Rug Hookers Companion

Author : Donna Hrkman
Publisher : Ampry Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1881982963
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rug Hooker's Companion written by Donna Hrkman and published by Ampry Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Compact, take-anywhere guide of essential information for rug hookers • Organized by topic for easy-to-find answers • Beautifully illustrated with line drawings of hooks, frames, cutters, hooking motifs, and much more • Definitions of rug hooking terms, wool and fabric facts, color terminology, and basic dyeing information • Indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike Just exactly how wide is a #8 cut? Should I buy a bent hook or a straight hook? What type of frame is best? How do I determine how much wool I will need? This handy guide, sized to tuck into a project bag or pocketbook, will provide the answers. Filled with fiber facts and hooking hints, it will become a classic: a source of facts, tips, and techniques for all rug hookers.

Author : Jane Olson
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9781881982463
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rug Hooker's Bible written by Jane Olson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 30 years of articles from Jane Olson's Rugger's Roundtable Learn the best techniques of hooking a rug from beginning to end Detailed step-by-step directions and easy-to-follow text plus how to hook the same design four different ways Using Jane Olson's 30 years of articles from her Rugger's Roundtable as a base, The Rug Hooker's Bible, brought to you by Rug Hooking magazine, is an easy-to-use standard text for beginner and teacher alike. Decades of experience is edited, expanded, and updated so students can easily study the very best techniques of hooking a rug. See how the same designs can be hooked in as many as four different ways-fine shaded, primitive outline and fill, dip dyed, and with artistic scraps. This book is an indispensable tool for all levels of hookers.

Author : Kris Miller
Publisher : Ampry Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0811761770
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Rug Hooking written by Kris Miller and published by Ampry Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rug hooking tools and equipment made simple, from advice on choosing the perfect wool to finishing your hooked rug. • Step-by-step instructions on how to hook a rug • How to draw your own pattern • Troubleshooting and tips for new rug hookers • 8 projects with patterns and complete instructions

Author : Deanne Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Nimbus Publishing (CN)
ISBN 13 : 9781551097800
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inspired Rug Hooking written by Deanne Fitzpatrick and published by Nimbus Publishing (CN). This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working from twenty years' experience as a rug hooker, studio owner, and teacher, Deanne Fitzpatrick shares her sources of inspiration, work habits, ideas about creativity and design, and helpful guidelines for creating beautiful, expressive rugs. Practical suggestions for hooking houses, landscapes, seasons, stories, and people are accompanied by the artist's insight into tapping creativity and learning how to make art from life. Tips for choosing colours, experimenting with texture, preparing a backing, transferring a design, and achieving realistic depictions are interspersed with passages on artistic inspiration and process. Best of all, over 80 striking colour photographs of the author's own projects and techniques provide readers with excellent reference points for turning their own experiences into magnificent rugs.

Author : Kris McDermet
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764337895
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Combining Rug Hooking & Braiding written by Kris McDermet and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the comprehensive reference on rug hooking and braiding skills for all fiber artists, especially those looking for a comprehensive guide to combining the two arts into fascinating and creative projects. Filled with photographs and diagrams, the instruction in techniques is clear and detailed with a range of skills for the beginner and advanced artisan. Follow step-by-step instructions to learn how to make centers for rugs or other objects and then move expertly into hooked borders and fancy braids. Learn how to make borders using both arts stacked in multiple layers. Three complete beginning-to-end projects are included that you can use to practice the integration of hooking and braiding: a braided tote bag with a hooked pocket, a braided chair pad with a hooked border, and a lacy braided trivet. In addition to this clear and creative approach to combining rug hooking and braiding, the book is filled with supply lists, a gallery, tips, FAQs, and resources.

Author : Joan Moshimer
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811730419
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hooked on Cats written by Joan Moshimer and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years Joan Moshimer has led the way in brilliant rug-hooking artistry. In Hooked on Cats she teaches beginning and experienced rug hookers to focus their creativity on the irresistible cat. Her detailed patterns and helpful hints will enable you to capture the bewitching grace and adorable expressions of felines in the rug-hooking medium. Book jacket.

Author : Susie Stephenson
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764332883
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing & Hooking Primitive Rugs written by Susie Stephenson and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basics and equipment needed for rug hooking, with examples of rugs, hangings, and other items based on drawings and primitive art. (Does not include charted patterns.)

Author : Anne D. Mather
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780806971469
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creative Rug Hooking written by Anne D. Mather and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top artisans have added technically innovative methods to this traditional craft and the results are visually stunning. Using many magnificent examples of finished works, from landscapes to whimsical animals to flowers and fruits, a longtime rug hooker shows how to incorporate alphabets and adapt patterns and borders, deleting what you don't want and substituting what you like. Play with texture and color, following the tips of four unique craftswomen. Put the guidance on stitching, designing, and developing a style to work instantly, on 10 original projects, plus sample alphabets, all created by these creative professionals.

Author : Polly Minick
Publisher : That Patchwork Place
ISBN 13 : 9781564775580
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Folk Art written by Polly Minick and published by That Patchwork Place. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marie Sugar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781881982272
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Natural Dyeing Guide written by Marie Sugar and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with photographs, tips, and directions, this is like having an expert natural dying instructor right by your side. Features 89 different natural dye recipes, from plants in your garden to mail order dyes. Includes colour photos of swatch material for every colour formula, a handy 'Dyes-by-Colour Index' and 'Resources' section to get you what you need, and a gallery of beautiful rugs created with these natural dye recipes.