Flower Pins

Flower Pins

December 2011

These flowers were hooked on linen. The petals began as 3" x 1/2" (or a little more) strips of hand dyed wool. I folded the strips in half and cut them into petal shapes. I like the thick strips of wool as the flower has more dimension. The two flowers on the right have hooked centers, the two on the left have Italian buttons as centers. This is proddy hooking, however, I pulled the petals through the linen from the front using my regular hook, first pulling through one side of the petal then moving over a couple holes and pulling through the other end. After the petals are completed, I hook in three green petals that serve as leaves.

These were finished by coating the back linen with glue so I could cut out the flower without the linen unraveling. I then covered the back with a piece of wool on which I had already stitched a pin back.

Wool Pins

Wool Pins

December 2011

These pins were created using wool, a zipper, recycled felted sweater (the black ring around the outer edge of the oval pin), glue, pin backs, embroidery thread, and transparent polyester thread. I'm considering using fine beading wire instead of the polyester thread, because as the thread comes off the spool it has a lot of spring making it difficult to sew aroung the zipper's teeth. These designs are those of Odile Gova of Ontario. She sells her pins under the name "Wooly Fabulous". Google her, her work is great.

Santas

Santa Ornaments, 2012

3 1/2" X 4 1/2", # 6 wool strips on linen

These are a sample of rug hooked Santa ornaments I finished for gifts. They're hooked on linen, then glue (Weldbond) was brushed on the back. After the glue dried, I was able to cut the backing close to the hooking without the ornament falling appart. I added a strip of wool for hanging and glued a piece of wool on the back to neaten it. My daughter thinks they look like Swedish Tomtes.