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One of my required pieces for McGown Teacher Certification.  I added a braided border to make this small piece larger.  Most pieces of this type and size get framed, but I have more floor space than wall space.  This rug will welcome my students into the studio.

I will not be giving up hooking for braiding.  I am so sore I can barely lift my arms.  Braiding is way too physical for me, but it makes a fantastic edge for a rug.  I found I needed to pad the center under the hooking to bring the hooked portion up to the same height as the braids.  I used a piece of quilt batting and a piece or two of wool that was too thick to hook.  I guess you could say that the rug is reversible, but the back is just one piece of wool.  Next time I might hook tow pieces the same size and then I would have a truly reversible rug.