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 ...

Kramer said intricate designs can be very time consuming, but hookers develop a rhythm to their craft. When setting a price for a hooked rug, she said things like the complexity of the design, the ...

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 ...

If there were a business model on how to run a successful, yet highly creative business, Country Braid House in Tilton would be a winner. However, when I visited the shop recently, I wasn't thinking ...

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 ...

Jackie Alcock's bright, colourful and unique rugs have hooked her the title of Rug Hooking Artist of the year. Alcock, along with two others, were given the prestigious title for 2019 by the Hooked ...

Hannah Epstein’s riotous exhibition at Steve Turner may bring back memories of hours spent with latch hook rug kits — those ready-to-assemble crafts that, strand by strand, formed a fuzzy image of a ...