full-color photography illustrations 8 x 10 More than 20 flowers are depicted in beautiful full-color photos, from spring's daffodils to winter's pointsettas, roses, lilies, geraniums and many more. A perfect book for anyone who has ever been puzzled by shading, hooking or dying wool for a pattern's flowers, or for anyone who wishes to create their own 'garden.' Topics include how to hook primitive flowers, throated flowers, and white flowers, and how to design your own floral rug. Ten experts have contributed to this book; including Nancy Blood, Connie Charleston, Marleta Anderson, Martha Beals, Helen Connelly, Susan Higgins, BJ Andreas, Jeanne Fallier, Betty McClentic, and Jane McGown Flynn. A glossary and section on basic hooking technique is included for beginners.

Rug Hooker's Garden, A: 10 Experts Teach You How to Hook a Veritable Bouquet of Blossoms (Framework Series)

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Celebration XIII gives you 36 glorious, full-color rugs in amazing depth and detail. Detailed close-up shots that show the intricacy of the art. Profiles of the artists that instruct and inspire with tips to help you hook your own masterpiece! Attention all fiber artists: Welcome to the only annual publication that celebrates the most beautiful, glorious, and intricate masterpieces that the rug hooking world has to offer! For 13 years, A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs has been the pinnacle of rug hooking success, and now you can see the 36 best works from the last year in all their glorious, beautiful color. Hold a gallery of museum-quality rugs in your hand with Celebration!

Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XIII

Rug Hooking magazine’s Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs is the only book of its kind, providing a juried exhibit of the year’s best hand-hooked rugs. The book is filled with the inspirational stories behind each design. You’ll learn those stories from the artisans themselves and the challenges many of them faced while creating their designs. You’ll read Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs from cover to cover and turn to it again and again to find your own hooking inspiration. This very special issue of Rug Hooking magazine is what keeps us at the top of our game.

Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XIV (No. 14)

The only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs with three categories--Original Designs, Commercial Designs, and Adaptations Contains a full-page color spreads of 60 beautiful hand-hooked rugs and includes house decorating tips with hooked rugs Reader's Choice Ballot--chance to vote for your favorite rugs  A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XVII, now in its 17th year, is bigger and better than ever before. This special annual book now has 120 pages and is packed with 60 beautiful full-page color images from the only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs. Learn the inspiration and story behind each design, what kinds of challenges were encountered, and how the artisans bring all the elements together to create their special motif. Each story is unique; every design is different. Read the expert rug critiques from each of the Celebration judges to see why they voted for these rugs. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the finest hooked rugs of 2007.

Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XVII

<li>The only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs in three categories--Original Designs, Commercial Designs, and Adaptations </li>
<li>Includes house decorating tips with hooked rugs </li>
<li>Full-page color spreads of 60 beautiful hand-hooked rugs plus a Reader's Choice Ballot--your chance to vote for your favorite rugs A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs, now in its 18th year, is bigger and better than ever before. This special annual book now has 120 pages and is packed with 60 beautiful full-page color images from the only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs. Learn the inspiration and story behind each design, what kinds of challenges were encountered, and how the artisans bring all the elements together to create their special motif. Each story is unique; every design is different. Read the expert rug critiques from each of the Celebration judges to see why they voted for these rugs. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the finest hooked rugs of 2008.
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Rug Hooking Magazine 20th Anniversary 2008

The only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs Includes tips for house decorating with hooked rugs as well as full-page color spreads of 60 beautiful hand-hooked rugs Reader's Choice Ballot--chance to vote for your favorite rugs with categories for Adaptations, Commercial Designs, and Original Designs This special annual book now has 120 pages containing 60 beautiful full-page color images from the only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs. Learn the inspiration and story behind each design, what kinds of challenges were encountered, and how the artisans bring all the elements together to create their special motif. Each story is unique; every design is different. Read the expert rug critiques from each of the Celebration judges to see why they voted for these rugs. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the finest hooked rugs of 2009.

Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XIX

<li>Favorite rugs from 18 years of Celebration competitions</li>
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<li>Pictorials, geometrics, animals, and traditional rugs from more than 75 talented artistsNever before have all the Reader's Choice rugs been gathered together in one volume. The best of the best, the rugs chosen by rug hookers themselves, these rugs were voted the favorites by the readers of Rug Hooking magazine in the annual Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs competitions. This inspiring collection viewed as a retrospective shows how rug hooking has changed and developed over the last two decades.
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All-Time Favorite Hand-Hooked Rugs: Celebration's Reader's Choice Winners

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<li>The only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs </li>
<li>Full-page color spreads of 60 beautiful rugs </li>
<li>Reader's Choice Ballot--vote for your favorite rugs Each year expert judges choose the 60 best hand-hooked rugs from the many rugs entered into the juried competition known as Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs. In 2010, RHM celebrates the twentieth annual competition with our annual book, Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XX, showcasing the best of the best. Each winning rug is presented as a 2-page spread that includes a photo of the entire rug, a close-up detail of the fine workmanship, and comments from the artist and the judges. Celebration is eagerly awaited each year and is overflowing with inspiration for all who are interested in fiber arts.
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Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XX

The only juried exhibit of the year's best hand-hooked rugs Full-page color spreads of 62 beautiful rugs Readers' Choice ballot--vote for your favorite rugs Three distinct categories of rugs: original designs, commercial designs, and adaptations Each year expert judges choose the best hand-hooked rugs from the many rugs entered into the annual juried competition known as Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs. Now in its 21st year, the competition showcases rugs from all over the US and Canada. Each winning rug is presented as a 2-page spread that includes a photo of the rug, a close-up detail highlighting fine workmanship, and comments from the artist and the judges. Celebration is eagerly awaited each year and is overflowing with inspiration for all who are interested in fiber arts.

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