Dear Deer (28 x 37)
Hooked by Gayle Hill
Hooked by Gayle Hill of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. This is a wonderful example of the early simple hooked rugs, charming and naive. This is Gayle’s first rug. Congratulations to her.
Debbie’s Horse (18 x 30)
Hooked by Bonnie Waltz
Hooked by Bonnie Waltz of West Chester, Pennsylvania. The depth of the background of this rug is wonderful. Love the way her border “dances” around the rug.
Debbie’s Horse (18 x 30)
Hooked by Betty Bennett
Betty Bennett of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, hooked this Debbie’s Horse. Just a wonderful small “folky” rug. Betty used her left over scraps in the border. Very fun.
Debbie’s Horse (18 x 30)
Hooked by Dixie Coyle
Dixie Coyle of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, hooked this Debbie’s Horse. The quiet border actually makes the rug appear larger than it is, not closed in. Dixie used a braid from an old braided rug for the outside of the rug.
Debbie’s Horse (18 x 30)
Hooked by Mary Lynne Naples
Hooked by Mary Lynne Naples of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A great border to use your left over pieces. Fun rug.
Debbie’s Horse (18 x 30)
Hooked by Mercedes Hnizdo
Hooked by Mercedes Hnizdo of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The neutrals on this rug are super. Looks so old and mellow.
Debbie’s Horse (18 x 30)
Hooked by Susan Scott
Hooked by Susan Scott of Seattle, Washington. This is Susan’s first rug. She followed her heart and the directions in the book American Folk Art Rug Hooking. Notice her play of wools in the horse and around the cattails. Just neat, neat, neat! A gift for a grandchild makes this more fun. Thanks Susan.
Debbie’s Horse (18 x 30)
Hooked by Anonymous
A delightful small rug that is quick and easy to hook up. You can use a lot of your leftover wools in the border. The rug on the left appeared in the Sept./Oct. issue of Rug Hooking Magazine in an article about Paisley which was written by Cynthia Norwood. The horse, tree and cattails were all hooked with different paisleys. Big fun!
Deer in the Headlights (23 x 32, 31 x 44)
Hooked by Theresa Rapstine
Love, love, love this folky rug. A great place to use your wiggles – love Theresa’s dark background. Looks old and lovingly worn.
Diamond and Flowers (22 x 34)
Hooked by Judy Collins
Judy Collins of Flint, Texas, hooked this Diamond & Flowers. Judy hooked this at the Woolley Fox and we surely had a great time with the wools. Please take a close look at her “neutral” leaves and the way she has danced them around the rug. Very neat.
Diamond Flowers (22 x 34) (64 x 40)
Hooked by Diane Klamik
Hooked by Diane Klamik of South Lyon, Michigan. This is such a charming and wonderful rug. It’s always fun to see the wonderful colors people choose. Remember to use your “wiggle” wools in the berries.
Diamond and Flowers (22 x 34)
Hooked by Carol Rahall
Hooked by Carol Rahall of Mansfield, Ohio. Carol hooked sort of an abstract leaf pattern in her corners of the center of the rug. The outlines of the motif add a neat elegance to her rug.
Diamond and Flowers (22 x 34)
Hooked by Joanne Speranza
Hooked by Joanne Speranza, Export, Pennsylvania. I love this elegant version of this old rug. Note that the corners are slightly darker than the background of the center.
Diamond and Flowers (22 x 34)
Hooked by Mary Ann Gearinger
Hooked by Mary Ann Gearinger. Just a pretty rug, soft and lovely. The light background makes the corners appear very spring-like.
Diamond and Flowers (22 x 34)
Hooked by Kim Vezzani
This rug is another wonderful color story of this great old pattern. Kim Vezzani, Greenock, Pennsylvania, carried the center background color out to the corner panels by using that wool for her stems. And, yes, the leaves on the left are a little larger than the ones on the right, as in the original rug. Thanks to Kim and again thanks to Barbara Benner of Red Clover Rugs for a super rug.
Diamond and Flowers (22 x 34)
Hooked by Leslie Wilks
A wonderful old rug pattern hooked by Leslie Wilks, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Leslie hooked this rug with Jule Marie Smith at the Woolley Fox Primitive Workshop. There is not one thing I do not love about this rug. The background treatment is super. A huge thank you to both of these wonderful ladies. Also thanks to Barbara Benner of Red Clover Rugs for helping us continue to recreate this wonderful pattern.
