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Hooking Mats and Rugs: 33 New Designs From An Old Tradition

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THIS IS NOT A NEW BOOK! I felt cheated when I received it. I have the author's previous book "East Coast Rug-Hooking Designs (New patterns from an old tradition)" and the patterns WERE THE SAME! The format of the books differed but the content were basically the same. Most foul trick! I love supporting fellow rug hookers, so I purchase their books. Please tell me that there was some kind of mistake at the printers! Needless to say it is going back to Amazon. I must add that if you don't have the version "East Coast Rug Hooking Designs" then go ahead and purchase this one. This latest version is a bit larger, and the pages are brighter than the last. They are good books, but if you have one - you don't need the other.

These hooked designs are wonderful--really unique. Not at all like the typical traditional patterns you usually find out there. The colors and shapes are bright and bold and each pattern tells a story. I love the author's way of working, too. There's no right and wrong way. She lets each design take you where it wants to go. So inspiring! I can't wait to make my first rug!

This is just a wonderful book. I very much enjoyed reading Deanne Fitzpatrick's narrative of the way her life in the Canadian Maritimes has influenced her work. The photographs are excellent and show the detail of the work. Even the recipe for the Oatcakes (page 42) was great!

This book is an inspiration for experienced rug hookers, and has good basic instruction for the beginner.

I also enjoy reading Deanne's "diary" on her website [...]. The integration of personal philosophy, art and creativity all come together in an remarkable way.

A moving tribute to the craft that morphed into art. A heart-felt journey through the artist's eyes. Not a how to, but an inspiration to have you take a memory and recreate in wool...a textured memento. All rug artists should have this one in their library..for the highs and lows that wash over us all.

Beautiful book with lots of great images of some really wonderful rugs and mats. Lots of great info and ideas.

Lots of repetition in Deanne's books. This one is almost identical to an earlier one, even using the same text. Repetition is common in many of her books, so one must watch for this. All in all everything she does is noteworthy, and easy to understand , but sometimes repetitious.

There is a fundamental error in the instructions contained in this book. The instruction on preparing to hook on the last paragraph on page 22 are clearly wrong. If strips were cut the way they are instructed to be you would end up with a small square not a long strip. The measurements, both imperial and metric, do not make sense.