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Basic Rug Hooking: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (How To Basics) Kindle Edition

by Judy P. Sopronyi (Author), Alan Wycheck (Photographer), Janet Stanley Reid (Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 59 ratings
A comprehensive primer that will have you hooking your way through simple to more difficult projects—with step-by-step photos!
 
Rug hooking at its simplest is pulling loops of colorful wool fabric through a piece of linen backing to create beautiful designs for the floor or wall. Though in years past this was accomplished with a bent nail, a feed bag, and worn-out clothing, today we have specialized hooks and other tools that make the process much easier. In Basic Rug Hooking, you will learn what tools and materials you need to get started, and how to pull your first loops. Once you’ve learned and practiced the basics, you will be ready to try any of the five hooked projects included. Each project includes the pattern and complete step-by-step illustrated instructions.
 
The styles of rugs you can make once you’ve learned the basic hooking process are endless. Rug hookers today create traditional florals, bright geometrics, pictorials, portraits, and primitives perfect for the modern farmhouse. Basic Rug Hooking teaches you everything you need to know to start hooking today!
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  1. Print length
    144 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Stackpole Books
  4. Publication date
    June 18, 2007
  5. File size
    19.2 MB
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Judy P. Sopronyi lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and has worked with craftspeople and crafts for 30 years. Janet Stanley Reid lives in southeastern Pennsylvania and has taught rug hooking for 16 years. Alan Wycheck is a concrete specialist and former partner in The SO Factory, a concrete design company. He is also an award-winning photographer and lives in central Pennsylvania.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009LPRVMK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stackpole Books; Illustrated edition (June 18, 2007)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 18, 2007
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 19.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 59 ratings

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Customers find this rug hooking book excellent for beginners, with detailed instructions and great pictures. They appreciate the content, with one customer noting the inclusion of fun projects.

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13 customers mention "Learning material"13 positive0 negative

Customers find this book to be an excellent resource for beginners, providing clear instructions and thorough coverage of tools and equipment.

"...This craft is very fulfilling and this book will help you to get started!..." Read more

"This is a great little primer on rug hooking. Great discussion of tools and equipment. Pictures and illustrations help a lot...." Read more

"...I am new to this craft, so I appreciate the thorough discussion of how rug hooking can be done. The final results are most impressive...." Read more

"This is a well-rounded book on rug hooking for the beginner to intermediate hooker. Good color pictures and projects included." Read more

11 customers mention "Picture quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pictures in the book, finding them detailed and colorful, with one customer noting the helpful step-by-step photos.

"...The pictures are wonderful. The book explains the entire process and what is involved...." Read more

"...Great discussion of tools and equipment. Pictures and illustrations help a lot. Some fun projects included." Read more

"Great pictures and instruction! I am new to this craft, so I appreciate the thorough discussion of how rug hooking can be done...." Read more

"...Good color pictures and projects included." Read more

5 customers mention "Instruction"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the detailed instructions in the book, with one customer highlighting its step-by-step journey into rug making and another noting how it begins with a very small project.

"...It begins with a very small project and progresses with each chapter to a more challenging project." Read more

"Great pictures and instruction! I am new to this craft, so I appreciate the thorough discussion of how rug hooking can be done...." Read more

"...Excellent photos and detailed instructions with references to buy supplies if needed. Very good instructional book...." Read more

"A step-by-step journey into rug making, well illustrated and documented...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the content of the book, with one mentioning the nice amount of resources listed and another noting the fun projects included.

"...Pictures and illustrations help a lot. Some fun projects included." Read more

"...Good color pictures and projects included." Read more

"...Just enough description and nice amount of further resources listed. Love it." Read more

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  • Russian Blues "mom"
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great "beginner's" book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2011
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    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.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for beginners
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2019
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    This is a great little primer on rug hooking. Great discussion of tools and equipment. Pictures and illustrations help a lot. Some fun projects included.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Cookie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures and instruction
    Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014
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    Great pictures and instruction! I am new to this craft, so I appreciate the thorough discussion of how rug hooking can be done. The final results are most impressive. The company handling the delivery of the book did well---on time, in good shape, fair prices.
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  • RugHooker
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for a beginner
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2012
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    This is a well-rounded book on rug hooking for the beginner to intermediate hooker. Good color pictures and projects included.
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  • Gkimberly
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very detailed
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2013
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    I am just beginning to learn rug hooking and this book is great! Excellent photos and detailed instructions with references to buy supplies if needed. Very good instructional book. Nice patterns to start learning from.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • JY
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015
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    good research and referral book
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  • Anna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and detailed
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2013
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    A step-by-step journey into rug making, well illustrated and documented. What I found extremely useful were the finishing techniques and tips , which are really lacking or given for granted in other books on the same issue. Everything shown, detailed, with good references. Five stars to clarity and simplicity.
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  • LKM
    5.0 out of 5 stars This isn't great guide for beginner rug hookers as well as people ...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015
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    This isn't great guide for beginner rug hookers as well as people who have been doing this for a long time. Easy to follow instructions and lots of pictures showing the entire rug hooking process.
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  • Wool fan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent information!
    Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2023
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    Excellent information for beginners . Pattern of the ship is wonderful but pretty big if you enlarge it to the size suggested. Great pictures of how to hook and bind projects.
    Would definitely recommend!
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  • Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rug Hooking
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2013
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    The book looks cute from front cover, but it gives great instructions clear and easy to follow. Inspirational. A KEEPER
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  • nanoupatch
    5.0 out of 5 stars modèles très variés
    Reviewed in France on September 10, 2013
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    de très beaux modèles avec des explications très claires ! Il y en a pour tous les goûts. Une méthode à essayer absolument!
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  • JanF
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a whim
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2012
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    I bought this after a craft workshop at my local church. It wasn't quite right, what I really needed was a book about Rag rugging. However, I enjoyed this pleasant book, and it has given me some excellent ideas for future works of art.
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  • Tim S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book!
    Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2022
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    I have been rug hooking for about 6 months and, with the step-by-step instructions and pictures, this book helps me to improve my work.
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