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What is a hand hooked rug?
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A hand hooked rug is handmade using a hook device. As a result they have small knots of hooked wool, differing from hand-knotted or hand-tufted rugs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Fantastic and Colorful Mounted Hand-Hooked Rug from Lancaster, PA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch colors and typical of Lancaster Co. colors. Super geometric hand-hooked rug sewn on linen stretcher frame. The colors of salmon, orange, tan and greens.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Rugs
Materials
Wool
1935-1940 Mounted American Hand-Hooked Rug with Indian Pattern Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American hand-hooked rug with Indian design pattern on a stretch frame sewn on black linen.
Category
Vintage 1930s American American Craftsman Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Folk Art Hand Hooked Rug with Chickens, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
A very folky and very funky whimsical hooked rug; hand hooked wool rag on burlap backing, edge bound and mounted on a fibercore backboard and wired for hanging.
Category
Antique 1880s American Folk Art Rugs
Materials
Burlap, Wool
Vintage American Hand-Hooked Rug with Half-Moon Floral Motif
Located in Barrington, IL
This charming vintage American hand-hooked rug, created in the early 1900s in the New England region, is a beautifully preserved example of early American folk-art textile craftsmans...
Category
Early 20th Century American North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage American Hand Hooked Rug, Squirrel Design, Wool & Cotton, 1950
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage American hand hooked rug in a wonderful depiction of a standing squirrel and looking out design.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Vintage Hand Hooked Rug, Wool & Cotton, Birds Nest Design, 1950
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage American hand hooked rug in a wonderful depiction of birds in a tree nest.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton


