DAVENPORT, Ia. – A length of burlap-colored linen is stretched taut across a square wooden frame on a pedestal. In one hand, Beth Anne Smiley holds a thin strip of colorful wool under the linen, and ...

YORK — Join primitive rug hooker Lisanne Miller on Saturday, May 21, at York Art Association for an entire day of "Purely Primitive" rug hooking and learn how to hook a rug made of recycled woolens ...

At first, primitive rug hooking was practiced mainly by the poorer classes, but it grew into an art form prized by all, Smiley explains. People used established patterns as well as those of their own ...

The Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild is partnering with the Mennonite Heritage Center (MHEP) in Harleysville, Pa. to conduct a hook-in and workshop for beginners on Saturday, April 20, from 9 ...

STANFORDVILLE – "A Collection of Hooked Rugs," presented by the arts nonprofit Creative Crossroads, opened this weekend at the Stanford Grange in Stanfordville. The free exhibition features dozens of ...

The long, cold days of a Minnesota winter can be the perfect time to learn a new hobby. The Rochester Area Rug Hookers would like to introduce you to the craft of rug hooking. Kathy Morton, right, and ...

Editor's note: This is the fifth story in an ongoing series about interesting hobbies in and around the Norwalk area. If you have an interesting hobby you would like profiled, contact Staff Writer ...

For Nancy Greene, it’s almost a form of therapy. For Leanne Sitler, it’s an art form, but so much more. Both women are hookers. OK, get your mind out of the gutter. They’re rug hookers, and they’ve ...

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