You can retailer Hook Rugs by Pearl McGown (1951). First Edition. Signed by Author. Hardcover Book

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A gently used book kcopy of the long-time rug hooking staple, "You ... Can Hook Rugs" by Pearl K. McGown, copyright 1951. Choose between a version with or without a dustcover.

From the dustcover: This book "is a source of instruction on the technique of hooking, selection of designs and planning of color. In easy fashion, McGown carries the reader, step by step, through the entire process of hooking a rug and makes hooking exceedingly easy for anyone." She discusses the importance of of design, color, and provides many black and white illustrations to demonstrate techniques.

The pages are a little retailer stiff. In its long life spanning half a century, it was inundated. However, it remains such a clean and readily accessible gen...