"The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it." Emerson 1803-1882

Kits & Patterns

These patterns & kits are my original rug hooking designs. I like to give you lots of options when choosing a pattern. I take great care to ensure my hand-drawn patterns are straight on grain and edges are sealed to prevent fraying while hooking. Patterns come with ample space around pattern for ease in hooking and attaching to your frame. Kits contain medium weight wool, prepared for rug hooking. If you order a kit with wool, the wools may vary somewhat from the photos shown here, depending upon availability of the woolens. Examples shown here are of some of the patterns as I have hooked them -- but please, use your favorite colors and have fun with them - you'll be amazed at how different they can look in other color schemes.

Each pattern is available, hand-drawn on:

	Primitive Linen (100% linen)
	Paper pattern for you to transfer to your own backing (some larger patterns not available on paper)

Most kits are available with your choice of:

	Wool Packs: wool pieces for you to cut to your favorite strip width.
	Cut Strips: cut into strip widths #8 or #9, depending on the design. If kit does not offer cut wool option, you can still order wool cutting for an added charge of $30.00 here: After you place the kit with wool pack in your cart, come back here and click the order button to have your wool cut.

©2004-2010   Sally Van Nuys, All rights reserved.  Please respect copyright laws - do not reproduce, sell, or distribute my patterns or designs without my permission. You may enlarge or reduce patterns to suit your personal needs. Prices shown on this page supersede catalog pricing.

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Stool Topper

Beginner's Rug Hooking Kits

The Ultimate       The Complete

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Two Beginner's Kit options:

The Ultimate Startup Kit - if you are sure you want to be a rug hooker, then start with all you need and with the best. The best tools make learning and achieving success faster and more fun! You'll get a beautiful rug hooking gripper frame on a lap stand, a primitive Hartman rug hook, the pattern and cut wool to create this beautiful design, instructions specific for the design, plus a set of my 5 rug hooking tutorial booklets containing all the information you need learn and enjoy rug hooking. Choose this option and receive a 10% discount off the total of all the items in the kit, which is already factored into the price of $290.00 for this great startup package.

The Complete Startup Kit - if you aren't quite ready to commit as much money, The Complete Startup kit is for you. You'll get the pattern and cut wool to create this design, a primitive Moshimer rug hook and an instruction booklet with step-by-step instructions. You can borrow a frame or use a large, wooden quilting hoop to get started.

Price is $98.00

I designed this stool cover for an antique milking stool, as shown in the photo. This mat can also be used as a hot pad or a table mat if it does not fit your stool top. antique blacks and mottled reds give this piece and instant antique look. You can use colors of your choosing to make it your own!

This new rug hooking design is perfect for beginning rug hookers or anyone who loves this simple look in a rug! The central padula design provides versatility for a rug hooker wanting to use their own wools in colors of their choosing.

Also available as a pattern alone on primitive linen.

Both beginners kit options contain the pattern hand-drawn on primitive linen, #8 and #9 pre-cut wool strips (similar to, but not always exactly, the woolens shown) and an instruction booklet with step-by-step instructions for completing the design - and learning along the way.

Pattern measures 18 x 12 inches

Antique Flag Rug

Antique Stars

Antique Penny Rug

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2009

My adaptation of an antique flag rug, as seen in Create & Decorate Aug 2009 issue. Available as a pattern on linen only (no kits).

Measures 22 x 22 inches.

Adapted from an antique hooked rug that was hooked from strips of old flags. Also see the companion punch needle pattern.

This is the antique rug that was featured as my Hook-a-Month rug in 2008. Available as a pattern on linen only (no kits).

Measures 25 x 25 inches.

This is a wonderful rug to use wools that have been married together - several reds, several blacks and browns, and several tans (lights and darks) will get you this great aged look.

My adaptation of an antique penny rug, as seen in Create & Decorate Holiday 2009 issue.

Measures 24 x 16 inches.

Also see the companion punch needle pattern.

Pattern on Primitive Linen   $50.00

Pattern on Primitive Linen   $60.00

Scrap Hit n Miss

Old Hearts & Penny

Scrappy Table Mat

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2006

This design helps use up all those left over strips in your worm basket! Use your own color scheme, depending on the colors you have saved up. It's based on an antique quilt pattern and uses a hit and miss style color placement in each 5-inch block.

Measures 15 x 20 inches. Available as pattern only - no kits.

This was previously offered as a beginner's hooking kit, which I've replaced with a new design. This design makes a beautiful table mat in soft, country colors for rug hookers of any skill level. The simplicity of the design is still a great option for beginners, too.

Measures 16 x 12

What do you do with all those left-over strips at the end of a project? If you are looking for a great pattern that will help you use up left-over wool strips -- here it is! Or, if you want to color plan and use your favorite combination of country colors, this will work for that, too.

Measures 12 x 22 inches

This pattern was featured in October 2006 issue of Create & Decorate magazine.

Log Cabin Cabinet Insert

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2007

Star Mats

Round Barn Star or Primitive Star

Wool colors can vary slightly

Hearts Candle Mat

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2008

Here's something else I love - old quilts and old paint! I designed this simple hooked insert to fit into the door of this little cabinet. The pattern is just 6 x 12 inches, but it sure makes a big statement. The cabinet is from Viking Woodcraft. I painted the cabinet an old blue-charcoal color, sanded the edges back, and then added the log cabin hooked piece into the door. I love it!

This little piece would also look cute sitting on your table as a candle mat or hot pad. do it up in your left over strips of wool!

Mug mats or hot pads can protect your furniture from hot cups and dishes. Hooked mats can add wonderful country style while doing just that! You can also use them as decorative accents in baskets and bowls. Kit includes cut wool strips and pattern on primitive linen for a PAIR of mats (2 of same design.)

Each measure 7-8 inches

Kits  $29.00

A new design for 2008 is this great intertwined hearts candle mat. Just the right size to sit under your jar candle to protect your table. It also makes a great gift that is quick to hook up for a friend or even a wedding gift.

Finished size is 11 x 13 inches

This design was featured in February 2008 issue of Create & Decorate magazine.

Pattern on Primitive Linen   $22.50

Primitive Dove & Wreath Adaptation

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2009

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Clam Shells Adaptation

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2009

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Log Cabin Adaptation

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2009

I love this rug old rug! When I saw this antique rug, I immediately began to wonder why its maker chose these motifs and designed it the way she did. it is unusual and so primitive -- sun, bird, wreath, mug, branches and berries -- perfect!

I couldn't wait to get it drawn and hooked, keeping all the elements as close to the original as I could. I did make it a bit smaller than the original and I hope you love it as much as I do.

Measures 19 x 42

 Clamshells - that's what the semi-circular shapes resemble. It was one of the popular geometric patterns for rug hooking in the 1800s. The spaces between the shells, hooked in a brown herringbone wool, make the shells appear to step down into the rug.

This rug would also be beautiful hooked in pastels or jewel tones. I hooked it in my faves - black, red, green and mustard.

Measures 28 x 20 inches

A popular quilt pattern of the 1800s, Log Cabin, was the inspiration for this rug. I added my own twist to the design with a meandering border interspersed with dots.

This is a great design to use up all those leftover strips - sorted into darks and lights for opposing sides of the blocks.

Measures 27 x 18 inches

Kit with wool not available.

Bird 'n' Clover

Antique Hearts

1897 Sheep

This is such a simple old rug pattern, but it is one of my favorites! Heart in each corner, simple penny flowers, and a blue bird flying above it all (I omitted the bird, but he will be on your pattern to hook or not.) Hooks up fast and really adds instant age to any room!

Finished size is 24 x 18 inches

This adaptation was based on the antique hearts rug that I have used as my business logo for many years now (even before I started hooking.) Barbara Carroll asked to develop a pattern from this rug as well, and she offers a slightly different version of it. We both love it -- it really doesn't get much more primitive than this one!

Measures 18 x 24 inches.

This is a pattern that I  adapted from a larger antique rug original to Pa. circa 1897, according to the date hooked into it. The sheep and other design elements, as well as using soft old-colors in the wools, makes this a primitive favorite.  This pattern is one of the first known to include a date hooked into the rug. It has a great folky border and the little blue bird in the corner. Great to mix in with old rugs and with country furnishings!

Large Measures 18 x 24"

Small Measures 14x14”

Antique Tree of Life

Antique Floral Mat

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2007

1898 Geometric Primitive

Beautiful large pattern! My adaptation of an antique design used so much in quilts and needle works. Perfect for a wall or in front of a door or fireplace. This pattern will work up quickly and could use so many wonderful color schemes. Pattern only on primitive linen (no kits.)

