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Rug Hooking with Deanne Fitzpatrick follows the evolution of Deanne's craft and the lessons she's learned along the way. From her earliest explorations to her latest works, this book is a must-have for Deanne Fitzpatrick fans. The inimitable Deanne Fitzpatrick, well-known rug hooking designer, teacher, and spokesperson from Nova Scotia, inspires rug hookers everywhere with her distinctive style. Her writings describe her down-to-earth approach to her art and her free-form technique to lead the r...

This work takes you step by step through a variety of styles and patterns and provides advice on capturing the look of cat fur, whiskers, eyes, and noses. It includes complete basic projects in a short time or use dye formulas and design hints to create your own rugs. It offers tips and techniques from a renowned rug hooker including special dyeing techniques and how to hook fur, whiskers, and more; ten complete patterns with step-by-step instructions; and full-colour gallery of rugs both old an...

Playing and working with colour is one of the greatest pleasures we are afforded as human beings. Wanda Kerr's The Color Lab: Color Cues for Rug Hooking explores what colour is, how to create it, and how to mix and match different colours in a rug to create your own masterpiece. By understanding the palettes, hues, and saturation involved in selecting different colours, rug hookers are able to apply new techniques to their beloved rugs to create more realistic and appealing designs. Infused wit...

This book is a collection of carpet and rug designs from Danella Hooked Rugs. While the first edition featured fourteen designs, this book has sixty-five, including Oriental-inspired rugs. Since carpet is placed on a floor, it should be designed so that it can be seen from any side. Oriental carpets inspired most of Danella’s designs. These carpets have more detailed features than are possible with Danella rug hooking, so it was not possible to just copy Oriental designs. Redesigning was needed...

Told in exquisite prose befitting one of the world's loveliest art forms, Brian Murphy eloquently chronicles how carpets embody humanity's endless striving for unattainable perfection. Every Persian carpet has a story to tell-from the remote villages of Afghanistan and Iran, down the ancient trade routes traveled for centuries, to the bazaars of Tehran and the markets of the Western world. Carpet-making is one of this tumultuous region's few constants, an art form that transcends religious an...

Buying an Oriental rug need not be confusing. This book answers the most frequent questions and offers a great introduction to this ancient and continuing weaving tradition. Nearly 900 contemporary rugs are shown and discussed from Tibet, India, China, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. Learn their history, production methods, selection guidlines, and tips on care and cleaning. Each rug is described by its origin, size, materials, knot count, dyes, regional makers, and unique characteristi...

The top artistic quality of Berber carpets has already been a source of inspiration to artists such as Paul Klee and Le Corbusier. This book reveals a new slant on the origins of Berber carpets and on the sources and meanings of its motifs. Genuine Berber carpets are not the successors of well known Oriental carpets dating from the Islamic era but similarities in knotting techniques and certain motifs point to common roots harking back to the Neolithic period in Asia Minor. Because textiles wear...