wasn’t expecting national recognition, either. Even so, she got both. In early 2009, Skinner, who lives in Wayzata, started work on the hand-hooked rug that would earn these accolades. The rug, which ...

Family • Husband Paul, married 28 years, and son Benjamin of Cape Girardeau, Mo. What she makes • Traditional hooked art and rugs, supplies, pattern books and instructional guides How to buy • Shop ...

In 1959, when Beth Anne Smiley was a child, a runner on the stairwell of a family friend made of vintage wool caught her eye. The friend had cut all of the wool by hand out of her husband's good wool ...

ATHENS — "Exploring The Tarot" is an exhibition of 23 rugs created by a group of amazing fiber artists. This show was created and conceived by Loretta Scena and Michele Micarelli. Approximately two ...

It's hasn't quite reached lost-art status yet, but the craft of hand-hooking rugs definitely is a hobby and passion that should be embraced by more people. That opinion comes from Wilma Hill, the ...

Rug hooking is a traditional textile practice, and of late — thanks in part to many people being home because of the COVID-19 pandemic — it's been enjoying a renaissance in the Newfoundland and ...