Rug Patterns for Sale

I now have a button in the right hand column that will link you to a site where you can view and purchase my rug hooking and needle punch patterns. This is a temporary fix until my website is ready, but I think it will work pretty well.

Barb and I are working away getting ready for our first 2 shows of the season this coming weekend, so I don't have the patterns loaded up yet, but I promise it won't be long until I do.

What I'm Working On

I spent the weekend working on the little 3-dimensional pumpkins pictured above with a frog made by Pat Castka. I am thrilled with them and am thinking of making a bigger one -- about 5 inches across. They are hooked on rug warp with 100% wool that I have over-dyed. They're finished with a real piece of birch for the stem on top and a vintage button on the bottom. I think they will be for sale on The Eclectic Artisans' webshow which starts on September 22. Clink the link on the right for more information.

Rebecca Erb Wool

I was lucky enough to receive a very generous gift certificate to The Wool Studio from the Peconic Ruggers when I stepped down as president last year. That was last November, and I just got around to redeeming it.

If you're a rug hooker and you don't know The Wool Studio's wool, you should. It is delicious. Rebecca Erb sells fabulous tweeds and plaids that she has woven in Europe. She has a website (http://www.thewoolstudio.com/), but, sadly, she does not sell from it. You must send $5 for swatches. That's the one drawback for me -- I love being able to order day or night on my computer. Getting the stack of wool pictured above took a bit of back and forth -- no instant gratification here. But the wool is worth it. I've already used some of the orange in a small mat with fall leaves and I'm looking forward to trying that sunny yellow check in something soon.

It's Tumbleweed Tuesday . . .

. . . one of my favorite days of the year. The tourists have all gone home! I can park at the post office when I have packages! I can let the dog run on the beach and swim to his heart's content! I don't have to listen to the bad live music from Claudio's Restaurant at one in the morning! It's heaven. . . .

My knee is healing well and rapidly. I've been going to physical therapy, which I really enjoy -- go figure. I think I'm going to join their fitness center when I finish with the PT.

We had a great trip to Lake Champlain to visit friends this weekend. We delivered Clara safely back to Skidmore and she starts classes tomorrow. Pete and I will be canning tomatoes this afternoon. All's right with the world!

Now I have to get ready for all the shows Barb and I are doing this fall . . .