Do you doodle when you are bored? One creative rug hooker turns her intricately detailed doodles into fabulous hooked rugs! Donna Hrkman unveils a new portrait that you just won’t believe; Janine Broscious shows us all how to reveal our happy thoughts through our textile art. We show you the next chapter of Cheryl Orcutt’s room-sized rug, Allure, a masterpiece developing before our eyes. And, designer Karen Larsen shares her secrets on how she hooks snow, so appropriate for this winter issue. That is only a taste of what you will find in this issue—look inside for so much more!

The January/February issue of Rug Hooking Magazine includes:

A Rug Hooking Exclusive!

The Shelburne Mermaid
by W. Cushing & Co./Joan Moshimer

Nick@Night

A Man, A Cityscape, a Rug

by Donna Hrkman

Enjoy Life

Words to Live by Lead to a Rug

by Janine Broscious

Chasing Down a Textile Story

The McDonald Sisters of Gilmer County, West Virginia

by Susan L. Feller

Will She or Won’t She?

Colors, Colors, and More Colors

by Cheryl G. W. Orcutt

From Clay to Fiber: Hooking the World in 3-D

by Leigh Glenn

Fish Gotta Swim: Rug Hookers Gotta Love Charles Houska

by Tamara Pavich

Doodles and Designs: A Rug Hooker Finds Her Muse

by Margaret Baack

Dear Beginning Rug Hooker: The Night Visitor

by Karen Larsen

A Rug Hooking Primer: How to Hook Rugs

Dyeing with Skirt Linings

by Karl Gimber

ATHA Biennial 2017: Playing Hooky in Cleveland!

by Celia A. Esala

Colors to Dye For: An Unexpected Background

by Wanda Kerr

Reader’s Gallery: The Hooking Artistry of Carol Koerner

by Leigh Glenn

Beyond Our Borders: Wool Creations from Scraps

by Sharon A. Smith

Canadian Connection: Painting with a Hook

by Kathy Thornhill

First Rug

My First Hooking/Shirley Chapman

by Melinda Russell