When I read of this current exhibit at the Temecula Valley Museum, I was picturing the latch hook rug kits of our youth (which, not surprisingly, are numerous at most thrift stores). I was so wrong and so incredibly impressed.
Lynne joined me for this exhibit produced by the museum in cooperation with North County Wool Gatherers, a rug hooking artist group based in Fallbrook. This beautiful, unique exhibit, created by local artists will be on display through April 3, 2022.Besides the beauty, we also got a history lesson. Modern Rug Hooking has its roots in Yorkshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century. Workers in weaving mills were allowed to collect leftover pieces of yarn that were useless to the mill. The weavers took them home and pulled the scraps through a backing to create their own rugs and artwork. Recent research suggests, however, that the practice of pulling wool or yarn through a base fabric was used by the Vikings, who likely brought it to Scotland and France.
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3 comments:
Most impressive! Beautiful!
I think they are talented textile artists and really appreciate your blog.
Unfortunate that there aren't credits to those artists beneath the photos of their work.
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