Me too. Haven’t watched tv in years. Kate is so real and entertaining. Plus I always seem to learn something….even if it’s just how to be comfortable in my own skin. Very important stuff!🦋
I just start Kate and let it play, back to back! Crocheting 😊. Listening puts me in such a productive positive and happy mood❤ Thanks Kate, Anna and cats!
I found you in 2024. I am glad, I did. Your videos are peaceful, mindful, interesting and soothing. Although most of the projects are far too big and heavy as this one. But I can always do the smaller projects. And to do something or the other is my year long practice. I find it very satisfactory. And my day seems full with at least one or two things done per day. And you all are a great inspiration for us. First it was my mother. My first teacher. She was great in handwork, knitting, stitching and embroidery. She passed away last December 2023, at the age of 91. Knitted 5-6 caps on my request for her great grand children. I wanted to keep her busy with something. So, she felt very happy and her great grand children also. Thanks so much ❤🙏
my mom made hand-braided rugs, from wool coats cut into 3" strips sewn into long rolls. She hand-did everything, stitching the braids into rounds or ovals as she went. She started when her young husband was drafted into the Navy during WWII and continued through the Vietnam War, when my brother spent 3 years there. She said it got her "through" those awfully tough times.
My great aunt from North Carolina USA used to bring yards of fabric to my grandmother in Charleston SC, remnants that she had gotten for practically nothing from the textile mills in her area. My grandmother was a professional seamstress, and she would make blankets out of the woolen fabric and give them to family and friends. She sewed blanket binding around the edge of all of them. I'm still using one that she gave to my mother back in the 1950s. It's a red and navy blue plaid, and the colors are still vibrant. The blanket looks and feels like wool, but it is washable so in the washer and dryer it goes. The colors really perked up when I started using Gain laundry detergent a year ago. My great aunt's daughter and I stay in touch, and she still has several of the blankets her mother made from the mill fabrics, including baby blankets.
I'm from Canada, and we would call the base material jute or gunny sack. I have a coffee bag, that coffee beans came in. My Grandmother made lovely rugs. Our 2nd hand stores sell the blankets for much more. Boy scouts and girl scouts make ponchos out of the wool blankets because wool does not flame up if a spark hits it. Many of us still "make our beds."
I remember telling my mum about how I had seen some rag rugs (that's what she called them) for sale in a very chi chi shop in Hebden bridge for over a hundred pounds. She was appalled and said would not have such a thing in the house if you twisted her arm as it represented the very poor surroundings she had grown up in as a child. Rag rugs were what poor people had and she never wanted to be reminded about those times. I once asked her what her most abiding memory of her childhood was and I felt very sad when she said " feeling hungry all the time"
Yes. We tend to forget some had a hard life when growing up. My dad the same. Hungry. Did well for himself but never got over his childhood. Food i thought spoilt he would say there was nothing wrong with it.
My mom was the same about anything used or old, even lovely antiques. She also thought it represented being poor as she grew up without a dad when he died when she was only six leaving his wife alone with 4 children to support in the 1930’s. When I was first married. I was going to buy a beautiful antique bedroom set and she would not allow it. She couldn’t fathom buying something old that had belonged fed to “who knows who” when I could perfectly afford something new and modern. Oh and she hated quilts too. Guess what...I am an avid quilter. Lol. Oh well. Guess I was born in the wrong century. Happy belated birthday Kate
I am so glad most of us will never know what it is like to be hungry. We are so lucky. My own father was in a Russian labour camp during WW2 and never ate well for over a year. He always drummed into us never to waste food and even to this day, I too hate to see people waste food. We do not know how lucky we are.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU DEAR SWEET LADY! You are now the dearest friend i have that I’ve never really met! Your UA-cam videos are so friendly and calming and happy during this awful time of quarantine! So thank you so much for being across the ocean and across the internet. I’m in Alabama, USA.❤️
This reminds me, My kids went to a day care when they were very young. The lady that ran the day care ( in her house ) make this type of carpet with scraps of denim. The more you washed it the better it got with all the fraying. It was on the floor for the kids to sit on and play or watch a movie. Very large round one. BUT she would sew the pieces on the bottom material.
Happy Belated birthday Kate ! I just wanted to say that I would be so sad if I couldn't watch your videos. I am sure everyone on the lime green sofa would agree with me. You probably don't realise how much " the last lonely house " motivates our inner craft" 😉, and especially when you take us outside for a walk around the garden or lake. Dont change a thing Kate ❤🌞
😭😭😭No, I wanted you to keep going. I could watch you for hours when you do this kind of thing. As always Kate you are a balm for the soul listening to you.💚
This has taken me back and reminded me of my mother in law who used to make Hooky and Proggy rugs in Cornwall. I have a bundle of her craft tools so suspect her rug making tools are in there. I'd love to have a go!
Both of my parents were in the Army in WWII, Dad in England, Mom in France. Needless to say that as a kid my bed was made with scratchy old Army surplus wool blankets. I'd've been a happier (but chillier) youngster if my mom had made rugs. 😅 Chatting amongst the LGS sitters: If anyone's trying to find cheap burlap, I got free burlap sacks at the local coffee roasters.
I remember those blankets, were they plain with stripes across the top end , and sheets made of twill, mum bought them by the yard and hemmed them top and bottom, very rough.
@@Laura55sere I don't recall if there were stripes, only that they were green. Ma would sew a wide binding that gave at least a bit of relief from the itch and scratch. I remember that our sheets were white percale. One of my first chores as a youngster was ironing them.
