Hooked wedding pillows.... will be featured in the January issue of The Wool Street Journal!

TRICIA TIES THE KNOT!

Had a fabulous time with family celebrating my sister's wedding in St Augustine, Florida. She was a BEAUTIFUL bride and I wish her and Guy all that the Lord has for them!

I ran across this rug photo on my computer today ~ It warmed my heart. I do love
to hook houses and so did our sisters who hooked all those house rugs long ago!
The date is such a great addition ~ true or not. We can pretend....
And, a small project is just what I need right now. So much going on this summer....
Need to finish the Maggie pattern first.

Time flies when you are planting seeds and pulling weeds. I hope and pray that your summer was as glorious as mine! 

I have been hooking on a Maggie Bonanomi design for the January issue. Here is a little peek . . . Mr. B is peeking with you . . .

Mom is hooking on a surprise for my sister, Tricia who is getting married ~ on the beach ~ in St. Augustine, FL ~ in September . . . no peeking!

The summer issue of The Wool Street Journal has been shipped.... to subscribers and shop keepers....

Let us know if you need any back issues....

Have a sparkly celebration!

My country, 'tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.

SNEAK PEEK OF THE JULY COVER RUG!

COMING OUT SOON!

RENEW OR SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

MOVED? CALL WSJ WITH CHANGE OF ADDRESS....

I am actually finding time to hook! Early summer can be very demanding....

I am hooking a Maggie Bonanomi design that I have had folded in a basket for

way too long! I am kind of stuck on what wool to use for a background. Mr Butterworth,

is helping me decide. He is the newest addition to our menagerie. 

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

The Wool Street Journal folks add their prayers of peace and restoration 

to the victims of the tornados in Oklahoma and nearby places.

This WSJ design is for the lid of an antique picnic basket. 

It is that time of the year... ants and picnics.... they go together!

This would also make a fun pillow for the porch...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

It has been a typical Rocky Mountain spring in Colorado ~ my home town...
My sister Jodi has been visiting with mom and dad and snapped this photo of
their sweet dog ~ Uncle Remus ~ he has been out playing in the snow...

It is snowing again in Colorado Springs.... a great day for Mom to hook on her floral rug!
A sampling of her final corner....

WE ARE AMERICANS & UNITED WE STAND!

GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY!

Good Bless Boston, USA

God Bless Boston, USA

If you are like me ~ you have spring fever ~ I grew up with geraniums... I can never pass one up when I go to the nurseries! Here is one to hook for your wall ~ give me a call and I will send you the pattern ~ 706.273.0757

It is snowing and blowing on Wool Street!

I have often wondered . . . why our hooking pals are not posting on our blog . . .

Give us a shout! Please! We would love to hear from you and learn what you are up to. 
We see by the counter that there are tons of you out there!!

Hook on,

Tina

WOOL STREET IS ON FACE BOOK!

We need our hooking pals to LIKE us!

I have noticed that the days are getting longer ~ and wetter here in Georgia.
Mom is still getting snow in Colorado ~ a typical Rocky Mountain Spring.
But the bulbs are up at both our houses.... just love it! The color is next!
Overcast days . . . our frames call to us . . . come pull some loops.
I found this funny old photo ~ so glad I am not taking these wheels to the
grocery store today!
Happy Spring!!

Mom loves to doodle, draw and ink and sometimes she water colors her art.

She received call from a rug hooker who likes to make her own patterns from

art she comes across. Aren't we all always thinking about a rug when we are browsing?

Her name is Kay and she lives in Virginia ~ she was browsing through some old WSJ

issues and found an angel that sparked her interest. She called mom and said she would

like to hook this angel at one of two workshops she is attending this summer. 

Mom said she would send her a copy of the art... and thanked her for being so honest.

In return, Kay will send WSJ a photo of the finished rug ~ someday. 

Mom will sell a copy of her art if you cannot find it on the website on our pattern page,

and if you want it on linen I will do that for you too.

Just give us a call! 

Rug hookers tread here . . . angels too!
If you are reading this blog you love hooking rugs as much as we do!
We know that you have told your story to anyone that would listen . . . 
We are listening and would love to have you sharing your story on the pages of WSJ.
Every story that we have printed is someone just like you... Don't be shy!

Give us a call ~ 888.784.5667 or email us at woolstjournal@qwestoffice.net

We are expecting our phone to ring! Soon!

You will be surprised how easy peasy this is... and fun!

This is the rug that Mom is hooking on right now....

THE WOOL STREET JOURNAL ~ APRIL 2013 ISSUE IS JUST DAYS FROM SHIPPING...

WOOL STREET JOURNAL IS 

ON FACE BOOK!!

LIKE US!!

The George Washington "bust" pillow can be purchased ~ copy and paste this link http://www.patternmart.com/pattern/15949/Colonial+Rug+Hooking+Pattern+George+Washington ~ Designed by Cathy Meyer ~ Hooked on Primitives ~ Hooked by Pam Gunn

HAPPPY PRESIDENTS DAY! I AM WONDERING... WHAT WOULD GEORGE DO?!

Oh my it is wonderful when my days are set aside for a new hooking project! I have had this Maggie Bonanomi pattern for several years.... This will be published in the July issue of The Wool Street Journal as a sampling of hooking.

IVY ~ THIS PATTERN IS BEING SENT OUT TODAY TO PAT SNAY ~ BARTON, VT ~ CHECK OUT WSJ DESIGNS FOR HOOKING ON OUR WEBSITE ~ WOOLSTREETJOURNAL.COM

TOTES AND BIG JARS ARE GREAT FOR SORTING STRIPS!

HERE IS A QUICK VALENTINE THAT CAN BE HOOKED DURING THE SUPER BOWL!

IT IS THE LITTLE MAT THAT MOM HOOKED FOR THE COVER OF HER LITTLE BOOK

CALLED ~ THE HEART OF PRIMITIVE...

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

1870

Maggie Bonanomi
everyone should have on their hooking shelf for inspiration

1870
designed by Maggie Bonanomi

I have just finished a very big project for The Wool Street Journal that I poured every ounce of energy I had into. I can't wait to see it in the WSJ!! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed hooking it!
I am now starting a rug that Maggie Bonanomi designed and I have had on my shelf for several years.  I have pulled it out numerous times and put away for a special time when I knew I could enjoy color planning, which is one of my greatest joys in hooking a rug.  I love to pull out wool and make several stacks next to the rug and sit and stare and then begin to move the wool around and pull certain pieces out and then head back to my wool room to find more of just the right shade to add.  It is a process that is so satisfying when you get it right! I have only pulled a few loops and love this rug already.

I will keep adding as time permits me to pull loops and hope you enjoy the journey with me.  

The tree is down at Mom and Dad's house... and  mom's hooking frame is up!!
She has designed a little mat to fill a spot on her wall that has been bugging her. The space
measures about 34" x 8" under her rug ~ Hen Club. So she designed a little fence...
What a fun quick project Mom! A sample of her hooking this "complimentary" rug will be in
the April issue of The Wool Street Journal. For now.... just a peek.