They say that Rug Hooking is as old as the Egyptians and as new as today. I have been doing it for over 50 years and it is always new to me. Many people have thought that it is latch hooking but what we do is far from that. I… Continue reading
HERE WE ARE AT THE END OF YET ANOTHER YEAR. HARD TO BELIEVE. WE ARE WORKING ON MIXED BUNDLES. ANTIQUE BLACK HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FAVORITE AND WE ARE PUTTING VARIOUS PIECES TOGETHER TO TOTAL ONE YARD FOR $40.00. EACH BUNDLE WILL BE DIFFERENT. WE SPOT DYE, DYE HERRINGBONES ETC…. Continue reading
As many of you know we have had a line of precut kits for very long time. We did uncut kits over twenty years ago mainly of large rugs. We have decided to do a line of uncut kits again but this time it will be of small designs. These… Continue reading
For years we have made precut kits. Many years ago we did uncut kits for large rugs. We have decided to do a few uncut kits but they will be all small. This will be a good kit for a pick up item. The summer is hot and a large… Continue reading
We are in the middle of a snow storm here in Ct. This storm has hit everyone from the mid west to the east coast. It certainly makes it feel like Christmas. I hope everyone is managing in these trying times. I just wanted to extend to you the very… Continue reading
We thought at this time of year you could use antique blacks. We are gathering various blacks in a bundle to mix together. Each bundle will be different but all of the bundles will have various shades of an antique black. For example, a dyes black herringbone, a solid black,… Continue reading
We have dyed a Champagne Parchment striped wool that will make a wonderful background. This wool and others will be put up on our website soon. It is hard to believe we are at the end of another year. We have patterns for the holidays and they are already on… Continue reading
The covid has changed life for everyone and our shop business has changed also. I have always told customers it is a working studio that has customers but they always called it a shop and they have me doing it. Over these many years we have sold antiques and various… Continue reading
Welcome to the new Yankee Peddler Hooked Rugs web site and blog. I have owned the Yankee Peddler for over 41 years. During that time I manufactured and sold hundreds of originally designed hooked rug patterns. I have hand dyed thousands of yards of wool with my original dye formulas… Continue reading