tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post4086164300381866857..comments2023-06-11T03:51:05.671-05:00Comments on Susan's Pendulum: Rug RepairSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152213210269075304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-66612936513501219112008-10-13T22:33:00.000-05:002008-10-13T22:33:00.000-05:00I was wishing I had a curved needle.I spread out t...I was wishing I had a curved needle.<BR/><BR/>I spread out the rug, and then kind of humped it up near where a seam was undone. Then I zigzagged between the two braids, kinda sorta like stitches in skin. When I laid it flat, the reasonably sized stitches were kind of tucked in between the braids. <BR/><BR/>One problem that I see is that I just used thread. I didn't even have quilting thread, and I certainly didn't have the thick wool thread that was original to the rug. The other problem was that I only sewed the seams from one side, and I think originally it was sewed from the top side and the bottom side. So I don't know how soon this is going to come undone.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should lay the rug out in the living room next time I visit, and I can have a go at sewing up another.<BR/><BR/>You think that rug you have is only 60 years old? I figured the one I have is nigh onto that old. On the other hand, I was old enough to <I>remember</I> Nanna making rugs, so there are some that are as new as 35-years-old.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-32844955499376578532008-10-13T21:37:00.000-05:002008-10-13T21:37:00.000-05:00Yes, Frederick was the mouse who soaked in the sun...Yes, Frederick was the mouse who soaked in the sun.<BR/><BR/>I have never had the rug braiding thingie. I think Mary worked with it. I have one rug Gram made that is coming apart(after only 60 years, maybe) and I have a terrible time mending it- even with a curved needle. How do you do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-38738996295996039532008-10-13T05:05:00.000-05:002008-10-13T05:05:00.000-05:00Susan,The book is Frederick by Leo Lionni. I just ...Susan,<BR/><BR/>The book is Frederick by Leo Lionni. I just took my class to see that production at The Sharon Lynn Wilson Center in Brookfield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com