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38 | HOOKED RUGS, STITCHING, NEEDLECRAFT & SEWING Contemporary Hooked Rugs: Themes and Memories • Linda Rae Coughlin • An exciting, diverse selection of more than 475 contemporary rugs illustrating family memories, honoring chil- dren’s births, celebrating friendship, and depicting portraiture, ancient legends, scenic locations, and more. Showcased are some of today’s most noted artists, along with new artists making their debut. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 478 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-2557-1 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD The Creative Hooker • Jessie A. Turbayne • More than 525 color images highlight what’s being hooked in North America today. Includes designs of Americana and Canadiana, advertising art, angels, and abstract motifs, as well as hooked works of art motivated by exotic cultures, Korean cranes, and ancient Persian textiles. Visit Niagara Falls, tour Soho, and preview the latest in hook- and-wear fashions. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 543 color photos • 192 pp • 978-0-7643-2645- 5 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Hooked on Rugs: Outstanding Contempo- rary Designs • Jessie A. Turbayne • More than 570 color photos chronicle what is being hooked today, putting to rest any notion that no one hooks rugs anymore. Included are hooked abstracts, ani- mals, commemorative pieces, landscapes, portraits, nautical themes, traditional patterns, and primitive styles. Of interest to collectors, textile artists, and dealers. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 573 color photos • 208 pp • 978-0-7643-2502-1 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Hooked Rug Storytelling: The Art of Heather Ritchie • Lesley Mary Close • 370 photos and insightful text introduce readers to renowned rug maker Heather Ritchie, her hooked rugs, and her unique style. Valuable insights into her techniques are shared that transform a basic handicraft into an art form of great subtlety. More than twenty of her “memory rugs” are displayed and discussed in detail. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 332 color & 38 b/w photos • 192 pp • 978-0-7643-3695-9 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Hooked Rug Treasury • Jessie A. Turbayne • This treasury holds more than 500 of the choicest hooked rugs. The chapters present the best work found from Nova Scotia to Hawaii over many years. Some of the finest private and museum collections are represented and noteworthy public exhibits, auctions, dealers, and clubs for hooked rugs are listed. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 516 photos • 176 pp • 978-0-7643-0301-2 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Hooked Rugs • Jessie A. Turbayne • The histor- ical background and 300 color photos of many whimsical and geometric designs of hooked rugs appear here, along with instructions for starting a rug of your own. Hundreds of different rugs in lively geometric, abstract, floral, animal, Oriental, and original designs, and factual discussions of the interesting people who motivated the designs will delight all. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • over 300 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-88740-370-5 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Hooked Rugs of The Deep South • Jessie A. Turbayne • The tradition of rug hooking is alive and kicking in the Heart of Dixie. Through 844 images, see lush floral motifs, intricate geometrics, Oriental and Persian styles, impressionistic portraits, scenic landscapes, and glimpses of the Old South. This is a great reference book for rug hooking enthusiasts, fiber artists, folk art lovers, collectors, history buffs, and lovers of anything Deep South. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 844 images • 288 pp • 978- 0-7643-3801-4 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Hooked Rugs Today • Amy Oxford & Cynthia McAdoo • More than 625 outstanding hooked rugs portraying a multitude of subjects: family, country, home, children, pets, flowers, history, wildlife, hobbies, and more, from classic forms to abstracts, traditional to contemporary, to rugs for the floor and rugs for the wall. A celebration of the love of rug hooking. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 635 images • 192 pp • 978-0-7643-2152-8 • PB • $30.00 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Hooked Rugs Today: Strong Women, Flow- ers, Animals, Children, Christmas, Minia- tures, and More - 2006 • Amy OxfordCynthia McAdoo • 450+ wonderful hooked rugs by tal- ented members of Vermont’s Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild. Includes 100+ pieces depicting the theme “Strong Women,” plus rugs with Oriental motifs, florals, abstracts, animals, architectural de- signs, delicate miniature rugs, and many more. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 456 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-2578-6 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Hooked Rugs Today: Holidays, Geometrics, People, Animals, Landscapes, Accessories, and More -- 2006 • Amy OxfordCynthia McAdoo • More than 475 hooked rugs created by talent- ed members of Vermont’s Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild. Included are rugs depicting people, landscapes, fruit, cabbage roses, flower baskets, holidays, geometric designs, and animals. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 502 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-2636-3 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Hooked Rugs Today IV: Expect the Unex- pected • Amy Oxford • Rae Harrell and Diane Kelly display their personal styles, along with oth- er members of the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild.Works range from lifesize, three-dimensional sheep to extraordinary miniature punch needle works, plus animals, florals, landscapes, penny rugs, and even a small section dedicated to the smallest members of the group: the children. