Volume XXXIII, Number 5

March/April/May 2022

On the Cover:
Monarch Memories, designed and hooked by Janine Broscious.

Spring is on the way, so start watching for those green leaves, wildflowers, robins, and butterflies! Janine Broscious gives us a wonderful monarch design in this issue, sure to brighten any room. Gwen Dixon shares a sweet bird nest project that includes many textile techniques. We show you the Readers’ Choice winners from Celebration 31 and provide a punch needle pattern just in time for International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day. And we’re pleased to show you a few of the spectacular Fairy Tale rugs now underway. Amazing work, amazing project. Two more wonderful projects wrap up this issue: Scandinavian Stag, by Neysa Russo, and a primitive piece designer Laurie Lausen calls Prairie Flower Runner. Something for everyone—so enjoy the new season with some new projects!

Beautiful Backgrounds

Part Two of a Series

by Susan Grant

Shine!

A Special Pattern for International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day

by Rebecca Martin

Hooked on Fairy Tales

Once Upon a Time . . .

By Robin Rennie

Rock Star

How to hook a rock

by C. Susan Ferraro

Inspired by Butterflies

by Janine Broscious

Finding Rag Time

Embracing the Space

by Nadine Flagel

Readers’ Choice

And this year’s Readers’ Choice winners are . . .  Drum Roll!!!

by Staff of RHM

A Ribbon Rug Journal

by Laura Salamy

Artful Color

Painting with The World’s Most Wonderful Wool

by Wanda Kerr

Designers Showcase

Prairie Flower Runner

by Laurie Lausen/The Wooly Red Rug

Ask the Experts

Part 3 of a series on finishing techniques

by Carol Shewan

Beyond Our Borders

Scandinavian Stag

by Neysa Russo

Destinations

Woolly Good Rug Hooking Retreat & Festival 2022

by Lisa Meecham

Dear Beginning Rug Hooker

Hook, proddy, felt, and stitch for spring

by Gwen Dixon

Readers’ Gallery

Punching: A Thread Between the Past and Future

by Micah Clasper-Torch

First Rug on the Last Page:

North Shore Campsite

by Debbi Luedtke