Rug Hooking Designs: Danella Catalogue No 6 is a collection of rug hooking designs from Danella. You will find photographs of finished models designed by Jane Dyrdal. The first edition of this catalogue was printed around 1978, it holds a mixture of designs for carpets, wall hangings and cushions. In this 2nd edition was added a few more cushions and some carpet designs non Oriental from earlier catalogues.

Danella is a company in Denmark that produce articles for rug hooking. Jane Dyrdal used her lifetime as a designer for Danella in Denmark. This book contains exactly all the rug hooked wall hangings from Danella that was ever printed in catalogues.

Learn how to make colorful, gorgeously patterned rugs using the 200-year-old techniques of the Shakers. The author researched and analyzed textiles at five historic Shaker village sites before developing a method to create new versions of these classics. You'll learn how ten original rugs were woven and then get detailed instructions on how to make ten reproduction rugs, with full explanations of the dyeing, the warp material, the weft materials, and how to weave, as well as instructions for weaving Shaker tapes. Learn about the history of the Shakers in America and the impact of their craftsmanship on our arts tradition. Like all items used in daily Shaker life, these rugs have three outstanding characteristics: they are unusual in their design, they are perfect for the purpose they are meant to serve, and they are beautiful in quality.

Authors Mary Anne Wise and Cheryl Conway-Daly detail the creation and the triumph of Multicolores, a rug-hooking cooperative in Guatemala. Rug Hooking serves as a template for how to start a non-profit business while working hand in hand with traditional artisans in developing nations. Through a compelling narrative, the authors describe how they built a business framework from within the local culture and created successful teaching strategies that encouraged both artistic advancement as well as personal growth - all the while establishing and maintaining their enterprise as a force in the global marketplace.