The Good OLD Days!

Ninety three years old and still weaving gorgeous rugs on this old loom!
HOT, HUMID, Kerosene smoke, click clack of old wooden rug looms, ladies in long dresses and bonnets, rug weavers, chair caner, old sock knitting machine,rug hookers(YaY!) quilters, butter churning, wide eyed children getting a glimpse of what it felt like to be living in the 1800's.

Being part of Heritage Days this past weekend at the Pioneer Village Museum demonstrating the age old art of rug hooking felt like I belonged.




The kids were very eager to try their hand at the wool cutter!




I met a fellow rug hooker who lives a couple of hours north of me. Kristan Martin was hooking on a Maggie B pattern.  On monks cloth ( bless her heart!)  It is already gorgeous!



Getting a little wild with the wool cutter!  This little girl wanted to cut up ALL of my hand dyed wool! Yikes!







I think I may have found a future Gene Shepherd!







Fascinating old sock knitting machine from the 1800's!



Quaint cabins and old gas stations moved here from other locations.  The village has an old church, dentist office, jailhouse, numerous old buildings preserved for future generations to experience. 











The village as it may have been set up in the early days.









Yes, I really do think this young fella could turn into a Gene Shepherd in the near future! What do you think?



Cathy G