Rugs in Bloom : Shading Flowers in Hooked Rugs

Jane Halliwell Green brings floral patterns to life in her book Rugs in Bloom: Shading Flowers in Hooked Rugs.

Covering both traditional and contemporary hooking techniques, Rugs in Bloom features clear, concise directions on how to paint flowers with wool. The book is filled with plenty of visual aids including beautiful botanical drawings by the author and easy-to-follow shaded diagrams that illustrate the values in flowers to guide your hooking.

Jane covers a wide range of techniques to apply to any rug hooker, including techniques for both finely shaded and primitive floral rugs.

Also included is the author's signature dye recipes as well as a free pull-out pattern for rug hookers to practice their newly learned skills.