@@Hiker_who_Sews I still have a green army blanket, I can't bear to get rid of it. I have slowly given away all my extra blankets to people that needed them but I guess that dark army blanket has too many memoriea
THAT STAINED GLASS WINDOW IS OUT OF THIS WORLD! OH, GORGEOUS! YOUR HOUSE IS UNBELIEVABLE! PLEASE TELL US ANOUT THE WINDOW! ALSO YOUR FLOWERS ARE WORTH PAYING TO SEE!!! THE YARD AND GARDEN ARE NO DOUBT THE FINEST EYE SALVE / HEART & SPIRIT LIFTER!!! LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR CATS AND TO ALL!!!
This brought back memories of the rug in my grandmother's house. As most things that belonged to my grandmother is was old and very worn, so after she passed it was not kept. It was just the width of the doorway. But I remember it being a dark background with a simple house in the middle and I think a couple of trees with a cat in front of the house. I loved to look at it and thought it was the most clever thing.
Kate, your flowers are so beautiful - I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Your "not a tutorials" have taught me more than most other people's actual tutorials.
I found you after lock down. I'm sure you filled hours and hours of otherwise difficult time and turned it into a glad time for so many. Thank you ever so much for your videos ❤
My mum taught me how to hook rugs and make rugs sewing long coils of scrap twists of fabric. She grew up in Leeds. She is gone now and due to covid I wasnt able to rescue so many of her things. The sight of those wool blankets with the labels brought tears to my eyes. I know there were several in the airing cupboard.
Sigh I must be old fashioned because I look for those old blankets to use on my bed... nice to see that there is a use for the ones that have gotten torn up.
There's a similar tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador for making and replacing rugs like the ones you call hooky, worked with long strips of cloth, held underneath the work and hooked up from the top. The wool came mostly from fishemen's shirts. With lots of colours available, the rugs often had elaborate village scenes and seascapes. The newest one is kept rolled up under the couch for when the vicar or mayor visits. The next-best is the everyday rug in the living room. The third-best goes in the bedroom, the fourth-best into the kitchen, and the fifth-best out the back door, where the salt water would bleach out the colour and pretty much compost it in place. I've just recently found your channel and love it!
Well I just want yo come over and play. Just told my husband howuch I like your house. So comfy. Colorful. I love color. I have stuff. Sadly I'm constantly trying to find my working space. Flat spaces get covered quickly. Winston Salem, NC, USA
I was a delight to see you get a bit frustrated but yet amazingly calm and sensible anyways! If I had a direct phone line to one of the angels who hover over Scandinavia and Britian, I'd ask her to grab Arne from Norway, where he is actually all alone just now. Yes, I would pick him up by the scruff of his Norwegian sweater and lift him to play photographer for the afternoon for you. . I'd lift him back to Norway just in time to give Freya her supper.
Hello, from a very cold South Africa. I have been watching your video's because we are in covid lock down again. Found your channel so relaxing and interesting. Family are having to feed themselves and make to their own tea. All stay well and safe. Cheers
Hi Kate I’m new to your channel, thanks to a dear friend. I also make quilts and hooked and proddy rugs which is what they’re called down here in beautiful Cornwall. I’m really enjoying all of your videos, thank you. I went to Beamish last year and it was fabulous and in one of the cottages a lady was making a Proddy/Proggy rug and encouraging people to have a go. I really enjoy your relationship with Anna. Blessings to you all x
This so reminds me of my mother, she made load of huge rugs, we’d be sitting on the floor together just hooking wool onto the canvas. She’s spin the wool herself on her spinning wheel.
Belated happy birthday, kate!! BTW, I still use those old time wool blankets. For my beds and for cat beds. Real wool blankets are almost indestructible and absolute treasures.
@@Wyldhare47 Yes, love me a wool blanket. Before I retired, I would take a half size wool blanket with me in the morning to wrap around my lap and legs (to mid calf) to keep my warm until the car warmed up on the drive to work. And then I would take it into the office with me for the same reason cuz the office (the whole building really) would be cold until about 10 or 11 am (maybe later on a Monday). People would ask me why I brought and gave me a raised eyebrow look when I explained, but the laugh was on them ...... I was warm when they were not.
I love my wool blankets. I have a beautiful blue floral vintage one and an authentic Hudson Bay with the beautiful stripes. I use them all winter. I like the weight and warmth they provide.
Oh my.... I'm beyond thrilled ... my grandmother hooked rugs n I have her frames... I learned but have not picked up her hooks in years... I guess I should soon as I am now retired... I will look forward to your next part... thank you... blessings
We have gone back to blankets. My husband is the world's most determined duvet stealer. He rolls himself up and gradually takes the whole thing over his side of the 😏! My lovely Welsh blankets and crisp linen sheets, well tucked in at my side allow me to stay warm all night again! I used to help my grandma make proggies. She used to buy old spoken coats and suits at the church jumble sales for hers.
Where did you get your blankets as hubby and I get very much out of breath trying to change the duvets and we would like to go back to blankets to make life a little bit easier thanks
@@janettebarr6538 Mine are family hand downs, one was my great grandma's from the 1890s. Sorry I can't help. I have seen some unused but vintage ones on eBay though, as older people seemed to receive lots of bedding as wedding gifts and then never use some of it. I used to hate duvet cover change day, too.
I enjoy each episode so very much! I love your colors, your sense of humor, your "give it a go" attitude. Even my 34 yo daughter said your voice is so calm and makes her relax. I agree!!
Traditionally rag rugs were made over the year and the new rug would be put down on Christmas eve. Old rugs would be used in bedrooms where they couldn't be seen by the neighbours. The rugs were warmer than the lino flooring.
Thank you that was very interesting. I have an old rug frame which I was going to sell on however I might keep it and have a go at making a rug myself.