25 x 36 - large

17 x 22 - small

This pattern is very adaptable to your own color choices, since it is not subject-dependent on certain colors. The design was adapted from an antique rug that I love! So primitive!

Measures 13 x 17 inches.

I love the simplicity of this rug! It hooks up quickly and would lend itself to many color combinations very well.  Great beginner's rug, too.

Measures 18 x 24

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Take Me to the Beach

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2008

Princess Feather Pillow

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2008

Primitive Penny Runner

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2006

Summer brings out the fun in me, I think. I love summertime and going to the beach. I envision this rug on the porch of a welcoming old cottage on the beach. Or at your house or mine - anywhere!

Pattern size is 28x23 inches.

As seen in the August 2008 issue of Create & Decorate magazine.

Princess Feather is one of my favorite old quilt patterns and it hooked up easily for this pillow top! Hook the flowers in your choice of coordinating wools and change the whole color scheme to suit your room. Use a simple corded edge rather than the fringe and you have a more traditional look. You could also use it flat on a table top as a mat. Possibilities with this design are limited only by your imagination.

Pattern size is 16 x 16 inches.

This design was featured in April 2008 issue of Create & Decorate magazine.

This long and narrow runner is the perfect primitive accent for floor, table, bench or wherever! I hooked it in primitive muted wools.

Measures 55 x 12 inches.

Paper pattern is half length and must be flipped to complete design.

featured in Create & Decorate magazine in 2006.

Freedom & Liberty Sampler

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2007

Patriot's Pineapple

Antique Pottery

This is an original design. Americana in a sampler-style hooked table mat. You also attach it to a basket lid for the perfect summer picnic basket! Measures 17 x 11 inches

I designed this pattern for Create & Decorate magazine & it was featured on the cover -June 2004! The pineapple has long been the Colonial American symbol of hospitality, and I thought it would be appropriate to design this one surrounded with elements of the flag as its border.

Measures 14 x 20

I love old pottery and stoneware, and collect it whenever I can. So it seemed very natural for me to want to put it into a rug! I used soft old-colors in my over-dyed wools to help give this rug an aged and well-loved appearance. Looks great hanging over a grouping of the real thing - redware, stoneware, & mixing bowls. 

Measures 16 x 14 inches

Country Pomegranates

Penny Flower Welcome

Flag Shield

Another small, quick project that would be perfect for a beginner, but just as much fun for an experienced rug hooker.

Measures 15 x 15 inches - a nice size for a table mat or to hang on a cupboard.

This is a pattern that I designed - it is pretty way to welcome guests to your home -- place it on a table or hang in an entry way. Hook it in colors to coordinate with your home -- or hook one for a friend; hooks up very quickly! The bottom photo is the same pattern hooked in deeper fall colors and made into a pillow (click it to see a larger photo).

Please type into the Comments box on your order screen - 'light' or 'dark' colors, if you are ordering a kit with wool.

Measures 13 x 13 inches

Shield-shaped flag wall hanging will make a great patriotic statement in your room. Hooked with #9 strips, this pattern hooks up fairly quickly. I finished mine with sticking fabric, but it would also be beautiful with a whipped edge using red, cream, and navy yarns.

Measures 16 x 22 inches

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Old Black Cat Chair Pad or Table Mat

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Happy Jack Chair Pad or Table Mat

Dimensional Sunflowers

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My favorite time of the year -- Fall (and Halloween, of course.) So, I got a start this year on some fun Fall and Halloween patterns that I hope you will want to hook. This one was my adaptation of the old black cat post card. Love his bow tie with the polka dots. I hooked the background in several green and gold wools for that wormy look.

This piece is sized perfectly for a chair pad, but it would also be perfect on a table or even hung on your door for the season!

Measures 15 inches

Here's another fun mat for Halloween. Hooks up really fast and only needs three or four wools to look great! I used an orange plaid, gold check, and a cool stripe with fall colors, and just a tad of black inside the mouth and around the eyes.

This piece is also sized perfectly for a chair pad, but use it on a table or hung on your door for the season!

Measures 15 inches

This mat was so much fun to design and hook. Sunflowers are one of my favorites -- so big, so colorful--and they feed our eyes, then they feed the birds. God is the greatest designer of all!

