Books and Magazine Rug Hooking

If you are interested in learning how to do rug hooking, then you should do some reading about the topic. There are a lot of great books on the market on this topic today. However, the best and most popular books that are available on this topic include:

  1. Rug Hooking & Braiding Made Easy by Verna.
    While this book is very outdated, it is still very relevant. However, this is not a book for someone who is a very beginner since there are not any step by step instructions. For instance, there is not any information about what fabrics should be used or how the strips should be made. As such, this book is better for those who already have an understanding of how braided rugs are made.
  2. Rug Hooking For The First Time by Chapelle Studios
    It is said to be one of the best beginner's rug-hooking books on the market today. There is everything there that the very beginner could possibly need, including: color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions, worksheets, patterns, projects and in-depth information about any of the materials that you will need to use. Basically, all of the fundamentals that you need to know about rug hooking are included within this book. Herein you will learn to create simple projects such as putting a design on a checkerboard pillow, adding a border and finishing techniques to a circle and star rug, creating a face on a rug doll, turning a rug into something that you can wear and even learning how to craft coordinated room décor. You are guided through more than 24 projects here by Californian Lovelady.
  3. Basic Rug Hooking: Everything You Need to Begin Hooking Rugs by Hooking Rug Magazine
    It has a lot of step-by-step, easy-to-follow directions and instructions about anything you would want to know that has to do with rug hooking. This is actually a complete rug hooking primer. It includes material lists, expert advice from rug hooking instructor Verna Cox and 12 great beginner projects.
  4. Rug Hooking Magazine
    It offers comprehensive coverage of rug hooking. Thanks to this magazine you will be able to craft beautifully designed rugs. In each issue of the magazine you will find demonstrations on how to do things, a complete directory of events that are going on in the rug hooking world, product reviews, information about color planning, as well as instructions on how to dye fabrics.