It's all
done! Aaron's rug is done. I'll give it to him for his birthday
April 24.
Close-ups of the
sewing of the little pleats in each rectangle:
A couple
rows of red/black/beige plaid put on:
Brown/beige plaid added -- this was the last piece of the suit-quality
doubleknit I bought when I was 17 to make a three-piece western suit for
Larry.
The
pants and the yokes on the jacket were plain brown.
{Whether
you believe it or not, that suit was quite stylish.
But that was
then.}
After
Larry outgrew the suit (that's one of the hazards of making
your future husband a suit when he's only 17--he outgrows it), I took
it apart, recut it, and made it into a little suit for Teddy when he
was 7 or 8.
One of his little boys wore it to church not too long
ago.
And,
with the last rows of not-exactly-paisley mahogany/beige knit ...
the rug is DONE! It measures 28" x 33".
I
attached a burlap backing to the rug, serging the edges of denim
and
burlap together when there were still about three rows of doubleknit
to put on.
Hmmm... did I just foil the easy wash-and-dry qualities of
this rug?
Now
it will probably have to be hung to dry,
or
the burlap will shrink beyond recognition.
Why did I do that?
Answer: Because it was there.
Okay, here's a link I might need: How to Clean Burlap
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