Rug Hooking Dyeing Techniques

March 12 2018 by cindi gay.

Rug hooking dyeing techniques.

Want to add a little zing to your dyed fiber art. I wanted to hook a rug i had th pattern the big decision was whether to use wool or yarn. This is when i prepare for all the workshops i will be teaching the rest of the year. The wooly red rug a bit of this a scrap of that a loop pulled a stitch taken 1987 2020 33 years of wooly goodness.

See more ideas about rug hooking hooked rugs primitive penny rugs. There is evidence of rug hooking techniques in rag rugs made by the vikings. Iam not a fan of the primitive look with the wool strips. It is believed that rug hooking as a popular home art s origin is.

I began by dyeing each one with 1 128th tsp golden pear. Home rug hooking supplies and tools dye and dyeing supplies cushing perfection acid dyes at discount prices for quantity purchases. I liked the look with the yarn. I will have the dye pots out for the month of april.

Feb 20 2012 explore rebekah fowler s board rug hooking wool wool dyeing followed by 976 people on pinterest. Rug hooking is an art a craft it is not about seeking perfection. I took a yard of dorr natural and ripped it into 1 8th yard pieces. As with all my hooking creating the background for grumpy owl is an ongoing process.

Now to gather more info about hooking with yarn and dyeing it. The science of dyeing wool for rug hooking. Jul 8 2020 explore sylvia gauthier s board rug hooking techniques followed by 976 people on pinterest. Dyeing techniques for rug hooking with gina levesque.

We will be working with wool and acid dyes but many of the methods. After failing miserably with my first attempt the blues my inspiration came from this misty moon photo. This class will cover marbleizing salt shaker dyeing dyeing with fabric scraps gradation dyeing and spot dyeing. Posted on september 11 2017 by christina.

Hi judy i like your blog. Rug hooking is the craft of creating rugs by pulling loops of fabric or yarn through a woven backing. So after some searching i noticed there were some that used yarn. There are aspects of rug hooking that should be done in a certain way to ensure that rugs last or look neat and clean and things that need to be learned the hard way but for the most part consider these comments best practices but not the rule.

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