By Guest Blogger Francine Birket
I made this for my very generous sister-in-law who loves French country. She has beautiful porcelain roosters from France and complimentary fabrics. It was such a joy to work on such a cheerful and beautiful print. thank you Christine.
I finished the rug, What a joy to work on it. Your design and our colour choices were really liked by other hookers.
Francine Birket
Cobourg, Ontario
I finished the rug, What a joy to work on it. Your design and our colour choices were really liked by other hookers.
Francine Birket
Cobourg, Ontario
When Francine first contacted me to make a kit of this pattern I thought, oh my! So much colour and no picture for her to follow. Up to this point I hadn't seen it hooked and any kit I make has to have a picture to follow and I had no time to hook it myself. The photo is always a guide to where each colour goes so you don't get confused and put wool in a place it wasn't meant to be and then fall short on that colour when you hook its right position.
So Francine told me the basic palette she wanted to work with, no blue, just rich country golds, reds and greens. So I got in the dye pot, labeled the wools, made a colour chart and sent the kit off. I'm having a senior moment, I think I cut the wool because I usually insist on it, but if my life depended on it I wouldn't wager. Francine is obviously a very intuitive hooker and had no trouble following the instructions as she aced the colour placements.
The sunflowers and leaves were tightly gathered and she was able to make them stand out from one another beautifully. I send a full range of colours to choose from so each flower would stand individually and although I did fall short on one tone of the gold she emailed and I rectified that asap so she could keep working at a steady pace.
Francine hooked the background in a very distinct pattern of wavy vertical lines, using the abrashed Ecru over natural. A very interesting technique that adds to the overall appeal for sure. The background was the only choice I struggled with. I had several light plaids that looked okay but they just weren't the wow factor and competed with the focal points of the rug. I then tried an abrashed light green that worked really well pulling out the leaf colour but it touched the rooster and gold flowers so it wasn't a good flow. Then I tried the Ecru and knew immediately it was the one. The dominant hue to this rug is gold so the background married it perfectly.
The outside borders show very dark in the photo she provided, but in life it is a medium to dark red plaid outlined with a grid of Antique Red. This finished piece is definitely ready to fit into a French Country kitchen. What eye candy for the season.
So Francine told me the basic palette she wanted to work with, no blue, just rich country golds, reds and greens. So I got in the dye pot, labeled the wools, made a colour chart and sent the kit off. I'm having a senior moment, I think I cut the wool because I usually insist on it, but if my life depended on it I wouldn't wager. Francine is obviously a very intuitive hooker and had no trouble following the instructions as she aced the colour placements.
The sunflowers and leaves were tightly gathered and she was able to make them stand out from one another beautifully. I send a full range of colours to choose from so each flower would stand individually and although I did fall short on one tone of the gold she emailed and I rectified that asap so she could keep working at a steady pace.
Francine hooked the background in a very distinct pattern of wavy vertical lines, using the abrashed Ecru over natural. A very interesting technique that adds to the overall appeal for sure. The background was the only choice I struggled with. I had several light plaids that looked okay but they just weren't the wow factor and competed with the focal points of the rug. I then tried an abrashed light green that worked really well pulling out the leaf colour but it touched the rooster and gold flowers so it wasn't a good flow. Then I tried the Ecru and knew immediately it was the one. The dominant hue to this rug is gold so the background married it perfectly.
The outside borders show very dark in the photo she provided, but in life it is a medium to dark red plaid outlined with a grid of Antique Red. This finished piece is definitely ready to fit into a French Country kitchen. What eye candy for the season.
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