Rug Hooking & Braiding Made Easy

"Use old jeans and cotton fabric for Rug Making" Rug making with both fabrics is explained in this illustrated manual. Even though wool is generally used in the making of both these types of rugs, we have found that old jeans and cotton can also be easily used with only a yarn needle as a tool for the braiding. These rugs are durable, can be washed and braided up quicker. The one difference is that a slightly different technique is used, as illustrated in this booklet. This "user friendly" book was created to give the basic steps in two colonial crafts. It is designed to act alone or as a compliment to Verna's "Rug Hooking & Braiding Made Easy" DVD. This illustrated book shows how various materials are used, basic tools needed and the techniques required. Requests from craftsmen who had a quantity of unused cotton and denim fabrics prompted Verna to create this book. Having been a traditional rug braider using quality woolen fabric, it was a challenge to Verna to experiment with these new fabrics. The information in this book is a result of new ways developed to treat new fabrics.cotton and denim did not have the "bending quality" that you find with wool and fleece. Because of this situation, a new technique was needed. The book covers how each fabric needs to be treated for the best results, as well as the tools needed for that fabric. The craftsman interested in using denim and cotton will be pleased to know that the only tools needed are ayarn needle and a needle and thread. The drawn illustrations will help you to understand the steps fully and the written information will give you guidelines on how to process the different fabrics. This book was intended to teach the basic steps of both hooking and braiding. Illustrations and directions for an oval, rectangle, round hex shaped and flower rug will help you start right away on your new crafts. Another book and 5 DVDs are available form Verna when you decide you want to learn more about the crafts. The "Illustrated Braiding Instruction Manual"(an encyclopedia on braiding) was Verna's first project and is now in it's ninth reprint.