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I always resorted to dark backgrounds for primitive rugs because light backgrounds lacked character or were impossible to find.  Since I discovered "Best Beige Background" I can hook with everything.  Even those beautiful dark textures show up nicely against a light background.  Click here for a sampling of rugs using this background.

I treat "BBB" like a sourdough starter.  When I am ready to hook another rug with this background, I simply add in whatever I had left over from the last rug.  Nothing goes to waste.

This wool is unprocessed.  A recipe with complete instructions will be provided with each bundle.  All you need is dish soap and vinegar.  Six (6) pieces of different wools, each 1/4 yard, make up each 1-1/2 yard bundle.  The wools included vary based on availability.  Your cut strips will be 36" long speeding up the tedious process of hooking backgrounds.

Want to avoid the fuss and muss of dyeing antique "black?"  I have it all dyed, bundled and ready to go.  Each bundle is the equivalent of 1 yard of fabric as determined by weight (12 oz.).  Some bundles are very dark, almost black others are brown, blue, green, red or mixed with all of them.  If you have a preference, please state it and I will send the bundle that most closely matches.  All are beautiful and several will coordinate together for a dynamic background on a large rug.  This is the background I used on the Square Pocketful Footstool. 

This wool is dyed using the method described in Pictorial Basics: Pine Trees, Grass and Sky sold below.  Order the number of pieces you will need to cover your sky.  Each piece is 1/8 yard.  Each piece will cover an area approximately 6" x 7" if you need coverage at 4x.  Hook your sky using the method described in the book.

Every year I develop new dye formulas based on the new "in" fashion colors.  Sometimes a color lingers for a year or more, some years bring in a whole new color pallet.  Actual wool samples are stapled to 2 1/2" x 3" card with the recipe printed on the reverse side.  The formulas are for 1/2 yard of Dorr natural and use PRO Chem dyes.  Most formulas just the primary 5: 338,233,119, 490 and 672.

2006 colors above, click for a larger version.  The beiges and browns are much warmer than they appear in this photo.  The Pinky red was used in Square Pocketful.