Creations In Recycled Wool
Rugs, footstools, seat covers, and more
About Art In Rugs
My creations have two main consistencies: what I make must be useful by being visible and experienced in every day settings, and I always use second hand wool. I find designs for rugs in nature, the imagination, friends and family, and people who want to commission a piece for a particular area of their home or a special someone close to them.
Cynthia Chesna
The first time I really became aware of hooked rugs was playing on a rug my grandmother made for her dining room. Even as a little girl, I was impressed by intricacy and the beauty of the rug. It was lovely! It wasn’t until fifteen years ago that I purchased a kit to make a hooked rug, much less that it would turn into a passion in years to come.
Stories That Hook You
Making a rug or wool creation occurs between two stories: how the piece came to be and where its going. These are the stories of the people who live with my creations and those who inspired them.
History of Hooked Rugs
Hand-hooked rugs hang on the walls of art galleries, museums, office buildings, libraries, and cultural centers. In the past 15 years, the art of hooking has grown in popularity once again.
Galleries
Rugs, footstools, seat covers, Floor Doors, and more creations made from hooked recycled wool
Floor Rugs
Stools & Things
Early Years
Hooked Rugs
noun
a rug made by drawing loops of yarn or cloth through a foundation of burlap or the like, to form a pattern.
Art In Rugs
by Cynthia Chesna