Stacks I used a variety of textures that ran from dark to light in the same colour family. It is hard to tell the value of textures sometime...

Happy New Year All ! This is a time for me to learn something new ! I especially like to explore other people's creative endeavours. I ...

Will the world fall apart if you don't do everything on your list by Christmas Day ? Having a happy person around is the best gift you c...

Lawanna asked : Hi, Wanda I have bought wools from you that glow. How do get the glow effect from the dye pot? Also, what do you mean by not...

Where I started hooking light background were the bomb , most every one used them most all the time. As an avowed daughter of darkness I was...

The Divine Lawanna Holmes of Minneapolis MN said I love the way the colors glow ( in your rug October). How did you do that? I am Big on the...

There comes a time in every hooker's life where we want more stimulation from our backgrounds. I'm of the school that more is better...

Hi All, This journal rug challenge from the Welcome Mat felt like it might never get done. But sure enough, one loop after another I finish...

Once you learn how to bring up a loop the only thing we need to know is how to use colour effectively. We might be good at putting colours t...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...