tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21038650047062447952023-11-16T05:24:34.959-08:00Hooked in LondonUsing rag-rug techniques for artwork for walls and elsewhere - sometimes even for on the floorMargaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-55309865158140772222019-02-14T05:10:00.001-08:002019-02-14T05:10:52.171-08:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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At the January meeting we each brought along a book we thought the others would enjoy. Gladys's choice was written by her childhood friend, who now lives in the US, and includes photos of them both in their heady teenage days -<br />
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Lots of looking at books went on as they were passed around the table -<br />
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... and there was a certain amount of hooking (and knitting, and crochet) too...Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-52397295313951448802018-09-30T09:46:00.000-07:002018-09-30T09:49:06.528-07:00Latest projects<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joan's free-form woven basket, based on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dmon_pottery">Jomon pottery</a></td></tr>
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And finally - an actual <i>hooked</i> project -<br />
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<br />Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-88396499095656948192018-09-29T10:16:00.000-07:002018-10-02T10:20:27.473-07:00Punch needle pictures<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The punch needle is a way of using yarn, rather than strips of fabric. (Correct me if I'm wrong...) The bird is by Penny on her blog, <a href="http://artjourney-penny.blogspot.com/">Art Journey</a> - you can see more of her work there.<div>
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"Organization isn't about perfection, its about efficiency. Reducing stress and clutter, saving time and energy and improving your overall quality of life." - Christine Scal</blockquote>
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Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-13452733835492647652017-02-02T01:09:00.000-08:002017-02-02T01:09:20.263-08:00"Hooked rugs" - top of the popsType "hooked rugs" into a search engine at any point, and what comes top of the list? At the moment it's this -<br />
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The name of the maker isn't given. It appears on the <a href="http://www.solib.org/how-to-set-yourself-to-make-hooked-rugs/">website </a>of a flooring company, in a section called "How to set yourself to make hooked rugs".<br />
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It doesn't give a great deal of information - here's "The making process", from a flooring vendor's point of view:<br />
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The second thing you should always keep in mind is the measurements and the dimensions of the room and decide accordingly if you want a small or a large sized rug. The size of the rug should be in proportion to the size of the room. Otherwise, it would be a complete misfit.</blockquote>
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Another <a href="http://www.solib.org/how-to-buy-a-handmade-rug/">section</a> deals with how to buy a handmade rug ... to look good on the hardwood floor!Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-9160405744681640912016-08-01T13:42:00.000-07:002016-08-01T13:42:38.478-07:00July meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The weather wasn't totally sunny, but the sprinkle of rain soon passed. We sat in the garden with our projects and the time passed very pleasantly. Margaret took some photos of people hard at work -<br />
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Jeroo's project is coming along well - she uses yarn -<br />
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Margaret's "<a href="https://margaret-cooter.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/hooking-face.html">Jawlensky head</a>" needs only a bit more yellow at one side -<br />
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<br />Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-25831912297594953162016-05-18T06:07:00.001-07:002016-05-18T06:07:30.604-07:00The hooked look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seen in Heals. Up close, the loops look like proper hooking, and the design is quite jazzy, don't you think ... something that could start with one zigzag line and "just grow".<br />
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Price tag of the mass-produced item is £200.Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-41449840849640850142016-02-19T10:44:00.002-08:002016-02-19T10:44:31.344-08:00Portraits<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
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Further to our "faces" day in January 2015 - Ruth encountered an artist who combines textile and portraits. She says "Harriet Riddell does machine embroidered portraits <span style="font-size: 11pt;">from life, with no preliminary drawings – just diving right in! Her website is</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><a href="http://www.harrietriddell.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">http://www.harrietriddell.com/</a><br />
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Also, when Margaret was doing a portraiture course last year, she gathered some images of portraits done in textile - you can see the collection at <a href="http://margaret-cooter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/faces-in-stitch.html" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" target="_blank">http://margaret-cooter.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/faces-<wbr></wbr>in-stitch.html</a>, with a further selection at <a href="http://margaret-cooter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/more-stitched-faces.html">http://margaret-cooter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/more-stitched-faces.html</a> . This is Emmy, by <a href="http://www.flyingdoghookery.com/Images/emmy.html">Laura Pierce</a> -<br />
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Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-25908247186727116832015-11-16T06:18:00.000-08:002015-11-16T06:18:05.547-08:00Elements and Principles of Design(reprinted from Susan Feller's blog, <a href="http://artwools.com/year-study/elements-and-principles-of-design/">artwools.com</a>)<br />
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considered building blocks for composition. Elements are basic words to
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<b><span style="color: #993300; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Elements and
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Stackpole Books 2011</span></a> Click title to purchase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993300; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Elements:</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> <i>Line, Shape, Form, Space, Value, Color,
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><i><br /></i>
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Line</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">is a joining
of points. Thickness, direction and length are variables..<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Shapes</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">are created
by joining lines. They are 2-Dimensional: height and width.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Form</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">is any
3-Dimensional object. Form can be measured, from top to bottom (height), side
to side (width), and from back to front (depth). Form is also defined by light
and dark. A source of light on the object will convey form with the shadow or
highlight associated by the exposure of light on the motif.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Space</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">is the area
provided for a particular purpose. It may have two dimensions (length and
width), such as a floor, or it may have three dimensions (length, width, and
height). Space includes the background, fore and middle ground.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Value</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">refers to the
relationship between light and dark on a surface or object and also helps
create form. A value scale in fabric has 1 assigned to the lightest piece.
