Here is a finished one quick and easy and just the sort of thing people like to buy at craft fairs.
Proddy rug making.
A must have for making larger rugs especially proddy work.
A few weeks ago we had a mini workshop at sunshine rug hookers on making trillium proddy pins to sell as fund raisers at the quilt and rug fair held in september.
If the material is thin as in cottons cut them 3 long x 1 wide.
All for use as wall or table pieces.
What a feat for a second rug.
Rug making hoop a hoop is easily transportable with a long screw to allow the thick rug to be held firm.
The traditional proddy or proggy frame consists of four pieces of timbre with 4 pegs.
In this in depth video gene shepherd presents instructions on how to create beautiful proddy mats.
Here is a photo tutorial to help along with the written instructions.
How to use a spring hook if making a proddy picture mat thick wool fabric is perfect it gives your rug body and cutting your peices 2 long x 1 2 wide allows the peices to stand up firm keeping the picture in shape.
For other designs you may prefer cutting the peices 3 long x 1 2 wide.
Making a flower proddy pin is an easy introduction to rug hooking.
See more ideas about rug hooking proddy rugs hooked rugs primitive.
Secure your pattern into your embroidery hoop tugging and tightening the bolt simultaneously so your monks cloth fabric is drum tight.
Specifications for the larger traditional proddy proggy frame generally braced between two tables or set onto two saw horses.
Learn about the different proddy tools and various proddy techniques while watching shepherd create a bouquet of colorful posies.
They can be used by groups of people and the work in progress can be rolled up for storage.
Make as a traditional hooked rug or add 3 dimensional proddy flowers lace buttons and your choice of embellishments.
They are sculptured and thus have a 3 d effect.
