Rags to Rugs: Hooked & Handsewn Rugs of Pennsylvania

by Patricia T. Herr and Petricia T. Herr

Rug hooking has been part of American women's household tasks for a long time. In southeast Pennsylvania, frugal sewers saved and shared their textile scraps to create useful, pretty rugs, especially in the late 19th and 20th centuries. To document the region's hooked rug arts, The Heritage Center of Lancaster County conducted the Lancaster County Rug Harvest from 2004 to 2006, which culminated in their lavish exhibit, "Rags To Rugs, Pennsylvania...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764331256
• ISBN13: 9780764331251
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"