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Friday, November 23, 2007

Silver Lining's Variation - Viking Good Luck

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Here is a variation of Silver Lining. I’ve dyed over 1/4 yd of natural wool with Majic Carpet dyes in a dye bath with citric acid added to i...
Thursday, November 22, 2007

A Recipe: Silver Lining

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I’ve dyed over 1/4 yd of natural wool with Majic Carpet dyes in a dye bath with citric acid added to it at the 5 minute point. Having the ex...
Monday, November 19, 2007

Rug October

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Well , Here is the weekly installment of the Rug October .....A little progress is better than none ! I'm greatly consoled by the fact ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Galaxy's Partner Solar Flare

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THE SPOTS- it took 1 hr 30 mins.. @ 350 ˚ F to process this. Gather up 1/2 yd of wet wool in peaks and valleys, add 1/8th tsp. citric acid t...
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Loops- How wide ?

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I'm a big believer in using wide strips. I think it lets the beautiful wool we use be shown to the best advantage. Seeing more of the wo...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

How high the Loops ?

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This is a question often asked and really I think it depends on how you want your rug to feel underfoot, how much money you have to spend on...
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Acceptance

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Be flexible about your dyeing. Be accepting of what you create rather than feeling disappointment if it doesn’t turn out, try to see where y...
Tuesday, November 6, 2007

WIPs

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What is a wip you might ask ? Well, we all have them- those are works in progress. Right now I have a few but I'm on a quest to make a ...
Thursday, November 1, 2007

BUG

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I hope you enjoy this spring green ! Bug 2/32 tsp. lemon drop 106 1/32 tsp. key lime 724 I dyed over 1/16th of a yard in a three inch ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Busy days; created a Galaxy !

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Finding time to hook can be difficult when I'm dyeing each day. Here is Galaxy with Majic Carpet Dyes. It's a spot dye. It took 1 hr...
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Friday, October 26, 2007

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Great Colour for a Fall day ! ROCKET’S RED GLARE over 1/2 yd wet wool 1 tsp. Orange 1 tsp. Reddish Brown In a dye bath with 2/32 citric acid...
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

What all good hookers need

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If I could give rug hookers only one piece of advice what do you think it would be ? Make time for yourself ? Keep connected to other hooker...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Pickled Ginger Variation- Copper Penny

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These recipes use Majic Carpet Dyes COPPER PENNY 1/16th tsp. Orange + 1/16th tsp. Reddish Brown
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Pickled Ginger

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Here is today's recipe. Dyed Over 1/4 yd. natural in a dye bath with citric acid. PICKLED GINGER 1/128th tsp. Orange + 1/128th tsp. Redd...
Sunday, October 14, 2007

I forgot an important thing

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Yesterday my daughter reminded me of something I know works but I had forgotten. This was a timely reminder. She said " Mom you have t...
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Friday, October 12, 2007

Celestial

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This is a beautiful dark teal. CELESTIAL 1 tsp. Bottle Green 1/2 tsp. Blue 1/2 tsp. Black Dyed over 1/2 yd. natural wool using Majic Carpet ...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Todays New Dye Formula

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Here is a beautiful soft colour called Wales. Over 1/4 yd natural wool flannel WALES Light 1/128th tsp. Brilliant Green + 1/128th tsp. Orang...
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Wanda
Wiarton, On, Canada
I created The Welcome Mat and author the dyeing column in RHM for rug hookers to find new ways to bloom in the garden of life. Seed, bloom, withered stalk, I"ll tend them all!
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