Dear Diary          It's About Time I am so very grateful to be  back again on my Blog. So much has happened  since my last post in 2018   a very frightening experience  with the antidepressant Cymbalta  led to years of recovery and  the promise to myself to  NEVER rely on prescription  medications to  'be happy' The finding of Mikhaila Petterson's video  and the Carnivor diet was all I needed to recover and find  my 'love of wool' again. New name and website .. Old Penny Rugs  new Facebook Gro ..read more

My apologies Ladies. I was stranded in this storm (yesterday and today). The photo shows our old iron bridge  on the Medway River.  My son drove me home and by that time it was so late I was not able to post the  last of the onion dye tutorial. So here it is... It is really a very fun and easy dyeing method but it does have limitations.... more about those later. Add the 'mother' onion dye and water to your 'only for dyeing' pot. The amounts of 'mother' and water depends on how dark you want the wool. The above photo shows how the strength of the 'mother' and water wil ..read more

I always like to start a new post with a photo. Rather than show my old chipped dye pots, I thought I would show everyone a  basket rug I made years ago. I designed the pattern similar to a very expensive and famous antique hooked rug. I stitched the rug intending to  mount in an antique frame but.. I didn't measure the base to the frame measurements and so it was never completed. On to the dyeing... Shop the second hand and thrift stores for pots in all sizes (covers aren't necessary) I have quite a collection, many more than you  see in the above photos. I have the ..read more