ATHA Library

Library

ATHA has an extensive collection of books, booklets, magazines, and videos available to it's members.

ATHA Library Rules:

You must be an active ATHA member to check out library materials.
No more than six items may be checked out at a time.
Request for material already checked out will be filled when it becomes available
If you need materials for a specific date such as a program, leave enough lead time in your request so you receive it on time.
All material must be returned within 30 days, unless prior arrangements are made with the Librarian.
When you receive your order, please note the amount of postage on the package. Make a check for that amount payable to Virginia Stimmel and include it with the returned items.

Please send requests for materials, and return materials to:

Virginia Stimmel,
2285 Forest Hills DR, Harrisburg, PA 17112
717.652.0414 VPStim712@verizon.net


Books and Booklets (alphabetically by author)
Title	Author	Date
Chroma Craft	Ashworth, Anne	1971
Green Mountain Colors	Ashworth, Anne and Armstrong, Jean	1989
Basic Rughooking	Beatty, Alice	1990
Rugs From The American Museum in Britain	Betterton, Sheila	1981
Principles of Color	Birren, Faber	1987
The Rug Hook Book	Boswell, Thorn	1992
Hand Made Rugs	Bowles, Ella Shannon	1937
WOW - Wool-on-Wool Folk Art Quilts	Brandt, Janet Carija	1995
Scrolls are Easy	Brescia, Laverne	1964
Natural Plant Dyeing	Brooklyn Botanic Garden	1978
Preserving the Past in Primitive Rugs	Brown, Babara Evans	1999
Judging By Merit	Burton, Mary Shepard	1977
Educational Standards ATHA	Burton, Mary Shepard
Basic Design & Drawing Techniques	Buttler, Pris	2000
Easy Lettering Tips	Buttler, Pris	2000
The Technique of Rug Hooking	Carlson, Helen G.	1951
The Secrets of Primitive Hooked Rugs	Carroll, Barbara	2003
Rug Hookers Dye Manual	Connie's Cauldron	1974
Art Rugs: The "Art" of Playing Cards	Coughlin, Linda Rae	2004
Contemporary Hooked Rugs	Coughlin, Linda Rae	2007
Modern Hooked Rugs	Coughlin, Linda Rae	2007
Rug Hookers Dye Manual	Cox, Clarisse	1948
Anyone Can Dye	Cox, Clarisse	1953
Braided Rug Manual	Cox, Verna	1967
Purely Primitive	Cross, Pat	2003
Hooking Rugs	Crouse, Gloria E.	1990
Rag Rugs	Davies, Ann	1992
Hooked Rugs	Davies, Ann and Tennant, Emma	1995
Hooking Fine Gifts	DiFranza, Happy	1992
Scraps 'N Spots (with Swatches)	Ebi, Dotti	1979
Little Critters Small Animal Sculptures	Fallier, Jeanne H.	1983
Traditional Rug Hooking Manual	Fallier, Jeanne H.	1983
Handling Public Relations	Fallier, Jeanne H.	1986
Oriental Rugs	Field, D. M.	1983
Shading Flowers	Field, Jeanne	1991
Hook Me A Story	Fitzpatrick, Deanne	1999
The Secrets of Planning and Designing Hand-Hooked Rugs	Fitzpatrick, Deanne	2005
101 Formulas For Casserole Dyeing	Fleming, Edna	1965
All Aboard the Circus Train	Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild	2000
The Pictorial Rug, Edition 5	Halliwell, Jane	2000
Flowers, Leaves and Scrolls - A Guide For Shading With Wool	Hansen, Jackye	1995
Sculptured Rugs in Waldoboro Style	Hansen, Jackye	2007
TOD (Triple Over Dye) Jar Method Book 1 w/Snips	Hicks, Lydia	1957
TOD (Triple Over Dye) Jar Method Book 2 w/Snips	Hicks, Lydia	1959
Designing Originals	Hogenboom, Carol and Russel, Roberta J	1973
Dyeing Made Easy	Hogenboom, Carol and Russel, Roberta J.	1973
Textures 'n Stitches	Hogenboom, Carol and Russel, Roberta J.	1973
Country Rugs	Hornafius, Pat	1992
Victorian Cottage Rugs	Hornafius, Pat	1995
Dictionary of Wool and Wool Fabrics	International Wool Secretariat
George Kahnle's Hooked Rug Patterns. V. 1-6	Kahnle, George
The Hooked Rug	Kent, William Winthrop	1930
Rare Hooked Rugs	Kent, William Winthrop	1941
Hooked Rug Design	Kent, William Winthrop	1949
American Hooked and Sewn Rugs	Kopp, Joel and Katie	1995
The Complete Illustrated Book of Dyes from Natural Sources	Krochmal, Arnold & Connie	1974
The Secrets of Color in Hand-Hooked Rugs	Krull, Betty	2004
Dick's Dyeing Lessons	LaBarge, Richard	1999
Dyeing from the Doo Dye Inn with Patti and Dick	LaBarge, Richard & Patti Varley	2002
Dyeing to Hook	Ladd, Sarah C.	1996
Antique Colors for Primitive Rugs	Lais, Emma Lou & Carroll, Barbara	1996
American Primitive Hooked Rugs	Lais, Emma Lou & Carroll, Barbara	1999
Silk Stocking Mats: Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission	Laverty, Paula	2005
Rug Hooking and Braiding for Pleasure and Profit	Lawless, Dorothy	1962
Recipes from the Dye Kitchen Edition 2	Lincoln, Maryanne	1999
Comprehensive Dyeing Guide	Lincoln, Maryanne	2005
Hooked Rugs - An American Folk Art	Linsley, Leslie	1992
People & Places: Roslyn Logsdon's Imagery in Fiber	Logsdon, Roslyn	1998
Bed Rugs - 18th and Early 19th Century Embroidered Bed Covers	Marshall, Jessie	2001
Four Sisters Hooked Rug Manual	Masters, Margaret Hunt
The Art of Rug Hooking	Mather, Anne D.	1998
TOD (Triple Over Dye) Jar Method Book 3 w/Snips	Matthews, Janet
Dreams Beneath Designs	McGown, Pearl K.	1949
You Can Hook Rugs	McGown, Pearl K.	1951
Color in Hooked Rugs	McGown, Pearl K.	1954
The Lore and Lure of Hooked Rugs	McGown, Pearl K.	1966
Shading With Swatches	McLain, Clarisse	1962
The Complete Rug Hooker - A Guide to the Craft	Moshimer, Joan	1986
The Complete Book of Rug Hooking	Moshimer, Joan	1989
Hooked On Cats	Moshimer, Joan	1991
Creating an Antique Look in Hand Hooked Rugs	Norwood, Cynthia	2008
Hooked Rugs	Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food
Rugs for My Red Cape	O'Neill, Edythe	2001
Creative Journey into Rug Hooking	Osicka, Sibyl
Soft Is Beautiful	Osicka, Sibyl
Soft Is Beautiful II	Osicka, Sibyl
Punch Needle Rug Hooking Techniques and Designs	Oxford, Amy
Rug Hooking Today	Oxford, Amy	2005
Rug Hooking Today v. 1 & 2	Oxford, Amy	2006
Art Underfoot	Peladeau, Mildred Cole	1999
New Crafts Ragwork	Reakes, Lizzie	1996
Choice Hooked Rugs	Rex, Stella Hay	1953
Practical Hooked Rugs	Rex, Stella Hay	1975
A Rug Hooker's Garden	Rug Hooking Magazine	2000
Celebration of Hand Hooked Rugs, v. 16	Rug Hooking Magazine	2006
Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs, v. 1-15	Rug Hooking Magazine	1991-2001
Garretts and Bluenose Rugs of Nova Scotia	Ryan, Nanette & Wright, Doreen	1995
The Enjoyment & Use of Color	Sargent, Walter	1964
The Rug Hookers Bible	Shepherd, Gene	2005
The Secrets of Finishing Hooked Rugs	Siano, Margaret	2003
How To Dye For Rug Making	Sprout, Mildred	1972
Rug Hooking Made Easy	Stratton, Charlotte	1955
Rag Rugs of England and America	Tennant, Emma	1992
The Microwave Dye Book	Terrio, Joan	1981
Hooked Rugs, History and the Continuing Tradition	Turbayne, Jessie	1991
The Hookers Art	Turbayne, Jessie	1993
Hooked Rug Treasury	Turbayne, Jessie	1997
The Big Book of Hooked Rugs, 1950s-1980s	Turbayne, Jessie	2005
Dyeing For Primitive Rug Hooking	Tynan, Jean	1984
Creating Hooked Rugs	Underhill, Vera	1951
Care of Historical Garment and Textiles	University of Illinois	1988
Vermont Folk Rugs	Wiles, Laurilyn
The Alphabet of Sheep	Yoder, Patty	2003
The Complete Book of Rug Hooking	Zarbock, Barbara J.	1961