Using a range of value in a work evokes a mood: middle values feel like a gray,
rainy day; light values are cheery; and a dark work is somber.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Color</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">is a
combination of light rays reflected from a surface. In order to see color a
light source is necessary. Notice the lessening of discernable color when a
light is dimmed and then turned off. Color has three characteristics: hue,
value and intensity.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Texture</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">is the
quality of a surface. In visual art, there are two types of texture: tactile
and implied. In textile art there is texture in the materials used such as
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<b><span style="color: #993300; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Principles:</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> <i>Contrast, Emphasis, Rhythm, Movement,
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</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Contrast</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">is a design
principle which provides visual interest. This can be accomplished using
changes in scale, color, value, shapes.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Emphasis</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">refers to
areas of interest that guide the eye into and out of the image through the use
of sequence, various levels of focal points, a change of value or intensity of
color.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Rhythm</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">as a
principle is used to organize a composition and create interest, unity or
emphasis. Visual rhythm is achieved by the same effort- repeating a shape,
color or line in a regular pattern.<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Movement</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">can be
achieved with a consistent directional line, or group of lines or by arranging
shapes along an imaginary line.<br />
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Finished at last! Munch's "Scream" reinterpreted by Janet Beck.Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-53721615936928651702015-09-20T03:46:00.000-07:002015-09-27T05:07:38.674-07:00A Room with a View<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jill Dianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989862336091598651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-36450971011722612072015-04-21T07:00:00.001-07:002015-04-21T07:01:10.974-07:00Jan's first attempt at rug-hooking.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><span style="color: #660000;">The above rug was a first attempt at Rug Hooking by my friend Jan... so proud of her. She made the rug from old woollen coats - it is very heavy and will now live in an old stone cottage on its slate floor....</span></em>Jill Dianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989862336091598651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-2957527011006397142015-03-20T11:41:00.000-07:002015-03-21T04:56:07.325-07:00"Girl with Poppy Fascinator"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another face worked on at the January workshop, "Girl with Poppy Fascinator" by Ruth Robinson, who writes:<br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">initially making abstract collages (a new experience for most of us and very liberating!), before working on another collage each </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">which would be the inspiration for the rag rugs we would be working on during the workshop and, as it turned out, for many months after!</span></div>
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Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-26405846381206949512015-03-18T13:13:00.000-07:002015-03-18T13:13:00.875-07:00"Barefoot Noble" by Jeroo Roy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"In war ravaged Rawanda," reads the label on the back, "a young injured boy, clothed in tatters, wanted to appear dignified. Wearing shoes meant dignity to him - so he painted shoes on his bare feet - to keep his dignity."<br />
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From the series "Children under Siege".Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-33266007656889385582015-03-17T10:56:00.001-07:002015-03-17T10:56:35.000-07:00First finished faceAt the January meeting we made up for the tutor having to cancel by continuing with the topic for the workshop, portraits. It was hardly a race, but first to finish was a visitor from Germany, Karin, who sent these photos soon after she returned home -<br />
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<em><span style="color: purple;">talk about a rug she hopes to make for her daughter's new cottage.. I showed her the many rugs I had made over the past few years and she went home with lots of Rug books and a Heather Richie DVD. She was so happy and it was good for me to share my work with her.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: purple;">Above you can see the very first rugs I made.... I like to think I've improved the technique since I made these... Jill</span></em></div>
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The tutor had to cancel because of illness, but we carried on anyway!Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-52661577716453689422014-12-04T00:33:00.001-08:002014-12-04T00:33:44.538-08:00Cats' paws<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking for hooking inspiration, I came across this on Gene Shepherd's <a href="http://geneshepherd.com/blog1/?p=9928">blog</a>, where you can see how to get the loops to behave. What a great way to use up scraps - perfect for all the bits of wool I've collected from the Craft Central scrap boxes.<br />
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It doesn't remind me of cats' paws at all, though - more like "starry sky" - you'll surely recognise the famous picture this comes from -<br />
