Flags and flowers, gardens and pumpkins-all speak of tradition, family, and home. Mother-and-daughter team Julie Thomas and Carol DeCoteau, from The Old Tattered Flag, designed a collection of rug hooking and punch needle embroidery patterns for you. The 14 projects in these pages, presented to you as seven hooked rug designs and seven punch needle designs, allow you to go big or go small. Instructions help you complete these charming projects, which will fit into any home.

Learn to make beautiful punch needle hooked rugs with veteran instructor Amy Oxford. A complete "how to" photo essay walks you through every stage of rug making. A question and answer section, interviews with professional punch needle rug hookers, and photographs of work from some of the field's most innovative and inspired craftspeople make this book a must for any textile lover.

Rug Hooking magazine’s Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs is the only book of its kind, providing a juried exhibit of the year’s best hand-hooked rugs. The book is filled with the inspirational stories behind each design. You’ll learn those stories from the artisans themselves and the challenges many of them faced while creating their designs. You’ll read Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs from cover to cover and turn to it again and again to find your own hooking inspiration. This very special issue of Rug Hooking magazine is what keeps us at the top of our game.

• International juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs • 77 beautiful hooked rugs • 59 close-up details • Includes both traditional and original rugs Each year, expert judges choose the best hand-hooked rugs from the many rugs entered into the annual juried competition known as Celebration. Now in its 23rd year, the competition showcases rugs from all over the US, Canada, and from around the world. Each winning rug is presented in a full-color spread that includes a photo of the rug, a close-up detail highlighting fine workmanship, and comments from the artist and the judges. Celebration is eagerly awaited each year and is overflowing with inspiration for all who are interested in fiber arts.

An artist’s guide to the craft, beauty, and utility of punch needle rug hooking. Discover the simple art of rug hooking with this colorful guide that includes both instructions for beginners and innovative ideas for those wanting to go further. Rose Pearlman’s abstract designs use modern color, composition, and texture to bring this traditional fiber art to life. The 22 projects featured here start small and simple as you get used to the process and move on to a range of unique objects—for kids, to wear, for the home, and utilizing alternative materials. From purses, crib pockets, slide shoes, and rugs to wall art made from recycled plastic bags, this beautifully photographed book showcases punch needle rug hooking as an incredibly versatile—and stylish—craft.

Finishing techniques from expert teachersStep-by-step photographsCare and cleaning of hooked rugsIncludes whipped, knit, crocheted, and braided edges Every rug hooker needs a resource for edge finishes. This comprehensive book covers eight different techniques, providing helpful tips and suggestions for professional looking edges. Includes a range of styles from simple whipping to complex combinations of hooking and braiding. Contributors are teachers, designers, and artists well known for their fine work and innovative techniques. Step-by-step color photos show you how. A must-have for rug hookers everywhere.

A handy, easy-to-use book with the answers to all your rug hooking questions! Full of tidbits of information for beginning rug hookers and experienced hookers alike.

Hook a monochromatic rug! While it might sound simple to hook with only a handful of different colors of wool, it is not. In fact, it is a challenge. Donna's realistic monochromatic rugs are enhanced by her masterful use of shades, tints, tones, and values. Limited colored rugs these days, thanks largely to Donna and her exquisite eye, are so much more than sepia and shades of brown. Donna tackles this challenging genre of rug hooking and explains her methods and techniques in this eye-opening book.

The only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs Full-page color images of 50 beautiful hand-hooked rugs and includes decorating with hooked rugs Reader's Choice Ballot-chance to vote for your favorite rugs "A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XV," now in its 15th year, is bigger and better than ever. This special annual book now has 96 pages and is packed with 50 beautiful full-page color images from the only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs. Learn the inspiration and story behind each design, what kinds of challenges were encountered, and how the artisans bring all the elements together to create their special designs. Each story is unique; every design is different. Read the expert rug critiques from each of the Celebration judges to see why they voted for these rugs. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the finest hooked rugs of 2005.