The Rug Hook Book: Techniques, Projects and Patterns for This Easy, Traditional Craft

Boswell, Thom [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0806983582 / ISBN 13: 9780806983585

Published by Lark Books, 1899

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 0806983582-3-35954646

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rug Hook Book: Techniques, Projects and Patterns for This Easy, Traditional Craft
• Publisher: Lark Books
• Publication Date: 1899
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806983582
• ISBN 13: 9780806983585
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 24 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Recounts the history of rug hooking, introduces a number of designers and rug makers, discusses equipment and techniques, and provides instructions for projects in a variety of styles

Reviews

This book's most outstanding feature is the section of colorful patterns for making one's own hooked rugs. Each pattern's charted grid has a list of colors, a list of materials, and instructions for working the design. Also, a gallery of exemplary hooked rugs by artists offers inspiration. Unfortunately, the section on tools, materials, and techniques is short on illustrations and explanations, particularly in the area of preparation of materials and the actual working of the rug. Beginners may need a more detailed work such as Joan Moshimer's The Complete Book of Rug Hooking ( LJ 12/1/75) or the rug-making chapter of The Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework ( LJ 11/1/79). Recommended for public library collections.
- Constance Ashmore Fairchild, Univ. of Illinois Lib., Urbana-Champaign
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