Hooked Rugs of the Midwest:: A Handcrafted History

Hooked Rugs of the Midwest:: A Handcrafted History

by Mary Collins Barile
Hooked Rugs of the Midwest:: A Handcrafted History

Hooked Rugs of the Midwest:: A Handcrafted History

by Mary Collins Barile

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Overview

The art of rug hooking, which consists of pulling dyed and cut wool fabric pieces through a backing, has typically been associated with New England, the South and Canada. Yet rugs from the American Midwest have contributed just as much to the development of the craft and its continuing popularity. The story of hooked rugs in the Midwest is a ragbag blending of romance, folklore, myth and common sense told through the colors of barns and sky, golden wheat, farm ponds, red clay, red brick, steel, glass and fountains. In this vividly illustrated history, Mary Collins Barile shakes out the dust from the Midwestern hooked rug with the vigor its unique blend of utility and imagination deserves.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609498177
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 05/28/2013
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 7.60(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Mary Collins Barile is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri. She is a board member of the Missouri Center for the Book, the Missouri Parks Association, the Friends of Historic Boonville (where she resides), the MU Libraries Friends and the Western Writers Association.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

1 The Foundation 13

2 Now, the Rug 33

3 Colors a Magdalene Delighted In 49

4 Designing Women 63

5 Punching Through the Midwest 73

6 Going, Going, Gone: How Hooked Rugs Became Famous 83

7 Back to the Future of Midwestern Hooked Rugs 107

Appendix I Poetry of the Rug 121

Appendix II A Rug Hooker's Lexicon 127

Appendix III Rug Superstitions 131

Appendix IV Suggested Reading and Resources 133

Index 139

About the Author 143

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