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Volume XXXIII, Number 5 March/April/May 2022

On the Cover: Monarch Memories, designed and hooked by Janine Broscious.

Spring is on the way, so start watching for those green leaves, wildflowers, robins, and butterflies! Janine Broscious gives us a wonderful monarch design in this issue, sure to brighten any room. Gwen Dixon shares a sweet bird nest project that includes many textile techniques. We show you the Readers� Choice winners from Celebration 31 and provide a punch needle pattern just in time for International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day. And we�re pleased to show you a few of the spectacular Fairy Tale rugs now underway. Amazing work, amazing project. Two more wonderful projects wrap up this issue: Scandinavian Stag, by Neysa Russo, and a primitive piece designer Laurie Lausen calls Prairie Flower Runner. Something for everyone�so enjoy the new season with some new projects!

Beautiful Backgrounds

Part Two of a Series

by Susan Grant



Shine!

A Special Pattern for International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day

by Rebecca Martin



Hooked on Fairy Tales

Once Upon a Time . . .

By Robin Rennie



Rock Star

How to hook a rock

by C. Susan Ferraro

Monarch Memories

Inspired by Butterflies

by Janine Broscious



Finding Rag Time

Embracing the Space

by Nadine Flagel



Readers� Choice

And this year�s Readers� Choice winners are . . . Drum Roll!!!

by Staff of RHM

2020 Remembered

A Ribbon Rug Journal

by Laura Salamy



Artful Color

Painting with The World�s Most Wonderful Wool

by Wanda Kerr

Designers Showcase

Prairie Flower Runner

by Laurie Lausen/The Wooly Red Rug



Ask the Experts

Part 3 of a series on finishing techniques

by Carol Shewan



Beyond Our Borders

Scandinavian Stag

by Neysa Russo



Destinations

Woolly Good Rug Hooking Retreat & Festival 2022

by Lisa Meecham



Dear Beginning Rug Hooker

Hook, proddy, felt, and stitch for spring

by Gwen Dixon



Readers� Gallery

Punching: A Thread Between the Past and Future

by Micah Clasper-Torch



First Rug on the Last Page:

North Shore Campsite

by Debbi Luedtke