Designing Handmade Rugs

Harness classic design elements color, shape, texture, and edges to create colorful, innovative hooked, punched, and prodded projects! Award-winning textile artist Annie Sherburne’s Designing Handmade Rugs Inspiration for Hooked, Punched, and Prodded Projects offers valuable advice on transforming worldwide creative inspirations into stunning rug designs.
The book provides insights on choosing durable, eco-friendly materials and dyes, along with ideas for collaborative art-making through rug-making workshops and parties. This guide is ideal for both experienced crafters and beginners interested in fiber arts.
Designing Handmade Rugs includes detailed instructions and patterns for 11 unique rugs, pillows, and wall hangings. Annie Sherburne is deeply committed to eco-friendly and fair-trade materials. She is a founding member of the International Feltmakers Association and has designed buttons, jewelry, fashion accessories, and hats for Jean Muir for 18 years. Over the last decade, her design work and awards have increasingly incorporated environmentally conscious materials. She received the textile category award at the 2001 OXO Peugeot design awards. Annie currently lives in the UK.
This book is an inspiring resource for anyone interested in crafts, rug making, recycling, and sustainable art. It provides all the knowledge and motivation you need to create unique, personal artworks at home.
Add to your cart now and step into the enchanting world of handmade rug design with Annie Sherburne!