Magazines (alphabetically by title)
Title	Description	Date
Hooking Digest & Braiding Magazine	Magazine	1958-1959
Hooking Digest & Braiding Magazine	Magazine	1966-1976
Rug Hookers News and Views	Magazine, assorted issues
Rug Hooker News and Views Index	Magazine	1972-1979
Rug Hooking Magazine	Magazine, assorted issues
Rugger's Roundtable: 1996-2002	Magazine, Olson, Jane	1976-2001
Rugging Room Bulletin	Magazine, Faillier, Jeanne	1987-1997


CDs, DVDs and Videos (alphabetically by title)
Title	Description	Date
American Traditional Rug Hooking	29 mins
Artwork at Donecker's: Rugs at Ephratah, Pennsylvania	Video	1994
ATHA 1987 National Convention: Walking on Art, the Story of MLR Productions	Video	1987
ATHA 1989 Biennial Seminar: Textile Conservation	Video SP, Ordonez, Dr. Margaret	1989
ATHA 1996 Region 1 Gala and 560 Piece Exhibit, Boxboro	Video SP	1996
ATHA 2005 /Biennial Exhibit, Halifax, Nova Scotia	DVD	2005
ATHA Biennial 2007, New Orleans, LA	CD	2007
The Heart of Hooking, Judy Dodd	Video	2005
Hooking and Braiding, Joan Moshimer and Verna Cox	Video
Hooking Rugs with Gloria E. Crouse	Video	1990
Let's Hook, An Introduction to Traditional Rug Hooking, Field, Jeanne	Video	1996
Heritage Mats of Nova Scotia, Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia	DVD	2007
Rhapsody in Rugs:Rags to Rugs at the Carnegie, Carnegie Center for Art & History	CD	2005
Rhapsody in Rugs:Rags to Rugs at the Carnegie, Carnegie Institute	CD	2006
Rug Hooking Instruction, Hansen,Jackye	Video
Sauder Village Traditional Rug Hooking Exhibit, Archibold, Ohio	Text and Video	1997