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If you were with me on Friday 14th for Cocktail Night you know I did a special Halloween episode on the Witch in origin, lore, and design. We looked at some hooked rug designs that featured witches, and a lot of vintage postcards for composition inspiration.  I listed about twenty vintage with postcard designs in the shop (this website) and promised to make a blog that included the other images we looked at together. Here they are! And here's a link to the Witch episode: https://youtu.be/znbVoN7cZF0 And click here to the collection of those available on this site. The Postcards:

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CAPE COD!  I just love it here, even in the miserable rain and wind! And it has been dreadful weather-wise but I am still enjoying myself immensely! The first thing we do when we arrive is give the kids their 'Cape Cod Boxes' (CCBs). We talk about these boxes half the year - starting on December 26. It's a tradition in our family starting with my parents to pack a big mysterious box for the summer holiday. The kids decorate the outside of the box but they can't open it until we arrive at the hotel. We sneak a couple...

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Here we go.  So instead of moving to the studio space across the way I decided (last minute) to stay in my space. It's super, super large I was reluctant to take the whole thing/ expense over on my own, but I AM. I was too worried about the other landlord and the actual bills involved and felt it was better in the end to stay with the known, rather than the unknown. I am rejigging a 4 regular ones and one vast one, and in the process kicking up a lot of stuff. This NEW box of patterns is...

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  Mystery Rug Contest from Coffee Club Wednesday September 8, 2021 What IS it about this rug? It's like another language, another world. I've been searching for these symbols and even the origins of this rug design. So I've decided to turn it into a contest. How many of the following symbols can you identify? There are a total of 21 blocks. The person who solves the most squares before midnight EST on Sunday September 12 will win the prize shown below.  But first, here are the blocks...                       Do...

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This one was an inspiration. I kept thinking about September, and the kids heading back to school (scary). And the only way I could approach all the unknowns of 2021 was to think back to being a kid myself and feeling September roll along. In those days, unlike later as a high-schooler, it was exciting to to going back. Summer seemed to last forever in those days, stretching from one of the first June days right to September. I looked forward to putting my uniform back on and seeing the friends who lived other towns and I didn't get to...

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