Bette Collins

I live in Carmarthenshire, W. Wales and have been a rug maker for over 20 years. Hook, Prod and Punch, using recycled materials. Have not dyed, and don’t really wish too. (I would knock everything over!)  I enjoy the hunt for a colour or a type of material.

The Circus comes to Town Jane Rushworth

I decided to make a small picture and researched circus images on the internet.  I originally intended to hook a clown with balloons, but when I sketched it out I realised the picture would need to be bigger. So I choose a picture of colourful balloons. (This now doubles up as a birthday card!)

A template was made for the balloons and this was drawn around directly onto the canvas. To complete the image a border was added making the final piece 6 by 8 inches. New hand dyed and recycled woolens were used and the finished piece is backed with fabric.

I hope the birthday recipient likes their card.

Jane Rushworth

My name is Jane Rushworth from Settle in North Yorkshire. I have been making rugs since 2008 and looking forward to some new challenges. (Although I made a sewn rug and a redicut rug in my teens!) I hope to use membership of the group to try new things. The list includes lettering, more dying, incorporating rag rugging with other media and perhaps even a large scale project. I look forward to seeing the work the group produces.

Rhapsody in Red Jan Haines

At the beginning of this project I thought I would struggle with the colour red.  While I like  the color red I have always found it hard to work with.  However, my design came from lichens and as you can see, as lichen grows, so did the rug.  It is 99.9% wool fabric and yarn on a Monks Cloth base with a wool blanket backing.  The size of the rug is 17½” x 24”.  Now it is finished I really am pleased with it.

Colour Wheel Proddy Sample Miranda Auckland

I decided to do a spiral on the hessian and blend the colours into each other. I used fleece fabric and cut the tabs about 3/4” by 2”.

I drew the pattern onto the right side of the hessian and used a spring hook. I did a row around the edge first and then did various rows of the different colours to see how they looked. I got to the stage when I could not see the lines so I had to start on the reverse side. It was not easy working on the wrong side as I could not see how the colours were blending.
It was so thick when I finished that the edges curled up so I have sown some hessian tape around the edge at the back.
I am pleased with the result.

 

Rapsody in Red Debbie Marias

I wanted to experiment with needle felting and rag rugging in this piece after seeing a piece in Rug hooking magazine.  I used a combination of cotton printed fabric, old tights and t-shirts basing the design on crazy patchwork.  I thought I would try a different shape this time so chose the heart design.

A Splash of colour Mary Jane Peabody

I started with the idea of doing a hit or miss landscape, and went from there...I did like Hundertwasser's work, and if it influenced me directly, it was in the design of the river, and the style of the trees