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Let’s Braid a Rug

by Helen Howard Feeley

drawings by Ada Leissing and author

self-published - Franklin, Massachusetts, 1954

vintage booklet - good condition considering

age of book

37 pages  

name of former owner on front cover and some writing on back cover

our price:   $7.95  plus media mail shipping

Rugs

by Jeffrey Weiss

W.W. Norton & Company, 1979

softcover - good condition

166 pages

$3.95 plus media mail shipping

Better Homes and Gardens Rug Making

Rugs for every room in your home

Over 40 projects using 17 techniques with

patterns and step-by-step how-to

edited by Gerald Knox

Meredith Corporation, 1978

First Edition, First Printing stated

vintage hardcover -  good condition

96 pages - no notes or highlighting

$4.95 plus media mail shipping

The Complete Book of Rug Hooking

by Joan Moshimer

Dover Publications, 1989

SIGNED BY AUTHOR

softcover, 167 pages

excellent condition -

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

Braiding Rugs

by Nancy Bubel

Storey Publishing Bulletin A-3, 1977

softcover booklet, 32 pages

like new condition

our price:   $3.95 plus media mail shipping

Oriental Rugs in Needlepoint - 10 Charted Designs

by Susan Schoenfeld Kalish

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982

hardcover, 127 pages

good condition

first blank page has creases and dustjacket shows some wear

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

Needlepoint Rugs

by Hope Hanley

Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971

vintage softcover - First Edition

interior pages are all clean, crisp

dustjacket is worn as shown in photo

161 pages

$ 12.95 plus media mail shipping

Fern Carter’s Braided Rug Book

by Fern Jennings Carter

Abbott, Kerns, & Bell Company, 1960

vintage softcover, 47 pages

interior pages - good condition

cover shows wear and has a tear where sticker was removed as shown in photo

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

The Hook Book- Patterns, Complete Instructions, and Special Touches for the Simple, Elegant Art of Creating Heirloom Hooked Rugs in the Folk Art Tradition

sixteen rug patterns illustrated in color

by Alice Beatty and Mary Sargent

Stackpole Books, 1977

vintage hardcover, 160 pages

interior pages - excellent condition

our price:   $12.95 plus media mail shipping

How To Make Braided Rugs

by Dorothy Altpeter with Corinne Anderson and Margaret Thostesen

Harper & Brothers, 1949

vintage hardcover, 53 pages

dustjacket is worn

good condition considering age of book

no writing - some small white spots on few back pages

$14.95 plus media mail shipping

The Dreams Beneath Design - The Story of the History and Background of the Designs of Hooked Rugs

by Pearl K. McGown

published by Pearl K. McGown, 1949

vintage hardcover, 95 pages

dustjacket is very worn and taped

good condition considering age of book

no writing - $14.95 plus media mail shipping

Fern Carter’s Braided Rug Book

by Fern Jennings Carter

Abbott, Kerns, & Bell Company, 1965

vintage softcover, 48 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

Rug Hooking Made Easy

by Charlotte Kimball Stratton

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1955

vintage hardcover, 215 pages

interior pages - good condition considering age

of book

discoloration spots inside cover due to age

dustjacket is tattered

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

The Art of Rug Hooking

by Anne D. Mather

Sterling Publishing Co., 1998

softcover, 128 pages

excellent “like new” condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Simply Primitive

Rug Hooking, Punchneedle, and Needle Felting

by Pat Cross

Martingale & Company, 2006

softcover, 96 pages

excellent “like new” condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs

New Designs - Traditional Techniques

by Heather L. Allen
lark Books, First Edition, 1998

hardcover, 128 pages

excellent “like new” condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Hooked on Cats

Complete patterns and instructions for rug hookers

by Joan Moshimer

Stackpole Books, 1991

First  Edition stated

softcover, 182 pages

former library book

good condition -

our price:   $9.75 plus media mail shipping

Step-By-Step Rugmaking

A complete introduction to the craft of creative rugmaking. Illustrated in full color.

by Nell Znamierowski

Golden Press, 1972

vintage softcover, 96 pages

good condition -

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

Rag Rugs

Techniques in Contemporary Craft Projects

by JuJu Vail

Chartwell Books, 1997

hardcover, 128 pages

good condition -

our price:   $7.50 plus media mail shipping

Joan Moshimer’s Treasury of Hooked Rug Designs

Featuring Designs by Joan Moshimer, Peark K. McKown, Ruth R. Hall, and E.S. Frost

W. Cushing & Company, Inc., 1985

vintage softcover, 166 pages

good condition -

our price:   $24.95 plus media mail shipping

The Rug Hook Book

Techniques, Projects and Patterns for This

East Traditional Craft

edited by Thom Boswell

A Sterling/Lark Book, 1992

hardcover, 144 pages

good condition -

our price:   $8.50 plus media mail shipping

Rug Hooking for the First Time

by Donna Lovelady

Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2002

hardcover, 112 pages

very good condition -

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

Wool Rug Hooking

Tradition in the Making

Pillows - Footstools - Rugs

by Tara Darr

softcover, 128 pages

KP Books, 2005

very good condition -

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The Complete Book of Rug Hooking

by Joan Moshimer

Dover Publications, 1989

softcover, 167 pages

excellent condition -

our price:   $12.95 plus media mail shipping

Working With the Wool

How to Weave a Navajo Rug

by Noel Bennett and Tianna Bighorse

Northland Press, 1971

softcover, 105 pages

good condition -

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

Basic Rug Hooking

Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Traditional Hand-Hooked Rugs in Primitive Style

by Alice Beatty and Mary Sargent

Stackpole Books, 1990

softcover, 160 pages

good condition -

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Hook Me a Story

The History and Method of Rug Hooking in Atlantic Canada

by Deanne Fitzpatrick

Numbus Publishing, 1999

softcover, 86 pages

good condition -

our price:   $12.95 plus media mail shipping

Hooking Rugs - New Materials, New Techniques

by Gloria E. Crouse

A Threads Book

The Taunton Press, 1995

hardcover, 148 pages

very good condition -

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

How to Make Braided Rugs

by Sally Clarke Carty

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1977

vintage softcover, 150 pages

good condition

our price: $12.95

Country Rugs

How to Design and Hook Traditional Wool Rugs and Hangings

by Pat Hornafius

Stackpole Books, 1992

softcover, 201 pages

very good condition -

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Basic Rug Hooking

Second Edition

step-by-step instructions for creating traditional

hand-hooked rugs in the primitive style

by  Alice Beatty and Mary Sargent

Stackpole Books, 1990

softcover, 160 pages

very good condition -

our price:   $6.95 plus media mail shipping

The Complete Book of Rug Hooking

by Barbara J. Zarbock

Second Edition

Drake Publishers, Inc., 1975

vintage softcover, 128 pages

good condition -

cover is worn

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

How to Make Braided Rugs

by Sally Clarke Carty

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1977

vintage softcover, 150 pages

good condition

our price: $12.95

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Rug Hooking and Braiding for Pleasure and Profit

A Standard Guide - New Expanded Edition

by Dorothy Lawless

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1962

vintage hardcover, 286 pages

interior pages - good condition

dustjacket is in poor condition

our price: $14.95