For Show & Tell Friday today, I am sharing a very special family heirloom -- a picture made by my Auntie Marge with the traditional hand hooking technique. Auntie Marge was so skillful and creative at hooking rugs! She had a sunroom in her home where she kept all of her wool and where she often worked on her creations. For years she gave her hooked pictures as very special gifts, and I am blessed to have received this one. It is modeled after a Currier & Ives lithograph titled “American Homestead Autumn” and portrays apple picking in the autumn.
Auntie Marge’s home was also filled with her handiwork; I recall especially the hand-hooked stairway runner, which depicted colorful songbirds. What an artist she was! I would love to learn this technique someday, but meanwhile I’ll enjoy this picture; it’s in my dining room where I can look at it every day.
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Nice--must have taken a long time--perfect for the fall!
ReplyDeleteI could NOT do that!!!! I'm so impressed. Glad to see that it's being displayed in your home!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely gift. I can only imagine how many hours that took and the love that went into it!!!
ReplyDeleteSusan
I would surely love to see this close up. I am sure it is gorgeous from what I see. That is so neat that we are handed down special treasures from family members. Thanks for sharing !!!
ReplyDeleteMica
How neat! I have hooked rugs before, but not a picture. I wonder if it is a similar process. What a neat treasure to have and to remember your aunt by.
ReplyDeleteTotally awesome work..
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing..
deena
What a nice group around my kitchen table to admire this picture on my dining room wall! If you click on the picture, as I'm sure you realize, you can see it a bit bigger.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, I think the process is the same as hooking a rug with traditional hand hooking. You just frame it afterward.
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God bless,
Mrs.T
Hi Mrs.T. I'm so excited about your hooked picture. It looks like she drew her own design and then hooked it, right? I plan to start hooking rag rugs as my next new skill. Is that one all made of yarn, or is it partly rag, too? I couldn't see the texture well enough to tell. I've been studying up on it, and have a friend whose granny used to make them. Thank you for sharing. An inspiration to me.
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Hi Mammy --
ReplyDeleteYes, she did draw her own design and then hook it. She used calendar pages and such for inspiration, but did draw the design herself. I believe she used strips of wool to hook her rugs and that she even dyed some of the wool herself to get the colors she wanted.
I would love to learn this skill, too, if I can ever find the time.
Glad this post inspired you!
God bless,
Mrs.T