Nancy Raybould

Jane, designed and hooked by Nancy Raybould, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1999.

Point to any time in history, and there's always someone who had to be the first—the first to invent a new gadget, the first to discover a new country, the first to decide that a new way is better than the old. Nancy Raybould could be considered a part of that very special group of inventors, discoverers, innovators. Thanks to a highly visible vocation in Utah, she has introduced hundreds of people to the art of rug hooking.

This article is from the January/February 2010 issue. For more information on our issues, check out our issues page.