Books, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Rugs

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Sandra Betzina
More Fabric Savvy: A Quick Resource Guide to Selecting and Sewing Fabric Completely Revised and Updated
by Taunton (Spiral-bound) (Release Date: 2004-09-01)

America's best-selling quick guide to selecting and sewing fabrics is now completely revised and updated. More Fabric Savvy brings over 100 new tips, over 400 new color photos and drawings, the latest new fabrics, and entirely new and useful features, including a handy guide to stain removal. From Sandra Betzina, the dynamic host of HGTV's Sew Perfect, this easy-to-use reference belongs on every sewer's bookshelf.

Donna Lovelady
Rug Hooking for the first time
by Sterling/Chapelle (Paperback)

"Everything's readied for the first-time hooker, from color photographs to information on hooks, frames, wools and dyeing, among other topics."--Booklist, Top Ten Craft and Hobby Books "One of the best beginner's rug-hooking books to come along in a long time."--Library JournalWith these easy-to-follow instructions, plus dozens of photographs, worksheets, patterns, and projects, any beginner can make beautiful rugs and other hooked decorative items. From preparing and dying the wool to producing and transferring patterns, all the fundamentals are here. Hook a simple design on a Checkerboard Pillow. Add a border and practice finishing techniques on a Circle and Star Rug. Create a face on a Rug Doll. Or go beyond the basics and try larger projects, such as turning rugs into wearables and crafting coordinated room décor.

Ellen Highsmith Silver
Floorquilts!: Fabric Decoupaged Floorcloths-No-Sew Fun
by C&T Publishing (Paperback)

Easier to make than an ordinary quilt...stronger than a rug...able to cover large swaths of floor...Floorquilts are the superpowers of fabric crafting! Basic decoupage techniques and supplies are all that’s needed to transform a mild-mannered piece of cloth into a beautiful, durable floorcloth. Step-by-step instructions guide readers every step of the way through thirteen appealing projects, from choosing raw fabric to waterproofing the finished Floorquilt. How-to photograph and inspiring examples of floorcloths, placemats, coasters, luggage tags, trivets, bookmarks, and more mean this is the ideal craft for anyone who wants to use cloth as a power for good.  * No sewing!* Use rag-bag scraps to make 13 stunning projects* Floorcloths, placemats, coasters, bookmarks, more

Janet Meany, Paula Pfaff
Rag Rug Handbook
by Interweave Press (Paperback)

This book has everything a weaver needs to know about weaving rag rugs, from basic information to drafts for 20 traditional two- and four-shaft patterns.

Jane Olson
The Rug Hooker's Bible: The Best From 30 Years Of Jane Olson's Rugger's Roundtable
by Stackpole Magazines (Paperback)

Using Jane Olson's 30 years of articles from her "Rugger's Roundtable" as a base, "The Rug Hooker's Bible", brought to you by "Rug Hooking" magazine, is an easy-to-use standard text for beginner and teacher alike. Decades of experience is edited, expanded, and updated so students can easily study the very best techniques of hooking a rug. See how the same designs can be hooked in as many as four different ways - fine shaded, primitive outline and fill, dip dyed, and with artistic scraps. This book is an indispensable tool for all levels of hookers.

Norma M. Sturges, Elizabeth J. Sturges
The Braided Rug Book: Creating Your Own American Folk Art
by Lark Books (Paperback)

The classic guide to an enduring American craft gets an eye-catching revision. Fantastic to look at and easy to follow, this expanded version of The Braided Rug Book will win a new audience and also appeal to those who own the previous edition. It features thoroughly updated information, brand-new gallery images, two additional rug techniques to try, and a comprehensive primer on planning a project. Beginners will learn about wools and other materials, how to care for finished rugs, and how to recognize a quality rug. Plus, there are several new color plans and entirely new directions and illustrations for building a rug-braiding stand, complete with a finished photo. 

Murray L. Eiland, Murray Eiland III
Oriental Carpets: A Complete Guide - The Classic Reference
by Bulfinch (Hardcover)

Murray Eiland's Oriental Rugs has long been the standard introduction to oriental rugs. The authors have extended the range of the book by incorporating new material on Chinese and Indian rugs, and the text has been completely revised. The plates of all the illustrations have been remade, and many of the rugs shown are new to this edition. The book's focus is the nineteenth- and twentieth-century weaving of the Middle and Far East. This is introduced by a brief history of carpets, followed by a discussion of weaving techniques, dyes, and design. Traditional practices are described, along with modern innovations, such as computer-aided design. The use of synthetic dyes and the recent revival of natural dyes are given a balanced appraisal. The importance and methodology of technical analysis is firmly emphasized. The endmatter includes extensive notes, a bibliography, and an index. The book includes more than 330 color illustrations, the majority of them new to this edition. They ...

Cynthia Norwood
Creating an Antique Look in Hand-hooked Rugs (Framework)
by Stackpole Magazines (Paperback)

Author Cynthia Norwood breaks down the process of creating an antique look in hand-hooked bugs with easy-to-follow information plus tips and recommendations on how best to achieve your goal. Learn the common elements in antique hooked rugs to create your own pattern from start to finish--transferring, customizing, color planning, dyeing techniques, and which cuts of wool work best. Also included is information on different background treatments and fabric use and what effect it has on the finished product. An indispensable tool for those desiring the look of antique style decoration.

Larry Haun
Homebuilding Basics Carpentry
by Taunton (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1999-04-01)

Clare Hubbard
Making Rag Rugs: 15 Step-by-Step Projects
by Storey Publishing, LLC (Paperback)

Creating a beautiful throw rug from scraps is easy enough for anyone to master. Making Rag Rugs, a collection of 15 original designs from a variety of talented rug crafters, suits the skills of any crafter, from the rawest beginner to the most sophisticated talent. This book shows how to utilize such simple recycled ingredients as leftover fabric, old clothes, and household textiles to create these beloved and time-honored rugs. The techniques are easy to learn, the cost is minimal, and very little special equipment is needed. Each project is accompanied by a detailed "what you will need" list, step-by-step instructions with color illustrations and full-color photographs of the whole rug, and close-up detail that brings the projects to life and makes them easy to achieve. Specification boxes detail the size of the rug and the technique used. The designs in this book are contemporary and fun. The Retro Flower Rug is inspired by the classic flower shapes used by Andy Warhol ...

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