~ Playing Hooky in the Rain ~

 

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

and a happy, albeit SATURATED Friday to us all...

 

I'm hoping those that have been in the brunt of the hurricane
can find some comfort and that it has passed you unscathed!

We have had mostly torrential rain and heavy winds.
our power flickered a few times and our landline phone was affected,

but we are no worse for the wear.

On dark, dreary days such as these,my mind loves to roam into the annals of my rug hooking past.

something about the shadowed effect this old farmhouse has on me,
~ just makes me want to pull a few loops.

So i did.

I finished the first pumpkin mat, then decided to hook a mini-chairpad...
{or maybe a candle mat?}

since I had my autumnal hues wools all out in front of me and my hook was warmed up lol.

 

do I stitch in this chair?

absolutely not...
just love my two old blue chairs and they compliment my wool colors beautifully.

I love to hand-cut my wool strips with scissors.
they're not straight, totally uneven and I hook very primitive-ly
so that is why you see my Loop Lifter that Peter made for me.
{he also made my favorite steel shank hook to match}

there's the finished mat.
it has been 'loop-lifted' to the best of my abilities,
then stained, steamed pressed and edges turned back and stitched down.

skinny loops, fat loops, high & low loops...
*perfect*

all of the hand dyed wools shown are from Wool'n Gardener on Etsy.
all of my as-is wools are from The Wool Studio.

here's my backside.
{pardon moi}
nothing fancy for me, no edging, no binding ~

but I will be attaching a handwritten cotton label for posterity.

I love baskets too.
this one is perfect for holding small pieces of rolled wool to cut,

and stitcps that I'm working with.

the dark patina of the rattan is perfect for me.
{also a really good bowl for balls of yarn when I crochet}

do you cut your wool with scissors?

do you use a cutter?
how do you store your wools as you work?

are you a primitive hooker?
do you prefer old-looking, muted wool colors?
 are you a fancy-finisher?

or a plain and simple like me?

I'll be in the studio today ~
I have plans to draw up a few more small mats/chairpads that I'll share once they're finished.

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori