Hooked rugs have nearly as long a history in the United States as the country itself. The heydey of hooked rugs was during the mid-19th Century in New England and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, ...

They can be fine art or as practical as a potholder. While the origins of hooked rugs date to the Vikings, modern rug hooking really was born here in New England. With Hook in Hand, which opened in ...

The once-humble American hooked rug hangs on museum walls these days and brings prices in the thousands of dollars–part of the trend toward American country art. A decade ago most hooked rugs sold for ...

No one is sure who made the first hooked rugs, but most historians think it was the Vikings. We do know that in the early 19th century, floormats were made in the United States from 9-inch-long pieces ...

STANFORDVILLE – "A Collection of Hooked Rugs," presented by the arts nonprofit Creative Crossroads, opened this weekend at the Stanford Grange in Stanfordville. The free exhibition features dozens of ...

A group of volunteers are working to save a part of New Brunswick's history by cataloguing as many traditional rug hooked mats as possible. Judy Morison is an administrator of the New Brunswick Mat ...

Some people retire to play golf or travel. Fritz Mitnick left her job because she was hooked on another pastime — literally. Mitnick does rug hooking, a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of ...

The Ruggery can customize a rug from a client’s photo. As an editor covering this industry, I’m constantly present and alert, looking for the next big thing to report. News and trends, all the time.

Patty Yoder, H is for Hannah & Sarah, A Civil Union, 2000. Credit: Courtesy of Shelburne Museum In the world of rug hooking, Patty Yoder is legendary. The medium, which consists of looping lengths of ...