For Nancy Greene, it’s almost a form of therapy. For Leanne Sitler, it’s an art form, but so much more. Both women are hookers. OK, get your mind out of the gutter. They’re rug hookers, and they’ve ...

The rug is small, what you might call a throw rug. An intricate pattern in red and blue pops off a gold background. Donna Savastio started this rug, as a gift for her sister, about five years ago. She ...

St. Lawrence County artist Alice Antwine is putting the finishing touches on her largest hooked rug project ever - a full scale effigy of 13th... Aug 08, 2018 — St. Lawrence County artist Alice ...

Editor's note: This is the fifth story in an ongoing series about interesting hobbies in and around the Norwalk area. If you have an interesting hobby you would like profiled, contact Staff Writer ...

Rugs are the perfect epitome of functional art -- they transform spaces, bring warmth, and act as tangible meeting grounds for utility and beauty. The practice of making rugs by hand is methodic and ...

RARITAN TWP. — The Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild held its 4th annual rug hooking marathon last month. The weekend-long event was held at Hampton Inn and included crafters ranging from novice to ...

CABOT, Vt. (WCAX) - Cabot’s Sandy Ducharme has loved fiber arts since she was a little girl. “Learning to sew, knit, crochet,” she said. With a family full of fiber artists, it comes as no surprise.

WEST AMWELL TWP. -- When the Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild held its 12th annual five-day rug-hooking camp recently, more than 40 rug hookers gathered at the Educational Services Commission ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Elizabeth Miller of Paris works on a portrait of her younger self. The ...

A P.E.I. group wants to get more Islanders hooked on rug hooking and, at the same time, they're hoping to capture the history of their craft through the years. "Rug hooking has had a rejuvenation ...