Hand Hooked Rugs in Exquisite Color and Detail
| History tells us that Egyptians made a form of hooked rugs in the 3rd to the 7th C. As we know hooked rugs, we look to the 18th century when burlap feed sacks were a free way to make a backing through which strips of fabric would be pulled. Hooked rugs in their earliest form were pieces made of any left over fabric a "country" or "poor" lady could scrape together. By tearing the fabric into small strips, they could pull them through the spaces in the burlap. The subject matter of this folk art form was quite often of animals or nature's produce. Most of the "mats" or "rugs" were done in New England by women trying to provide warmth (bed rugs), color, design and necessary items while their husbands were at sea. Ms. Pearl McGowan, in the 1930s, salvaged rug hooking and brought it to a higher artistic and durable status. The craft continues to intrigue men and women because they can use their creativity of subject, color and design in a most interesting way. Miller Run Home offers you some new 21st century items made by Robin McCoy in Virginia. The back of her products looks as good as the front. Robin takes great care in producing works of quality and beauty.  Use hooked rugs as floor accents, table mats, wall hangings, on foot stools, backs of chairs...let us count the ways they can be seen, utilized and appreciated. |
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