Finished Rug & CLOSED Today ~

Finished!

this is "Quick as a Bunny" ~ all done…

and I love him.

hooked with cotton fabrics, hand dyed velvet, handspun sheep's wool 

and as-is & hand dyed wools on a linen backing.

measures approx. 14" x 16" 

not huge, but not teeny.

you can see that red cotton fabric 'beauty-line' really well in the snap below:

and you can see where I took a little walnut stain and went around the red hooked line to make it look as though it is dirty from use or age…

I used a green seam binding {rayon} ribbon for the carrot top ~

I like the 3D effect it lends :)

chubby little guy, isn't he?

then…added my label on the back 

{pinking shears used to cut the label from stained weavers cloth, then whip stitched on}

because the red cotton fabric is a lighter weight than the wool, 

and because I hooked it up 'through the ditch' {meaning: between two existing rows}

my red loops seem to disappear into the rug…I LOVE that.

that really helps my finished project look aged ~ don't you agree??

I didn't continue my red beauty line around his tail though,

I left it alone, instead

since it is hooked with my handspun sheep's wool and is higher than the rest of the loops.

so there ya go!

all done.

'Quick as a Bunny' will be available in pattern form soon :)

And, 

the Farm Shop will be

C L O S E D 

today, Friday March 4th.

Peter & I are putting the shop's newly renovated Classroom back in order today…

it is so different & I cannot wait to share photos of it with you!

we WILL be OPEN tomorrow,

 Saturday March 5th from 10:00 - 3:00

:)

Auction tonight with friends, hoping to score some goodies!

Make today a beautiful one my friends ~

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori