Part 1: Rug Hooking with Yarn by Susie Stephenson, examples and inspirations.
Channel: Halcyon Yarn
Date: 2011-09-23

This is part 1, part 2 of this video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9rmcnXTKZ8 Rug Hooking artist Susie Stephenson talks about her sources of inspiration in over 20 years of making rugs, and her recent interest in hooking rugs with yarn and other materials. Susie is the Author of Designing and Hooking Primitive Rugs (find it here: http://halcyonyarn.com/products/books/77772020.html), exhibits her work widely, and is active in teaching her art to others. Shot at Halcyon Yarn, in Bath, Maine, which also happens to be a great source for rug hooking supplies  http://halcyonyarn.com/rug_making.html and rug yarns (eg http://halcyonyarn.com/products/yarn/001.html). Susie uses the Hartman rug hook: http://halcyonyarn.com/rug-making/68560220/hartman-hook-ergo-handle-medium-5-mm