Punch Needle Rug Hooking (Paperback)

Amy Oxford

ISBN 10: 0764316893 / ISBN 13: 9780764316890

Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen, 2003

About this Item

Paperback. 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. Never dry, Oxford entertains as she teaches. A question and answer section, fascinating interviews with professional punch needle rug hookers, a look into the origins of the punch needle technique, and exciting photographs of work from some of the field's most innovative and inspired craftspeople make this book a must for any textile lover. A gallery of more than 140 rugs, pillows, chair pads, and stair runners shown in full color will inspire your original designs._x000D_ AUTHOR: Amy Oxford is the founder of Red Clover Rugs, a punch needle rug hooking store and mail order business located in Cheshire, Oregon. She is the inventor of The Oxford Punch Needle, has her work in collections nationwide, and has been licensed by The Shelburne Museum in Vermont to make adaptations of their antique rugs. Amy lives with her family in Cornwall, Vermont. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Punch Needle Rug Hooking (Paperback)
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764316893
• ISBN 13: 9780764316890
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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. Never dry, Oxford entertains as she teaches. A question and answer section, fascinating interviews with professional punch needle rug hookers, a look into the origins of the punch needle technique, and exciting photographs of work from some of the field's most innovative and inspired craftspeople make this book a must for any textile lover.

A gallery of more than 140 rugs, pillows, chair pads, and stair runners shown in full color will inspire your original designs.

About the Author

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