Dear Helaine and Joe: This hooked rug measures 30 by 38 inches. A label on its back reads “Mountaineer’s Cabin,” with an address of Heritage Rugs, 54 Irving Ave., Providence, R.I. The fabric is in ...

When I think of rug hooking, I think of things found in my grandmother’s living room or attic. But in recent years, thanks to a handful of retailers, designers and enthusiasts, the craft has become ...

They can be fine art or as practical as a potholder. While the origins of hooked rugs date to the Vikings, modern rug hooking really was born here in New England. With Hook in Hand, which opened in ...

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 ...

Last fall, in a church hall in Victoria, 20 women ranging in age from 30 to 60 gathered for a workshop in rug hooking. Midway through the class, organizer Sheila Stewart, owner of the Blue Heron Rug ...

Nobody wants to feel like trash. Nobody wants to feel walked on. Even so, Mary Barile makes a compelling case for the hooked rug in her latest book, "Hooked Rugs of the Midwest: A Handcrafted History" ...

TROY, Vt. (AP) - Carolyn Buttolph likes to like to makes things people can use. She hooks rugs, everything from pot holders to large rugs, and leads a class on rug hooking at the Vermont Quilters’ ...

Hooked rugs might be compared with quilts in that they use fabric to make a utilitarian item that is also beautiful. But unlike quilting, rug hooking isn't very widespread in the Quad-City region.

If you think you can’t muster any enthusiasm for hooked rugs, an exhibit at the Shelburne Museum this summer could change your mind: “Patty Yoder: Rugs of the Black House Farm.” Yoder, late of ...