Hand-hooked Rugs & Whimsical Folk Art at Old Crow Farm

I hope you are all enjoying Winter...or Summer as the case may be! : )

I am working on several rugs and doing a creative challenge piece on Rug Hooking Daily...a terrific Forum for all rug hooking people. It is good to do these creative exercises from time to time to think out of the box and try something new and different! : )

For those of you who have asked...
(My hand hooked rugs range in price from approx $300.00 to $1,500.00, depending upon the size and the design. Chairpads and small pieces are approx $70.00 to $125.00. Thank you asking about the price range of rugs and other hooked pieces!)

Life is quite peaceful at Old Crow Farm in the winter. We enjoy reading by the fire, cleaning, sorting and organizing our rooms and sending along unneeded items to other homes.

It is fun for me to look back at some of the rugs I have done in past years!

I have started on rugs featuring a shepherdess and her sheep, hoping to do one for each letter of the alphabet!! Shown here is the "A is for Autumn Meadows" rug. : )

"Our Pets" was such fun to hook. These are my own designs and one-of-a-kind rugs.

In this tranquil setting, I hope you will enjoy traveling back with me to a time of "simple folks and gentle pleasures".

These days, my inspiration comes from vintage hooked rugs, old painted furniture, American and European folk art, fraktur illustrations and antique embroidered samplers. I love the colours and motifs and find myself thinking about the lives of those who made these pieces of the past.

Here at Old Crow Farm, I feature my original designs and I also enjoy hooking a limited number of reproductions. My work can be seen and purchased directly from me or at the following locations:
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Vermont Hand Crafters Holiday Show, Sheraton Hotel, Burlington Vermont in November
Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild's Rug Show, Shelburne Museum, Vermont in November
Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Gallery, St Johnsbury, Vermont
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Most of my designs use wide-cut (#5 to #8 cut) wool strips and are hooked in the folk art style.

Regarding copyright: My original pattern designs are copyrighted and may not be copied or used for commercial purposes as that is what I get to do with them myself!
My own original patterns are for a one-time use and the patterns may not be copied. However, permission is given for you to sell the finished rug as long as copyright laws are respected and proper credit is given to Sunnie and Old Crow Farm for the design.

My antique reproductions (or close adaptations) are from rugs in the public domain and I do not claim copyright on them! (The rug or pattern description will say Antique Repro or Antique Adapt.)

Please visit my two blogs to see what I am up to from day to day! : ) Just click on the "Blog" button to the right!
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My blogs are -
Folk Art at Old Crow Farm in Vermont
Vermont Rug Hooker's Diary - link from the blog above
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We are located down a winding country road in the beautiful Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.

Thank you for visiting! Have a lovely, peaceful day! Sunnie : )