Finishing the Heather

Once I finished the main stitching on the rug, I turned my attention to the fringe.  Here is a closeup of the beginning of the fringe with the Tabby Weave already stitched.  I placed the stitches past the edge of the rug by two stitches to leave room for finishing the edge of the rug.
After the fringe is finished on both sides, I take the rug off of the frame and block it.  I will discuss blocking in a future post as I have a good picture that will show it well.

Below is a photo of my finished Heather rug.  In this photo, you can see the "Abrash" effect very well.  It is my first time using an overdyed thread and I am very pleased with the results.
​This rug was named after one of my daughters and she loved it when she saw it.  She has asked me to make it again life-sized as a hooked rug but I am not sure I will have the patience to hook a rug in this pattern.  Only time will tell...