The Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of April 17, 2025
So right now I’ve finished the left panel for my super-sized covered bridge latch hook project. And as I continue to update progress on this blog, I’m going to leave the left panel available for you to see how the covered bridge appears.
So now we’re working on the right panel. This is where I was two weeks ago on the project.
And I should note right now … I’m damn lucky that I ordered ALL my rug strands in one bulk purchase.
Because guess where Herrschner’s sources all their sliced yarn from?
You guessed it. China.
Which means that if i purchased the strands now, I’d most likely pay twice to three times the original price for the yarn, to offset the cost of the tariffs. Yeah. The Chinese manufacturer’s going to pay the tariffs by jacking up the price of the yarn. And Herrschner’s isn’t going to eat the tariff cost; they’re going to have to pass that increased cost on to me.
That’s right, kids. Even hobby crafts like this are going to get whacked by Trumpflation. Ugh.
Well, at least I can show off this little figure, can’t I? Here’s two weeks’ progress on the latch hook rug’s right panel.
So what you’re seeing now is the width of the right panel. You can see some white diagonal lines; that’s the road curbstones. And those vertical white lines on the far right edge? That’s the white picket fence for that side of the road. Yes, the covered bridge is framed by two white picket fences.
I just hope I can get this done before we get clobbered by some other Trump tariff. Ugh. Must – keep – going.
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Luis Mendonça de Carvalho, Francisca Maria Fernandes, and Ana Paula Figueira are three of the author of a paper dedicated to "a centuries-old woodworking tradition that has stood the test of time": the wooden locks and keys of the island of Corvo (Azores). 
from popsicle sticks?