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Posted by on May 20, 2009, 7:07 am
I have a very open mesh cmavas meant to make Floor rugs , but i have
mo intention of making rugs , thus i started to play with xst patterns
using torn cloth and knitting cottons , ......
it is growing into a nice artwork ..
mirjam
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Posted by anne on May 20, 2009, 7:36 am
mirjam@actcom.co.il says...
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> I have a very open mesh cmavas meant to make Floor rugs , but i have
> mo intention of making rugs , thus i started to play with xst patterns
> using torn cloth and knitting cottons , ......
> it is growing into a nice artwork ..
You started the wheels turning. When a local shop went out of business several
years ago, I bought a piece of mesh large enough for a rug, a latch hook tool
and several packages of threads.
I like the idea of a rag/scrap rug. I'm at a loss how to work with a really big
piece of mesh. I'm not sure if I can even reach the center without folding a
side.
Any and all advice would be appreciated.
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Posted by on May 20, 2009, 7:43 am
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>You started the wheels turning. When a local shop went out of business several
>years ago, I bought a piece of mesh large enough for a rug, a latch hook tool
>and several packages of threads.
>I like the idea of a rag/scrap rug. I'm at a loss how to work with a really big
>piece of mesh. I'm not sure if I can even reach the center without folding a
>side.
>Any and all advice would be appreciated.
I did a needlepoint rug - what I used was a put together wood frame I
could clip in my stand that was half the width required. That way I
only moved the work once for each span.
The unworked canvas I laid on my lap,rolled up. So I worked from one
end towards myself, if you can follow that.
I didn't make the frame too large for the working area, figured it
would not be able to be supported by the stand, I have a stand that
was a local copy of a Lowry. I made the frame from four pieces of
light wooden trim about 2 inches wide.
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Posted by Carey N. on May 20, 2009, 10:54 am
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> >You started the wheels turning. When a local shop went out of business
several
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> >years ago, I bought a piece of mesh large enough for a rug, a latch hook
tool
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> >and several packages of threads.
> >I like the idea of a rag/scrap rug. I'm at a loss how to work with a
really big
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> >piece of mesh. I'm not sure if I can even reach the center without
folding a
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> >side.
> >Any and all advice would be appreciated.
> I did a needlepoint rug - what I used was a put together wood frame I
> could clip in my stand that was half the width required. That way I
> only moved the work once for each span.
> The unworked canvas I laid on my lap,rolled up. So I worked from one
> end towards myself, if you can follow that.
> I didn't make the frame too large for the working area, figured it
> would not be able to be supported by the stand, I have a stand that
> was a local copy of a Lowry. I made the frame from four pieces of
> light wooden trim about 2 inches wide.
Years ago, I worked on a latch-hooked rug, and I recall that I worked away
from me, either rolling up the completed work in my lap, or with it on a
table, with the completed work hanging down in from of me, rolling it when
it hit the floor, similar to what you would do with a long piece of knitting
on a knitting machine. I just found it easier to use the latch hook with it
going through the mesh and away from the completed stitched; didn't catch on
the already-hooked yarn and fray it. I guess it really is personal
preference.
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Carey in MA
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Posted by anne on May 23, 2009, 8:55 am
lucretiaborgia@fl.it says...
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> The unworked canvas I laid on my lap,rolled up. So I worked from one
> end towards myself, if you can follow that.
Rolling up instead of folding should've been a no-brainer but it wasn't <sigh
I'm thinking of cutting a piece into a mat sized rug
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> mo intention of making rugs , thus i started to play with xst patterns
> using torn cloth and knitting cottons , ......
> it is growing into a nice artwork ..