TROY, Vt. (AP) - Carolyn Buttolph likes to like to makes things people can use. She hooks rugs, everything from pot holders to large rugs, and leads a class on rug hooking at the Vermont Quilters’ ...

When I think of rug hooking, I think of things found in my grandmother’s living room or attic. But in recent years, thanks to a handful of retailers, designers and enthusiasts, the craft has become ...

From a tiny studio beside her 1880s Graton farmhouse Brigitta Phy paints pictures with fabric, hook by hook by hook, painstakingly keeping alive a fading art that dates back at least to Colonial times ...

A workshop for those interested in learning the fundamentals of traditional rug hooking is being conducted by the Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The workshop will run from 9 ...

A workshop for those interested in learning the fundamentals of traditional rug hooking is being conducted by the Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The workshop will run from 9 a ...

WOOD RIVER — Bette Stanley has been rug hooking for five years, but despite a room full of beautiful tapestries on display, Stanley describes herself as a relative novice to the craft. “I’m a real ...

For Nancy Greene, it’s almost a form of therapy. For Leanne Sitler, it’s an art form, but so much more. Both women are hookers. OK, get your mind out of the gutter. They’re rug hookers, and they’ve ...