More Great Links from Online Rug Hooking Magazine

Here are some wonderful links to rug hooking-related topics:

danceswithwools.org
This is Abby Chapple's Web site. "It is designed to be an advocate for new, alterernative, or different possibilities for rug hooking." Her gallery of rugs is amazing.

http://www.lorilaberge.com/
This site is Lori LaBerge's, a contemporary fiber artist. You will find a gallery or her rugs (done in a slide show). There are three categories: geometrics, landscapes, and architecture. Very interesting interpretations, and I love her use of color.

http://lizalpertfay.com/
This is the site of fiber artist Liz Alpert Fay, whose work is pictured in my last post. Of particular note is a page on her site with an article from the premier issue of Fiber Arts Now magazine. The article is about Liz and is quite extensive with loads of wonderful photos. I love the rug with the log in the center! I have a log I've been "drying out" for about two years. Makes me see some other possibilities for my "hunk of wood!" There is also a glimpse into her art studio.

Do click on the link for Fiber Arts Magazine. Their site is quite interesting, also.

New Online Magazine by Rug Hooking Magazine

The other day I got an email from Rug Hooking Magazine announcing the first issue of their new online magazine. Went to their Web site, and I took the plunge! Wasn't sure what to expect, but I have to say I was more than pleased with this new venture.

The content was wonderful as were the photos. I particularly liked the fact that within the articles were many links to other sites which gave further information on the topics. Over the next few days, I'd like to point out some of those links that I particularly enjoyed. Here is the first:

http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org/current-exhibitions

This link will take you to the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine. Click on the Beyond Rugs exhibit. When you get to this page click on the white icon with "Beyond Rugs" written on. You will now see what I believe is an online handbook for the exhibit. You'll get pictures of the fiber art and a short blurb about the artist. What a great exhibit. Couldn't believe some of the artwork.

Here is one of the pieces:

Liz Alpert Fay Spontaneous Stripe, 2008 (detail) Hooked New York Times Sunday Magazine covers and rice paper 20 x 18 inches Collection of Len Charlap

You will be amazed at what some of the pieces are hooked with! Enjoy, and check in over the next few days for some more great links!

The Worms are Married!

As per Julia's suggestion, I took the worms I had gathered from my projects over the years, divided them into two piles. One pile was greens, yellows, browns, and the other had reds, purples, blues. Took the green pile and overdyed them with a blue-green formula. Unfortunately, forgot to take the "before" picture. Here, however, is the "after" photo.

The purple/red mix was overdyed with my Scary Night formula. This is a photo of Scary Night overdyed on natural.

The worms are in the dryer right now, hopefully not clogging things up! They came out in great shades of purples and blues.

Got a lot of wool and binding tape listed on Ebay. Click on the link on the right hand side of the blog to view the auctions.