For Karl and Mary Jo Gimber, it started when they bought a hooked mat at a Bucks County estate auction. “It turns out that the woman who hooked it was there and she came over and introduced herself,” ...

ONANCOCK – A new fiber arts exhibit adorning the walls of historic Ker Place in Onancock will greet visitors as the museum reopens for the 2014 season with a special evening event on Friday, March 14.

The Thomasville History Center is kicking off a new year of programs including the popular Hands-On Heritage series. The History Center invites you to engage your curiosity and craft skills at its ...

Have you ever considered learning traditional rug hooking? If so, the Great Lakes Rug Hooking Guild invites you to join their group, which meets every second and fourth Wednesday at the Washington ...

KITCHENER - Kate Seely has a lapel pin she loves to wear. It reads: “proud to be a hooker.” This fibre artist has heard all the jokes about one of her favourite crafty pastimes, rug hooking.

An international group of hookers strutting their stuff this afternoon in City Hall prefer nylon stockings or wool to fishnet, but will try just about anything – to make a rug. These crafty hookers ...

Once a month, a group of “hookers” meet at the historical McFadden-Ross House (915 Brady in Dearborn), and they don’t mind the name – in fact, some have the word emblazoned on their license plate, in ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Originally a pastime for sailors on long-distance voyages in the 1800s, rug hooking was brought into popular culture around the 1940s by Pearl McGown in Massachusetts. Her ...

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 ...