Katie Hartner has added making rug hooking patterns to her Tyler quilting business. She bought A Nimble Thimble here about 13 years ago and recently acquired Woolley Fox from Barbara Carroll, who ...
LancasterOnline: Woolwrights Rug Hooking Guild finds comfort in craft despite annual event's cancellation
Woolwrights Rug Hooking Guild finds comfort in craft despite annual event's cancellation
Wool is versatile, absorbent, temperature regulating, moisture wicking, and water resistant. This natural fiber’s rich history spans thousands of years, a heritage that lends a timeless quality to clothing, bedding, rugs, and décor made from wool.
Tyler Morning Telegraph: A Nimble Thimble to start selling rug hooking patterns
It's hasn't quite reached lost-art status yet, but the craft of hand-hooking rugs definitely is a hobby and passion that should be embraced by more people. That opinion comes from Wilma Hill, the ...
WEST AMWELL TWP. -- When the Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild held its 12th annual five-day rug-hooking camp recently, more than 40 rug hookers gathered at the Educational Services Commission ...
A corner of Pam Bartlett's rug hooking studio in Loudon. When you walk into Pam Bartlett’s studio in Loudon, you’re greeted by an explosion of color. The shelves of her basement-turned-workshop are ...
Some people retire to play golf or travel. Fritz Mitnick left her job because she was hooked on another pastime — literally. Mitnick does rug hooking, a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of ...
Rug hooking is a traditional textile practice, and of late — thanks in part to many people being home because of the COVID-19 pandemic — it's been enjoying a renaissance in the Newfoundland and ...