Connecting Rugmakers and Rugmaking Groups around Australia

Jo Franco

Welcome to Jo Franco’s new website for Rughooking Australia, connecting Rugmakers and Rugmaking Groups around Australia.

Through this site you can learn more about the history and revival of the traditional craft in Australia.

If you have questions about this traditional craft, ask here; explore the site and meet the growing community of innovative contemporary fibre artists in Australia / New Zealand who are quietly taking this traditional craft in different and exciting directions.

Through the News you will meet fibre artists from across the South Pacific and around the world.

If you are a solo rugmaker or belong to a rug group in Australia, consider promoting your group free of charge here.

Email: rughookingaustralia@gmail.com

[Contents of the pages of the Rughooking Australia remain the property of the authors or artists and cannot be printed, copied, saved or stored without the express permission of that originator.]

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History of Australian Rug Hooking

History of Australian Rug Hooking

This site is where you can learn more about the revival of traditional rugcrafting in Australia.

Through our News you will taste the flavour of rug makers and meet fibre artists from across Australia and the South Pacific.

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Rug Hooking Groups

Rug Hooking Groups

Want to get involved? Search for Rug Hooking Groups around Australia.

If you have questions about this traditional rugmaking craft, ask your questions here; explore the site and meet the growing community of innovative, contemporary fibre artists in Australia and New Zealand who are quietly moving this traditional craft into a number of exciting directions.

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Browse our Gallery

 

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Robin Galahs
Aquarius+Jo+Franco
Joy Marshalls Bideford Parsonage Rug Started With Gene In Strath
5 Apr Elaine Kitchener's Rug   Copy
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Pelican
Shalom
S19 Robins Party

Recent News

Need a Frame or not for rugmaking

Need a Frame or not for rugmaking

ISSN 2207-001X      April 2026 When beginners ask about rugmaking, usually the first question is, “do you need a frame?”  There’s no quick answer, because it depends on the rug maker and the technique being used. Most rug hookers using the “traditional” hooking technique, of pulling loops of fabric or yarn through an open weave or […]

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A Cautionary Tale: Framing Textiles

A Cautionary Tale: Framing Textiles

What happens when you neglect to ask if the framer has worked with textiles? Imagine this; you deliver a lovely, hooked piece (36×6.5 inches /90x16cm) bordered with one line of red loops to a professional framer, and it comes back with the red loops completely covered by the frame. Taking it out of the frame […]

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Reclaim the Void update

Reclaim the Void update

ISSN 2207-001X   January 2026 What an interesting way to start the New Year!  I’ve just read a Reclaim the Void update issued in December 2025 by Vivienne Robertson the project’s creative director and co-founder, who emphasizes that the project is about community, conciliation, and a shared responsibility for environmental impact and overconsumption. The process of […]

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