Contemporary Hooked Rugs   by  Linda Rae Coughlin       $29.95	8 1/2" x 11"478 color photos  160 pages Book Description This beautiful book features an exciting and wonderfully diverse selection of over 475 rugs created by 270 of today's contemporary rug hooking artists. These meticulously crafted and often evocative rugs all relate to specific themes or series. Som e were made by a group of artists joining together to complete a theme-related project, others are part of a series or theme explored by an individual artist. View such impressive collections as "The Alphabet of Sheep" by Patty Yoder, "Art Rugs: The 'Art' of Playing Cards," and "Celebrate Life: An American/Japanese Exhibit." Delight in charming rugs depicting family memories, honoring children's births, and celebrating friendships. Discover groups devoted to portraiture, ancient legends, scenic locations, romance, and more. Showcased are some of today's most noted artists, along with new artists making their debuts. A must-have volume for textile lovers who want to experience the artistry and variety of hooked rugs.
HOOKED ON THE WILD SIDE by Elizabeth Black     $17.95	Softcover 64 pages  8 1/8" X 10 7/8"
HOOKED ON WOOL: Rugs, Quilts, and More  by Martingale $24.95	Hook and stitch your way to warm and whimsical designes with wonderful wool! From folk-art accents to funky accessories, you'll find projects to start--and finish-- in a snap. Includes 13 designs including purses, rugs, a footstool, a picnic basket lid, table mats, and more  Softcover 96 pages
PROJECTS FOR FIBER ART LOVERS by  Rug Hooking Magazine $19.95
PUNCH NEEDLE RUG HOOKING: Techniques and Designs  by Amy Oxford $24.95	Review: Learn to make beautiful punch needle hooked rugs with veteran instructor Amy Oxford. A complete "how-to" photo essay walks you through every stage of rug making.   You can click here to get to Punch Needle Rug Hooking Supplies
PURELY PRIMITIVE: Hooked Rugs from Wool, Yarn, and Homespun Scraps by Pat Cross $24.95	Review: Hooked rugs from out of the past. Heirlooms for new generations. Designs from another time. A starting point for the novice, this new instruction and pattern gallery shows the steps to create these heirloom quality rugs. The designing of a color palette from various wool tweeds, and other appropriate fabrics is shown clearly as you learn how to get started hooking the strips into a beautiful rug. The gallery introduces patterns to study the primitive hooked rug style and start you out. Hooked rugs from the past through you with this book as a guide.
RAG RUG HANDBOOK: Revised Edition by Janet Meany & Paula Pfaff  $21.95	Review: Good books do come back. This time with new color photos, and still the standard reference book for weavers of the American rag rug. With a history of depression era rag rug weavers as a framework, the authors present many patterns, helpful hints, techniques, and asides from old-time rag rug weavers. Weave a rag rug, keep this bit of Americana alive. Many photos, illustrations, and drafts.
	The Rug Hooker's Bible is a great book for patterns. The patterns can be used for punch needle, needle felting, silk painting and other fiber arts as well as rug hooking.
RUG HOOKING FOR THE FIRST TIME by Donna Lovelady $17.95	Review: This book really lives up to its name. A first book is so important to get you up and running on technique, material preparation, and patterns, you will be delighted by this one. Choosing and dyeing materials, laying out the first simple patterns, the tools, are all presented in a clear, organized manner that will lead you from the simplest checkerboard through the many interesting rugs and other household items. The gallery of contemporary work by various artists and the author will inspire you after you get "the hang" of rug hooking.
SHIBORI: The Art of Fabric Tying, Folding, Pleating and Dyeing by Elfriede Mooler  $17.95	Review: This little book is a translation of the original German publication. The technique of shibori, the Japanese art of dyeing in which the fabric is tied in some way before dyeing in order to produce areas of color and design is a quite sophisticated art form that became popular in rather simpler forms with "tie-dye". This book is a how-to do it book whose examples run somewhere between the elegance of Japanese shibori and the funkiness of hippie tie dye. Good directions and numerous sample projects show a variety of results that can be achieved.
WARM UP TO WOOL: Projects to Hook and Stitch by Martingale $24.95	Review: These Americana style rug projects use new wool straight off the bolt or reused, vintage wool. Learn how to prepare the wool. Then precede with the assistance of bright color photographs of the finished items and clear instructions and patterns. Half the projects are penny rugs; quilt-like pieces made by appliqué with lovely finishing embroidery. Rug hooking creates the rest. Also make a pillow, lampshade and bag. Some of the appealing motif’s suggested are hearts, flowers, flags, snowmen and sheep. Your finished items will delight with a folk-art flare.
WOW! Wool-on-Wool Folk-Art Quilts: Revised and Expanded   by Janet Carija Brandt  $27.95	Softcover Pages 112  8 ½ X 11 Review: Combine quick quilting and appliqué with the wonders of wool! Whimsical patterns introduce all the techniques you need to whip up an easy wool project — and all can be completed in a weekend. Choose from 13 projects that spotlight flowers, hearts and folk-art motifs.