March/April/May 2021

On the Cover:

Friendship Padula by Rebecca Martin
Summertime brings thoughts of travel and this issue takes you to some interesting destinations. Ti Seymour, from Abu Dabi, treats us to a sunflower design sure to please. Visit a sheep farm in Virginia to see how Kathy Donovan of Checkmate Farms grows her fabulous wool. And speaking of sheep, a rug hooker in France tells us about her unique raw wool rugs. Janine Broscious takes us to the Southwest with her lovely cactus wren design, and returning back home again, Rachelle LeBlanc shares her three-dimensional approach to finding home through rug hooking. You are sure to find something to love in this summer issue of Rug Hooking magazine!


TABLE OF CONTENTS

You Are My Sunshine
Hooked or punched, this design will brighten your day
by Ti Seymour
 
One Point Perspective
Add depth to your design
by Sandra Brown
 
Cactus Wren
Prickly pears and blooms
by Janine Broscious
 
A French Hand-Hooked Story
A rug from the sheep
by Anne-Lise Bresson
 
Finding Home Through Form
Three dimensions in rug hooking
by Rachelle LeBlanc
 
Accidental Shepherd
Kathy Donovan’s Checkmate Farm
by Sandy Oravec
 
Friendship Padula
Punching during the pandemic
by Rebecca Martin
 
A Rug Hooking Exclusive: Home Sweet Home
by Gene Shepherd
 
Celebration 30 Readers’ Choice
 
Creativity: Enjoy the Process
by Capri Boyle Jones
 
Artful Color: Starting from Scratch
by Wanda Kerr
 
Readers’ Gallery: Gisele Mac Harg
by Paulette Hackman
 
Blast from the Past: Pink Pig for St. Patty’s
from RHM archives
 
Ask the Experts: Framing Your Hooking as Art
by Karen D. Miller and Daniel MacDonald
 
Canadian Connection: From My Father’s Workshop
by Gwen Dixon
 
Dear Beginning Rug Hooker: The embellished crooked house
by Michele Wise
 
First Rug on the Last Page: Big Lily