The below picture is only a few of the books that would be available for perusing.
For some time I’ve been thinking about starting a library, here at the shop, of rug hooking reference books. I’ve been collecting books on the subject since I started this craft as well as a lot of Rug Hooking Magazines, ATHA and Nova Scotia Guild newsletters. Some of these books are out of print so therefore our out of circulation so this way we can continue to enjoy them. Unfortunately I sold a few to nice folks over the years but I still have quite a collection that I would like to share with you, the avid reader.
Reference books are always great to peruse. There’s nothing like sitting in a comfy chair with a cup of tea or coffee to quietly leaf through and get lost in the interesting stories and pages of the beautiful colour plates of artistic and well executed rugs. In my private collection I have a full range from very old publications with ink drawings to modern day beautiful coffee table books, and all else in between.
I plan to set aside a corner of the shop to shelve the books. They will be labeled for reference only and not for sale. And then I thought this could be a good community project, perhaps some of you might have a book or two lying around gathering dust that you might like to contribute for others to enjoy. I would put a card in the book to say it was donated by you. If anyone is interested, bring in what you have and I will begin to get everything together and open the library!
As in any system, if you want to check out books you would be required to join by filling out a card to become a member and then be free to take out books to peruse in the comfort of your home for a specific period of time. Of course anyone can pop in at any time, sit upstairs in the classroom, in the back pattern room or at the front table. Relax and surround yourself with a cornucopia of colour, read about and look at fabulous rugs made by like minded artists to inspire creative thought. Not exactly a difficult way to spend a couple of hours!
I welcome thoughts on this proposed venture. If anyone has run a library of reference books before or if you’ve been on the reading end and like the way a particular system works, your thoughts and input would be greatly appreciated so please make comments. Is this a good idea? Is anyone interested in checking out out books they may not have seen before? Let's make this a fabulous project for all!
Maybe someone out there would like to donate a bit of time to share, keep track of the inventory, incoming additions and organized on the shelves in alphabetical or numerical order. An hour every week or two would be all it would take to keep things in order. We could all pitch in to make this work! The shop is really busy so any help would be greatly appreciated, a fun little group effort for all to benefit from. Anyway, please let me know what you think and if I receive lots of positive response I’ll get to work building the first Rug Hooking Reference Book Library!
Reference books are always great to peruse. There’s nothing like sitting in a comfy chair with a cup of tea or coffee to quietly leaf through and get lost in the interesting stories and pages of the beautiful colour plates of artistic and well executed rugs. In my private collection I have a full range from very old publications with ink drawings to modern day beautiful coffee table books, and all else in between.
I plan to set aside a corner of the shop to shelve the books. They will be labeled for reference only and not for sale. And then I thought this could be a good community project, perhaps some of you might have a book or two lying around gathering dust that you might like to contribute for others to enjoy. I would put a card in the book to say it was donated by you. If anyone is interested, bring in what you have and I will begin to get everything together and open the library!
As in any system, if you want to check out books you would be required to join by filling out a card to become a member and then be free to take out books to peruse in the comfort of your home for a specific period of time. Of course anyone can pop in at any time, sit upstairs in the classroom, in the back pattern room or at the front table. Relax and surround yourself with a cornucopia of colour, read about and look at fabulous rugs made by like minded artists to inspire creative thought. Not exactly a difficult way to spend a couple of hours!
I welcome thoughts on this proposed venture. If anyone has run a library of reference books before or if you’ve been on the reading end and like the way a particular system works, your thoughts and input would be greatly appreciated so please make comments. Is this a good idea? Is anyone interested in checking out out books they may not have seen before? Let's make this a fabulous project for all!
Maybe someone out there would like to donate a bit of time to share, keep track of the inventory, incoming additions and organized on the shelves in alphabetical or numerical order. An hour every week or two would be all it would take to keep things in order. We could all pitch in to make this work! The shop is really busy so any help would be greatly appreciated, a fun little group effort for all to benefit from. Anyway, please let me know what you think and if I receive lots of positive response I’ll get to work building the first Rug Hooking Reference Book Library!
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