~ Pulling Wool ~

 Yes, 

I am hooking.

I could not put it off another moment!

After weeks of doing my embroidery ~ 

and glancing occasionally over at my basket{s} overflowing with my luscious wools....

I could resist no longer....so I am being very careful not to get any wool dust near my eyes,

 as I will be heading to surgery 1st thing Monday morning for the right eye, 

and again on the 24th for the left eye...

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I asked the members of my 

Out of Hand Rug Hookers group {Facebook} 

to share their Autumn/Halloween rugs and WOW! did they ever!

if you are not a member, and would like to join us ~ CLICK HERE ~ to request to join

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Here are a few rugs that I 'borrowed' from Pinterest that I absolutely love:

this one is my Spinning Witch and pattern is available at www.Spruceridgestudios.com 

designed and hooked magnificently by April DeConick ~ ...I adore this so much.

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If you have sent me a PM or Email and I haven't gotten back to you,

I'm not ignoring you ~ just happily busy getting ready for the show & hook in here on the 15th!

I will do my very best to reply, and thank you for your kind patience in the meanwhile :)

Blessed be,

Lori

~ Early Morning Hookin' ~

Hello Friends & Folk!

and happy Monday to you all ~

Oh I am so happy I'm feeling better!

after a full week of rest, fluids, rest...ibuprofen, more rest and more fluids ~

I have declared victory!

though not quite ready to venture out 'there' yet, 

as I am coughing and don't want to get anyone else sick.

{Note to the infectious woman in the Lancaster PA Walmart: When you're sick, STAY HOME!}

my poor Joan has been sick with it too, and she is feeling better as well!

while the house was quiet this morning,

I took advantage of the bright sun and worked a little on my Wool Witch rug in progress...

I thought I was the only one awake, but...

Iggy is never far from me.

 

At first I thought I would hook a dark background around witch & sheep...

but then decided not to.

I wanted a 'dirty' looking sheep, 

and purchased a fabulous wool from 

Wool'n Gardener that is perfect {I think} for such a sheep ~

I also changed her skin from pale peach to 'poison apple' green.

more befitting of her, don't you think?

 

my Hooker's Bling:

my hook necklace ~ a Miller hook that Peter drilled a hole in for me

{I use this hook when I'm not using one of our own Primitive hooks}

I switch between hooks to keep my hand from getting fatigued and I suggest you do too ;)

my scissors are also wearing their bling ~

assorted charms & antique bone ring dress them up and let everyone know 

these are MINE! lol

 

I even have a tiny little silver rug hook charm,

~ looks like the perfect size for my tiny witch to use perhaps?

 

I'll drink more tea today ~

rest a little more and hook a lot more...

and share more progress on Wool Witch soon.

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Hoping your Monday is full of everything you love!

 

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ A Celebration ~

My beloved 

Out of Hand Rug Hookers group  

on Facebook ~ has reached it's milestone 5,000 member mark!!

I would like to express my thanks to the members for their support ~

this group is very active in sharing their love of rug hooking/rug punching...

we have a strong foundation built on not only our love of wool,

but it is a place to visit to learn, share and grow in a like-minded, on-line community.

Where we share our rugs & projects...the stories behind them and their inspiration.

we share our lives and loves, and sometimes dislikes too!

we care about the rug hooking community and help to keep the art of rug hooking

 alive and well within it's cyber-walls ~

 

Thank you also to my fellow-admin., 

Lisanne Miller who shares with us new & wonderful things almost daily,

and my ever-helpful and talented moderator, Sandi Lucero for putting up with me!

the Out of Hand Rug Hookers group

~ I would like to invite my readers here

 to click on the photo above and request to join us,

and become a part of an amazing group of folks ~

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ Crafty Saturday & Shop is Open Today ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

just a reminder that our little needlework shop here at the farm will be 

OPEN Today from 10:00 - 3:00 only.

{regular shop hours are usually 'til 4:00}

 we will be gathering again on Crafty Saturdays 

for you to come out and bring your project in progress ~

hooking, punching, stitching ~ whatever! come create with me!

I'll be leaving this early evening for Richmond, VA

where I will be staying with our daughter Hannah for the weekend.

We'll be taking in a few museums because it is free admission weekend for the museums there :)

I am excited to visit the Edgar Allen Poe museum and the Medical Museums, in particular.

{I know...weird, but that's just me}

and in case you're not on Facebook,

here is the pumpkin that I've finished from a pattern I purchased from

 BeFruitful Kreations on Etsy....

~ although I did alter the template to make it a more fuller and 'squatter' pumpkin...

think I'll make some more...

yes! a white one! Oh! a BLUE one!!!!!

it turned out better than I thought I would do, and I am so proud of myself!

same pumpkin, different views.

 I'll have it in the shop with me, 

so if you're coming out to play you'll see it in-persona.

I am thinking about teaching a finishing class for a smaller version of this pumpkin, where you would hook the panels yourselves before class and then I will help you put them together.

If you have any interest in this, let me know!

Well I am off to get ready for the day ~

Hoping you have a *Sparkling* Autumn day my friends!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Inspiration from the Farm ~

Joan & I have been hooking our large-cut jarrahdale pumpkins

{well, they are torn strips actually...ok, torn & hand-cut.}

Our 1-inch-plus strips were torn first,  then cut in half, 

so I really don't even know what width they are

...just all different!

I drew them out for us on linen, they are approx. 15" across. 

Joan's is almost all hooked and I'll see hers Saturday when she comes out to the shop.

this is mine, all hooked and ready to be 'finish-finished' ~ below.

not sure if it will be a pillow, or mounted onto board, or.....who knows.

~ we'll see.

After seeing one being hooked at the Sauder show last month, 

this was our inspiration:

 

I chose beautiful wools from The Wool Studio 

{thank you Rebecca and family!} 

you can see the textures in the photo here ~

 

I save pumpkin stems each year for projects such as this ~

I chose this one, and Joan has her choice from my stash...

 

 

we'll show them to you side-by-side soon, after they are completely finished :)

Next, I want to hook a 3 dimensional pumpkin...like a round one.

I'll have to figure that one out ~ but I think I can ;) 

&

 here are a few gorgeous photos from my Pinterest boards

to perhaps inspire you to hook a pumpkin too!

enjoy...

 

Wishing you all a wonderful late-Summer day 

filled with Nature's inspiration and profound creativity!

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Progress ~

 Hello Friends & Folk

and happy rainy Monday to you!

I've made more progress on the rug on my frame, 

finished the background and am now hooking the border...

...this will be available soon, 

and offered three ways!

as a paper, pdf &
 drawn pattern on serged linen
♥ 
 

loving the colors in this rug, the blues/browns always make me happy.

trying to make it look really worm-y & old ~

using those overdyed wools from the other day.

 finished tonight, hopefully...
can't wait to show you!

have a beautiful day,
... doing what you love to do most.

Blessings from the Farm ~ 

Peter & Lori