Basic Rug Hooking: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started

From its humble beginnings—a bent nail, burlap feed bag, pair of scissors, and the good parts of worn-out wool clothing were the original tools—rug hooking has developed into a fine art form that allows crafters to create beautiful, complex designs with an array of high-tech tools. Basic Rug Hooking distills the essential tools and techniques of this popular traditional craft and walks the reader through 5 rug-hooking projects, including a table mat, a project suitable for framing, and wearable pins, as well as traditional rugs.

Janet Stanley Reid has been hooking rugs for eighteen years, and for all but two of those years she has taught others the craft. She came to rug hooking after working with many other fiber arts. She specializes in wide-cut hooking and sells her work at shows. A native of New England, she lives in southeastern Pennsylvania.