Learning new things
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Those are great!!!
@taiwan_girl
It's the hooked piece that started my hobby, and it will always be special to me, but I'm also aware of how it's a beginner piece. So thank you for encouraging me.
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@jodi said in Learning new things:
Oh my! That is fantastic, I love it. What a treasure!
Awww, Jodi, I really appreciate your comments. I think of you as having artistic talent and an eye for all things handmade. It means an awful lot to hear that from someone who does her own beautiful work.
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I have a very soft spot for all things Peter Rabbit. It was not part of my childhood, but it was part of an unexpected episode of caring for a child and her mother in distress. I think it looks amazing.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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For the last several weeks, I have brought out some very early rug hooking projects that needed to be used as upholstery covers. Upholstery is something I have never done before, and I've been waiting a very long time to get these things done, thinking I might ruin the hooked pieces in the process.
Maybe it's due to my age, wanting to see these done in my lifetime, or my diminished patience, but I have been plowing through several of these projects now. The results are far from perfect, but things are getting done. It's nice to see the results, and I can live with the imperfections.
This first one is the very first item I ever hooked. It started as a kit for just the Peter Rabbit character eating carrots, with no background intended. I enjoyed the process so much, I looked for the actual Potter drawing for inspiration, and then made my own background for the piece. My additions included all the foreground, foliage, veggies, shovel handle, and the little bird sitting on the handle with one leg up and one down.
You could say this is the piece that got me hooked.
My kiddo was only six years old when I did this one, which makes it 20 years old. Ayup, I finally got it put into action. It's like a little jewel for my front parlor, and I love it. It shows where this all began, including all the imperfections of a first piece. That's alright, because it represents the journey's first steps.The close up at the bottom shows the layers of trims. There's a brown bullion, a turquoise beaded trim, and the upholstery nails. Each nail is hammered in one at a time.
I find the upholstery process very enjoyable, too, which made it easier to jump into the next project. I have no illusions about the amateurish skill level this represents, and I'm quite fine with it. As I look at vintage upholstery items from old homes, they are often homegrown projects like these, full of imperfections. It has emboldened me to do more, and I have.
Here's the first project:
Yes, I got better at hooking over the last 20 years, so the rest of the hooked projects may be more interesting.
There's also one project that has no hooking, just upholstery of a vintage and homely sewing chest. I still like hooking best, but this upholstery stuff is also enjoyable, with results in a short time instead of months or years.
More to come, if you are interested? I know this stuff isn't for everyone.
@brenda said in Learning new things:
More to come, if you are interested? I know this stuff isn't for everyone.
Let's see it! That looks amazing.
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@brenda said in Learning new things:
More to come, if you are interested? I know this stuff isn't for everyone.
Let's see it! That looks amazing.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Learning new things:
@brenda said in Learning new things:
More to come, if you are interested? I know this stuff isn't for everyone.
Let's see it! That looks amazing.
+1! Awesome stuff. It might surprise you how much people will pay for original, hand crafted art.
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Oh my. This is such encouragement for a self-taught rug hooker, and now n00b upholsterer. I post these things with hesitation, because they have never been seen by anyone except my hubby and kiddo. Really, Peter has never seen the light of day outside our family, and even then, he wasn't put into use yet in any way.
Well, alrighty then, it's your own fault that I'm brave enough now to post more of my work. It won't happen all at once, but there will be more posts. In particular, they will be of my upholstered items. As noted earlier, I have a backlog of things I am now gutsy or foolish enough to tackle. I have two more projects done besides Peter, and a third that should be done in a week or two.
Stay tuned to this station.
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I have a very soft spot for all things Peter Rabbit. It was not part of my childhood, but it was part of an unexpected episode of caring for a child and her mother in distress. I think it looks amazing.
@Mik said in Learning new things:
I have a very soft spot for all things Peter Rabbit. It was not part of my childhood, but it was part of an unexpected episode of caring for a child and her mother in distress. I think it looks amazing.
My kiddo and I read the entire Beatrix Potter set several times. I started this thinking it might be alright for using in her childhood bedroom. Now she's 26, and she can have it after momma is ready to let it go. That won't be for a while yet.
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Oh my. This is such encouragement for a self-taught rug hooker, and now n00b upholsterer. I post these things with hesitation, because they have never been seen by anyone except my hubby and kiddo. Really, Peter has never seen the light of day outside our family, and even then, he wasn't put into use yet in any way.
Well, alrighty then, it's your own fault that I'm brave enough now to post more of my work. It won't happen all at once, but there will be more posts. In particular, they will be of my upholstered items. As noted earlier, I have a backlog of things I am now gutsy or foolish enough to tackle. I have two more projects done besides Peter, and a third that should be done in a week or two.
Stay tuned to this station.
