it is time!

 

With that in mind, I thought I would share with you my schedule for 2019.  I may have some openings in a few of the camps if you are interested in signing up you can email me at:

basketsofwool@windstream.net

 

March 7-9th,  Clarksville, Virginia - Hookers, Strippers & Co

 

April 11-13th,  Sharpsburg, Virginia - With Hands & Hearts Antietam Fiber Artist (WHAHAFA)                        ATHA Chapter

 

July 25-27th,  Gatlinburg, TN. - The Great Smokey Mountain Hook-In - 

See their Facebook Page for information:

 “The Great Smoky Mountain Hook-In”

 

August 11-17th, Sauder Village Rug Hooking Week.  

I will be teaching a 4 day Retreat and a  1 day Workshop

See their Facebook Page for information:

"Rug Hooking Week at Sauder" 

September 15-20th, Rugs by the Sea, Cape May, NJ -

 See their web page: rugsbythesea.wordpress.com

 

October 10-12th, Deltaville, Virginia~Hooking on the Rivah Fall Workshop

 

October 20-25th,  Historic Franklin Rug Hooking Retreat, Franklin, TN -

 See their Facebook Page for information:

 “Historic Franklin Rug Hooking Retreat”

 

I’m so excited to see all of you that will be attending these events!  If you will be missing out on the fun, you can still find my patterns and special items on my Etsy page at BasketsofWool.  You can also follow me on Facebook at Baskets of Wool and on Instagram at basketsofwool.  

 

Have a great week and hook what you love!

Cammie