Color photos of some of the rugs featured in:
Rugmaker's Handbook No. 3: "Crocheted
& Fabric Tapestry Rugs"
by Diana Blake Gray
Our big new Handbook has lots and lots of pictures of
rugs,
but only the cover is in color. Below are a few of the photographs from
the book that folks have requested. There are written and/or charted
directions
for over 40 different rugs , so there just isn't room to show all of
the things in the
book,
but here is a sample....
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The book teaches step-by-step the technique to create
round crocheted
rugs, up to 6 feet across (left) and also variations of the basic
crochet
such as the double spiral rug (right). |
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Fabrics will change in appearance when made into
crocheted rugs, such
as these two examples from the handbook section. |
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The "Pinwheel" is the simplest fabric tapestry pattern,
and an easy to learn beginner pattern. The Graded Pinwheel (left) and
the "Rolling Wheel"
(right) are simple variations of the basic Pinwheel pattern. |
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The "Autograph Cross" is one of the simple fabric
tapestry rugs in
the square shape (left). Specialty shaping of rugs includes
Heel-prints,
pentagon, freeform, hollow and double centers (right). |
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The basic "Nine-Patch" fabric tapestry pattern is just
one of the quilt-inspired
designs.
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Fabric tapestry rugs change radically with different
color schemes,
like this intermediate "Poinsettia" pattern done in Christmas colors or
earth tones. . |
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Star based patterns are great country accents.
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The Star of Bethlehem (intermediate pattern) shown in a
more subtle progression of colors than the one on the cover. The
forget-me-not motif used in an oval runner.
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