I'm happy to say that rug hooking has really taken off here in upstate NY. We have 13 students here at The Old Tattered Flag and all of them have just fallen in love with the art of hooking. So, that has really made me change my direction for my business. My premise has always been to make patterns out of my paintings, but lately I have been making paintings out of my patterns. I guess it's all the same, start with a basic idea and go from there. Above you can see my latest idea. I wanted to offer a couple Thanksgiving patterns.
I get an idea in my head and sketch it out. I then have to enlarge it to be a hooking pattern, then cut each and every shape out for the penny rugs, piece it, put it together, stitch it, write it up, photograph it, ugh. For the hooked rugs and punch needle I have to transfer them to fabric, so they are pretty easy. The penny rug patterns are very time consuming but worth it in the end as you can see below, the finished product. Now I just have to paint this one.........
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