Finished! Wool Farm Play Mat

    After months of work, (Not solid, and most of that, spent watching old TV shows on Netflix) the farm rug is finally done!!!

There's winding streams

A field of wheat

A pond for ducks

A green lawn

A garden with vegetables growing, and meandering paths.

     It has been backed with burlap, and the edges neatly bound with yarn. I couldn't find any information on the web on how to bind a rug.  Apparently most crafters don't bind their rugs, but use some kind of self adhesive cloth tape.  I couldn't see that working with this style of rug, and it needed a backing, as the underside was a mess, so I just copied what appeared to be done on my oriental rugs.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.

     This rug combines knitting, latch hooking, needlepoint, and embroidery.  I used over fifteen different yarns, all of them being wool, or a wool blend.  The surprising thing about this rug, was that it was actually very easy to make.  It was time consuming, and I have to admit there were times I thought this would sit in my closet, unfinished forever, but now that it's done, I almost miss working on it.

     Now I need animals!  I have a duck and a chicken, but I don't think that quite makes up a farm.