Have you ever thought about hooking a BIG rug?
Miriam Miller, of Milton, NSW has, and shared with me images of her beginning project . Here is what Miriam has to say……….
“I’ve started a huge rug, 1m65cm by 2m65cm (105inches by 65inches) to go in front of my sofa.
I will move the present rug which does not go with my 
slate blue sofa to under the dining room table.
As backing I am using primitive linen that I bought when in America. I bought three yards, and had to cut some off the length and sew on the side to make wider.
I overlapped the material about two inches and then machined down each edge. It means I have to hook through a double piece, but it is not causing any problem.
I am using recycled fabrics, T shirts, track suits, wool skirts, and dyed blankets and yarn, whatever I can find.
I’ve dyed wool yardage and yarn using “Landscape” dyes.
Here are some pictures of the design – the whole rug showing the border started and a close up of the border and centre pattern.
Miriam has promised to keep me up-to-date with progress on her rug which I will post on this blog. In the meantime you can leave a comment for Miriam below or contact her through her Narrawilly Proggers website.
It’s Winter in Australia – a good time to take on such a project.
Good on you Miriam! Jo Franco, Editor
