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Featured Rug of the Month
February 2010
Hooked Dollies by Judy Taylor
When you think about it, rug hooking isn't only for rugs is it? A hooked piece can as easily be interesting bits of fabric, sewn together to make a cuddly 3-D doll!
Whenever I see lovely doll clothes, or perhaps some darling baby or children's outfit, I can't resist taking it home. I design the doll to go with the dress. I lay the dress out on paper, and free-hand a head, hands and legs (if I want the feet to show, like in the kitty doll left) that I want to hook. I cut out the paper pattern pieces and lay them on burlap backing, and draw their shapes on the backing.
I choose yarn colors to match the dress, and I hook the face, the back of the head and the hands & feet. When they are hooked, I cut the hooked pieces apart, and hand sew them together. With plain cotton fabric, I create the torso, and sew the hooked pieces to the body. I love to add yarn hair, which I sew to the head and make braids or pig-tails.
Do you have a rug or other hooked item you would like to see featured on this website? E-mail me! If your rug is chosen, you will receive your choice of a half-yard of linen or our "I'm a HOOKER and PROUD of it" totebag! Share your project and be semi-famous with your very own page on the net! To view the many rugs that have already been featured, go to the archive.
