Dear Helaine and Joe: This hooked rug measures 30 by 38 inches. A label on its back reads “Mountaineer’s Cabin,” with an address of Heritage Rugs, 54 Irving Ave., Providence, R.I. The fabric ...

Hooked rugs have nearly as long a history in the United States as the country itself. The heydey of hooked rugs was during the mid-19th Century in New England and the Maritime Provinces of Canada ...

No one is sure who made the first hooked rugs, but most historians think it was the Vikings. We do know that in the early 19th century, floormats were made in the United States from 9-inch-long ...

Eric Gordon first discovered hooked rugs in 1982 when he was working at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. “It’s a niche collection,” Gordon said. “It’s not somethin… ...

Right now, these seasonal rugs are only available in Costco stores and aren't sold online. They feature a hooked design ...

Other women in the family learned how to hook rugs but only Phy loved it enough to truly master the art, some would argue to the level of her revered grandmother Jane Olson.

Hooked rugs, those handmade gems fashioned from bits of yarn hooked into patterns piece by piece, have come a long way from Grandma’s house.No longer is it necessary to pay thousands to achieve ...

However, rug shopping is my FAVORITE! I love meeting my clients amidst the piles of rugs, some of which will help build the whole story of the client's living space.