A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs: Celebration XI (Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs)

A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs: Celebration XI (Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs)

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Book Description
This year's edition, "Celebration XI" is a deserving heir to this noble lineage. Filled with photos of glorious rugs and profiles of the artists who created them, it showcases the glory of rug hooking in all of its multifaceted splendor. Open its cover and step into a virtual exhibition filled with 36 magnificent rugs present in 64 full color photographs many with close-ups that allow you to study technique, color selection, and use of materials! Reveals a vast array of styles including pictorials, Orientals, primitives, geometrics, fine cut, and more! Includes a sampling of embellished rugs that feature the innovative use of unusual materials such as yarn, beads, and ribbons and insightful artist profiles.

About the Author
Leslie Hoy is a talented freelance writer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and a regular contributor to "Rug Hooking" magazine. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Book Contents:

1. A Comfortable Home: 100 Cozy Projects for Easy Living
2. Amazing Paper Planes : Turn an 8 1/2" x 11" Sheet of Paper into a Finely Trimmed Glider that Flies Farther, Faster, and Straighter than You Ever Believed Possible.
3. A Trio of Teddies to Crochet
4. A Yorkshire Fable: Thirty Knitting Designs
5. Beaded Lampshades
6. Beads & Beadwork of the American Indian
7. Blackwork Embroidery
8. Bobbin Lace : An Illustrated Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques (Dover Books on Needlepoint, Embroidery)
9. Building and Detailing Scale Model Stock Cars
10. Build Your Own Snow Globe (Mega Mini Kits)

Book Contents

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