Last year I attended 3 rug camps ~ Maryland Shores in April, Delmarva Workshop in November, both of which are held at same venue in Ocean City, MD and organized by the same people. Difference is the April classes started out as McGowan patterns only camp and since primitive and wide cut became popular the Delmarva Workshop was born. Then September I attended Rugs by the Sea camp in Cape May, NJ.
This year, the only camp I signed up for was Cape May. But would attend only if I got my one teacher choice... Lucille Festa. Since the camp has been reduced to only one week was certain I wouldn't get her, thus no stress on choosing a pattern, selecting wool, packing suitcases, loading, yada yada.
Well guess what; I got her. So appears that, God willing, I'll be headed to Cape May again this September. So I've started picking antique rug ideas and right now have two to choose from. Nope, not gonna show you yet because I'm fickle and just might change my mind. After all Cape May is still 6 months away.
This morning I put half yard of mixed wool pieces to soak and decided to use a new recipe.
Was looking for a dirty brown color and what I ended up with was nothing like that. Thankfully it is pleasing to my eye but not what was expected. This first photo was taken rather close up and is lighter than it appears in person.
I stepped away and took another photo and this appears darker than in person.
I have another half yard of wool soaking and tomorrow will use my faithful Old Patina recipe to get more of what I was looking for. So much for my trying a different dye recipe for something new.
Whatever was I thinking when purchasing that top wool??? However, the other 3 pieces of wool were also in the pot dyed today, those would be the top 3 in the photo above.
Had planned to also post a photo of my accomplishments on Star and Hearts rug but have been fighting with my computer's USB ports, my printer all of a sudden doesn't want to play nice and still haven't figured out that problem. Will fight with that issue again tomorrow.
Not even checking my spelling as it is past my bedtime already but wanted to get this post done.
Saundra