Today I hook my own designs, but when I first started I used patterns designed by Joan—like these:
Saturday, April 28, 2018
28/ Joan Moshimer
As a child, I'd watched Aunt Peggy hook rugs, but didn't pay attention to the process. So when I inherited her equipment, I was clueless. Enter The Complete Book of Rug Hooking and the Rug Hooking News & Views newsletter, both written by Joan Moshimer in Maine. Once a war bride from England, Joan taught me most of what I know about this very American craft. I wish I'd been able to meet her.
Today I hook my own designs, but when I first started I used patterns designed by Joan—like these:
Today I hook my own designs, but when I first started I used patterns designed by Joan—like these:
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These are delightful. Maybe the title of the movie-of-your-life can be The Mostly Happy Hooker (I'm hoping you're mostly happy.)
ReplyDeleteYes, I am mostly happy. And grateful for my sense of humor.
DeleteAmen, Helen! (And these are beautiful.)
ReplyDeleteSome of my best friends are hookers.
ReplyDeleteWell, it is a New England . . . um . . . profession.
DeleteGorgeous! Hooking is definitely a very American craft.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely gorgeous. Can I come to stay with you for a month while you teach me how to do it?
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother was a hooker. I tried to learn but I liked embroidery more.
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