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Wonderful hooked rugs and hand dyed wool...... And more.... We are headed home today! We have had such a amazing time here in New York. Don't forget about the drawing next week!!

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February took me to Waukesha Wisconsin to kick off 2017 and then to Athens, Georgia for two workshops. I flew to both of these workshops d...

The last loops on 1911 Horse were pulled and out of necessity with no new rug to hook (yet) have started the binding process. The rug will be bound using cotton rug binding tape as I don't want an extra row of any color at the edge. I want the thin dark areas to show as they are since that is how the antique was. Below is a fun rug I found on an auction site in 2022. The info was that it measures 17 x 19 and said to be hooked between 1920-1949. Am finally posting it now because of an article…

Sold at auction Room-sized Hooked Rug for sale in auction. Auction Number 2838M, Lot Number 343. Bid on similar items for sale at auction

Ahhhhhhh yesterday was such wonderful fun! Spent the day at Wendy’s with friends who were hooking, penny rugging, making wire button trees. Even had home made pizza made Wendy’s hubby V…

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If you've followed my blog from my humble beginnings, you know I’m crazy about antique hooked rugs. A common characteristic of antique rugs is hit-n-miss hooking. In the case of Magdalena Briner Eby, she took hit-n-miss to a new extreme, with a bit of a Rorschach look to several of her rugs. This trait is what makes Magdalena’s rugs interesting and easy to identify, and so very intriguing to me. I can't wait to get to the hit-n-miss aspects of my Magdalena Menagerie rug (see post from…

"My World" designed & hooked by Janice Johnson www.woolywoolen.com

My latest design, Forget Me Not, was inspired by an antique rug. The original piece featured several flowers with a narrow border. I wanted to simplify the array of flowers, and add a geometric aspect to play off of the organic shape of those flowers. Above all, I wanted the design to look muted, time-worn, washed out, soft and faded. The large rose-like flower with the oversized leaf, surrounded by different flowers reminded me of a vintage-type postcard, which made me feel sentimental…

......and always new possibilities! I have a big to do list for this week, because Bruce and I will be heading out on a road trip to visit family. All of my siblings, there are five of us, have plans on being together in Minnesota. I love road trips for many reasons, but most of all I have Bruce's company over the miles. :-) Roxanne, Julie and I had a day in Madison, before our plane was to leave for home. So we went antiquing. Of course my eye is always drawn to the quilts, and what's not…

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Binding a round hooked rug