I do not know exactly when you're birthday is, but i think about this time. So Happy Birthday tot you! Enjoy it as much as you can! I wish you the best! Here in Belgium we say they 'Gelukkige Verjaardag ' and we the person 3 kisses. So here are my 3 kisses for you! 😘😘😘
Gosh this brings back memories! 10 years ago while waiting for our previous house to sell, I was dying these blankets with all natural colours and made a rug and a chair pad out of it all!
I now know that my granddad (back in Kent in the '50's) made proggy mats, grandma wore a lot of black so they would have black borders and I know my cast offs went into them too. Thanks for prodding my memory.
Mary, thank you for your comment, my Nanna migrated from Kent in very early 1900s, we had two lovely mats in our houses I believe they were my Nanas, they were multi coloured ones made from various wooden garment pieces my Mum treasured them, I think Nanna or an immigrant friend must have made them they were not new when we had them in our bathroom and laundry but our Mum looked after them well, eventually the backing was beyond mending sadly.
@Gymnastics101 I only use burlap made from linen now, as the foundation for mats. Jute burlap disintegrates over time and sooner if it gets wet. When I put all that work into a mat, I want it to outlast me and be able to be passed on to the next generation. Linen foundation is more expensive but timeless. ( linen is also more comfortable to work on as it is smooth and soft.)
@@ToyotaFJOntario, thank you for this tip, I agree it was the sacking cloth as we knew it by that ours had as backing I was a kid in the fifties and ours were not new then. My Mum would carefully put patches on patches until they must have completely worn out, I absolutely loved them and would pull the tufts apart in an effort to figure out how they were made, seeing Kates part one was wonderful I’m finally going to learn how as I had no idea what the craft was called. Thank you Linen makes wonderful cloth.🌸🙂
Kate: So sorry I missed your birthday!!! Please accept my very happy belated birthday wishes. I look forward so much to your posts and have for the last year or so. I consider you as my 'friend across the pond". You are a delight, unique, funny, creative, and just you. Thanks Kate.
I’m guilty of never getting rid of the wool blankets from my bed, and I don’t use a duvet but I do have old fashioned cotton patchwork quilts for the top layer!
Me too. I tried duvets for a couple of years and then dug out the blankets and quilts again. It is great to be able to pull up or throw off one layer if you get hot or too cool in the night.
I tried comforters but the made me so hot. I use some of the thinner quilts, since I am so warm, I had been given to by my mother. The quilts are wearing out since they are over 50 years old but then I've worn some too.
@@jennil7797 I agree. I hate duvets. Too hot with it on, too cold with it off. Warm sheet, blanket and quilt me. Then I can shift layers during the night as needed.
Me too ! I’m writing from my Victorian cast iron/brass bed. I enjoy snuggling under a bright white linen sheet, topped with handmade patchwork quilts - some made by me and some antique. If it’s chilly, I add one, and if I have a “hotty” I throw one off - simples !
The story of the rugs made by the miners wives is very interesting . It was only at the end of the video that I remembered that in my region there is a tradition of rugs made with old clothes, blankets . They are woven in a different way , by the idea of reusing fabrics is the same.
Yes...I first learnt to rag rug the Proddy method 18 years ago but never finished as the tutor used old felted blanket and fleece jackets, neither of which seemed to be available in Charity shops. But in 2019 i took a class with Heather Ritchie and realised that you can use pretty much anything fabric that stays together when cut/doesn't shred. Some textile artists even use plastic bags and mirrors etc for decorative wall hangings. The Hooky method is great as there is less cutting and it uses tons of fabric even in a small 10 x 10 inch piece. Found out a few years back that not all donated items make it to the charity shop. It depends on what the Sorters deem suitable and many old things that have felted up go into the Blue Bags that are bought up at a £1 per bag by companies. Its like not being allowed to salvage at the Tip/Recycling centre because the council ate selling things to companies. Very annoying and doesn't help save the planet if we are not encouraged to recycle! in my opinion anyway. Hope that this helps others see the possibilities.
Kate, you are a treasure and a true inspiration! When I grow up I want to be just like you! I’m sure I’ve already surpassed you in age but not in kindness. Having been a widow these past 20 years has really taught me a lot, mostly that I am capable and can do things on my own but not alone! God bless you.
Thank you for the history of the origin of the rug. Have never seen a frame like yours. You are really taking me on a learning journey about my UK ancestors, in the Durham district, who might have made it. I'm a bit guilty with my kitchen sponges. The one in the kitchen goes to the laundry. Then when it's too grotty goes outside for cleaning.
I love your home. It seems so peaceful. Thank you for letting me be a part of your home. I love your videos thank you and God bless. On my bucket list is to come to your area someday hopefully the Lord will let me be able to do that. Again thank you. Lorene Kentucky USA
Yes if Kate had a spare room she would make loads from hosting residential retreats for all us hippy crafters. I would be more than happy to pay for a weekend of gardening and crafting and eating lovely vegetarian food.
In the U.S., duvets are not the norm. We still use a flat sheet, fitted sheet, blanket, quilt or bedspread, or comforter. When we visited my Yorkshire Yorkshire penpal (pre-covid) we weren't sure how to maneuver the bedding as she had a duvet which we weren't familiar with! Too funny! On the Vermont Country Store website you can find gorgeous proper blankets and bedspreads. Love visiting your home albeit virtually
I am loving having your company! I am a recently retired widow living alone in Atlanta, Georgia US. You inspired me to make a small curtain panel. I tried to hashtag you in Instagram, but didn't do it right..I'll figure it out for next time.
Oh Kate I hope you had a fantastic birthday. As good as can be in lockdown. Very interested in your hooked rug. I made one years and years ago in art class in high school. I entered it in the art fare our city had, won an award for it...and years later after I was married had a dog that ate the rug. Guessing he liked the burlap. Lol very interested in seeing this done. Enjoy your day..thanks for the visit.
