I love rug hooking. And, while on vacation, I managed to pick up a few items to keep me going this winter.

A bunch of textured yarn for sky and to hook a moose. This will hopefully finish off two rugs this winter.


And silk yarn as an accent in one of my rugs underway...



Three metres fabric to dye and play with... It was $12 cheaper to buy it like this as opposed to on the bolt. No idea why. This is just 3 metres already cut. And picking it up in person certainly saves on shipping costs!

And books to stimulate the creative juices...


I'm obviously hoping to do some rug hooking this winter.

I love going to the Maritimes. There's a rug hooking store in every town almost! If not rug hooking, then a yarn store, or a fabric store, or an art gallery.

When we were in Peggy's Cove one day we stopped at an art gallery and chatted with the proprietor, a local artist. She informed us that the stretch from Halifax to Lunenburg, NS has the highest concentration of artists of anywhere in Canada. I believe it! The Maritimes is just loaded with excellent artists and artisans. I love visiting and exploring there.