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Hooked rugs: A historical and collector's guide : how to make your own
this book is a useful and valuable multi purpose book for the scholar, the collector, and the would be, or soon to be artist. Hooked rugs are folk are and folk art's major strength is its honesty. It conveys the spirit and feelings of the creator
2 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1976
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August 15, 2019
* Ketchum, William C. Hooked Rugs: a historical and collector's guide: how
to make your own. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, NY. 1976. ISBN
0-15-142168-4.
Overall, this is an *excellent* book. It contains: a wide- ranging
history of rug hooking, with lots of region-specific information (although
I noticed some small blunders for the Canadian info - Garretts only opened
a branch in Massachusetts, rather than moving there, and the Acadians of
Cheticamp would be very offended to be called Quebecois!); information on
types of designs, and excellent advice for collectors; a section of
techniques (primarily punch-needle, with a very brief mention of the
traditional hook) by Richard Flynn; a photo gallery of rugs; and a gallery
of patterns taken from antique rugs. If you have a history bug (like me),
you're starting a collection, or you find inspiration in antique designs,
this book is for you!
to make your own. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, NY. 1976. ISBN
0-15-142168-4.
Overall, this is an *excellent* book. It contains: a wide- ranging
history of rug hooking, with lots of region-specific information (although
I noticed some small blunders for the Canadian info - Garretts only opened
a branch in Massachusetts, rather than moving there, and the Acadians of
Cheticamp would be very offended to be called Quebecois!); information on
types of designs, and excellent advice for collectors; a section of
techniques (primarily punch-needle, with a very brief mention of the
traditional hook) by Richard Flynn; a photo gallery of rugs; and a gallery
of patterns taken from antique rugs. If you have a history bug (like me),
you're starting a collection, or you find inspiration in antique designs,
this book is for you!
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