My granny was born in England in 1895. She made rag rugs and before she passed gave one to all of her grand kids. She designed them herself. I cherish mine it’s an eggplant. Here in Canada they call it Canadiana rug hooking. My local college offered it as a night course in 1979. I still have the cushion I made.
I'm so happy you are making this series. I love the wall hanging. My mother made rugs in Western Massachusetts and California. She got wool at the woollen mills and coat factories in Massachusetts. I tried my hand at some hooking when it was so popular in the '80s. I inherited my mother's collection of tools including a hook that my father's boss made for his wife. Recently I took a rug punching class using the Oxford tool from Vermont. I've bought the special monks cloth that they use but the heavy wool rog yarn is expensive so I want to just experiment with yarns that I have for wall hangings. I do have wool blankets that I purchased at thrift shops years ago. Now as I go through my hoard I will need a basket to collect all the rug making supplies! So far I've only made a mug mat!
Some of us still use wool blankets! I have all my mother's wool blankets, even the one she took to college in 1930. That one needs mending! When I make rag rugs (on the loom, not hooked) I put a call out on Freecycle. One woman gave me part of her wool fabric stash that she inherited from her mother!
I really enjoyed the 1st half of this video and looking forward to the next part. Thank you Kate for taking the time and trouble to share your talents.
What an absolutely beautiful opening with all your flowers and your lovely stained glass window. I missed telling you Happy Birthday but I hope you had a very nice day.
I had no idea you had a birthday dear Kate - Happy belated birthday. Seeing you struggle with your frame brought back memories when I made my own quilting frame using plastic pipes and screwing tape onto it to fix the quilt onto it. I think it was 2.5 metres long and like you, I wrestled with it! Such frustrating struggling on one's own. I am really going to enjoy seeing you do this rug.
Thank you Kate! Once again you’ve inspired me. I went on a rug making course many years ago in Yorkshire, and bought some lovely handmade tools. I think that it’s time for them to come out again!
Here in Nova Scotia, canada we call them proddy mats, we have a carved wooden bit sometimes made from clothes peg to push the pieces through the burlap. Our mats made with long wooden fabric strips we call hooked mat. It’s great fun and I’ve enjoyed making a few.
As I sat watching you set up your frame I was working at my rug hooking frame on my latest rug. I have done a bit in the style you will show us but this particular rug is hooked with a hook and long strips. Traditional rug hooking:). I love it!! Happy birthday!
I have a rug making machine that was my mums, that works like a hookie method, one continuous stripe of wool, also I demonstrate hand hookie mats & proddie mats at local tractor show. I just use cotton fabric or tee shirts. I either use a tapestry frame or just lay hessian on my knee or a camping table. I usually put a sheet on floor to catch all the frayed edges.
I don't watch television anymore, I watch Kate's videos and often finishing some of my own crafts.
I gave up tv too. It is too vile for me. I felt my brain cells dying off.
I have only found these beautiful fascinating programs. I don’t have time for anything 😂 anymore Wonderful
Me too. Haven’t watched tv in years. Kate is so real and entertaining. Plus I always seem to learn something….even if it’s just how to be comfortable in my own skin. Very important stuff!🦋
I just start Kate and let it play, back to back! Crocheting 😊. Listening puts me in such a productive positive and happy mood❤
Thanks Kate, Anna and cats!
I found you in 2024. I am glad, I did. Your videos are peaceful, mindful, interesting and soothing. Although most of the projects are far too big and heavy as this one. But I can always do the smaller projects. And to do something or the other is my year long practice. I find it very satisfactory. And my day seems full with at least one or two things done per day. And you all are a great inspiration for us. First it was my mother. My first teacher. She was great in handwork, knitting, stitching and embroidery. She passed away last December 2023, at the age of 91. Knitted 5-6 caps on my request for her great grand children. I wanted to keep her busy with something. So, she felt very happy and her great grand children also. Thanks so much ❤🙏
my mom made hand-braided rugs, from wool coats cut into 3" strips sewn into long rolls. She hand-did everything, stitching the braids into rounds or ovals as she went. She started when her young husband was drafted into the Navy during WWII and continued through the Vietnam War, when my brother spent 3 years there. She said it got her "through" those awfully tough times.
My great aunt from North Carolina USA used to bring yards of fabric to my grandmother in Charleston SC, remnants that she had gotten for practically nothing from the textile mills in her area. My grandmother was a professional seamstress, and she would make blankets out of the woolen fabric and give them to family and friends. She sewed blanket binding around the edge of all of them.
I'm still using one that she gave to my mother back in the 1950s. It's a red and navy blue plaid, and the colors are still vibrant. The blanket looks and feels like wool, but it is washable so in the washer and dryer it goes. The colors really perked up when I started using Gain laundry detergent a year ago.
My great aunt's daughter and I stay in touch, and she still has several of the blankets her mother made from the mill fabrics, including baby blankets.
I'm from Canada, and we would call the base material jute or gunny sack. I have a coffee bag, that coffee beans came in. My Grandmother made lovely rugs. Our 2nd hand stores sell the blankets for much more. Boy scouts and girl scouts make ponchos out of the wool blankets because wool does not flame up if a spark hits it. Many of us still "make our beds."
I absolutely love watching your vids. If I’m sad I watch Kate for a pick me up. 😊
Ann! I feel the same way!
Happy day now 😊
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There is nothing more enjoyable than to make a cup of tea on a cold Sunday afternoon and watch Kate’s videos.