I hooked the petals of the sunflowers with very long loops, and then when they were done, I clipped the loops unevenly to make the fringy petals. When I hooked the centers, I hooked the outer rows closer and the inner rows a bit longer to give some roundness to the heads to resemble the seeds.

Measures 16 x 11

Hooked Feather Tree Runner

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2006

Hooked Holiday Door Pockets

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2005

Holiday Stockings

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2004

I adore old feather trees and penny rugs . . . so the combination here was a natural for me! Mirror-image feather trees, decorated with pennies, lamb's tongues and stars. Fans adorn the corners of this great table mat. Hook it up in primitive colors, or in bright Christmas jewel tones -- either way, it will make your table sparkle with a homespun holiday flair.

Finished size is 13 x 23 inches.

I designed these versatile holiday pieces so you can hang them on your door in stead of a wreath, on your mantel in place of a traditional stocking, or add a strap and sling one over your shoulder for a great seasonal purse! Mitten pocket pattern will be personalized with your chosen initial. Be sure to tell me what letter you want on your pattern.

Fun, quick to hook, and easy to construct . .  get started and make one of each!

Measure 9 x 12 inches; kits come drawn on primitive linen

I designed these stocking for the Holiday issue of Create & Decorate magazine (2004.) The paper pattern and instructions for both are in the magazine, or you can purchase the pattern on rug backing right here. I had so much fun designing these special holiday stockings! Who says you can't fill a stocking with goodies for Halloween? And the crow is in the Christmas spirit, carrying his feather tree home to decorate his nest. I hooked the stocking with my overdyed wools - they are lined and backed with wool also. All patterns come with instructions & kits come drawn on primitive linen.

Stocking measures 15 inches at the widest foot area and 23 inches long - great size to hold lots of goodies or decorations!

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Spring Hare Bench Cover

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2005

Harvest Cat Basket Cover

Photo copyright All American Crafts 2007

Jack Rabbit Table Mat

I designed this piece to attach to the top of this low bench. It is a leaping rabbit with lamb's tongues on either end. If you don't have a bench that needs a cover, it makes an awesome table runner, too! I hooked this one in deep spring colors, but it would look great in true pastels as well.

Another option would be to add extra border on the sides if you want it wider for a table rug or another size bench. If you want extra backing added to the sides for a nominal charge, just let me know when you order.

Measures 24 x 8 inches.

My passion for old baskets and rug hooking have collided in this harvest design! With the full harvest moon as a backdrop, this bewitching black cat waits for the basket to be filled to the brim with the season's bounty! I attached my hooking to the inside of the basket lid, so the hooking would show when the basket was open and filled with pumpkins and bittersweet. You can attach it to the outside of your lid if you wish. I found the basket at a flea market - you can use any basket you choose, and simply adjust the outer border size to fit.

Pattern size is 18 x 23 inches.

I designed this pattern as a small table mat for a client who loved rabbits. Simple saw-tooth border can be hooked in so many color combinations. Pennies add a touch of whimsy. 

Measures 14 x 8.5 inches.

Polly Minick Designs!

My good friend, Polly Minick, has just released three wonderful new rug hooking patterns. They come to you all packaged so beautifully, as only Moda can do. Patterns come with color photos, supply list, instructions and tips for each rug. You get a paper pattern that unfolds to the actual size of the rug (no need to have pattern enlarged). Just transfer the pattern to your favorite rug foundation and start hooking with your own choice of woolens! Affordable and fun! Polly never lets us down . . .

Red House on the Prairie  23 x 34 inches

Daleview Farm  18 x 46 inches

Patriotic Checkers  22 x 22 inches

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Wooly Candle Cuff Kits^™

Original designs, available only from Amherst  Folk Art & Rug Hooking. Wools in kits may vary slightly in color or texture from the photos, depending upon availability of wools.

Wooly Candle Cuff designs© 2004-09 Copyright, Sally Van Nuys

Kit Options:

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Complete Wool Kit includes hooking pattern on foundation, pre-cut #8 (1/4-inch) wool strips, wool backing material, & full instructions with photos.   

 $49.00

Antique Stars & Bars

Pattern & Instruction packet includes hooking pattern on foundation & full instructions with photos.      $36.00

Brave Stars

Antique Clam Shells