Article: HERE'S THE HOOK FOR EIGHT YEARS, MEMBERS OF JESSIE TURBAYNE'S RUG HOOKING GROUP HAVE MET TO IMPROVE THEIR ART AND THEIR FRIENDSHIP

Article: Folk art underfoot: remember the old saying, "use it up, wear it ...
Antiques Roadshow Insider;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... conservator, and author Jessie Turbayne reminds us that hooked rugs ... colonial era. Traditional rug hooking--pulling long narrow strips ... 1850s. The huge popularity in rug hooking began then because burlap ... likely made from a kit). Rug hooking became a craze when pre ...

Article: 'Rug Hooking' a stimulating tale Readfield woman's ...
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 17, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... mission to delve into the history of rug hooking in Maine. Her quest has resulted in her book, "Rug Hooking in Maine: 1838-1940." The book ... documents relating to the history of rug hooking in Maine and includes much of those ...

Article: Readers respond to rug-hooking query
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  March 9, 2009 ;     543 words ... ... answer to the query about primitive rug hooking, readers should be made aware of the ... response to the inquiry for primitive rug hooking, Tina Payton of Payton Primitives is ... Rumford area. She has extensive primitive rug hooking kits, patterns, wool and rug hooking ...

Article: Back to basics. (Rug Hooking) (Brief Article)
Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management;  March 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Rug Hooking started out as a newsletter with a ... of the craft. So, five years ago, Rug Hooking, published by Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ... magazine, and as a result, restored Rug Hooking to its original focus, making it once ...

Article: Arts center adds rug hooking to list
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  January 15, 2009 ;     523 words ... ... in the traditional heritage craft of rug hooking and multimedia arts will start off the ... Center, 480 Main St. Seven Gables Rug Hooking will hold the first set of classes, called "Rug Hooking for a Wintry Day," from 1 to 3 p ...

Article: Rug-hooking 'mission'
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  April 9, 2007 ;     688 words ... ... with her husband is where she runs her rug-hooking business, Payton Primitives. For the ... hope to introduce people to the art of rug hooking," she said Wednesday. "I've been ... teach a five-week course in the art of rug- hooking. It starts Sunday, April 29, and ...

Article: Wool Rug Hooking.(Wool Rug Hooking: ...
Library Bookwatch;  March 1, 2006 ;     396 words ...Wool Rug Hooking Tara Darr KP Books 700 E. State Street ... patterns alike are the feature of Wool Rug Hooking: Tradition In The Making, a collection ... and project planning ideas, Wool Rug Hooking revives an old art and is the only ...