Definitely agree with that 😀
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I remember telling my mum about how I had seen some rag rugs (that's what she called them) for sale in a very chi chi shop in Hebden bridge for over a hundred pounds. She was appalled and said would not have such a thing in the house if you twisted her arm as it represented the very poor surroundings she had grown up in as a child. Rag rugs were what poor people had and she never wanted to be reminded about those times. I once asked her what her most abiding memory of her childhood was and I felt very sad when she said " feeling hungry all the time"
Yes. We tend to forget some had a hard life when growing up. My dad the same. Hungry. Did well for himself but never got over his childhood. Food i thought spoilt he would say there was nothing wrong with it.
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Yes. Same here. My grandmother told me she chewed and swallowed bits of blotting paper in school in the morning to stop her tummy from growling.
My mom was the same about anything used or old, even lovely antiques. She also thought it represented being poor as she grew up without a dad when he died when she was only six leaving his wife alone with 4 children to support in the 1930’s. When I was first married. I was going to buy a beautiful antique bedroom set and she would not allow it. She couldn’t fathom buying something old that had belonged fed to “who knows who” when I could perfectly afford something new and modern. Oh and she hated quilts too. Guess what...I am an avid quilter. Lol. Oh well. Guess I was born in the wrong century. Happy belated birthday Kate
I am so glad most of us will never know what it is like to be hungry. We are so lucky. My own father was in a Russian labour camp during WW2 and never ate well for over a year. He always drummed into us never to waste food and even to this day, I too hate to see people waste food. We do not know how lucky we are.
Belated Happy Birthday Kate!!!!
Happy birthday TODAY!! xxx
@@thelasthomelyhouse OMG That was funny!! I turned 70 years today :-)
I love rag rugs and hooked rugs. We used to do crochet rugs for a charity.
I just found you about a month ago. You’re my people!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU DEAR SWEET LADY!
You are now the dearest friend i have that I’ve never really met!
Your UA-cam videos are so friendly and calming and happy during this awful time of quarantine!
So thank you so much for being across the ocean and across the internet. I’m in Alabama, USA.❤️
Thank you so much xxx
I have friends in Mobil Alabama, I am in UK 😊
This reminds me, My kids went to a day care when they were very young. The lady that ran the day care ( in her house ) make this type of carpet with scraps of denim. The more you washed it the better it got with all the fraying. It was on the floor for the kids to sit on and play or watch a movie. Very large round one. BUT she would sew the pieces on the bottom material.
Happy Belated birthday Kate !
I just wanted to say that I would be so sad if I couldn't watch your videos.
I am sure everyone on the lime green sofa would agree with me. You probably don't realise how much " the last lonely house " motivates our inner craft" 😉, and especially when you take us outside for a walk around the garden or lake. Dont change a thing Kate ❤🌞
Well said, Kim. I feel the same way.
@@tinatippin5705 thanks for your comment ! I usually watch Kates videos on a Monday morning here in Australia. Perfect start to the week ❤
😭😭😭No, I wanted you to keep going. I could watch you for hours when you do this kind of thing. As always Kate you are a balm for the soul listening to you.💚
the fabric was wet and dripping! next Sunday! xxx
This has taken me back and reminded me of my mother in law who used to make Hooky and Proggy rugs in Cornwall. I have a bundle of her craft tools so suspect her rug making tools are in there. I'd love to have a go!
Both of my parents were in the Army in WWII, Dad in England, Mom in France. Needless to say that as a kid my bed was made with scratchy old Army surplus wool blankets. I'd've been a happier (but chillier) youngster if my mom had made rugs. 😅
Chatting amongst the LGS sitters: If anyone's trying to find cheap burlap, I got free burlap sacks at the local coffee roasters.
I remember those blankets, were they plain with stripes across the top end , and sheets made of twill, mum bought them by the yard and hemmed them top and bottom, very rough.
@@Laura55sere I don't recall if there were stripes, only that they were green. Ma would sew a wide binding that gave at least a bit of relief from the itch and scratch. I remember that our sheets were white percale. One of my first chores as a youngster was ironing them.
@@Hiker_who_Sews I still have a green army blanket, I can't bear to get rid of it. I have slowly given away all my extra blankets to people that needed them but I guess that dark army blanket has too many memoriea
THAT STAINED GLASS WINDOW IS OUT OF THIS WORLD! OH, GORGEOUS! YOUR HOUSE IS UNBELIEVABLE! PLEASE TELL US ANOUT THE WINDOW! ALSO YOUR FLOWERS ARE WORTH PAYING TO SEE!!! THE YARD AND GARDEN ARE NO DOUBT THE FINEST EYE SALVE / HEART & SPIRIT LIFTER!!! LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR CATS AND TO ALL!!!
This brought back memories of the rug in my grandmother's house. As most things that belonged to my grandmother is was old and very worn, so after she passed it was not kept. It was just the width of the doorway. But I remember it being a dark background with a simple house in the middle and I think a couple of trees with a cat in front of the house. I loved to look at it and thought it was the most clever thing.
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Kate, your flowers are so beautiful - I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Your "not a tutorials" have taught me more than most other people's actual tutorials.
Thank you so much xxx
I found you after lock down. I'm sure you filled hours and hours of otherwise difficult time and turned it into a glad time for so many. Thank you ever so much for your videos ❤
My mum taught me how to hook rugs and make rugs sewing long coils of scrap twists of fabric. She grew up in Leeds. She is gone now and due to covid I wasnt able to rescue so many of her things. The sight of those wool blankets with the labels brought tears to my eyes. I know there were several in the airing cupboard.
Sigh I must be old fashioned because I look for those old blankets to use on my bed... nice to see that there is a use for the ones that have gotten torn up.
