Publisher's Synopsis
Using the basic rules of composition and perspective author Jane Halliwell presents beginning hooking instruction and dozens of dye formulas for practically every element found in a pictorial rug; animals, people, plants, flowers, mountains, roads, clouds, water, and much more. Providing the differences between and techniques in the three types of pictorial rugs-realistic, impressionistic, and primitive -- the author offers dozens of full-colour photographs of rugs hooked by a variety of artists, and helpful illustrations of how to achieve to best results for your project.