In the meantime.....

 

Yesterday I shared with you some inspirational photos
of sheep & lambs
that I have in mind for a new rug...

I sketched up a few looks and will begin the process of choosing the woolens today.

In the meantime,
I have been working on a little bird-inspired mat...

but before I share it with you, here is a quick snap of a Bluebird-boy setting on our picket post...

his blue feathers are gorgeous and you can see a hint of his salmon-colored belly there on his right.

 

 

he brings me happiness ~

and here are some beautiful wools that I purchased from

www.MistyPondPrimitives.com
(actually from her Etsy shop)

 

are they not beautiful?
I prefer working with color, altho I will over-stain the finished hooking and mute them down just a bit....I like to begin with what I call 'poison' colors and tone them down with walnut dye.



candy-colors

So here is what I've been working on:

a little hooked mat of a Robin ~
here I show how I'm adding a cotton fabric binding to the back...

 

 



I chose an ombre cotton floral for the binding ~ a good two inches wide...

after cutting the linen back to within 1 inch around the last hooked row,
...then folding it back and tacking it down ~ I then start to straight stitch the cotton fabric binding down, puckering the cotton fabric as I go...




pucker your fabric as you stitch the fabric binding down, as you go....

close up of the puckers and straight stitch...

here's a peek at the front ~

 

 



I see you!

and another peek:




the early bird gets the worm...

This hooked mat will be shown on our March 15th update on our "goods" page.

The paper pattern will be available :)

 

I'm off to choose those wools for my sheep rug...

will be back tomorrow to show you my design concept and start of the hooking!

have a wonderful day my Friends!

 

Lori from

Notforgotten Farm