There's a similar tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador for making and replacing rugs like the ones you call hooky, worked with long strips of cloth, held underneath the work and hooked up from the top. The wool came mostly from fishemen's shirts. With lots of colours available, the rugs often had elaborate village scenes and seascapes. The newest one is kept rolled up under the couch for when the vicar or mayor visits. The next-best is the everyday rug in the living room. The third-best goes in the bedroom, the fourth-best into the kitchen, and the fifth-best out the back door, where the salt water would bleach out the colour and pretty much compost it in place. I've just recently found your channel and love it!
Well I just want yo come over and play. Just told my husband howuch I like your house. So comfy. Colorful. I love color. I have stuff. Sadly I'm constantly trying to find my working space. Flat spaces get covered quickly. Winston Salem, NC, USA
I was a delight to see you get a bit frustrated but yet amazingly calm and sensible anyways!
If I had a direct phone line to one of the angels who hover over Scandinavia and Britian, I'd ask her to grab Arne from Norway, where he is actually all alone just now.
Yes, I would pick him up by the scruff of his Norwegian sweater and lift him to play photographer for the afternoon for you. . I'd lift him back to Norway just in time to give Freya her supper.
and I would just love that! poor Arne - I guess Carol will be home soon xxxxx
I did offer to go and keep Arne safe in the dark, but I got not reply :)
Hello, from a very cold South Africa. I have been watching your video's because we are in covid lock down again. Found your channel so relaxing and interesting. Family are having to feed themselves and make to their own tea. All stay well and safe. Cheers
Hi Kate I’m new to your channel, thanks to a dear friend. I also make quilts and hooked and proddy rugs which is what they’re called down here in beautiful Cornwall. I’m really enjoying all of your videos, thank you. I went to Beamish last year and it was fabulous and in one of the cottages a lady was making a Proddy/Proggy rug and encouraging people to have a go. I really enjoy your relationship with Anna. Blessings to you all x
This so reminds me of my mother, she made load of huge rugs, we’d be sitting on the floor together just hooking wool onto the canvas. She’s spin the wool herself on her spinning wheel.
How fabulous. What great memories.
Yes, that is what our tradition was, my dad made a fairly big wool rug, which I kept till it was threadbare, have to get round to making one myself.
Belated happy birthday, kate!!
BTW, I still use those old time wool blankets. For my beds and for cat beds. Real wool blankets are almost indestructible and absolute treasures.
Yes..wool blankets..very wonderful..n warm!🙋🏼♀️🌻🇺🇸
@@Wyldhare47 Yes, love me a wool blanket. Before I retired, I would take a half size wool blanket with me in the morning to wrap around my lap and legs (to mid calf) to keep my warm until the car warmed up on the drive to work. And then I would take it into the office with me for the same reason cuz the office (the whole building really) would be cold until about 10 or 11 am (maybe later on a Monday). People would ask me why I brought and gave me a raised eyebrow look when I explained, but the laugh was on them ...... I was warm when they were not.
Oh I remember my granny and mum bleaching the ink out of the flour bags and making bed sheets for whoever needed them
I love my wool blankets. I have a beautiful blue floral vintage one and an authentic Hudson Bay with the beautiful stripes. I use them all winter. I like the weight and warmth they provide.
Oh my.... I'm beyond thrilled ... my grandmother hooked rugs n I have her frames... I learned but have not picked up her hooks in years... I guess I should soon as I am now retired... I will look forward to your next part... thank you... blessings
We have gone back to blankets. My husband is the world's most determined duvet stealer. He rolls himself up and gradually takes the whole thing over his side of the 😏! My lovely Welsh blankets and crisp linen sheets, well tucked in at my side allow me to stay warm all night again!
I used to help my grandma make proggies. She used to buy old spoken coats and suits at the church jumble sales for hers.
Where did you get your blankets as hubby and I get very much out of breath trying to change the duvets and we would like to go back to blankets to make life a little bit easier thanks
@@janettebarr6538 Mine are family hand downs, one was my great grandma's from the 1890s. Sorry I can't help. I have seen some unused but vintage ones on eBay though, as older people seemed to receive lots of bedding as wedding gifts and then never use some of it. I used to hate duvet cover change day, too.
Thanks for that I thought you might have a contact that I could source them from I’ll keep trying
I’m looking forward to this tomorrow. Having watched Arne and Carlos today, one has to eke out the pleasures when locked down alone! 🤗
Ah, Happy belated Birthday Kate....the flowers are beautiful. Love n hugs Dottie xx
Happy belated birthday! ❤️❤️ I so enjoy our Sunday visits on the couch.
I'm gonna miss watching you and the animals..God Bless you..
I enjoy each episode so very much! I love your colors, your sense of humor, your "give it a go" attitude. Even my 34 yo daughter said your voice is so calm and makes her relax. I agree!!
I can't wait for part 2!
I can hardly wait or Part 2!!! And to see the new colors.
Traditionally rag rugs were made over the year and the new rug would be put down on Christmas eve. Old rugs would be used in bedrooms where they couldn't be seen by the neighbours. The rugs were warmer than the lino flooring.
Welcome to all the newcomers to the lhh. We will scoot down the couch, we have loads of room for you ❤️
Discovered Kate a few weeks ago and am catching up on the many, many generous episodes, love, love, love this vlog!
There will be lots more treats from around the world passed down now too 😁
Just arrived from Arne and Carlos, thanks for the welcome.
I enjoy all you do on this program. I thank you for being there for us.
Look at all the lovely flowers! Celebrate Kate!!!
Happy Birthday Kate, from Canada! You are the BEST! ~
Thank you that was very interesting. I have an old rug frame which I was going to sell on however I might keep it and have a go at making a rug myself.
Delightful to have you join me in my sewing room today! I’m quilting a baby quilt pieced in hot pink and lime green! Belated happy birthday.
I do not know exactly when you're birthday is, but i think about this time. So Happy Birthday tot you! Enjoy it as much as you can!
