This outstanding rug-hooking instructional is hosted by Washington State artisan Judy Taylor, who uses handspun wool gathered from farm-raised sheep and Angora goats. Taylor offers a history of hand-hooked rugs before demonstrating how to complete a simple wall hanging. Advice on rug finishing, cleaning, and care precedes tips for creating an original rug design. Bucolic farm footage and classical music accompaniment lend a relaxed mood to this fine selection for beginning crafters, who may also want to check out Primitive Rug Hooking Made Easy (BKL Je 15 91).
Reprinted with permission from Booklist, 9/15/96. Review was written by Sue-Ellen Beauregard.