Diamond and Flowers (22 x 34)
Hooked by Polly Reinhart
Diamonds & Flowers was hooked by Polly Reinhart of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Polly wanted her rug to be a bit bigger so we added the additional borders. Note the way the corner flowers are brought into the border making the rug look like “it was always this way”. Fun to do.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Katie Hartner
Hooked by Katie Hartner of Big Sandy, Texas. Soft, old and wonderful. A great rug.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Barbara Daniels
Barbara Daniel’s, Sugar Land, Texas, hooked this Dog. The outline of the dog is “funky, old and fun.” The collar on the dog is super.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Barbara Riley
Barb’s daughter had a white lab – and isn’t he sweet! Notice that the “candy canes” are all about the same hue of greens/teals and become a neutral to hold the other areas of color. Love the continuous use of wools in the “border area’s” to sort of hold in all of the happiness of the rug.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Carol Chenoweth
Hooked by Carol Chenoweth of Perry, Ohio. Fun, fun rust dog and love the color play against the purple background.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Char Marquart
Hooked by Char Marquart at Star of Texas with Jule Marie Smith. She took the pattern and did her own thing! The color play in the DOG is wonderful and her animals in the border area are neat. The best is her use of the complements – the red and the greens. We do not print the pattern like this.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Debbie Curry
I do love this pattern and the different ways it can be hooked. Debbie Curry of Verona, Pennsylvania, hooked this with Dick LaBarge at the Green Mountain Rug School. I like the way they hooked darks around the dog and created a background. The way the dog is hooked looks very old and folky.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Diane Denmead
I love the dog, but the background is fabulous on the rug hooked by Diane Denmead of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. A great “hooker” and a great friend.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Dixie Coyle
Hooked by Dixie Coyle, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. I love the ear of the dog and the way she hooked one line of light on the “bumpy” area under the dog. Just highlights that area.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Donna McHargue
Donna McHargue hooked this Dog. Is this FUN? Love the colors – reds and greens are complements, so they just have fun together. Donna hooked the dog like her son’s dog, Tiny and she had great help from Nola Heidbreder. Thanks to both of these ladies!
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Elaine Cathcart
Hooked by Elaine Cathcart of Athens, Tennessee. The colors used in Elaine’s background are wonderful and very different from the colors in the rugs below.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Ellen Jensen
Hooked by Ellen Jensen of Newark Valley, New York. Just a simple and wonderful color story. Often my great friend Emma Lou says “Less is more”! Sure worked out on this rug.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Ellie Beck
Ellie Beck of Madison, Wisconsin, hooked this Dog. Her simple color play makes this rug very special and outstanding. Great movement in the dog also. As Emma Lou said many times “Less is more.” The shadowing with the blue around the candy canes is neat. Love it.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Jill Welch
Hooked by Jill Welch, Novelty, Ohio. I love to see the red dogs on these two backgrounds. Just a perfect example of “making the rug your own” by which wools you use.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Kathy Applegate
Hooked by Kathy Applegate of Fort Worth, Texas, which is the fourth from the left. All of these rugs are fun. Everyone has hooked this with their own color palette and they are all neat. I do like the blue dog.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Kathy Stephens
Kathy Stephens hooked this Dog. Love Kathy’s red candy canes and her neat muted “with a glow” background. The spots on the dog are whimsical and fun.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Leah Beckman
Leah Beckman, Missouri, hooked this Dog. This great old rug is super in any color combination. The teal background behind the reds is VERY striking and neat.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Leslie Gorbey
Leslie Gorbey of Quarryville, Pennsylvania, hooked this wonderful quiet Dog, just simple and beautifully framed. Very nice.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Linda Boehle
Linda Boehle, Omaha, Nebraska, hooked this rug in a class with my great friend Jayne Hester. Jayne is a master with the neutrals, and this rug is absolutely wonderful. Linda was able to hook a super rug and big thanks to both of these ladies.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Linda Long
Hooked by Linda Long. The wonderful glow of the dog just sets off the entire rug. The teal and the bottom and top create a very soft and old look.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Meg Walters
Hooked by Meg Walters, of Malvern, Ohio. Note the red “glint” in the dog wool and how it plays with the reds in the background. The outline of the dog in the light wool is perfect and very reminiscent of the old rugs. Meg added a border which plays off of the gray/blacks in the rug. Very neat.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Penny Ward
Hooked by Penny Ward, Franklin, Tennessee. The gold dog is wonderful too. I do not think that you can “mess” this rug up. Just great anyway you hook it.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Rebecca Calderwood
Rebecca Calderwood of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, hooked this Dog. Absolutely perfect. Love the way the rusts move around the rug in the “candy canes.” Teal dogs are always neat!
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Ruth Anderson
Love how the swirls in the dog pick up the swirls/candy canes in the background area of the rug. Ruth’s color palate is simple yet awesome. As Emma Lou used to say “Less is more” and that is so true.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Sandy Walker
Sandy Walker, Colorado, hooked this rug. The combination of the reds and the greens is just super. Keeps the rug very quiet and old looking. Just grand.
Dog (21 x 30)
Hooked by Weslee Hursh
Weslee Hursh of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, hooked this rug. Weslee hooked her dog. Neat to do and fun. Her “candy canes” sort of sparkle the rug.