Geometric Hooked Rugs: Color & Design - Softcover

Dufresne, Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1881982718 ISBN 13: 9781881982715

Publisher: Ampry Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Well-known rug designer Gail Dufresne explains the elements and principles of design, including balance and unity, repetition, proportion, and movement in Geometric Hooked Rugs: Colour & Design.

Learn how to colour-plan your geometric rug, including how to use colour values effectively. The author describes her signature look of superimposing figures on top of complex geometric backgrounds. The book is full of tips and techniques for dyeing the wool, finishing the rug, and designing your own patterns. The book includes geometric designs, backgrounds, borders, and a free pattern to help you practice your technique. 

About this title

About the Author

Gail Dufresne is a certified McGown rug hooking artist from Lambertville, New Jersey, where she teaches, dyes, and designs in her home studio. She travels to workshops and rug schools throughout the U.S. and Canada, teaching her unique, colourful techniques to rug hookers from coast to coast. Gail uses unusual and non-traditional materials in her eye-catching, distinctive rugs. She is a frequent contributor to Rug Hooking magazine.

From the Inside Flap

Geometric designs, backgrounds, and borders
- The role of color in geometric rugs
- The importance of light and dark values
- Free pattern insert with tips on how to hook the design
- Over 100 full color photographs

Edition details

• Publisher: Ampry Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1881982718
• ISBN 13: 9781881982715
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96