Swap, Sell or Looking to find…

Do you have any rug making items you’d like to buy, swap or sell? please send details and photos (as attached .jpeg images) and your contact information to rughookingaustralia@gmail.com 

and we will list here. We do ask that you let us know when your item is no longer for sale. Please note, the Group will not be responsible for any sales or exchanges that take place via this site.  That is the responsibility of the poster only and all submissions are posted in good faith.

FOR SALE in CANBERRA:  Speed shuttle, Manual tufting tool an Irish hook & proggy tool, plus stretcher frame and backing fabric. Please contact rughookingaustralia@gmail.com to be put in touch with seller.

 

 

FREE in NSW:  This wool yarn is available in Padstow, a suburb of Sydney approx. 22k south-west of the Sydney Central Business District.  Email rughookingaustralia@gmail.com for more details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR SALE in QLD:   Rug Hooking Books, generally “like-new” unless noted, (they do have owner’s name on inside cover). Many are no longer available even online. Prices are less than when purchased new and what they sell for now online, if they can be found.

“Creative Rug Hooking” Anne D. Mather (Hard)) 2000 Currently unavailable online; $25+postage 

“The Art of Rug Hooking” Anne D. Mather (paper) 1998; $20 + postage 

“Creating an antique look in hand-hooked rugs”Cynthia Smesny Norwood (paper)2008 *no name written in book…like new…unavailable online or from RHM $25 + postage

“Preserving the past in primitive rugs” – Barbara Evans Brown (paper) 1999 *like new…unavailable online or from RHM $20 + postage

This book is SOLD “Hooked Rug Storytelling the Art of Heather Ritchie; Lesley Mary Close. (hard)2011 (192 pages) – unavailable  $50 + postage

“Hooking Rugs – New materials, new techniques, Gloria E Crouse (Hard)1990 – Many historical photos here too. Excellent condition  $10 + postage

“The Complete Book of Rug Hooking – Joan Moshimer (paper) 1975; unavailable online or from RHM $20 + postage

“Basic Rug Hooking” Alice Beatty and Mary Sargent (paper)1977 Ex library book in very good condition (Original Stackpole Book)  $10 + postage

“Rag Rugs of England and America, Emma Tennant(Hard)1992 – unavailable online $25 + postage

“Grace Helen Mowat and the making of cottage craft”- Diana Rees with Ronald Rees (paper) 2009 – $15 + postage

“Rug Hooker’s Companion” Donna Hrkman(paper)2012 -unavailable online $10 + postage

“Rug Hooking in Maine 1838-1940” Mildred Cole Peladeau 2008 (Hard) 190pgs Excellent condition $50 + Postage

“The complete guide to collecting hooked rugs: Unrolling the secrets” Jessie A Turbayne (Hard) – with price guide(in book). Like new $50 + postage

“American Folk Art – Rug Hooking : 18 Folk Art Projects w/ RH Basics, Tips and Techniques”  (Woolley Fox pub)– Barbara Carroll 2005 (Paper).Like new  $10 + Postage

“A Lifetime of Rug-Hooking” Doris Eaton, (paper)2011; like new…unavailable online or from RHM $25 + postage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Punch needles ARE sold by suppliers in Australia, but due to current shipping problems are not always available!  The cost of ordering from overseas with international postage plus GST on total invoice makes this set of tools for sale in Queensland a good deal. The seller would really like to see it go to an Australian rug hooker or rug hooking group.

SOLD A complete set of Amy Oxford Punch needles with canvas carry bag and instruction book, purchased from The Oxford Company in the USA, shipped to Australia but never used.

Total Price AU$200 includes domestic shipping & handling. Overseas postage additional.

FOR SALE – South Australia – Barossa Valley: While de-stashing her late mother’s craft supplies, Jenny in Tanunda has found a large quantity of “re-cycled” wool garments, along with previously cut wool strips; plus a large selection of rug designs drawn on Hessian – some are Rittermere originals ranging in price from AU$5 to AU$15.  Designs can be seen here  Designs for sale   For more information about more rug designs and any of these items – email Jenny at jenny-au@ihug.com.au

 

 

 

 

Pricing for preloved material strip (70-100% wool)

#4 #5 Cut strips (small amounts) 75 cents per 10 strips 60 strips 14”-16” will fit in standard long envelope.

Cut strips (Larger amounts) $7.00 per 100 gm – small post pack (approximately 500 gm) postage $10-11; medium post pack (approx. 750 gms) postage $12-13; large post pack (approx. 1.3 kg) postage$15-16

Uncut material. Various sizes $8 per kg

For all those latch-hookers and locker-hookers looking for wide rug canvas;

Joanne Wild (TAS) advises that Art as Mania 20-22 Emu Bay Road, Deloraine, Tasmania 7304  stocks rug making materials. Contact Laura 0488 137 315

 

 

Locker Hooking: Group member, Robin Inkpen, who sadly passed away in 2019, always said 3.75 count mesh was the easiest for beginner locker-hookers to use.

 

 

 

 

 

Handmade Sari Silk dressy tote (locker hooked); Approx 26cm high & wide and 13 cm deep. Lined with Silk Sari with Stick-woven Sari cord shoulder or x-body strap; Self-supporting with simply weighted flap closure.  AU$180 (Price does not include postage). SOLD

Locker hooked clutch with shoulder strap AU$175  SOLD

 

 

RUG HOOKING FRAMES – Gripper Strips:  NOW, there is an AUSTRALIAN supplier! Fibre Arts Shed 

Fibre Arts Shed – Jilliby, NSW (also online) has gripper strips available as well as monks cloth and rug warp backing and Oxford punch needles.

Find more details here…. https://www.fibreartsshed.com.au/

also available online from the USA –

If you need just one gripper strip (40″ length) or more, Larry Ault from Ault’s Rug Hooking Store in Shelby, Ohio, will bill through PayPal and ship to Australia. Contact him by phone 1-(419)347-9957 or email larry.ault@gmail.com 

Larry also sells used and reconditioned Rigby & Fraser Wool Fabric Cutting Machines and sells and re-grinds cutter heads. To keep up to date with new of equipment available check out Larry’s Blog.

RUG HOOKING FRAMES FOR SALE in Queensland, Australia – seldom used and in good condition.

Stretcher Frames:  2 small frames made from pine wood – 61cm wide, includes 4 finished timber pieces and 4 pegs – AU$45 + shipping from Queensland Australia.  A third frame, same design and size, made from American Hardwood, by Gene Shepherd and used in his video demonstrations,  available for AU$65 + shipping.

 

 

 

 

More Frames:   

Available in Western Australia:  Stretcher Frames; (left) 120cm wide (47.25inches) with adjustable sidebars AU$70.00  (right)  70cm (approx. 27.5 inches) wide with adjustable sidebars AU$45

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW SOUTH WALES: 

Make your own frame from specifications provided by Miriam Miller – if you have any questions about making one of these frames, Miriam is happy to help  email: narrawillyfarm@shoal.net.au

Hooks:    

these hooks and more can be purchased from Miriam Miller at Narrawilly, Milton, NSW: contact
Miriam Miller at, 35 Stoney Hill Lane Milton NSW 2538
Ph: (02) 44556870 or  Email Miriam at  narrawillyfarm@shoal.net.au

 

 

 

DESIGN TEMPLATES: 

“DESIGN in a BOX” by Susan L Feller…   A few “Boxes” are available here in Australia (contact: rughookingaustralia@gmail.com)

Using one or more of the 90 full-size templates contained  in the “Box” and the 16 page workbook you can learn how to create your own designs on the 24 x 36 in paper contained in the “box”.  These boxes are AU$30 plus postage.

 

See more images of Susan’s Frakturs and how she came to create these traditional designs, on her  Art wools website
The “Design in a Box” and Ruckman Mill Farm rug hooking patterns  are now handled Green Mountain Hooked Rugs

 

From Queensland:

Hand spun yarn:  Gail Smith, Mitchell, QLD.

Approx 120g hanks/$40 each.

For more details contact Gail by email – spinningisis10@gmail.com

 Hooky & Proggy Rugs by Miriam Miller (NSW)

An excellent book for beginners, with clear instructions for traditional hooking & proggy(proddy) and contains basics of design, tools, fabrics & finishing techniques plus project ideas & free patterns.  This book is now out of print – so if you see one for sale, don’t pass it up. 

There may be a couple available in SA from Judith Stephens –  email: studioblue20@gmail.com 

 

Hand-Dyed Wool  –   Fat Quarters –   West Australia

Kira Mead (Albany – Western Australia) is selling ‘Fat Quarters’ from woollen blankets which she hand-dyes to create her standing wool rugs (Quillies) – her contact details are shown in this image.

You can find  more images of wool for sale  on her Etsy Shop – https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AccidentalRugmaker