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Creative techniques for rug hookers / Donna Hrkman.

by Hrkman, Donna.

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Stackpole Books, 2015.

Rugs, Hooked -- Patterns.

Fabric pictures.

9780811713344 (pbk.)

0811713342 (pbk.)

iv, 108 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Elements of design in rug hooking -- Creating depth and dimension in hooked rugs -- Adding texture and embellishment to your rugs -- Special border designs -- Hooking a realistic wallpaper background -- Adding text to your rug design -- Basic information on hooking realistic portrait rugs -- Awareness rug : create a rug with a message -- Rugs with a limited color palette, and monochromatic rugs -- Hooking a white rug, and what came next -- Steampunk reverie -- Mother Goose, or how to revive a lost love.

After you've mastered the basics of hooking and designing rugs, kick your art up a notch with your own artistic vision and personal touches. The creative approaches and techniques in this book will help you make every piece extra special and uniquely yours. Hooking realistic portrait rugs. Awareness rugs--create art with a message. Special borders and embellishments. Steampunk designs.

Rug Hooking magazine.

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