A Sampler of Rug Hooking Books, Woolens, Patterns, Frames and More
The original hooked rugs were usually made from woolen clothes that had worn out. The colors were limited and therefore the patterns were "primitive". These days you can buy wool in a rainbow of colors and therefore hooked rugs have evolved into a tapestry art form.
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About Rug Hooking
Rug hooking is a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or rug warp. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet-type hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage. In contrast latch-hooking uses a hinged hook to form a knotted pile from short, pre-cut pieces of yarn.
Category: Image - :Rugaction.jpg|thumb|A craftsperson creates a hooked rug by pulling lengths of cloth, usually wool, through a woven fabric, usually burlap.
Wool strips ranging in size from 3/32 to 10/32 of an inch (2 to 8 mm) in width are often used to create hooked rugs or wall hangings. These precision strips are usually cut using a mechanical cloth slitter; however, the strips can also be hand-cut or torn. When using the hand-torn technique the rugs are usually done in a primitive motif. Sarah Nickerson is a famous rug hooker from Maine who uses this technique.
Designs for the rugs are often commercially produced and can be as complex as flowers or animals to as simple as geometrics. Rug-hooking has been popular in North America for at least the past 200 years.
The Rug Hooker's Bible
The Rug Hooker's Bible: The Best From 30 Years Of Jane Olson's Rugger's Roundtable
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 12/21/2009)
Basic Rug Hooking Books
Basic Rug Hooking: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (Stackpole Basics)
Amazon Price: $15.56 (as of 12/21/2009)
Rug Hooking & Braiding Made Easy
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Rug Hooking for the first time
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Basic Rug Hooking: Everything You Need to Begin Hooking Rugs Paperback
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/21/2009)
Basic Rug Hooking
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Lavenderwool
Hand-dyed woolens, rug hooks, primitive linen, and primitive rug hooking patterns.
We sell beautiful hand-dyed wool for rug hooking, applique, penny rugs and other wool crafts. We also sell rug hooks, primitive linen, gift baskets, and Lavender Wool primitive rug hooking patterns.
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Books: Rug Hooking Flowers and Animals
Hooked on the Wild Side: Everything You Need to Know to Hook Realistic Animals (Rug Hooking Magazine's Framework)
Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Rug Hooker's Garden: 10 Experts Teach You How to Hook a Veritable Bouquet of Blossoms (Framework Series)
Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Hooked on Cats: Complete Patterns and Instructions for Rug Hookers
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Shading Flowers: The Complete Guide for Rug Hookers
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/21/2009)
Rug Hooking Frames
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The Secrets of Planning and Designing a Hand Hooked Rug
The Secrets Of Planning & Designing A Hand-Hooked Rug: Your Complete Guide To Planning & Designing Rugs
Amazon Price: $13.46 (as of 12/21/2009)
The Latest Rug Hooking News
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Learn Rug Hooking With a DVD
Rug Hooking Learn at Home DVD: Vol. 1 (v. 1)
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/21/2009)
Books: General Rug Hooking Instruction
Old Crow Farm Blog
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"As is" wool, rug hooking patterns, rug binding tape, pre-mixed dye packets, and dye formula booklets
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Purely Primitive: Hooked Rugs from Wool, Yarn, and Homespun Scraps
Purely Primitive: Hooked Rugs from Wool, Yarn, and Homespun Scraps
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Books: Rug Hooking Designs
Rug Hooking Motifs For the "But I Just Can't Draw" Crowd - 2nd Edition
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Designs for Primitive Rug Hookers (Rug Hooking Magazine's Framework)
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/21/2009)
East Coast Rug-Hooking Designs: New Patterns from an Old Tradition
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Punch Needle Rug Hooking: Techniques And Designs (Schiffer Book for Designers and Rug Hookers)
Amazon Price: $21.33 (as of 12/21/2009)
The Americana Collection: Hooked Rugs (That Patchwork Place)
Amazon Price: $18.96 (as of 12/21/2009)
Gene's Rug Hooking Blog
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Rug Hooking Wool on eBay
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THE PICTORIAL RUG; Everything you need to know to hook a realistic, impressionistic, or primitive picture with wool
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Rug Hooking Magazine
Rug Hooking Patterns on eBay
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The Secrets of Color in Hand-Hooked Rugs
The Secrets of Color in Hand-Hooked Rugs: Your Complete Guide to Selecting and Choosing Color
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Rug Hooking Shops Online
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- Amherst Folk Art & Rug Hooking
- "My Rug Hooking catalog provides a color photo of each original pattern -- rug hooking kits, supplies, and accessories are also included."
- The Blue Tulip Woolery
- Primitive designs, hand-dyed wool & Hooking supplies.
- Rug Art & Supply
- "We carry a wide selection of hooked rugs, rug hooking supplies, patterns, frames, hooks, wool strip cutters, blades and more for your rug hooking projects!"
- North Shore Traditions: Past & Present Rug Shop
- "We offer a complete stock of rug hooking supplies including books, patterns, Premium Scottish burlap, linen backing, wool, yarn, printed patterns, bent scissors,hooks, hoops, frames, and wool cloth cutters."
- Blackberry Primitives
- "We offer great hand-dyed wools in the warm, old, primitive colors you won't find anywhere else. When our wools are hooked into your rug, it will have the look of a well-loved rug hooked in an earlier time. We hand select our mill-dyed wool to compliment the primitive hand-dyed colors. "
Calico Moon in Lebanon, Illinois
Wools and Quilt Fabric
The only caveat is that there are a lot of stairs to climb to get there so if you can't do that don't make a special trip.
The Quoddy Loopers Blog
A traditional rughooking group in St Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- OhMe OhMe Aug 1, 2009 @ 10:13 am
- We hooked a wool rug many years ago and left it set up so that anyone who came to see us had to add to it. We still use it in our foyer and people still talk about the fact that they helped to make it. It was a lot of fun. You have done an excellent job on this lens.
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- NatureMaven NatureMaven May 8, 2009 @ 9:20 am
- Even though I know nothing about rug hooking, I can see that this lens is very well thought out. It's a perfect addition to my Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival lens! I am lensrolling you right now! And 5*****Happy creating!
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- carlakoehn carlakoehn Mar 27, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
- I have hooked primitive rugs for quite sometime. This is a very nice lens, and gives good information. check out rughookingqueen@blogspot.com for more on my hooked projects.
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- Viktorson Viktorson Dec 19, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
- Nice Lens. I have been in many countries where rug hooking is very very popular!
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Dec 19, 2008 @ 10:03 am
- Wonderful lens. I am not a rug hooker, but I can appreciate great work. Excellent resource.
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