Suppliers

SUPPLIERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Weaving loom, the traditional handmade hooks and proggies, hessian, grey polyester, transfer pencil, tuition, courses and lectures

Ann Davies, 1 Wingrad House, Jubilee Street, London E1 3BJ

Books on rug-making and associated crafts

Crafts of Quality Books, Unit 8, Bow Triangle

Business Centre, Eleanor Street, London E3 4NP

Shuttle hooks and courses

Jenni Stuart Anderson, The Birches, Middleton-on-the-Hill,

Herefordshire HR6 0H2

Shuttle hooks and large frame for shuttle hook work

Debbie Siniska, 12 Preston Court, The Crescent,

Main Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 6 NT

Inexpensive rug canvas

Anita Fell, ‘Secrets’, off Whitehill Road,

Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 1JA

Locker-needle hooks and tapestry canvas

Christine Ellis, Dolgellau Design, Refail, Tir Stent

Bach, Dolgellau, Gwynedd LL40 2 RF

Locker0needle hooks

Maureen Preen, The Woodlands, Bron-y-Buckley,

Welshpool, Powys SY21 7NQ

Out-of-print rug books

Keith Smith Books, 78b The Homend, Ledbury,

Herefordshire

Pure new woollen material by the metre

Joshua Briggs & Sons Ltd., New Mills, Idle, Bradford

Artist’s stretchers and PVA

Russell & Chapple, 23 Monmouth Street, London

WC2H 9DD

Specialist frames as depicted in several of the projects

Christine Birch, Pen-yr-Allt Farm, Llanrhychwyn,

Trefrew, Gwynedd LL27 0YX

Russel Dye System and other dyes

Carters, Station Road, Wickham Bishops, Essex

CM8 3 JB

For those interested in rag rug-making of all kinds,

The Association of Rag Rug Makers produces a quarterly

Newsletter and will answer any queries or give advice

on most aspects of rag rug-making other than weaving.

The association of Rag Rug Makers, 1 Wingrad House,

Jubilee Street, London E1 3 BJ

SUPPLIERS IN THE UNITED STATES

Wool, plaiting aids, rug backings and foundations

Braid Aid, 466 Washington Street, Pembroke, MA 92359

Supplies for all traditional hand hooking

Joan Moshimer’s Rug Hooker Studio, Box 351,

Kennebunkport, ME 04046

Unusual tools, backings and adhesive

Gloria E. Crouse, 4325 John Light Road N.E.,

Olympia, WA 98506

Linen backing material, dyes, cutters, frames, wool and hooks

Forestheart Studio, 21 South Carroll Street, Frederick, MD 21701

100% wool yardage and supplies

Ruth Ann’s Wool, R.D. 4, Box 340, Muncha, PA 17756

SUPPLIERS IN CANADA

Designs and supplies

Rittermere-Hurst-Field, 45 Tyler Street, Box 487

Aurora, Ontario, L4G 3L6