Donkey Rug ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

yesterday I showed a little peek of what's on my frame at the moment...

and here's what I have so far ~

i've been wanting to stitch/hook our donkeys for a while, and thought I would begin with Daisy,
our baby-girl Donkey...she is a Standard, and as so has lighter coloring than Pinocchio.
I chose the wools below to hook the background...what do you think?



I am using all as-is wools (Rebecca's) and I love how textural and muted it is .
can you see the piles of wool on my table under the rug? oh yeah.....love love love.

I hand-cut my strips, so they are between an 8 and an 8 1/2...
i have a couple of cutters, but I've been enjoying the hand-cutting. It seems to create less dust (well, maybe) but definitely creates less worm-age (is that a word?)

Daisy is hooked with wonderful, reversible boucle wool that we carry here in the shop

it is so soft and hooks like a dream...
I will be using more to hook some sheep in my next rug (or two!)

I think I might pull out the leaves on the plant and replace them with daisies instead ~
but if I do that, I might hook a darker background.

what do you think?

oh & i'm hoping to offer this as a paper pattern...we'll see.

but, today & the next few days will be spent creating handmades for our
Spring Open House on April 14th here in the shop....

I hope the weather will be loverly and that you can come by for a visit!!!

Have a beautifully creative day my friends!!

blessings from the farm,

Lori