Save The Onion Skins Dear Diary,

More of Cee's Penny Rugs

I wonder how I took that photo...

This is a very traditional layout seen

in many antique rugs.

I will show you in class how this rug can be made

to look completely different 

with just the placement of the colours.

Same size pennies but in another

layout which I seldom see in

an antique rug.

Close up of the pennies

They are not all round

I like this look 

Thread used is ordinary butcher string

The back or base of the above rug

No lining so the stitches show

I will show in class how to do

this simple finish with

 half  pennies showing...very easy to do.

I had a  terrible time dyeing string

for this rug..it was some time ago

but I think it was dyed string.

The base was an old burlap bag

Burlap is not my first choice 

It takes patience to stitch

on burlap

This was many years ago and 

only my second penny rug

I stitched.

Needless to say I hate it but

I sold many kits of this rug.

I don't remember the name of this one

Early on I loved to find 

old fashioned names 

for my rugs and pennies.

I wanted to show these new rugs

The dark coin penny rug has

an unusual layout

This is an antique rug possibly 

made in Nova Scotia

Check this layout against my rug 

in the first photo

It's all in the colours 

and the placement of pennies

Same shape rug but

this rug is much like a 

'hit and miss' rug

Isn't this beautiful!

No base or backing and 

it's a kit!

This is my dear friend

Colleen's rug.

I hope you enjoyed the photos

I have one more

This week  I hope to post a 

step by step, never fail

way to dye wool and whatever

with onion skins.

Save your onion skins!

I also have a great link for you.

Make sure you watch 

these wonderful tutorial videos

from the first to the last 

in sequence.

They are THE BEST you will find 

on the web!

Colleen and I have been friends forever..

not 'really' forever but back when 

I was just starting to make rugs.

We have the kind of friendship that 

never ends.

I admit the guilt of not keeping in 

touch with my wonderful friends

these past years.

Years? gosh I hate to write that word

but it is true.

I somehow lost my way and wasn't 

the person or the rugmaker

that is cee.

But cee is back!

My wonderful friends are there 

for me as if  only yesterday

was my last contact.

Lady Moths

with tears in my eyes I

Thank you 

from the bottom of

my heart!

Updates:

I am working on solving the 

'follow by email'

that doesn't seem to work.

Until then you can email me

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if you have questions or whatever.

This link will be here for only

a short time as it is 

an open invitation for 

spam in my inbox.

I hope to post details of the

penny rug classes

soon...

Thank you everyone for 

following or visiting

with me.

Until tomorrow...

well ...

possibly

Wednesday?