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| Title: | Hooked on Cats
: Complete Patterns & Instructions for Rug Hookers |
| Author: | Joan Moshimer |
| ISBN: | 0811730417 : 9780811730419 |
| Illustrations: | 34 photos, 37 line drawings |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 185x235mm |
| Pages: | 178 |
| Weight: | .36 Kg. |
| Published: | Stackpole Books - January 2003 |
| List Price: | 12.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Cats: Rug & carpetmaking |
Takes you step by step through a variety of styles and patterns and provides advice on capturing the look of cat fur, whiskers, eyes, and noses. Complete basic projects in a short time or use dye formulas and design hints to create your own rugs. Tips and techniques from a renowned rug hooker including special dyeing techniques and how to hook fur, whiskers, and more; ten complete patterns with step-by-step instructions; full-colour gallery of rugs both old and new.
Introduction; Our Family of Cats; Getting Started -- Basic Equipment; Choosing Wools; Basic Dyeing; Overdyeing for Beauty; Cutting the Strips; Designs and Patterns; Backgrounds. Getting Finished -- Hooking the Rug; Finishing Touches; Finishing a Silent Companion. The Hooked Cat -- Specific to Cats; Cat Colours; Formulas for Dyeing Cat Colours. Projects for Beginners -- Four Kittens; Tiger Cat; Lion and Lamb; Mother Cat and Kittens; Welcome, Friends. Intermediate and Advanced Projects -- Tabby Cat; Staffordshire Cat; Two Cats on a Pillow; Hungry Lion; Persian Blue. The Monetary Value of Hooked Rugs; Sources of Supplies; Glossary of Rug Hooking Terms; Index.
