Rug Hooking Magazine - January/February 2017 - Free U.S. Shipping

Do you doodle when you are bored? One creative rug hooker turns her intricately detailed doodles into fabulous hooked rugs! Donna Hrkman unveils a new portrait that you just won’t believe; Janine Broscious shows us all how to reveal our happy thoughts through our textile art. We show you the next chapter of Cheryl Orcutt’s room-sized rug, Allure, a masterpiece developing before our eyes. And, designer Karen Larsen shares her secrets on how she hooks snow, so appropriate for this winter issue. That is only a taste of what you will find in this issue—look inside for so much more!

The January/February issue of Rug Hooking magazine includes:

A Rug Hooking Exclusive!

The Shelburne Mermaid Exclusive Pattern: A classic design updated for 2017! by W. Cushing & Co./Joan Moshimer

Nick@Night A man, a cityscape, a rug by Donna Hrkman

Enjoy Life Words to live by lead to a rug by Janine Broscious

Chasing Down a Textile Story The McDonald sisters of Gilmer County, West Virginia by Susan L. Feller

Will She or Won’t She? Colors, colors, and more colors by Cheryl G. W. Orcutt

From Clay to Fiber Hooking the world in 3D by Leigh Glenn

Fish Gotta Swim Rug hookers gotta love Charles Houska by Tamara Pavich

Doodles and Designs A rug hooker finds her muse by Margaret Baack

Dear Beginning Rug Hooker The Night Visitor by Karen Larsen

How to Hook Rugs A Rug Hooking Primer by Donna Hrkman

Ask the Experts Dyeing with Skirt Linings by Karl Gimber

Colors to Dye For An Unexpected Background by Wanda Kerr

Readers' Gallery The Hooking Artistry of Carol Koerner by Leigh Glenn

Beyond Our Borders Wool Creations from Scraps by Sharon A. Smith​

Canadian Connection Painting with a Hook by Kathy Thornhill

First Rug My First Hooking/Shirley Chapman by Melinda Russell