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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
January 04, 2009
10:12 PM Post #5967195
| Are there any traditional rug hookers out there? I've got a friend who is just learning and she'd love to connect with others. |
scarediecat
Ashland City, TN
January 31, 2009
08:36 PM Post #6076386
| What is a rug hooker? I used to do rag rugs with the large crochet needle. Is that the same? |
Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
February 02, 2009
10:14 PM Post #6085670
| Traditional rug Hooking is done on burlap or linen. You use strips of wool about 12 inche length(usually) traditionally from rags, old clothing, etc... although now you can buy the strips or use yarn. the hook is like a small crochet needle with a handle. You feed the wool up through the bottom of the burlap and hook it along.
So, I don't know for sure if it's the same as whta you were doing. does it sound similar?
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
February 03, 2009
06:29 AM Post #6086532
| I cant believe people still do this craft.
Its wonderful and I am a traditionalist .
My grandmother used to hook rugs using burlap and saved wool clothing,they never threw anything away in those days 40's.
They lived on a dairy farm, my grandfather made her a frame from scrap wood and brought the burlap feed bags from the barn, she would wash them and get to work.
The largets she ever did was a stair runner.
I'll send a picture of one I have had for 60 years.
The designs are simple, but charming.
oooops have to recharge the battery. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
February 03, 2009
07:00 AM Post #6086556
| This little rug was at my fireplace hearth for years. 
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scarediecat
Ashland City, TN
February 03, 2009
07:01 PM Post #6089348
| No, I don't think it is the same. I use rolls of material but I use a big hook and just crochet in different patterns. Sounds very interesting.
ge1836 thanks for the photo. It is wonder and in good shape to be over 60. Did you frame it? |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
February 04, 2009
06:42 AM Post #6091218
| No frame its in my bathroom now.
I forgot to add that since they lived in a remote area on a farm and there were no malls for shopping, she used a table knife that was ground down to leave a hook at the ens .
This made a flat hook, easy to slip between the warp of the burlap .
I think my cousin has the big stair runner.
These were winter projects that took months so by spring she would start the garden. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
February 04, 2009
06:49 AM Post #6091224
| This is the other one I found. Alas there are only two. My sister has several. 
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swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
February 26, 2009
01:37 PM Post #6193535
| Finally I can reply to your post. I don't know, why it did not worked before...
This is another one my Mom made for my " trousseau " 
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swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
February 26, 2009
01:44 PM Post #6193550
| And here is the first picture I have sent you. As I described: I brought this carpets with me and I'm glad I did.
They came from Europe to Miami,Florida and now they are here in Canada.
Each time I look at the carpets, I remember how my Mom worked on it. They are more than 30 years old and still beautiful, made of pure wool.
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
February 26, 2009
01:56 PM Post #6193600
| They are really beautiful
Thanks for getting back to me. |
scarediecat
Ashland City, TN
February 28, 2009
12:49 AM Post #6200809
| wow...those are beautiful. It makes me want to try to do it myself. Maybe one day...if I can find a book on how to do it...and if I can find the time to do it.
those are certainly worth hanging onto especially since your mom made them for you not to mention they are so beautiful and hard to find that kind of art form. |
swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
February 28, 2009
12:50 PM Post #6202122
| Believe me, I appreciate them very much. I don't hang the rugs, we walk on it every day, they should last for ever.
Here is the first one my Mom gave me to hang on a wall.
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 09, 2009
08:11 PM Post #6244550
| Wow! Those are sure some beautiful rugs, Swissy. =0) Your mother is very skilled. Did she make them out of saved materials, old clothes, etc?
Here's my first attempt... it was a kit from a local hobby store, done with acrylic yarns, so it got fuzzy pretty quick.
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 09, 2009
08:15 PM Post #6244567
| This is my second rug. This was also a kit, from DiFranza designs. It's made with the traditional wool strips and eventually we'll make it into a pillow (yeah, right). 
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 09, 2009
08:19 PM Post #6244586
| And here's the current project being done with some scrap wool and mostly left overs from other projects. I found an old green chile sack at a yard sale and liked the design, so I'm just filling it in. If I ever get the frame I want, I might even finish it. LOL 
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swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
March 10, 2009
11:00 PM Post #6250080
| Hi Jayryunen
How nice to see some other beautiful rugs. You have some great ideas.
