Yarn Hooking

With a friendly new approach to an age-old craft, this book offers 15 colorful, whimsical designs for bags, pillows, pictures and gifts, as well as rugs. Inspired by folk art and primitive art, Carole Rennison shows how easy rug hooking is, providing hooking tips and advice on how to choose the right backing (hessian/burlap), wool yarn, bindings and equipment. She also demonstrates how to plan and develop ideas, how to choose the right colours and how to complete the designs with a professional finish.

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 kids, to wear, for the home, and utilizing alternative materials. From purses, crib pockets, slide shoes, and rugs to wall art made from recycled plastic bags, this beautifully photographed book showcases punch needle rug hooking as an incredibly versatile—and stylish—craft.

Lynda Spiro revives the simple art of latch hook for today's crafter. Latch-hooking Rugs contains more than thirty contemporary projects, plus a chapter that shows you how to design your own rugs and wall hangings.

Case pack changed to 84 from 20 with reprint

Learn to make beautiful punch needle hooked rugs with veteran instructor Amy Oxford. A complete "how to" photo essay walks you through every stage of rug making. A question and answer section, interviews with professional punch needle rug hookers, and photographs of work from some of the field's most innovative and inspired craftspeople make this book a must for any textile lover.

The basics and equipment needed for rug hooking, with examples of rugs, hangings, and other items based on drawings and primitive art. (Does not include charted patterns.)

Artist Molly Colegrove has a love affair with barns and the landscapes that surround them. Take a walk with her through her beloved New York state and learn many of her tricks and techniques for depicting a rural landscape in wool. Molly uses wool strips, wool yarn along with many alternative fibers and techniques to hook her lovely pieces and she shares her hard-earned knowledge with you. Molly incorporates quilting, roving, felting, beads, embroidery, and more. Capturing clouds and skies, water and fields, trees and fields-Molly has her own approach to translating a landscape into textile art.

Warm your home with any one of the wooly wonders detailed within this comprehensive book. &break;&break;From primitive designs of saltbox homes on handmade pillows to patriotic symbols adorning footstools or trivets to seasonal motifs enhancing rugs or wall hangings, rug hookers will delight in more than 20 fun and creative projects. &break;&break;And author Tara Darr doesn't stop there. She's also included an extensive guide to such rug-hooking essentials as dyeing and color theory, wood strip cutting, and hooking and finishing techniques. &break;&break;With nearly 200 full-color photographs and more than 50 how-to illustrations coupled with detailed step-by-step instructions, you're sure to find success as you hook your way through this traditional endeavor.