Ruth's Visit

 Thanks for sharing your lovely photos Ruth following your visit to The Ebor Ruggers Exhibition in York....would love to see more pix on this blog...please....

Hooking as art - Altoon Sultan

 Altoon Sultan is a prolific artist who has used hand dyed wool in her textile work, both as part of the surface (as above) and to cover the entire surface (as below).

These images were found on Tamar Zinn's blog, where you can get an overview of a selection of Sultan's work, or you can see more on Sultan's website - go here for the textiles.

She puts new textiles on her blog (altoonsultan.blogspot.com) - this is the most recent -

"Carpet World" was hooked by hand - the artist is Charley Freedman, who lives and works in New York and Nebraska. It's 6 feet in diameter.

Rug and Quilt

Clare's Bedside Rug

(see previous  article)

 

which coordinates with the quilt she made for her Bed

Beautiful rug making and quilt making - Jill

Only Proddy Mats: Blue Red Absract

Only Proddy Mats: Blue Red Absract: Blue red abstract made and designed by Clare Hutchinson Skipton Nth Yorkshire. I dreamed of a nice soft proddy rug to step onto whe...

Unusual

Nathalie Lett lives and works in Paris. Among her production are handtufted rugs.

"Log cabin" rugs

Part of a selection of "American Log Cabin Hooked Rugs, early 20th century" at http://whereinthewot.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/american-log-cabin-hooked-rugs-early.html

Hooked in London: Rosettes

Hooked in London: Rosettes: Tiny rosettes for making into brooches or adding to bags etc...each one hooked in silk and sheer fabrics.  Happy Hooking - Jill

Rosettes

Tiny rosettes for making into brooches or adding to bags etc...each one hooked in silk and sheer fabrics. 

Happy Hooking - Jill

Rag rugging in The Gambia

More photos of Gambian rugs and ruggers are at makings.co.uk, which is another source of rag rugging tools.

I found the site while looking for information on the "Browns tool" but that should be a separate post!

The Brown's tool

The "Brown's tool" is also known as the Brown's rag rugger tool, or simply as the rag rugger tool (not to be confused with a hook or proddy...). In Yorkshire it's called a bodger.

Complete information on how to use the "Brown's tool" is on the Makings Handicrafts website - as well as basic technique, you learn a secret and get tips!

This family history web page has a photo of rag rug tools used in the 1940s/50s, one of which has the name Brown's and a patent number RD673864 and "made in England". That probably explains why the tool is known as the Brown's tool - Mr (or Ms) Brown invented and patented it.

The vintage tool has a different configuration of spring and lever; this one sold recently on ebay.

Annie Sherburne

Thank you for sharing your design ideas with us today Annie.  We all enjoyed seeing you and your wonderful work.

We now have plenty of ideas on which to ponder....

 

 

Jill

Designed and hooked by Jill Izzard

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL RUG HOOKERS EVERYWHERE....

In between days

Festivities fade
The in-between moments
To reflect and hope....

and do a little rug hooking maybe?

Enjoy the remaining days of 2012 - Jill

To give...

It's that time of year - present giving and present making too.

 

Here is a cushion Clare made for her friend Grace as a Christmas gift.

Made with wool pencil rovings,  using the punch-needle technique and working  on her  new wooden frame made by Tom (USA). 

The centre panel is cotton lawn on which Clare photo-printed the chicken design. This panel was then quilted.

Now the backing has been stitched to the front and the cushion is complete.

 I know Grace will be delighted with her gift.

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS and  A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

Jill

 

December meeting

We all enjoyed our Christmas Meeting at Craft Central in Clerkenwell. Everyone was working on different projects whilst nibbling on lots of scrummy goodies!

This photo shows  Sandra's seat pad - now completed. I just love the colour combination.

We are now looking forward to our January meeting when Annie Sherburne will be coming along to give us lots of creative ideas for our rug hooking.

Festive Greetings to all - Jill

Clare sent me the latest Rug Hooking Magazine yesterday - some innovative projects within. Here is one of them...a combination of Knitting and Rug Hooking...

a colourful and interesting article.

Happy Hooking - Jill

Goodies in the Post ....

 

Look what Mr Postie brought today! I thought I would share this photo with you.

My friend Clare visited a  Rug Event in York  last Saturday. She bought the above spoon for me. The rovings and yarn have been dyed by Clare. She is an expert on dyeing!

The wooden spoon  has  pyrography designed by Lewis Creed  - both he and his wife Louisa are rug hookers.

The cat picture shows a small detail of a rug designed and made by Louisa Creed. I so admire her work.

Happy Hooking - Jill

I saw this rug hooked panel complete with found objects (objet trouvé!!) at the Knitting and Stitching Show today. Well worth a visit.
Jill

Clare's Artist Trading Cards....Hooked!

It's so great to receive a letter these days...although I wouldn't be without e mail...however this morning I received a letter and a small present.  Two beautifully hooked ATC's made by my friend Clare who lives in Skipton - I thought I would share them with you.

The cards have been hooked with Pencil Rovings, some dyed by Clare and some by Cilla Cameron.

See you on Saturday in Clerkenwell. Happy Hooking - Jill