Self~Portrait Photograph...

This step, changing picture into a sketch... 

Next step, getting it out of my iPad!! 

Working on the Hair...

I've been gathering HAIR wool for my self-portrait kit. In the picture I choose my hair looks black. It's not.  It's 50 shades of bottled brown... I've decided to highlight with other colors here and there to give it a bit of life. Colors you wouldn't normally find in hair. Of course today, anything goes, so I'm going to add my favorite color purple. So far this is what I've found on eBay. I just love this wool...

Isn't it a beauty...

Flesh Tones for Self Portrait...

This is my first batch of wool gathered for my portrait kit.... Rug hooker, Tish Murphy dyed these. You can buy your own at TishKits.com .... I'm very happy with these shades/tones.

Portrait Kit...

Okay, I'm off to a good start with my self portrait kit... 

I've bought:

Flesh tone wool for face 

Stiff sticky material that traces good

Rug Warp (good for cuts #3 thru #6) 

Tonight I will go thru my small stash of wool for colors to use on my dark brown hair and blouse. What I can't find I will go shopping at all my favorite online stores that carry wool!

The hunt is on...

Hooking Portraits...

I'm putting together a "portrait kit" for a summer project. It's going to be a self portrait. In fact, it's the ID picture I use on this very blog... If you look closely at my picture you'll notice I only have ONE eyebrow penciled in, haha!! I will bet my rent on the fact that I started the day with two penciled in eyebrows. I must have wiped one off. And with all my five sisters in the background I'm surprised I got away with wearing only one even for a short time! Anyway....

This will be my first portrait period. I've already purchased two packs of flesh tones from Tish Murphy. I received them in the mail yesterday. I'm very happy with this purchase. I will dig thru my stash of wool to find something for the blouse I'm wearing, but I still must decide what to do about the background. And then there's my hair, not sure what to do about that...

What I really wish is to take an online course on hooking realistic portraits. I did find someone from Canada who is giving a course at the end of this year or early in 2016!! Bummer, to have to wait that long. Indeed this hooker knows her craft so yes I will wait! Meanwhile, I will figure it out on my own. The best part is, I get to hook in my missing eyebrow... Wish me luck!!

Posting Dino again...

My grandson drew this on rug backing with a felt pen in about three minutes. He picked the wool for everything but the background. It was a fun piece to hook!!

Hooking Frames with Stand

I've been checking out stands to add to my wood lap frame. Hmm, lots of creative husbands out there whipping up stand bases in all sorts of beautiful woods and some made of metals. Of course my dream hooking frame is the Beeline frame whose $800 price tag doesn't fit in my pocket so it's out of the question for now! Anyway, I think I found my stand... And at my price range.