The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

Anne Holmes has been hooking with our Wednesday group for as far back as I can remember.  She's a delight and there's always a lot of laughs when we get together.  Anne hooks quickly and is very prolific so she is able to buzz from one rug to another.  There must be something in the water around these parts because most of the hookers I hang with are fast!   Anne is comfortable with either yarn or wool fabric depending on the detail of the patterns.  Her hooking is very exacting, each loop equal to all its brothers and sisters coming as close to perfection as one can get!

Her daughter, Angela Holmes took up the craft two years ago and seems to be a chip off the ole block, the apple not falling too far from the tree!!   Her latest project is a gift for her cousins little boy who lives in Saskatchewan.  The nursery was decorated with owls and birds and she wanted something to blend with the theme.  She found inspiration on the internet and used some of these elements to come up with this clever design.  The rug took a month to complete and was done in a #6 cut. 

Momma dyed almost all the wool with the exception of the abrashed ecru for the background and antique red for the border.   Anne took a dye class with me a few years ago and has been dyeing for her projects ever since.  Anne says her stash has taken a few hits since her daughter took up the craft but wool is for sharing and when you have kids....well we all know what that's like!  What's yours is theirs.......

Momma received the privilege of whipping the rug and she finished it at our Wednesday evening hook-in this past week.  I always keep a supply of dyed antique red  yarn in the shop for a blended custom look when using the Dorr Antique Red.  Matching the whipping yarn with the border of any rug is a nice touch, giving it a custom finish. 

Angela had labels machine embroidered on the rug binding to send a message of love and also to sign and date the rug.  What a clever way to personalize a gift and it is so elegant and professional looking. 

Hooking now complete Anne brought the rug in for the whipping yarn and to measure for cording and rug binding. Here she is holding up her daughter's rug for show and tell. Sweet design and even sweeter sentiment as a gift to a little boy!

Nolan, spelled out in little ornaments hanging from the bough of a tree. Like rock a bye baby in the tree top, these ornaments will rock.

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What a clever and crafty way to sign your rugs. This machine embroidery will last the rug's lifetime. For those who don't like hooking their initials on the front,...perfect!

And even more perfect, to leave a message of love! As if sending a card along for a forever memory!