Wow--even without the perfect embroidery, the mere fact that you removed and replaced the covers (or made them yourself?) is impressive!

And thank you for the compliment. I belong to an online rug hooking group, and I couldn't even aspire to some of the skills I see displayed there.

I used old blueprint paper, made my own pattern just outlining the seat contours with a pencil. I used upholstery weight duck. The truck is a new 2019 GMC. Note: he liked these: Carhart seat cover link, click to see

The bucket seats have airbags on the one side. I used velcro for that seam. They were a LOT of trouble to make. :0)

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I don't know anyone else who does rug hooking. AMAZING!

I took a Calligraphy class years ago. I do some lettering on my crafts.

I think I mentioned that I took a calligraphy class years ago. I used to keep it up fairly regularly. Our minister would bring me baptism certificates of those about to be baptized at church and I would fill in the information in calligraphy. It was special to me to contribute this and I think the parents appreciated it, I never heard anything and that was fine. I didn’t do it for recognition. I also addressed some shower invitations for some friends a few times. No big deal.

Now I keep up my skills now and then with Christmas cards addressed to the few I send out. Sometimes I get in a hurry and sort of simplify my calligraphy but I still enjoy it.

Calligraphy is so pretty! I have a couple of books, but never did anything with them.

Nicole, I just bet they were hard to make! The most difficult sewing project I ever undertook was a kit I bought to make a down vest for my DH. It turned out well, but I was never the slightest bit tempted to make another one. That down had a life of its own! I'm not what you'd call a skilled seamstress though; someone with more experience might not have had such a struggle.

I did a couple of hour calligraphy class when I was in high school. Sometimes I get fancy when I sign my name or make a birthday card. Lol!

Mainly I just write normal letters and then put dots on the end or where the lines connect. I've done that with past scrapbooking and painting miniature signs for my crafts.

I used to work with a woman who would collect wool, cut it into ~strips, often over-dye it. So much labor and she would make these designs with nuanced shading and detail. And the “cottage” of a friend’s parents (a seacoast village Victorian with hardwood floors, stairs and banisters) was just beautiful with finely designed and crafted wool hooked rugs throughout. Her aunt had made all of them. Absolutely lovely.

Alisande, do you collect wool and cut your own strips?

Yes! Petalique, your co-worker sounds like me, except she has more skill. All my wool comes from the Salvation Army and other thrift shops. I know some people who buy new wool by the yard, but I love the idea of making something from "nothing." Over-dyeing is a lot of fun, and often full of surprises since I don't do it with any kind of precision or record-keeping. (I admire those who do, but it isn't my thing.)

The only exception is in the rug pictured above. When I decided to use small quantities of intense colors for the turtle I bought some swatches from a woman who hand-dyed her own. The rest of the rug was all dyed by me except for the lettering, which was hooked with plain navy blue wool (a skirt before I hacked it up lol). I cut my strips with a fairly small, hand-operated Fraser Bliss Strip Slitter inherited from a relative in the 1980s.

Thanks for asking!