I wish you the best!
Here in Belgium we say they 'Gelukkige Verjaardag ' and we the person 3 kisses.
So here are my 3 kisses for you! 😘😘😘
Gosh this brings back memories! 10 years ago while waiting for our previous house to sell, I was dying these blankets with all natural colours and made a rug and a chair pad out of it all!
I am so looking forward to part 2 of the rug making project.
Happy Birthday, Kate! I love watching you and seeing bits of your life. Thank you!
I am amazed at how much you get accomplished being there all by yourself! Kudos to you dear lady!💜🌹🌹🌹
I now know that my granddad (back in Kent in the '50's) made proggy mats, grandma wore a lot of black so they would have black borders and I know my cast offs went into them too. Thanks for prodding my memory.
Mary, thank you for your comment, my Nanna migrated from Kent in very early 1900s, we had two lovely mats in our houses I believe they were my Nanas, they were multi coloured ones made from various wooden garment pieces my Mum treasured them, I think Nanna or an immigrant friend must have made them they were not new when we had them in our bathroom and laundry but our Mum looked after them well, eventually the backing was beyond mending sadly.
@Gymnastics101 I only use burlap made from linen now, as the foundation for mats. Jute burlap disintegrates over time and sooner if it gets wet. When I put all that work into a mat, I want it to outlast me and be able to be passed on to the next generation. Linen foundation is more expensive but timeless. ( linen is also more comfortable to work on as it is smooth and soft.)
@@ToyotaFJOntario, thank you for this tip, I agree it was the sacking cloth as we knew it by that ours had as backing I was a kid in the fifties and ours were not new then. My Mum would carefully put patches on patches until they must have completely worn out, I absolutely loved them and would pull the tufts apart in an effort to figure out how they were made, seeing Kates part one was wonderful I’m finally going to learn how as I had no idea what the craft was called. Thank you Linen makes wonderful cloth.🌸🙂
Kate: So sorry I missed your birthday!!! Please accept my very happy belated birthday wishes. I look forward so much to your posts and have for the last year or so. I consider you as my 'friend across the pond". You are a delight, unique, funny, creative, and just you. Thanks Kate.
I heard her voice for two seconds and was in LOVE! I don't even sew! Yay new asmr.
Happy Birthday 🎉 - This is the oldest you've ever been! 😸. I'm so glad you were born!😍
Happy birthday sweet sister. I am sorry I missed this. You are so beautiful and precious to us all.
I’m guilty of never getting rid of the wool blankets from my bed, and I don’t use a duvet but I do have old fashioned cotton patchwork quilts for the top layer!
Me too. I tried duvets for a couple of years and then dug out the blankets and quilts again. It is great to be able to pull up or throw off one layer if you get hot or too cool in the night.
I tried comforters but the made me so hot. I use some of the thinner quilts, since I am so warm, I had been given to by my mother. The quilts are wearing out since they are over 50 years old but then I've worn some too.
@@jennil7797 I agree. I hate duvets. Too hot with it on, too cold with it off. Warm sheet, blanket and quilt me. Then I can shift layers during the night as needed.
Me too ! I’m writing from my Victorian cast iron/brass bed. I enjoy snuggling under a bright white linen sheet, topped with handmade patchwork quilts - some made by me and some antique. If it’s chilly, I add one, and if I have a “hotty” I throw one off - simples !
The story of the rugs made by the miners wives is very interesting . It was only at the end of the video that I remembered that in my region there is a tradition of rugs made with old clothes, blankets . They are woven in a different way , by the idea of reusing fabrics is the same.
Yes...I first learnt to rag rug the Proddy method 18 years ago but never finished as the tutor used old felted blanket and fleece jackets, neither of which seemed to be available in Charity shops.
But in 2019 i took a class with Heather Ritchie and realised that you can use pretty much anything fabric that stays together when cut/doesn't shred.
Some textile artists even use plastic bags and mirrors etc for decorative wall hangings.
The Hooky method is great as there is less cutting and it uses tons of fabric even in a small 10 x 10 inch piece.
Found out a few years back that not all donated items make it to the charity shop. It depends on what the Sorters deem suitable and many old things that have felted up go into the Blue Bags that are bought up at a £1 per bag by companies. Its like not being allowed to salvage at the Tip/Recycling centre because the council ate selling things to companies. Very annoying and doesn't help save the planet if we are not encouraged to recycle! in my opinion anyway.
Hope that this helps others see the possibilities.
Gorgeous colors! Thank you for sharing ❤️
Kate, you are a joy to listen to. You raise my spirits! Thank you. Liz in Dublin Ireland.
As soon as I saw the flowers, I knew it was your birthday! Happiest of birthdays, Kate! 💕
Kate, you are a treasure and a true inspiration! When I grow up I want to be just like you! I’m sure I’ve already surpassed you in age but not in kindness. Having been a widow these past 20 years has really taught me a lot, mostly that I am capable and can do things on my own but not alone! God bless you.
You’ve got me thinking of my blue wool blanket from childhood and suddenly I’m smiling again 😊
Looking forward to part two. Thank you, Kate!
It is not too late to wish you the best that life can offer you! Thank you for making our lives better! Greetings from Brasilia, Brazil!
Thank you for the history of the origin of the rug. Have never seen a frame like yours. You are really taking me on a learning journey about my UK ancestors, in the Durham district, who might have made it. I'm a bit guilty with my kitchen sponges. The one in the kitchen goes to the laundry. Then when it's too grotty goes outside for cleaning.
I adore watching your channel! In one and a half years I will be retiring and I plan on getting into many hobbies. I love how creative you are!
I plan on being like you when I retire! You are very inspirational to me!
What a great way to start the week!! I adore rug hooking!!!
