January/February 2018

Volume XXX, Number 4

Our winter issue is chock full of articles and projects to keep you busy during these cold winter days. We start off with a bang, as Susan Cunningham describes her efforts to tame her "oodles of noodles." We show you a gallery of her lovely creations, all inspired by her boxes and bins of leftover wool bits. Next, for a bit of history, we celebrate Women's Suffrage. Next year, 2020, is one hundred years after women in the US got the vote. Norma Press is gets us in the mood with her collection of rugs and mats on this theme. And we welcome our readers who like rug punching and needle punching – we have an article and pattern for each of you, whether you punch with embroidery floss or with rug yarn. We even have a project for your next snowy day—dyeing with snow! So join us as we make our drab winter days a little more colorful. Be sure to check out our vibrant January/February 2019 issue!

Oodles of Noodles
What is a rug hooker to do with all those leftover strips?
By Susan M. Cunningham

North American Orientals, Part Four
Focusing on Techniques
by Sandra Brown

Votes for Women
Woman suffrage movements inspires hooked rugs
by Norma Press

Rug Hooking and Quilting—A Friendly Pairing
Mingling methods and natural motifs
by Tena Kellogg

A Passion for Punch
A calendar hanger for the new year
by Simone Vojvodin

The Virgins Rug
The Wise and the Foolish Virgins
by Håkon Gron Hensvold

Time to Celebrate! RHM's 30th Anniversary
To RHM with love
by Karen Larsen

Celebration 28 Readers' Choice Winners
The votes are in!
by Jessica Thelander

A Rug Hooking Exclusive
Easy Hooked Pillow . . . Really!
by Stephanie Krauss/Green Mountain Hooked Rugs

Ask the Experts
Hooked Picture Frame
by Cindy Irwin

Dear Beginning Rug Hooker
Seeing the Rug, Designing the Rug
by Cynthia Norwood

Camps and Workshops
Historic Franklin Rug Hooking Retreat
by Kris Miller/Spruce Ridge Studios

Color Magic
The Magical Effects of Color
by Wanda Kerr

Beyond Our Borders
Winter Perch
by Michelle L. Palmer

Readers' Gallery
Janey Scott: For the Love of Rug Hooking
by Lou Ann Ayres, Carrie Bagnell, Annette Cochrane, Debbie Cunningham, and Deb Stachon

From My Dye Pot
Dyeing wool with snow?
by Lisanne Miller/W. Cushing & Co.

Canadian Connection
Alternative Fibers: Using dog hair in your hooking
by Mary James

First Rug
Hearts in Circle/Betsy Engel
by Melinda Russell