Cee and Penny Rugs

   The history of rug hooking has deep roots in rural Nova Scotia. My neighbours would either have a mat or quilt in the bars during the long winter months. However, my discovery of the making of penny rugs came from an article published in a magazine on the rugmaking of artist Barbara Bond.

   I scoured my old magazines for examples of antique penny rugs and found one that tugged at my heartstrings, (and still does) on the cover of Country Living magazine.

I must admit I am one for a challenge but to know nothing about the making or history of penny rugs and to make a reproduction of this antique rug was truly a challenge.

Nine years later I am still learning and still challenging myself to make more detailed and interesting rugs in the traditional ways of a hundred years ago.




I am very pleased to have been choosen as one of
the Artisians in the 2008 Directory of
Traditional American Crafts.

Please take time to visit Early American Life online
and view the Artisans in this years Directory.

I am truly honoured to be among so many talented artists.

Comments

[Colleen]

Cee, you have a nice way of drawing the reader into the "past" you are trying to imitate, and your rugs are truly “old”.

I can say, absolutely for sure, without a doubt, that it is a GOOD thing you are now an EAL artisan. You have hit the mark undoubtedly with your rugs…they are OUTSTANDING! You are truly worthy of the award.

I “get” the one with the little knots…just like a hand knotted quilt, I love the piece of pie (triangle) and the hit and misses seems SO hit and miss!

Ohmigosh, you are going to sell them all sooooo fast! Get stitching!

All the best to you, happy stitching from Colleen

[Helen]

Really nice rugs are you still making them, nice to see the history and thought behing producing them

[Alprazolam]

Please one more post about that.I wonder how you got so good. This is really a fascinating blog, lots of stuff that I can get into. One thing I just want to say is that your Blog is so perfect