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<br />Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-75304875090699915572014-10-20T07:10:00.000-07:002014-10-20T07:10:37.976-07:00Lucille's rugs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-90671884019150458212014-10-15T07:33:00.000-07:002014-10-15T07:33:19.590-07:00Foxy hooking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nightime Garden Fox by Dulcy Stewart. See more of her creations <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/dulcysdoorstep/my-hooked-creations/">here</a>.Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-42984463998822623052014-09-11T08:06:00.000-07:002014-09-11T08:06:27.104-07:00Hooked rugs by Emily Carr Emily Carr (1871-1942) was a Canadian artist who <a href="http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/emily_carr/en/about/early_work.php">studied in England</a> for a while. She painted on the west coast of Canada - landscape, especially the forests, and Indian villages and totems - and her individual style was rediscovered in the late 1920s. She called herself "the little old lady on the edge of nowhere".<br />
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After a not very successful exhibition in Victoria in 1913 she needed to earn extra money, so she raised and sold sheep dogs,<a href="http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/emily_carr/en/about/arts_crafts.php"> hooked rugs, and created pottery</a> based on First Nations designs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVeiPST1rpDDoktML4BE9V2jofUDjaf7YfsifJo0kESnj6VL2JnrcRzAojXAJRLACR-K0RSUNVfRR4398bKCrzTKBs8b6i-Dx2y4FF9Cf6UdHvmsCd4UvkdN2dcxCy5s-6BrXVH4q3HmJ/s1600-h/emily7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVeiPST1rpDDoktML4BE9V2jofUDjaf7YfsifJo0kESnj6VL2JnrcRzAojXAJRLACR-K0RSUNVfRR4398bKCrzTKBs8b6i-Dx2y4FF9Cf6UdHvmsCd4UvkdN2dcxCy5s-6BrXVH4q3HmJ/s320/emily7.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278166521932787074" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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I've written more about Carr <a href="http://margaret-cooter.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/artists-among-forests-of-bc.html">here</a>, and Vancouver Art Gallery's <a href="http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/emily_carr/en/about/index.php">website </a>has good biographical information. There will be an exhibition of her paintings at Dulwich Picture Gallery, south London, later this year. </div>
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"Leslie Giuliani hooks rugs with a contemporary folk feel" says the blurb for the article in Hand/Eye magazine. See all the photos and read the article at <a href="http://handeyemagazine.com/content/modern-hooker">http://handeyemagazine.com/content/modern-hooker</a>, or check her website - <a href="http://www.lesliegiuliani.com/">www.lesliegiuliani.com</a>.Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-27606996080839692492014-04-18T01:57:00.000-07:002014-04-18T01:57:00.203-07:00An artist's rug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Peacock" was designed by <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/winifred-nicholson-1704" target="_blank">Winifred Nicholson</a> and hooked in 1970 by Florence Williams; it measures 34"x54", and the slightly bent shape is because it's photographed from a book, "Rag Rug Creations" by Lynne Stein. The caption says the rug was inspired by a mosaic in Ravenna of the same theme, colour, and composition . The flowers especially don't look as though they're from a mosaic ... they seem very much in Winifred Nicholson's painting style -</div>
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<br />Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-31106102607690352592014-04-04T11:35:00.000-07:002014-04-04T11:35:30.754-07:0012 ways to recycle fabric into rugs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Archipelago" is done in cross stitch, using t-shirt fabric</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.reragrug.blogspot.se/">Re Rag Rug</a> is an experimental design project that explores the social and environmental sustainability of the rug. The project started in August 2012 by Katarina Brieditis and Katarina Evans. In 12 months, they created 12 unique rugs using 12 different textile techniques. Their materials were old clothing and scraps from the textile industry — fabric that otherwise would have been discarded.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">They used different types of rags in combination with a variety of textile techniques: sewing, crocheting, knitting, macramé, rolling, cutting, appliqué, embroidery, structure and relief effects, three dimensionality, color and dyeing techniques - and they also experimented with scales. This resulted in 12 new types and expressions of rugs.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Aquarelle" uses old woolen sweaters and running stitch, rather like kantha technique</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">"</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Many of the rugs were made with craft techniques that didn’t require large spaces or machines and could therefore be manufactured as cottage industry in textile producing countries," they say. "Via this mode of production, using waste is environmentally sustainable while socially sustainable. At the same time, the production becomes a platform for developing crafts and creates jobs.</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">(info from </span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://handeyemagazine.com/content/re-rag-rug">handeyemagazine.com/content/re-rag-rug</a>, photos from <a href="http://www.reragrug.blogspot.se/">reragrug.blogspot.se</a>, where you can see all the rugs ... none of which is hooked!)</span></div>
Margaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103865004706244795.post-15861611793370021342014-04-04T08:07:00.000-07:002014-04-04T13:09:17.013-07:00Seen at "Creative Stitches" show (Excel centre, London, 3-5 April) - gun-tufted rugs by <a href="http://ingridwagner.com/Art/Knitting/">Ingrid Wagner</a> -<br />
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Ingrid had a big stand, with examples of <a href="http://ingridwagner.com/interior-textiles-painting/big-knitting-big-crochet">knitty and crochet</a> ways to make her huge balls of fabric strips into rugs ... and huge needles to make them with -<br />
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<em><span style="color: #45818e;">I've not done much rug hooking lately as I've been busy studying for an Art History degree...however I just found these two remaining Necklets which were exhibited at The Knitting and Stitching Show awhile back ..I made them using a rug hooking technique! </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #45818e;">It is such a beautiful day I took this photo whilst out in my garden a few minutes ago....Happy<span style="color: #134f5c;"> April</span> Everyone....Jill </span></em><br />
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