Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Sunday Dinner & Spools of my Thread...

Happy Wednesday!

I finished hooking a little chicken rug…
((no this isn't the larger one I'm naming "Chicken Soup",
 you'll have to be patient for peeks of that one))

this one I'm calling
"Sunday Dinner"


Sunday Dinner ©Notforgotten Farm

 who doesn't love chickens?
and pie?
and chicken pot-pie?
….Mmmmm comfort food.

{oh, sorry…back to the rug.}

I wanted a very scrappy, almost early/vintage look for this little girl…
so I used some wonderful wools that I bought from 
Mary Henck
and Rebecca Erb 
while I was at Rug Fest saturday ~
some hand dyed, some as-is…


scrappy hen
 I had some of the girls at the show kind of bewildered I guess,
because I hook my rugs with hand-cut strips (anywhere between an 8 & a 10 cut)
BUT
I use a tiny, FINE rug hook to pull my loops through the linen…

I'm also a 'high hooker' as you can tell:

high wool loops

 I love this little rug ( approx.  9" x 14" at the moment)
….and think I'll add another border around her…
then add some fringe and make into a big heavy pillow!!
maybe the fringe should look like straw?
Hmmmm….again.


fat little hen nesting in a striped bowl

and here is the finish for the current
Little Stitches Handwork Club project
(April/May/June LSHC):

"Spools of my Thread"

a sweet little pocket project/kit to hold your old wooden spools ~


 This kit will be shipping a little late (sorry ~ please forgive?) 
...due to the preparations for the Rug Fest last week…
so watch for yours in your mailbox soon!


worked in blues and brown….
a quick and easy 'in-between' project for your hands and sewing basket

If you are not a member of the
Little Stitches Handwork Club
and would like to join,
you can email me at not4got@aol.com 
and also click on the link up there on my sidebar under
'little stitches handwork club' for more details about joining.

Have a wonderfully creative Wednesday my Friends!!

* Blessed be * 
Lori

24 comments:

  1. What a darling pattern - the colors are just perfect in it too. I like your high hooking method - quite possibly if I tried that my work would look better. I will try it for sure.
    Blessings,
    Karen

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  2. Darling chicken rug!! I'm a high hooker, too!! Love that you hand cut ~ gives it a primitive look!

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  3. I am loving the new club project! I will be doing it right away for sure! I'm glad that you are a wee bit late as I am in the process of stitching the last kit and now I can finish it up before being tempted with the new one :)
    Blessings, Patti

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  4. Super sweet :)
    I sent u a email :)
    Hugs x

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  5. Love it. Adorable as always.
    nancee

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  6. I so wanted to go to the VA Rugfest to meet all that i have been doing business with. Had my application printed out and everything. But I hadn't finished taxes yet so had to spend the weekend doing that instead. Wonderful finishes! I think this project has convinced me to join the handwork club!

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  7. Love the chicken. Will it be a pattern? Does your creative mind ever rest?
    Mary Brown

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  8. LOVE IT ALL!....beautiful designs and beautiful work....as always my friend.

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  9. The sweet little hen is adorable! Love it, you going to have a pattern of that? And can't wait for the LSHA project to arrive, colors right up my alley :) Off to pick up our little chocolate cupcake in Williamsburg this weekend, can't wait to meet her!

    Enjoy the sunshine my friend xo

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  10. Love your chicken... chickens, roosters and crows are my favorite birds to decorate my home with.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  11. omg, you had me with the hen....lovin both projects...awesome as always!!!

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  12. Love that chicken! A pillow would be perfect so you can pick up that cutie and give it a squeeze! Bock Bock!

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  13. Love your new designs; they are beautiful.

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  14. Love your chicken ! All the pretty colors of wool makes it so neat ! Can't wait to see how you finish this too ! Darling cross stitch too !

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  15. Hi Lori,
    I love the new LSHA pattern and the new patterns I ordered. Can't wait for the book to come out too. You provide us with so many hours of stitching pleasure. Thank you!
    Best,
    Jenny

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  16. cute cute cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. Love the mini rug! Will you ever do a video on rug hooking? Hope this will be a pattern sometime.

    Denise

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  18. As always, your new designs are delightful.
    Melinda

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  19. Lori,
    Love the new Little Stitches Spool bag...more practice on blank space letters!
    Chicken Dinner is adorable!
    Thanks for sharing the Rugfest pictures!

    Martha

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  21. I love your chicken , it does look like a country version of one of those glass hen dishes! I esp. love the colors and the stripes! And the high / low hooking!

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  22. cute cute cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  23. I love the Spools of My Threads! Can't wait to do it! Any plans on converting the rug hooking Haste Ye Back to cross stitch?

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