The growing field of rug hooking offers styles for every taste, and a favourite among hookers is the antique-looking primitive rug. One of the great voices in primitive rug hooking, Cynthia Norwood shares her knowledge based on 35 years of experience, study, and design success, and makes primitive rugs accessible today in Primitive Hooked Rugs for the 21st Century. In Primitive Hooked Rugs for the 21st Century, Cynthia delves into what makes a good primitive rug, including the basic techniques,...
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 Garrett Bluenose Patterns
by The Teachers Branch Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia
A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art : The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets
by Christopher Alexander
Christopher Alexander owns one of the finest collections of early Turkish carpets in the world outside the Istanbul Museums. In this lavishly illustrated book, which coincided with a major exhibition of his collection at the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, Alexander discusses the provenance of each carpet and elaborates his theory that these carpets teach structure to artists and architects through the beauty of their form.
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...
Artists need to find outlets to express their skills. From sketch artists to sculptors to rug hookers, these skilled folks use their skills to create beautiful works of art. The challenge lies in finding the proper medium in which to express their skills. Tamara Pavich's Designed by You: Ideas and Inspiration for Rug Hookers is a guide for navigating visual creativity. Presenting thirty-six design ideas, ranging from simple to complex, Pavich shows artists where they can find inspiration for the...
Rug Hookers will rejoice at this latest sampling from Rug Hooking magazine, Hooked Carpetbags, Handbags & Totes: 13 Great Designs from the Experts. Enthusiasts will have the opportunity to stretch their creativity by taking their rug hooking skills to the next level and creating classy and fashionable handmade bags. Handbags and purses, totes and clutches, carpetbags and market bags - we all love them. And we can always use another one, especially if it is hooked! The projects in this book are c...
Sakiori is an approach to rag weaving used by Japanese peasants to cope with the scarcity of new cloth for clothing and household textiles. In modern times, there is instead an overabundance of cloth filling up thrift stores and being discarded. Weavers can use this source of “rags” to make useful and surprising new cloth. Depending on the fabric used, results can be rugged and utilitarian (like cotton rugs) or fashionable and delicate (like silk scarves). The book begins with an overview of...
Grab your hook, some linen, and your stash of wool and get ready for some fun! This collection of hooking projects is sure to delight. With a nod to the seasons of the year, in these pages are patterns for rugs, mats, wall hangings, and more. Hook these projects as they are presented here or add your own twists and embellishments. A strawberry basket rug, two very different owl wall hangings, a wisteria plum, and also included are some rug hookers' favourites; a sheep, a snowman, and roosters. U...
This set of 7 kid's rugs showcases bright colors and playful animal designs. Worked with Deborah Norville's soft worsted weight yarn in Everyday Solids, the rugs can be used as cozy playmats for a baby or easy-to-wash floor mats for an older child's bathroom. The main section of each rug is worked with a large size N/9.00 mm hook and two strands of yarn. Double strands create a thicker final project and work up quickly. Crochet motifs are then worked with one strand and a smaller hook and sewn o...
Care and Repair of Rugs and Carpets (Craftsman's guides) (Craftsmen's Guides)
by David Benardout