Basic Rug Hooking

I am a novice at rug hooking and this book showed me exactly what to do and answered some of my questions. I am not taking a class because I have no time in my schedule for that – this book is teaching me basics. Definitely worth the money.

I took a class in primitive rug hooking plus purchased this book to get started. The pictures are wonderful. The book explains the entire process and what is involved. There are references in the back in regards to materials and resources. I would highly recommend this book if you are interested in learning this wonderful craft. I am unable to just sit and watch TV but must be doing something creative. This craft is very fulfilling and this book will help you to get started! It begins with a very small project and progresses with each chapter to a more challenging project.

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.

Judy P. Sopronyi has worked with craftspeople and crafts for twenty years. She was the editor of Colonial Reproductions and Designs magazine and for rug hooking books for Rug Hooking magazine. She lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Alan Wycheck is an award-winning photographer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.