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March 20th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Gosh! Haven’t you done well….so much progress!
Your arms must be aching too!
Fleur xx
ps. did you get my message about the labels? I left a message through the contact page on your blog. Let me know if you didn’t. x
March 20th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
I would love to learn how to do this! What a gorgeous rug you’ve made, Helen. You have a way with color, that’s for sure. xxoo
March 20th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Wow, that’s looking so nice!!
March 20th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
This is lovely! And such a clever way of using up stuff in your stash that you don’t love any more. I am a strict “first in first out” stash user (must be the accountant in me) to try to make sure none of my fabric gets truly ancient but the problem with this is that I am never sewing with the brand spanking new fabric that I am most excited about. I think I may be due a fabric-buying moratorium soon. Although I have just bought pots of Rouenneries Deux!
March 20th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
This is unbelievable. How are your fingers holding up? I just read on another blog that a woman makes these out of old clothes and jeans. She uses the jeans for the vertical pieces and says the rug will last 20 years. Really makes me want to try it, but once you said it hurts your back, I was out. You did a beautiful job.
March 20th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Ugly fabrics UNITE!
March 20th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
There’s no stopping you when you get going, sore back or not. That is looking really lovely!!!
March 20th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
That looks fantastic, so pretty – who’d have thought it would turn out to be such a good use of fabric that would have cluttered you up for who-knows-how-long?!! And it’ll be even better with washing, no doubt, these things usually are… Brilliant!
March 20th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
It really is gorgeous! Maybe I should start on my huge mountain of fabric-I-will-never-ever-use!
March 20th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Excellent – hope you don’t end up with a gap in the middle!
March 21st, 2012 at 12:41 am
Yay for nearly being done AND using up all the evil fabric!
March 24th, 2012 at 12:58 am
Loving your rug. Wondering if you might share how you work the edges? I purchased the book and built the loom but for the life of me can’t decifer the directions to accomplish a neat edge. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Debbie