From abstract to figurative, the hooked rugs by Beth McDermet surprise and delight. The rugs currently on view at the ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: This hooked rug measures 30 by 38 inches. A label on its back reads “Mountaineer’s Cabin,” with an address of Heritage Rugs, 54 Irving Ave., Providence, R.I. The fabric is in ...

Editor's note: This is the fifth story in an ongoing series about interesting hobbies in and around the Norwalk area. If you have an interesting hobby you would like profiled, contact Staff Writer ...

Last fall, in a church hall in Victoria, 20 women ranging in age from 30 to 60 gathered for a workshop in rug hooking. Midway through the class, organizer Sheila Stewart, owner of the Blue Heron Rug ...

They can be fine art or as practical as a potholder. While the origins of hooked rugs date to the Vikings, modern rug hooking really was born here in New England. With Hook in Hand, which opened in ...

WEST AMWELL TWP. -- When the Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild held its 12th annual five-day rug-hooking camp recently, more than 40 rug hookers gathered at the Educational Services Commission ...

Everything’s old fashioned in the Log Cabin Museum at the annual Tunbridge World’s Fair. Atop Antique Hill, with Civil War reenactors camped outside, the exhibition hall features weavers, printers and ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Originally a pastime for sailors on long-distance voyages in the 1800s, rug hooking was brought into popular culture around the 1940s by Pearl McGown in Massachusetts. Her ...

WAUTOMA – The Heart of Wisconsin Rug Hooking Guild will sponsor its 25th annual Fall Hook-In from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at Mount Morris Camp and Conference Center, W6016 Blackhawk Road, Wautoma.