The Art of Hooked-Rug Making by Martha Batchelder

This wonderful book, first published in 1947, has stood the test of time. Martha's chapters include:

-Hooking Your First Rug: Measuring, Hooking

-Hooking Simple Repeats: Planning, Designing and Hooking

-Hooking a Simple Border: Measuring and Designing

-Designing with Geometrics: Designing and Color Planning

-Fitting a Pattern to a Rug

-Using Flower Patterns: Planning & Designing, Color Scheme and Basic Flower Units

-Geometric Based on a Circle: Planning and Color

-Chair and Stool Covers: Designing

-Planning Half-Round Rugs

-Planning a Hanging Motto: Designing and Hooking

-Special Problems in Rugwork: Enlarging, joining backings, care of hooked rugs, and dyeing

-Planning Good Borders

Special Problems: Floral and Other Designs

160 Pages

PLEASE NOTE: Cover may vary from photo.