Basic Rug Hooking,9780811723060

Basic Rug Hooking

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780811723060
ISBN10: 0811723062
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1983-07-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary

Everything you need to know to hook beautiful wool rugs: tools and techniques; choosing patterns and planning colours; designing borders and backgrounds; dyeing and shading; binding and finishing; ordering supplies. Including 40 photos of finished rugs, including sixteen in full colour.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9(2)
You and Rug Hooking
11(7)
From Rags to Rug Riches
18(8)
Choosing a Pattern and Color Planning
26(13)
A Smooth Binding Makes a Good Beginning
39(7)
Frames for Hooking and How to Use Them
46(12)
The Handy Hook and How to Use It
58(10)
Why Dye?
68(7)
Easy Dyeing for Backgrounds and Other Large Areas
75(9)
Dyeing for Special Effects
84(7)
How to Hook Patterns
91(24)
How to Hook Backgrounds and Borders
115(13)
Final Steps and the Care of Finished Rugs
128(5)
Three Rugs Specially Planned for Beginners
133(6)
A Room-Size Project
139(9)
A Gallery of Rugs 148(6)
Appendix: Where to Buy Everything for Hooking Primitive Rugs 154(3)
Index 157

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