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Finishing techniques from expert teachersStep-by-step photographsCare and cleaning of hooked rugsIncludes whipped, knit, crocheted, and braided edges Every rug hooker needs a resource for edge finishes. This comprehensive book covers eight different techniques, providing helpful tips and suggestions for professional looking edges. Includes a range of styles from simple whipping to complex combinations of hooking and braiding. Contributors are teachers, designers, and artists well known for their fine work and innovative techniques. Step-by-step color photos show you how. A must-have for rug hookers everywhere.
Flags and flowers, gardens and pumpkins-all speak of tradition, family, and home. Mother-and-daughter team Julie Thomas and Carol DeCoteau, from The Old Tattered Flag, designed a collection of rug hooking and punch needle embroidery patterns for you. The 14 projects in these pages, presented to you as seven hooked rug designs and seven punch needle designs, allow you to go big or go small. Instructions help you complete these charming projects, which will fit into any home.
Most thorough guide covers history, traditions, basic hooking directions, transferring designs, dyeing fabrics, much more. Complete instructions for 12 projects. 78 illustrations, including 21 in full color.
Anne-Marie Littenberg is a well-known author and fiber artist. She teaches how to capture personalities and likenesses in wool in hooked rugs, an exciting current trend. Tips and tricks will add depth, dimension, and emotion. There is also a section for capturing the personality of your dog or cat.
Well-known primitive rug hookers Jenny Rupp and Lisa Yeago combine their expertise along with the talents of 22 others to bring you an exciting variety of hand-hooked projects. Now, with the introduction of Designs for Primitive Rug Hookers, brought to you by Rug Hooking magazine, these easy-to-follow projects become clear for the novice as well as the most experienced rug hooker. Free pattern line drawings and complete material lists are included for each project to help get you started. Projects range from pillows and mats to table runners, an eyeglass case, a tea cozy, belts, and more. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hook these unique primitive rugs today.
Hook a monochromatic rug! While it might sound simple to hook with only a handful of different colors of wool, it is not. In fact, it is a challenge. Donna's realistic monochromatic rugs are enhanced by her masterful use of shades, tints, tones, and values. Limited colored rugs these days, thanks largely to Donna and her exquisite eye, are so much more than sepia and shades of brown. Donna tackles this challenging genre of rug hooking and explains her methods and techniques in this eye-opening book.
The best of the best, the rugs chosen by rug hookers themselves, these rugs were voted the favorites by the readers of Rug Hooking magazine.
Includes information on color choice, design decisions, and fabric selection Learn how to preserve historic landmarks through primitive pictorial rugs plus discover sources of inspiration and select the elements of a design Discover sources of inspiration and select the elements of a design Primitive rug hooking is enjoying a revival and is one of the most popular forms of fiber art today. Preserving the Past in Primitive Rugs, brought to you by Rug Hooking magazine, provides an easy-to-understand approach to hooking primitive rugs. Author Barbara Brown will start you on a journey that will result in rugs that will be cherished by generations to come. Filled with tips on the importance of proper placement of motifs in the design-what the focus is, why one object is larger than another, and how to design a rug from past memories. Originally published in 2000, the book has been reprinted by popular demand.
Do you want to learn how to punch rugs? This is the book for you! Author Simone Vojvodin leads you through the basics-What do I need to know? What materials do I need? How do I get ready to start punching?-to more advanced and detailed techniques. Learn how to estimate yarn amounts, which backing is the best to use, how to move your project around on the frame. You will find expert instructions on punching words, sculpting, using wool fabric strips, fancy stitches, and much more. More than an instruction book, you will find seven of Simone's charming projects, covering every level of skill, from beginner to advanced. Written as if you have a friendly instructor by your side, the projects are designed to lead you through different key learning experiences and to help you progress from complete beginner to more advanced puncher. Add this to your rug hooking/rug punching bookshelf for a reference book you will return to, time and time again.
A complete how-to guide to pictorial hooked rugs and it explains the historical backgrounds of different hooked rug styles Describes how to design, color plan, and display rugs Includes step-by-step techniques for hooking multiple pictorial elements One of the most challenging of all rug styles is the pictorial rug or wall hanging. This full-color book guides readers step-by-step through the process of creating pictorial rugs. This book is the definitive instruction manual on how to create the elements of a pictorial rug. Each section contains a description of techniques, materials, dye formulas, and hooked illustrations of the elements described. It contains tips and tricks for the rug hooker to take the guesswork out of planning a personalized rug.