NEW Rug Hooking Books and Supplies

Punch Needle Rug Hooking

Techniques and Designs

by Amy Oxford

Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Illustrations: 424 color photos, 37 b/w illustrations

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.

160 pages      paperback      $24.95

Rug Hooking for the First Timer
by Donna Lovelady

With easy-to-follow instructions plus dozens of photographs, worksheets, patterns, and projects, any beginner can create beautiful rugs and other hooked decorative items. From preparing, dying, and cutting the wool to making and transferring patterns, all the fundamentals are here. Learn to hook a simple design on a Checkerboard Pillow; add a border and practice finishing techniques on a Circle and Star Rug; hook a face on a Rug Doll. Go beyond the basics and try larger, more detailed projects. Turn rugs into wearables. Use polka dots or a thin strip of wool tied onto a bow to make textured pieces even more dimensional. 

112 pages          Hardcover            $19.95

Secrets of Finishing Hooked Rugs

with Margaret Siano

size: 7.25" x 9"   90 color photos

So just finished the rug of your dreams.  So now what?  How do you finish that beautiful rug?  Complete with step-by-step, photo illustrated directions on every finishing technique imaginable, Secrets of Finishing Hooked Rugs has the answers.  Whipping your rug with yarn, braiding edges, and hanging your finished piece are just a few of the dozens of techniques covered within.

Paperback      64 pages       $17.95

Basic Rug Hooking

Compiled by Rug Hooking Magazine

Size: 8.5" x 11"   30 color photos

Everything you need to begin hooking rugs!  Basic Rug Hooking is packed with step-by-step, easy-to-follow directions and detailed instructions on design, color planning, wool selection, and much, much more.  It's a complete rug hooking primer, including material lists, expert advice from rug hooking instructor Verna Cox, and 12 Rug Hooking magazine's best beginner projects selected by Rug Hooking's editorial board.  A must-have for any beginner!

Paperback     64 pages     $12.95

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