wasn’t expecting national recognition, either. Even so, she got both. In early 2009, Skinner, who lives in Wayzata, started work on the hand-hooked rug that would earn these accolades. The rug, which ...

It's hasn't quite reached lost-art status yet, but the craft of hand-hooking rugs definitely is a hobby and passion that should be embraced by more people. That opinion comes from Wilma Hill, the ...

Family • Husband Paul, married 28 years, and son Benjamin of Cape Girardeau, Mo. What she makes • Traditional hooked art and rugs, supplies, pattern books and instructional guides How to buy • Shop ...

SOUTH BERWICK – Experience quintessential New England craft at "Hand-Hooked Rugs: New Works by Members of Seacoast Ruggers," an exhibit that will be on view beginning Friday, Sept. 14 through Saturday ...

Last fall, in a church hall in Victoria, 20 women ranging in age from 30 to 60 gathered for a workshop in rug hooking. Midway through the class, organizer Sheila Stewart, owner of the Blue Heron Rug ...