Last Wednesday, Encompassing Designs hosted another fun hook-in. It was a bit of a show and tell evening with finished projects strutting their stuff and newly started patterns with a promise of great things to come.
Linda had the most to show off, she's been a very busy little hooker! This winter's snowstorms had canceled a lot of our gatherings so we hadn't seen one another for some time but Linda Ruth kept on trucking. The rug on the left is her latest master piece. This only took her too weeks to this point with only the borders left to put on. I've said it before, Linda Ruth is the most unique rug hookers I've ever met, not only does she not use a pattern she just starts hooking and sees where it goes! I will be writing a featured blog on this rug when it's completed so I'll save the story until then.
You may also think this stunning rug is finished, but Linda Ruth is the border queen and has several inches of hooking to go, right up to one inch of an edging to whip with. She dropped by yesterday to show me what she came up with so I've had a sneak preview of perfection! Stay tuned, it's worth a gander!
I also have another blog coming about Linda Ruth's first prize winning rug at the tender age of fifteen and then hooking the same design again in the past few weeks.
The studio was abuzz with excitement. We're a fun gaggle of geese all talking and laughing, usually at the same time! If you would like to drop in to hook with the Main Street Hookers we meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. If it's cancelled I'll post it on here but it seems the weather is finally a bit more conducive to nighttime driving.
Linda had the most to show off, she's been a very busy little hooker! This winter's snowstorms had canceled a lot of our gatherings so we hadn't seen one another for some time but Linda Ruth kept on trucking. The rug on the left is her latest master piece. This only took her too weeks to this point with only the borders left to put on. I've said it before, Linda Ruth is the most unique rug hookers I've ever met, not only does she not use a pattern she just starts hooking and sees where it goes! I will be writing a featured blog on this rug when it's completed so I'll save the story until then.
You may also think this stunning rug is finished, but Linda Ruth is the border queen and has several inches of hooking to go, right up to one inch of an edging to whip with. She dropped by yesterday to show me what she came up with so I've had a sneak preview of perfection! Stay tuned, it's worth a gander!
I also have another blog coming about Linda Ruth's first prize winning rug at the tender age of fifteen and then hooking the same design again in the past few weeks.
The studio was abuzz with excitement. We're a fun gaggle of geese all talking and laughing, usually at the same time! If you would like to drop in to hook with the Main Street Hookers we meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. If it's cancelled I'll post it on here but it seems the weather is finally a bit more conducive to nighttime driving.
Geez Louise this rug is a stunner! Charlene Scott is on the last bit of border so we'll soon have a completed picture to drool over! And for all you paisley fans, the pattern will be available at that time!
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Anne in the back is almost finished her rug for a show and tell; Armenia with only the grey head and hand showing is working on her new lily piece and Deanna, is laying down her first loops on a seashells pattern.
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Pam whipping on of her flea market finds. Good gravy she's lucky!!!. She picked up several hundred dollars worth of kits and hooks for $6.00 at a yard sale! When she stand up, I'll bet there's an indent of a horseshoe in that chair!!! Also, here is The Happy Fishermen, newly completed! Great job Pam!
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Now our Sue is really the hooking golden girl. Fresh from holiday she's tanned browner than fried grits, which is apparently on the menu everywhere in SC. She's on the last leg of whipping "Beached", another in her series of Women of Abundance.
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Ah ha! A traitor among us! Aunt Audrey must walk the plank for her evil knitting ways! Well, I guess we'll forgive the hooking snub, family should have some privileges.....
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The pièce de résistance was Linda Ruth's finished Beck that is now in the private collection of Sue Cunningham. Congrats to both of you! I still think that rug is perfect for my studio grumble, grumble!!
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