I've finished stitching the Tree Ring rug, just in time!    I stitched this rug in 77 hours over the course of 61 days.  Yeow.

The inner ring portion ended up 4.25" in diameter, a full inch smaller than I had originally planned.  As the rug grew larger, I tested out the sizes and was able to save myself a lot of stitching time.  Toward the end, making one full circle of French knots took over an hour and added a mere 1/32" in diameter.  After finishing, the diameter ended up at roughly 4 5/16".

There are 37 rings to the rug, and each of those rings is made from 1-4 rows of light tan (DMC 422) and 1 row of brown (DMC 167).  The outer edge bark is the same brown from the ring portion with a border edge in a slightly darker brown (DMC 869).

To finish the edge, I added a thin line of Fray Check around the perimeter.  I then snipped up to the stitching and turned the pieces to the back.

Once done, I trimmed the loose pieces.

I added a circle of muslin to cover the back using Heat -n Bond (full process here).

Because of the uneven edge, some of the fabric showed.  I used a brown Sharpie to color in the slight underneath edge.  You do have to be careful with this method and use a light touch, but it works well.

Though mine differs from the original rug by YLdesign called the Woody Wood Rug, I think I've captured the essence.  And, I love the texture.  :D

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