The braided rug book
Subtitle: creating your own Americanfolk art
By: Norma M. Sturges..
Publisher: Lark Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Asheville, NC
Language: eng
Format: Hard cover
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 978-1579908805
Subjects: Rugs, Braided.
Description: Blurb - This is the book you've been waiting for - A comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to braiding rugs, including instructions for braiding three complete rugs.
Since 1830's, American families, have treasured the braided rugs they made themselves, often passing them on to the next generation. Now you can learn to braiding a rug, too. Here you will find detailed, easy to follow instructions, generously illustrated, for braiding the three most popular rugs, the oval, circle and the heart. Plus there are colour plans for braiding 16 other beautiful rugs. The book takes you, step by step through all the techniques you need in order to experience for yourself this richly satisfying craft. 
(There are no actual working plans, just a finished photo of the rug and the colour chart for the coloured material used in a particular rug. Some of the photos are a bit hard to see).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 111) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements I 6; title: Subject of the book I 9; title: Introduction I 11; title: History I 12; title: I As folk art I 12; title: I The Wallace Nutting collection I 13; title: I A Shaker craft I 16; title: Beginners: A scrapbook I 18; title: Planning your rug I 31; title: Woollies talk I 33; title: Getting started I 36; title: Rug Braiding stand I 37; title: Projects; title: I Oval rug I 39; title: I Circle rug I 58; title: I Heart rug I 64; title: Colour plans for 16 rugs I 68; title: Gallery of contemporary rugs I 84; title: Lesson plan I 108; title: Glossary I 109; title: Resources I 110; title: Bibliography I 111; title: Index I 112