I remember when my Mom made the rugs, she had to cut the strips of wool and she did not use other materials.
After that, she combed the rug so that the top portion is unwound, and extremely soft.
My older sister did her rug for the living room, before she got married and her Fiance, today Husband, helped also.
The rug is the size of 12 fee x 9 feet and still in good shape, after 45 years...
I helped my Mom a little bit too, but I made mostly my needlepoint pictures. I include an example.
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swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
March 10, 2009
11:02 PM Post #6250085
| Here is my first one ... 
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 11, 2009
09:51 AM Post #6251124
| Your mom combed the top? Was she perhaps doing doing latch hook? I'm not sure how the tops would "unwind" without pulling the loops out. I'm missing something here.
The rugs I make are long continuous strips of material that are pulled through to form a series of loops on the top. There are no ends on the top, as in the latch hook technique.
Lovely needlepoint. Clearly a very talented family. =0) Does your sister still make rugs?
Have a great day,
Chayashosh |
swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
March 11, 2009
12:42 PM Post #6251797
| No, my sister is too busy with all her Grand kids...
The carpet I have is called "Hand-knotted rug", the knots are at the back of the rug, a loop to hold the ends of the wool is made on the top (good side of the rug), with the Hook (the one which pulling the wool). I think it's called the "Persian knot"
The comb is used at the end to even out the top of the rug (pic included) It is mostly used in Europe, I think.
I will try to make a close up picture to explain it better
In the mean time...
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swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
March 11, 2009
02:02 PM Post #6252152
| Here are the close-up of a rug, front and back (indicated on the picture).Hope this will explain a bit of the trade.
My sister wrote, that the material is 100% lambswool
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 12, 2009
10:31 PM Post #6259196
| From what I can see, that looks like what is known as latch hook in this country, and the nicest I've ever seen.
Traditional rug hooking looks like this on the top... a series of uncut loops usually made from cut fabric...
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 12, 2009
10:36 PM Post #6259226
| On the back of the rug, you can see how the strips make rows of loops side by side. It's pretty freeform how you fill space in with fabric. You can also see the burlap that was used for this particular piece... 
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 12, 2009
10:41 PM Post #6259251
| These next couple of shots show how the hook is used to pull the fabric through to make the loops (I hope)... the rug hook is punched through the burlap and the fabric strip is wrapped around it once so the hook can hold it and then it is pulled back up through the burlap to make a small loop. 
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swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
March 12, 2009
10:44 PM Post #6259269
| Thanks for your reply and now I know how to call it...
Ohhhhh...but I love what you are doing.The little "muton" (sheep) is lovely.
My question is: How can I learn to do that ?? What kind of backing do you use ? Is it like weaving ? |
Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 12, 2009
10:45 PM Post #6259273
| You just keep punching and hooking till you've got a row of loops and you need another strip of fabric. 
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 12, 2009
10:50 PM Post #6259299
| One more picture and I'll answer you, Swissy. =0)
This is what it looks like from the back, as the hook comes through for the strip...
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Jayryunen
Sapello, NM
(Zone 5b)
March 12, 2009
11:06 PM Post #6259384
| We've got a couple of books here:
The Complete Book of Rug Hooking, by Joan Moshimer
The Rug Hook Book, edited by Thom Boswell
There is also a magazine called Rug Hooking that has interesting articles, many pictures of beautiful rugs, visits with amazing artists, a free pattern in each issue, and all the usual ads for supplies, kits, stands, classes, and shows. Their phone number is 1 (877) 462-2604.
Good heavens! I was just looking in the table of contents of the latest issue and there's an Ontario Hooking Craft Guild and the article is written by a woman named Laura Boszormeny, who is a certified member of their Teacher's Branch. Maybe you can track them down and they can put you in touch with folks near you. =0)
Oh, and more! Beaconsfiled Hooking Crafters Guild, courses offered. Well, I'd just better D-mail you. =0) |
MsKatt
Mid-Michigan, MI
(Zone 5b)
March 13, 2009
01:05 AM Post #6259922
| Maybe this will help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCVaRxyQ-jo&feature=related |
swissy
Laurentians - Quebec, QC
(Zone 4b)
March 16, 2009
11:58 AM Post #6275312
| Thanks a lot for the link.
After my visitors are gone I 'll look in to it...
have a nice day! |
