Busy Hands, Happy Heart

 Star Spangled

pattern by Threadwork Primitives

the light ones are much better in person

but their still going to get a second dye job

Am looking for this OOP print book if you know anyone

who'd like to part with theirs for cash or a hooked rug

purchased from my friend Bea a few weeks ago

while I was helping set up for her estate sale

created by her son in the late 70s/early 80s

it has so much meaning

her son Ronnie died around that time

we have attended the same church my entire life

she is still active in many projects

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I do believe in blogging without obligation

but I didn't intend to be away so long

I have about (no joke)

20 x stitch pieces to show you from

the past few months

Hope you're able to keep cool in this heat

Ohio is bad but not like farther West

It's been a week since Melrose had his dental work

they only had to remove one tooth

He is so much better, other than mad about no crunchy food

A Full Cupboard

facing into the sun

not the best way to get a good shot

moving the cupboard was not an option though...

top row is actually orange and reds

this is most of the wool I've dyed in 2017

missing are about two more shelves full that didn't fit

these will mix wonderfully with my other stash

no excuse not to hook now

thinking I'm pretty much done selling wool

I'm glad I dyed it

sold enough to make it worth my while

just felt much more like work

than work ever does

other items like homespun, dye books with swatches,

a hook or two

even some hooked rugs

are in the works

just not wool

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with all this dyeing I really used up a good amount

of my dye stash

one of my main objectives

for now all the dye supplies are stored away

 if I feel the need to dye something

I'll just have to marry some wools

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am going to be doing a little

hook-a-long next month

if you'd like to join in

will post here and on FB

the plan is a winter theme

still tossing ideas around in my head

 

 

In No Patricular Order

https://dorrmillstore.com/

 Dorr is one of my favorites for wool to overdye 

Oatmeal in particular

 http://www.heavens-to-betsy.com/

wonderful wool to use as-is or overdye

order the swatches for $5 

the best way to get a feel of the wool and see the true colors

onehundreddollarsamonth.com

 https://www.thewoolstudio.com/

 

wonderful wool to use as-is or overdye

order the swatches for $5 

the best way to get a feel of the wool and see the true colors

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If you don't have a local shop selling wool

these are my top suggestions...

I've had a few questions about where I purchase my wool

very little has been purchased in the past 5 years or so

working on decreasing the stash size

get on those mailing lists

you'll find more delicious wool than imaginable

 

Hooking Complete

about 18 x 28

am thrilled with how this turned out

mostly cut just what I needed

ended up having to scrounge for some different blues

to finish up

the background is a mix of dark and medium blues, 

dark and medium teal

about half as-is and half overdye

the petal are a mix of four different wool pieces

one as-is

 the middle is one piece of plaid as-is

sorry

no before shots of the wool

just thought you'd like to know

scrappy is my thing

this rug will be available for purchase

once the steaming

binding and signing are complete