Hooked Rugs Today IV : Expect the Unexpected

Explore expertly crafted, contemporary hooked rugs with designs ranging from abstract to political statement, and from adorable pet depictions to painterly expressions.

In over 400 photos, with ideas, comments, and suggestions from the experts, inspiration abounds from The Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild's 2008 museum experience.

• Two featured artists, Rae Harrell and Diane Kelly, display their personal styles through retrospectives of their work.

• Artists offer a variety of imagery and forms ranging from life size, three-dimensional sheep to extraordinary miniature punch-needle works.

• Other categories include animals, florals, landscapes, penny rugs, and even a small section dedicated to the smallest members of the group: the children.

These creations offer colors, forms, and variety to astound and inspire anyone with an interest in fiber arts.

Amy Oxford is the founder of the Oxford Rug Hooking School and is a nationally renowned instructor. She's been teaching the craft since 1986, and her teacher certification program has over the past three decades resulted in over 130 Oxford Certified Instructors in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, the UAE, and Japan. Amy is the inventor, manufacturer, and distributor of the Oxford Punch Needle and is the founder of Red Clover Rugs, a rug hooking shop and mail order business. Amy has been licensed by the Shelburne Museum to make adaptations of their antique rugs, and has helped catalog the museum’s renowned collection of historic hooked rugs. She is the author of seven books including the original bestseller Punch Needle Rug Hooking; Intermediate & Advanced Punch Needle Rug Hooking; and four volumes of Hooked Rugs Today. amyoxford.com