Dear Beginning Rug Hooker

Find the best rug hooking tips and tricks in this regular Rug Hooking Magazine column for the beginning rug hooker.

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Words of Wisdom

Many hookers can't imagine using a technique that requires hooking,… More

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Wool-Covered Cord Finish

When it came time for me to finish the largest rug I'd ever hooked--9 feet… More

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What About the Background?

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Welcome Friends

This rug illustrates a contrasting relationship of type. The word Welcome… More

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Trimming the Tree

Design inspiration finds me in the most unlikely places and when I am… More

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Three Stars, Three Ways

When I discovered the wonderful designs by Emma Lou Lais and Rhonda… More

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Thirty (Fun!) Plaids and a Plain

Like most rug hookers, I have a sizable stash of wool waiting to be made… More

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The Night Visitor

Elves, fairies, gnomes, trolls, and sprites, which inhabit childhood… More

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The Never Trivial Trivet

We all begin somewhere, pulling those first loops. More

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The Golden Egg

I've long been a fan of Aesop's fables. The Golden Egg is a simple graphic… More

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The Early Bird Gets the Worm

After a long, cold winter, it's a thrill to see the first robin of the… More

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The Cup of Kindness

After many years of living in the South, I picked up the charming southern… More

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Tea Mats

Rug hooking was a craft born out of necessityit was a way to keep your… More

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Tackling Tessellations

It was love at first sight as I leisurely meandered through an off-campus… More

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Sunflowers

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