Katie Hartner has added making rug hooking patterns to her Tyler quilting business. She bought A Nimble Thimble here about 13 years ago and recently acquired Woolley Fox from Barbara Carroll, who ...

CLINTON — The first exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of the historic Red Mill is in keeping with the Red Mill Museum Village’s themes of history and natural sustainability. “At the Sign of the ...

Last fall, in a church hall in Victoria, 20 women ranging in age from 30 to 60 gathered for a workshop in rug hooking. Midway through the class, organizer Sheila Stewart, owner of the Blue Heron Rug ...

It's hasn't quite reached lost-art status yet, but the craft of hand-hooking rugs definitely is a hobby and passion that should be embraced by more people. That opinion comes from Wilma Hill, the ...

Everyone's heard of folks who like to knit or crochet. Less known is another group of wooly crafters. They call themselves "hookers." Rug hookers, that is. They take great pride in rug hooking, a ...

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