This classic guide to an enduring American craft gets an eye-catching revision. Fantastic to look at and easy to follow, this expanded version of "The Braided Rug Book" will win a new audience and also appeal to those who own the previous edition. It features updated information, new gallery images, rug techniques and a comprehensive primer on ...
Directions, templates, and patterns for making a large variety of colorful floorcloths, starting with a piece of canvas from an art supply store. Includes a gallery of delightful examples from established artists.
- 30 projects for rugs, home decor, garment embellishments and more! - Covers the basics of dyeing wool, selecting fabric, and hooking techniques - Includes full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions
Features projects and patterns for more than 25 locker hooking projects. This work introduces the reader to locker hooking, from traditional to innovative techniques, and is given instructions for a variety of projects including ornaments, lamps, tote bags, rugs, game boards, iPod holders and more.
Young Emma is a gifted artist. Her parents and teachers praise her artwork, and she wins awards and fame. Could Emma's favorite possession--a small, shaggy rug--be the source of her artistic vision and talent? Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
In this review, the author draws upon his experience in the trade, in order to demonstrate how to recognize the different structural and design features of oriental rugs and carpets. All the types made throughout the Orient - from the Balkans to Peking - are grouped here, not by place of manufacture but by design, illuminating the history of each ...
This colourful guide shows how to make hooked rugs using simple, inexpensive tools and materials. Photographs of finished rugs, clear diagrams and charts, colour-lists and comprehensive instructions are provided.
From the remote villages of Afghanistan and Iran, down the ancient trade routes travelled for centuries, to the bazaars of Tehran and the markets of the Western world, every Persian carpet has a story to tell. Coming from a region known for its instability, this art form is one of the few constants, transcending religious and political turmoil. ...
Hook, punch, and poke your way to the popular primitive look! Get a complete introduction to three super-simple crafts: rug hooking, punchneedle embroidery, and needle felting. This title features classic folk-art motifs such as cats, houses, birds, and stars in 13 delightful designs. It helps the reader discover the inspiration behind each ...
Make beautiful rugs with the help of this stunning color volume. Learn how to select, prepare, and dye fabrics, and to master the basic techniques, and then choose from a selection of 25 exquisite projects. There's something to appeal to every taste--bold, energetic designs like "Tumbling Cats," elegant, country styles like "Baltimore Beauties," ...
With easy-to-follow instructions plus dozens of photographs, worksheets, patterns, and projects, any beginner can create beautiful rugs and other hooked decorative items. From preparing, dying, and cutting the wool to making and transferring patterns, all the fundamentals are here. Learn to hook a simple design on a Checkerboard Pillow; add a ...
With its beautiful and clear illustrations, this guide to rug weaving is an inspiring journey into a world of dazzling color and eye-catching design. From classic stripes to pattern-woven designs, detailed directions are provided for 45 rugs that represent a wide range of weaving techniques. Beginning with stripe and check weaves in simple tabby, ...
A collection of patterns and techniques which enable the reader to make hooked rugs. Details on tools and materials are provided, as wells as elementary stitching and looping methods.
One of the most challenging aspects of beginning a new project is the planning and design part. Now, with the introduction of "The Secrets of Planning and Designing Hand-Hooked Rugs", brought to you by "Rug Hooking" magazine, this easy-to-follow process becomes clear for the novice as well as the most experienced rug hooker. Deanne Fitzpatrick ...
Weaving rag rugs is an immensely satisfying process that enables you to use cast-offs remnants of fabric - and a favourite old shirt or two! - to make something beautiful and functional for your home. - Explore the fascinating history of rag weaving - Learn how to weave a basic rag rug - Master traditional design - Experiment with contemporary ...
Creating a beautiful throw rug from scraps is easy enough for anyone to master. Making Rag Rugs, a collection of 15 original designs from a variety of talented rug crafters, suits the skills of any crafter, from the rawest beginner to the most sophisticated talent. This book shows how to utilize such simple recycled ingredients as leftover fabric, ...
- Tips and techniques from a renowned rug hooker - Ten complete patterns with step-by-step instructions - Full-color gallery of rugs both old and new - How to hook fur, whiskers, and more - Special dyeing techniques
This is an authoritative, lively and eminently practical guide for people who want to learn the do's and don'ts of choosing handmade oriental rugs. Caroline Bosly, one of the foremost rugbrokers in the world, describes the various types of rugs and their origins, explains the difference between buying new and antique rugs, and tells you how to buy ...
If you've longed to make truly personalised rugs, the knowledge and inspiration found within these pages is unmatched. Using many magnificent examples from landscapes and fruit to whimsical animals, long time rug hooker Anne Mather, shows how to incorporate lettering, adapt patterns, create borders, delete mistakes and much more in this charming ...
Using Jane Olson's 30 years of articles from her "Rugger's Roundtable" as a base, "The Rug Hooker's Bible", brought to you by "Rug Hooking" magazine, is an easy-to-use standard text for beginner and teacher alike. Decades of experience is edited, expanded, and updated so students can easily study the very best techniques of hooking a rug. See how ...
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