A giant high-top sneaker embellished with golden scissors floats in a polka dot sky along with the surprising motto, "Run With Scissors." Hooked rug maker Jill Cooper explains, "The older I get, the more I don't follow 'the rules.' This rug was a way to share my belief that you must take every chance you can to enjoy all the beauty of life." Taking chances with hooked rugs -- those cozy accessories of hearth and home -- is just what members of Vermont's Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild do best...
The Secrets of Planning and Designing Hand-Hooked Rugs
by Deanne Fitzpatrick and Susan Huxley
Sculptured Rugs in Waldoboro Style
by Jacqueline Hansen and Trudy Brown
A complete beginner's guide to the exciting craft of rug tufting, this how-to resource will inspire you and show you everything you need to know about this creative and modern take on traditional rug making. Featuring extensive overviews on tools, materials, troubleshooting, how to build a tufting frame, and how to use a tufting gun, you'll then learn basic tufting techniques before you start making your own DIY rug. Perfect for beginners, three step-by-step tufting projects are provided that ra...
Join us as we celebrate the wonderful world of art through the eyes of fibre artist Janet Conner. You won’t want to miss this guide through the history of Western art, with a fibre arts twist. Are you fascinated by cave paintings? Check out the extraordinary examples in these pages. Are the Sistine Chapel and gothic cathedrals more to your taste? You will find hooked pieces inspired by these great Renaissance creations. Janet generously provides more than 30 black-and-white line drawn patterns f...
Explore expertly crafted, contemporary hooked rugs with designs ranging from abstract to political statement, and from adorable pet depictions to painterly expressions. The Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild mounted a great exhibit for a few short weeks in November 2008 at Shelburne Museum in Vermont, and now displayed forever in the pages of this rich book. Two featured artists - Rae Harrell and Diane Kelly -display their personal styles through retrospectives of their work. Members from the gui...
This colourfully illustrated guide introduces new and established crafters to the traditional skills of hooking and its close relations prodding, punching and tufting. Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and provides step-by-step directions – accompanied by vibrant instructional photographs – for 20 projects exploring playful design and quirky creativity, including rugs, cushions, bags and personal accessories. There are also lots of helpful hints on sust...
Carpets from Islamic lands have been treasured for centuries on nearly every continent on earth. Prized by European monarchs and traded as far afield as Tibet and the Americas, these woven and knotted masterpieces are both distinguished works of art and revealing utilitarian objects that offer a rare glimpse of life in the Islamic world. Carpets from Islamic Lands features more than forty fine classical carpets held in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, along with several important pre-Islamic car...
Celebration of Hand-hooked Rugs XXII
by Editors of Rug Hooking Magazine
Each year, expert judges choose the best hand-hooked rugs from the many rugs entered into the annual juried competition known as Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs. Now in its 22nd year, the competition showcases rugs from all over the US, Canada, and around the world. Each winning rug is presented in this full-color book in a 2-page spread that includes a photo of the rug, a close-up detail highlighting fine workmanship, and comments from the artist and the judges. Celebration is eagerly awaited e...
Take your punch needle crafting to intermediate and advanced levels with expertly explained techniques, exciting projects, and inspiring examples by 26 Oxford Certified Instructors. For punch needle lovers who want to reach the next level of skill and enjoyment with their craft, Amy Oxford, the inventor of the craft's standard tool (the Oxford Punch Needle) and founder of the Oxford Rug Hooking School, provides instructions and artistic inspiration. In these pages, a combination o...
An artist’s guide to the craft, beauty, and utility of punch needle rug hooking. Discover the simple art of rug hooking with this colorful guide that includes both instructions for beginners and innovative ideas for those wanting to go further. Rose Pearlman’s abstract designs use modern color, composition, and texture to bring this traditional fiber art to life. The 22 projects featured here start small and simple as you get used to the process and move on to a range of unique objects—for ki...
Rag rugs have been around for centuries, but never has there been such a wealth of creative possibilities available using traditional rug techniques. Rugs are only the beginning! In Rag Rug Creations, you will discover a huge range of applications for this basic technique, such as wall hangings, bags, cushions and accessories, to name a few. This book reveals all the techniques and possibilities open to you using only a minimum of specialist tools, and a wide range of materials, including recycl...
Unravel the secrets of rug tufting, the hottest new craft trend, with SIMJI, the ultimate “rugfluencer.” Tap into the fun and creativity of machine-powered tufting with Rug Tufting with SIMJI. Join her millions of fans in this behind-the-scenes adventure, where SIMJI shares the how-to behind her trendy, machine-tufted masterpieces. SIMJI’s expertise takes center stage as she breaks down tufting how-tos. Learn the basics and level up with advanced techniques like carving and finishing with f...