What do bluebirds do in cold, Vermont winters? Why, they pull on their Ugg boots, of course! This issue is full of charming winter and Christmas designs, with instructions on how to turn online clip art into a warm and cozy winter patterns to hook. Do you know how to pick the best hook? Green Mountain Rug Hooking gives you some tips. And don’t forget--now is the time to enter Celebration 27. Curl up with a cup of tea by your fire and enjoy this jam-packed issue of all things rug hooking.

The November/December issue of Rug Hooking Magazine includes:

A Rug Hooking Exclusive!

Home for the Holidays
by Anne Bond/Visions of Ewe

Call for Entries: 2016

Enter your rug in Celebration 27!

Blue Bird of Happiness in Winter

Warm up your winter with a charming feathered friend

by Ellen Banker

Christmas Clips

Turn online artwork into holiday traditions

by Debbie Ballard

Wintery Nesting Dolls

Hook three-dimensional Russian folk art dolls

by Carol Koerner

Workshop Rx

What to do with those samples, kits, and orphan hookings

by Grace Collette

Tavern Signs

Rug hooking celebrates local history

by Karl Gimber

Small Evening Clutch

Sparkling elegance for the holidays

by Cindy Irwin

Primitive Snowman Star

Holiday cheer comes in five points

by Kathy Graybill/Hidden Treasures Originals

Tech Trends

The Art of Marketing your Business with Social Media

by Maggie Bathory

Reader’s Gallery

Inspired by Nostalgia

by Tamara Pavich

Dear Beginning Rug Hooker

Merry & Bright

by Janine Broscious

Canadian Connection

Postcards from Newfoundland

by Karen D. Miller

Ask the Experts

The Ultimate Wool-Pulling Tool

by Green Mountain Hooked Rugs

Beyond Our Borders

Something Small

by Lynda Latner

Colors to Dye For

Over-Dyeing Primer

by Wanda Kerr

First Rug

My Tree/Dawn Dimitriadis

by Melinda Russell