Happy birthday wishes. If you do it right it just keeps going for days and days...😘
Your flowers are beautiful! You are loved! Can’t wait for part two to see this rug!
This is an amazing journey...funny new words for me but I am excited to see what you create.
Hi Kate, I’m originally from a small mining village in west Cumbria and remember neighbours having proggy rugs. I have always wanted to make one.
My mom years ago took wool blankets and used then in her quilts. Instead of batting she used the blanket. Oh, they were so warm.
Oh that’s so awesome, my mom did the same thing !
I love your home. It seems so peaceful. Thank you for letting me be a part of your home. I love your videos thank you and God bless. On my bucket list is to come to your area someday hopefully the Lord will let me be able to do that. Again thank you. Lorene Kentucky USA
Yes if Kate had a spare room she would make loads from hosting residential retreats for all us hippy crafters. I would be more than happy to pay for a weekend of gardening and crafting and eating lovely vegetarian food.
I have always wanted to learn this. I have been collecting for a bit. So glad I get to learn! Thank you!
I've just discovered you today. What an amazing, lovely and helpful person you are. So happy to get to know you.
Happy Belated Birthday Kate......flowers are beautiful. Really looking forward to Part 2 and what a tease as to what you are making.
I missed seeing all your beautiful cats...especially nosey Norma. So happy to see your subscribers take such a good jump!
Oh! I didn’t know it was your Birthday! I am so happy for your mom and dad for making YOU!! I hope this year is your BEST EVER!!
In the U.S., duvets are not the norm. We still use a flat sheet, fitted sheet, blanket, quilt or bedspread, or comforter. When we visited my Yorkshire Yorkshire penpal (pre-covid) we weren't sure how to maneuver the bedding as she had a duvet which we weren't familiar with! Too funny! On the Vermont Country Store website you can find gorgeous proper blankets and bedspreads. Love visiting your home albeit virtually
I am loving having your company! I am a recently retired widow living alone in Atlanta, Georgia US. You inspired me to make a small curtain panel. I tried to hashtag you in Instagram, but didn't do it right..I'll figure it out for next time.
Oh Kate I hope you had a fantastic birthday. As good as can be in lockdown. Very interested in your hooked rug. I made one years and years ago in art class in high school. I entered it in the art fare our city had, won an award for it...and years later after I was married had a dog that ate the rug. Guessing he liked the burlap. Lol very interested in seeing this done. Enjoy your day..thanks for the visit.
My granny was born in England in 1895. She made rag rugs and before she passed gave one to all of her grand kids. She designed them herself. I cherish mine it’s an eggplant. Here in Canada they call it Canadiana rug hooking. My local college offered it as a night course in 1979. I still have the cushion I made.
I'm so happy you are making this series. I love the wall hanging. My mother made rugs in Western Massachusetts and California. She got wool at the woollen mills and coat factories in Massachusetts. I tried my hand at some hooking when it was so popular in the '80s. I inherited my mother's collection of tools including a hook that my father's boss made for his wife. Recently I took a rug punching class using the Oxford tool from Vermont. I've bought the special monks cloth that they use but the heavy wool rog yarn is expensive so I want to just experiment with yarns that I have for wall hangings. I do have wool blankets that I purchased at thrift shops years ago. Now as I go through my hoard I will need a basket to collect all the rug making supplies! So far I've only made a mug mat!
Some of us still use wool blankets! I have all my mother's wool blankets, even the one she took to college in 1930. That one needs mending! When I make rag rugs (on the loom, not hooked) I put a call out on Freecycle. One woman gave me part of her wool fabric stash that she inherited from her mother!
Excited to see what you are designing. Blessings.
I'm so sorry happy birthday I didn't know the flowers are so beautiful
I really enjoyed the 1st half of this video and looking forward to the next part. Thank you Kate for taking the time and trouble to share your talents.
Just loving your channel , Vivi mentioned you and I’m so glad she did, thanks for showing us your crafting, oh and love the cats..
Happy belated birthday. I can't wait to see the rug process. You are so nice to watch and listen to.
What an absolutely beautiful opening with all your flowers and your lovely stained glass window. I missed telling you Happy Birthday but I hope you had a very nice day.
I had no idea you had a birthday dear Kate - Happy belated birthday.
Seeing you struggle with your frame brought back memories when I made my own quilting frame using plastic pipes and screwing tape onto it to fix the quilt onto it. I think it was 2.5 metres long and like you, I wrestled with it! Such frustrating struggling on one's own.
I am really going to enjoy seeing you do this rug.
Thank you Kate! Once again you’ve inspired me. I went on a rug making course many years ago in Yorkshire, and bought some lovely handmade tools. I think that it’s time for them to come out again!
Kate, I truly enjoy your channel. Great job.
Thankyou Ms. Kate, I do believe you did this one for me.
The more detailed the happier.
Want to learn to do this and you are an inspiration.
The lovely flowers too are beautiful!
Here in Nova Scotia, canada we call them proddy mats, we have a carved wooden bit sometimes made from clothes peg to push the pieces through the burlap. Our mats made with long wooden fabric strips we call hooked mat. It’s great fun and I’ve enjoyed making a few.
Not wooden but woolen
As I sat watching you set up your frame I was working at my rug hooking frame on my latest rug. I have done a bit in the style you will show us but this particular rug is hooked with a hook and long strips. Traditional rug hooking:). I love it!!
Happy birthday!
I have a rug making machine that was my mums, that works like a hookie method, one continuous stripe of wool, also I demonstrate hand hookie mats & proddie mats at local tractor show. I just use cotton fabric or tee shirts. I either use a tapestry frame or just lay hessian on my knee or a camping table. I usually put a sheet on floor to catch all the frayed edges.