Here at Searsport Rug Hooking, whether you come to the studio or shop on line, we hope we make your experience the best we possibly can. We have been in retail gift business for over 40 years, with 16 of those years as a rug hooking fiber business. Help from the best! - Chris is the mother of the duo and she is the head designer and color planner.
She has a sharp eye and is happy to help with a custom design or with some color planning tips. Julie, the daughter is the main fabric dyer and loves stirring a pot! You can enjoy the results whether it's the dye pots or the stove pots, at one of our events or luncheons! Sometimes it's "just because" and the bounty is set up by the coffee station in the class room.
Neil came into the business full time in 2019 when he retired from his work at Island Pool and Spa in Maine. His boss there is the friend Julie started Hooking with years ago; He now handles the shipping department and any handy man jobs around the studio, drives the van and trailers to any shows and still does all our wood working!
She has a sharp eye and is happy to help with a custom design or with some color planning tips. Julie, the daughter is the main fabric dyer and loves stirring a pot! You can enjoy the results whether it's the dye pots or the stove pots, at one of our events or luncheons! Sometimes it's "just because" and the bounty is set up by the coffee station in the class room.
Neil came into the business full time in 2019 when he retired from his work at Island Pool and Spa in Maine. His boss there is the friend Julie started Hooking with years ago; He now handles the shipping department and any handy man jobs around the studio, drives the van and trailers to any shows and still does all our wood working!
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We import the linen we use in our patterns, so with receiving a shipment about every 4 weeks we are able to keep a nice stock and ship even large orders the same or the next day!
Chris designs all our patterns and draws them all by hand on the linen.
Since we purchased the Rugs By Carol line she is very busy!
Julie, with Lynnes help now dyes all the fabrics and Julie keeps up our website, newsletters, emails and Facebook pages.
Our Husbands, Wayne and Neil, are very involved with the business too.
Chris designs all our patterns and draws them all by hand on the linen.
Since we purchased the Rugs By Carol line she is very busy!
Julie, with Lynnes help now dyes all the fabrics and Julie keeps up our website, newsletters, emails and Facebook pages.
Our Husbands, Wayne and Neil, are very involved with the business too.
The hooking is all finished and we have serged off the extra backing on our 8x18 little Jewel pattern to make it a pillow.
We keep about 3/4 to an inch around the edges.
We cut the wool backing the same size as the pillow.
2. Backing and yarn.
We have chosen the same red wool that we used for the background hooking to use as the pillow back, Chili powder.
Also nothing pulls that threw all the layers as well as a bent tipped gold needle!
3. Stacking it.
We fold back the extra backing and fold over the edge of the wool and put them together right sides out.
We keep about 3/4 to an inch around the edges.
We cut the wool backing the same size as the pillow.
2. Backing and yarn.
We have chosen the same red wool that we used for the background hooking to use as the pillow back, Chili powder.
Also nothing pulls that threw all the layers as well as a bent tipped gold needle!
3. Stacking it.
We fold back the extra backing and fold over the edge of the wool and put them together right sides out.
Start by attaching the bolts and washers and nuts to the base.
One end of the bolt is fine thread and one is coarse.
You want the coarse thread up for the wooden feet, so on the side of the stamp.
Place a bolt threw the hole and add a washer to each side and tighten with a nut on each side.
Crank as tight as you can using a small wrench on each side to hold it as you work.
You want to almost indent the wood to make sure they are not going to slip when you attach the feet later on.
Lay your piece of muslin on a flat clean surface.
One end of the bolt is fine thread and one is coarse.
You want the coarse thread up for the wooden feet, so on the side of the stamp.
Place a bolt threw the hole and add a washer to each side and tighten with a nut on each side.
Crank as tight as you can using a small wrench on each side to hold it as you work.
You want to almost indent the wood to make sure they are not going to slip when you attach the feet later on.
Lay your piece of muslin on a flat clean surface.
In your box you received a stool and pattern on linen.
If you ordered a kit then you will have a bundle of wool, uncut or cut depending on how you ordered it and your yarn and binding tape.
We highly recommend the gold bent tip needles for whipping off your edges and sewing the corners shut.
The box is very snug for the stool.
There is a set of straps under the stool to aid in lifting it out of its box.
I just hold the box between my feet and pull up and the stool will lift right out.
Just back them off a half turn and I used a piece of cardboard with a slit to slide between the feet and base of the stool.
If you ordered a kit then you will have a bundle of wool, uncut or cut depending on how you ordered it and your yarn and binding tape.
We highly recommend the gold bent tip needles for whipping off your edges and sewing the corners shut.
The box is very snug for the stool.
There is a set of straps under the stool to aid in lifting it out of its box.
I just hold the box between my feet and pull up and the stool will lift right out.
Just back them off a half turn and I used a piece of cardboard with a slit to slide between the feet and base of the stool.
Tear your wool with the salvage in a strip about 1 - 1 inches wide and roughly 17-18 inches long.
Or if your working with yard long pieces you will have less starting and stopping.
Fringe along the long edge of the wool, cutting narrow fringe (1/8-1/4 fringe width) about 1-1 1/4 inch deep into the strip.
This will leave roughly 1/4 uncut.
Place a drop of glue on the end of one wire and roll it between the last two of the cuts on the very end of the torn strip.
Now wrap the wool tautly down the wire.
Or if your working with yard long pieces you will have less starting and stopping.
Fringe along the long edge of the wool, cutting narrow fringe (1/8-1/4 fringe width) about 1-1 1/4 inch deep into the strip.
This will leave roughly 1/4 uncut.
Place a drop of glue on the end of one wire and roll it between the last two of the cuts on the very end of the torn strip.
Now wrap the wool tautly down the wire.
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