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 400+ color photos • 176 pp • 978-0-7643-3283-8 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD The Hooker's Art: Evolving Designs in Hooked Rugs • Jessie A. Turbayne • More than 300 color photos of old and modern hooked rugs, some from the nation’s most elegant homes, are presented with fascinating histories. Exploring the craft’s background, Jessie Turbayne weaves together its technical details, the materials used through the years, biographies of great “hookers,” and photos of many striking pieces. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 465 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-88740-459-7 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Intermediate & Advanced Punch Needle Rug Hooking: Techniques, Projects, and Inspira- tions • Amy OxfordLouise Kulp • Enjoy expert instruction and ideas on how punch needle lovers can reach the next level of skill and enjoyment with their craft. Amy Oxford provides instructions, proj- ects, and artistic inspiration to help punch needle lovers expand their artistry. • 8.5" × 9.88" (216 × 251 mm) • 350 color images • 240 pp • 978- 0-7643-6757-1 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Modern Hooked Rugs • Linda Rae Coughlin • Features stunning images of 540 rugs created by 292 of today’s contemporary rug hooking artists. Enjoy rugs depicting American icons, animal de- signs, circus themes, self portraits, family celebra- tions, and more. Showcases some of today’s most noted artists, along with artists making their debut. An inspiring and beautiful book for all levels of fi- ber artists. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 540 color photos • 176 pp • 978-0-7643-2631-8 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Punch Needle: 15 Contemporary Projects • Rachel Lawson, SiobhanWatt •With its meditative rhythm, punch needle is a craft that is both simple to master and calming to do. This book offers a stylish collection of modern punch needle projects that will guide you through the basic principles of punch needle and help you create your own beau- tiful items. • 8.5" × 10" (216 × 254 mm) • 200+ color photos and illustrations • 128 pp • 978-0- 7643-6319-1 • PB • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD Punch Needle Extravaganza!: 27 Projects to Create • Laetitia Dalbies • Skill level marked & pattern included for every project. Punch needle crafters, whether new or already firmly in love with this technique, will rejoice at this group of 27 in- spired projects to enrich home, wardrobe, artistic gift-giving needs, and overall crafting joy. Laetitia Dalbies's stylish designs have brought her a de- voted fan base who love how she excites crafters' creative style. • 7.5" × 9" (191 × 229 mm) • 152 color images • 128 pp • 978-0-7643-6258-3 • PB • $22.99 / £20.99 / 31.99 CAD Punch Needle Rug Hooking: Your Complete Resource to Learn & Love the Craft • Amy Ox- ford • Standing apart from the many projects-only books, this comprehensive guide by the world ex- pert, Amy Oxford, offers beginners and advanced crafters alike her amazingly effective instruction. This is the guide you’ll keep at your fingertips while you learn, and throughout your punch needle ad- ventures for years to come. • 8.5" × 9.88" (216 × 251 mm) • 450 color & b/w images, patterns, and diagrams • 208 pp • 978-0-7643-6015-2 • HC • $27.99 / £25.99 / 38.99 CAD Rags to Rugs: Hooked & Handsewn Rugs of Pennsylvania • Patricia T. Herr • Frugal sewers saved and shared their textile scraps to create useful, pretty rugs, especial- ly in the late 19th to early 20th centuries in southeast Pennsylvania. This book shows steps and techniques to design, make, sell, and use hooked rugs. • 11" × 8.5" (279 × 216 mm) • 173 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-3125-1 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Rug Hooking In Maine: 1838-1940 • Mildred Cole Peladeau • Maine’s rug hooking tradition, including Waldoboro rugs, is explored, the myth of Acadian rugs is explained, and Edward Sands Frost’s well-known preprinted burlap rug patterns of the mid-19th century are discussed at length. Covers rugs created throughout Maine and eastern Canada. This book highlights this homegrown and much loved art form. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 267 images • 192 pp • 978-0-7643-2882- 4 • HC • $40.00 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Rug Hooking with Wool Strips: 20 Contem- porary Projects for the Modern Rug Hooker • Katie Kriner • A fresh direction for the millions of fans. Learn how to make 20 modern-vibe projects using the technique of pulling wool strips. Related to yarn-based punch needle rug hooking, this pro- cess has similar traditional roots, but wool strips provide a different form of expression and a unique look. • 8.5" × 10" (216 × 254 mm) • 180 color photos • 128 pp • 978-0-7643-6209-5 • PB • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD 50 Pouches: Putting Your Fabric Scraps to Good Use • Graphic-Sha • Functional, creative, and sometimes just plain cute, these 50 small proj- ects appeal in a huge way to all levels. Over 200 photographs and 200 clear diagrams and patterns guide craft lovers in using and enjoying their fabric scraps to make wallets, first-aid pouches, and bags for elegantly toting phones, snacks, and small trea- sures. • 7.25" × 10.13" (184 × 257 mm) • 200 color photos & 200 b/w diagrams & patterns • 128 pp • 978-0-7643-5809-8 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD STITCHING, NEEDLECRAFT & SEWING