Dear Creative Rug Hooker,
Rug hooking is full of possibilities. There are so many styles, techniques, and colors to work with, there’s a rug hooking project to suit everyone’s style, skill, and mood. And there’s so much to learn and share about this timeless craft. Here’s what’s “hooking” in the April Issue of We Like Rug Hooking!
Fiber Fun
Have a vintage footstool that could use a facelift? Embrace the folk art vibe and hook a new cover with our Strawberry Bird Footstool Pattern. This design has great energy and really evokes a feeling of timelessness. Friends may have trouble telling whether this footstool cover is vintage or a “you” original! *(Digital pattern available)
Try a new technique with tapestry hooking. This isn’t the fancy floral style that may come to mind when you hear the word tapestry—this type of tapestry project gives you a large-loom look with plenty of texture and visual interest. Our Old-World Rose Pattern uses this technique to create a vibrant rug that would make a great accent piece on your wall. Download the digital pattern to get your backing fabric set up, then follow the designer’s guidelines to bring it all together.
How about a quick, easy, and useful project? Make our Proddy Seat Pads with your favorite color combinations to create custom seat pads that can work perfectly on just about any seat—from the dining room to the kitchen to the bedroom, bathroom, and beyond! These seat pads are super comfy and look great on seating indoors or out.
Wondering what to do with some of your fabric stash? How about a Spring Hatband with Flair? With just a little bit of your stash and leftovers from other projects, you can create a one-of-a-kind hatband to spruce up a sunhat! We’ll give you some basic guidelines to take you through the project from start to finish, and you can be sure that no two hatbands will look the same. Let your hatband reflect your creativity!
Textile Trends
Rug hooking projects can be as big or small as you like. If you enjoy getting together with other rug hookers, a popular way to make new fiber friends is to make your own artist trading cards (ATCs). In Textiles Worth Trading, artist Kim Dubay shares the history of artist trading cards and explains how you can make your own. What a creative way to share your work and collect inspiration!
Beginning and seasoned rug hookers will appreciate the beauty and utility of a Hooked and Appliquéd Wool Sampler. This sampler not only looks great, but it gives you the perfect place to collect your swatches along with an example of what that fabric looks like when you hook it. No more wondering how that plaid or striped fabric will turn out in your next project—check out your swatch sampler!
Now, we know there’s more than one way to hook a rug. Read A Celebration of Punch Needle Hooking to see how this technique has evolved over the years and how some fiber artists are leading a resurgence of this art form.
Rug Hooking Central
In The Color Lab, get a closer look at Chartreuse in All Its Guises. You may think this color is something you’d never use, but you might be surprised at just how it can help make a project pop! Our article includes recipes for making a full range of chartreuse tints!
In Hooking 101, learn all about Cottage Style Hooking. A little hooking, a little prodding, and some creative hooking of wide strips will lead you to a whole new look of hooking where seeing individual loops is a good thing!
In Readers Gallery this issue, read the story of A Miracle in Mexico. You’ll be mesmerized by the beauty and creativity of these rugs as we tell the story of how rug hooking came to Mexico and how this time-honored craft is changing lives.
Expand your hooking skills, hook a rug for someone you love, or make something for yourself. There’s plenty of inspiration in the April Issue of We Like Rug Hooking!
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Happy Rug Hooking!
Caitlin Eaton
Editor, We Like Rug Hooking Magazine
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