Rug Hooking & Braiding Made Easy
Verna Cox, a Maine native, has been traditional rug braiding for over 50 years. As a young person she was exposed to many crafts, but the skill she spent most of her energies on was rug braiding. Verna has enjoyed working on rugs not only for her family, but also for designers and decorators. It was when she created unusual rugs for Woman's Day magazine that she realized an illustrated braiding manual was needed. The unusual designed rugs for the magazine demanded the development of many new techniques. With that added knowledge and drawn illustrations it was a natural step for her to create her first braiding book, "The Illustrated Braiding Instruction Manual", which is now in it's 9th reprint and is used by individuals as well as Adult Education classes. Verna is married and has 4 children and 8 grandchildren. Verna presently lives on Verona Island in Maine a rural setting on the Penobscot River. To date her Hooking and Braiding instructional materials include two books, one on braiding and one on hooking and braiding, as well as five DVDs on the two crafts. Verna has been the subject of articles in a number of craft magazines including Woman's Day, Family Circle, Country Woman and Down East Magazine among others. She has also been featured on numerous TV programs both commercial and public stations as well as newspaper stories. Her rugs have been shown at the Smithsonian Institution and the National 4-H building in Washington, DC.