Designing & hooking primitive rugs
By: Susie Stephenson ; photography by Jay T. Stephenson
Publisher: Schiffer Pub. Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Atglen, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780764332883
Subjects: Hooked Rugs; Primitivism in art
Other titles: Designing and hooking primitive rugs
Description: 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.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [96]).
Table of contents: title: Basics of hooking; title: Finishing techniques; title: Dyeing wool; title: Hooking hints; title: Designing primitive rugs; title: Inspiration; title: Designing rugs from children's drawings; title: Pictorial scenes; title: Beloved animals; title: Mermaids and other nautical scenes; title: Welcome mats and motto rugs; title: Padullas & other flowers; title: Geometrics; title: Hooked items other than rugs; title: Cleaning and repairing old rugs.