Hooking artist Jen Lavoie has reaped many wonderful rewards for her art rugs—original pictorials showcasing tour-de-force technique and gorgeous high-key, hand-dyed color applied to stunning compositions ranging from landscape to narrative to portraiture. To the experienced viewer, Jen’s rugs are easy to spot and in a class by themselves. Usually ambitious in size and subject, ...
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Peace on earth is a whimsical design hand hooked using basic directional and random hooking techniques and introducing pantyhose as a material for hooking text and outlining. Hook this lighthearted design with a playful tone as you explore different ways to hook. ...
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Perhaps I should have chosen a different name for this technique since more experienced rug hookers will see “tapestry” and may think, “fine-cut, beautifully shaded floral medallions with scroll borders.” But the kinds of tapestry I’m referring to are the types in woven rugs and wall hangings, which are produced on large looms. ...
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