Rug hooking

Bird in Paradise, 9" x 24", yarn punch hooked on monk’s cloth. Designed and hooked by Angela Jones, Raywick, Kentucky, 2012. My pet bird, Burrito, is a constant source of inspiration and entertainment. This Burrito-inspired piece is perfect for punch needle, or it can be hooked in the traditional fashion. I’ve given you instructions for punch needle with tips along the way for hooking should you choose to hook it instead. Transferring the design Monk’s cloth is the preferred backing choice...

This listing is for ONE hand hooked primitive star ornament. It has been hooked with 1/4 strips of wool in a variety of colors. For stars currently in stock, see photo 2.It measures just about 5 across. Wool with pinked edges covers the back of the star. Backs of stars may have different color

‘Tumbling Pachyderms’ designed and hooked by Pat Merikallio

Hook up a quiet storm. A soft flurry of snow in a quiet winter night. No snowflakes are ever alike. This hooked rug was hooked in a 6-cut. 36 in x 26 in

Into the Woods, 22" x 27", #9-cut wool on linen. Designed by Linda Pietz and hooked by Nola A. Heidbreder, St. Louis, Missouri, 2015. It was love at first sight as I leisurely meandered through an off-campus book store. The book, The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher, caught my eye. Thumbing through its pages, I knew this would be a lifelong love affair. After quickly paying for my find, I ran home to pore over its pages and was especially captivated by the repeated designs of interlocking...

Christmas Cardinal, 10" x 17", #4- to 8-cut hand-dyed wool on rug warp. Adapted from artwork by Lisa Arkis and hooked by Cindy Irwin, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2015. When I met artist Lisa Arkus at an art show, I fell in love with her designs. I asked if she had ever considered making rug patterns from her work. She told me that she was asked to but she just didn’t have time. I was pleased when she gave me permission to adapt her work into patterns for rug hookers. When I first started rug...

Doodle, 24" x 15", #8-cut wool on hessian burlap. Designed and hooked by Cilla Cameron, Oxton, Nottinghamshire, UK, 2012. How often have you doodled with a pen or pencil on a piece of paper as you talked on the phone or sipped your morning coffee? Save those doodles: you might find an interesting rug design—ready-made. Check out your calendar or your desk blotter or that notebook by the telephone—take a look at your doodles. Will that doodle make a good center design for a modern rug? Pick a...

The Sunflower Rug, 48” x 36”, #4-, 5-, and 6-cut wool on linen. Designed by the Summerland Traditional Rug Hooking Artists, British Columbia, 2016. How does the story of any hooked piece begin? It can be part of an art project which lies dormant in the subconscious as many of us make the career journey. It can be a chance contact at a show, in a magazine, or even glimpsed on television in the story of the White House furnishings. Inspiration comes from many places.

The Sunflower Rug, 48” x 36”, #4-, 5-, and 6-cut wool on linen. Designed by the Summerland Traditional Rug Hooking Artists, British Columbia, 2016. How does the story of any hooked piece begin? It can be part of an art project which lies dormant in the subconscious as many of us make the career journey. It can be a chance contact at a show, in a magazine, or even glimpsed on television in the story of the White House furnishings. Inspiration comes from many places.

Scraps #1072, 24" x 36", #3-cut wool on burlap. Designed by Jane McGown Flynn and hooked by Amzi Collins, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 2015. #1072, 24" x 36", #3-cut wool on burlap. Designed by Jane McGown Flynn and hooked by Amzi Collins, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 2015. During the clean-out of my wool room, I accumulated large piles of #3-cut strips of wool left over from my parents’ rugs and my rugs, and I put them in large tubs to be dealt with later. The tubs continued to multiply, and I had...

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I have hooked a large collection of flowers in my rugs, and have only scratched the surface in showing you the details. Here are some close-ups that show each color and loop.