For Nancy Greene, it’s almost a form of therapy. For Leanne Sitler, it’s an art form, but so much more. Both women are hookers. OK, get your mind out of the gutter. They’re rug hookers, and they’ve ...

When I think of rug hooking, I think of things found in my grandmother’s living room or attic. But in recent years, thanks to a handful of retailers, designers and enthusiasts, the craft has become ...

Editor's note: This is the fifth story in an ongoing series about interesting hobbies in and around the Norwalk area. If you have an interesting hobby you would like profiled, contact Staff Writer ...

ARCHBOLD — Sauder Village is hosting its 29th Rug Hooking Week, widely recognized as North America’s largest annual rug hooking event.

Michele Micarelli loves being a hooker. It’s lucrative, utilizes her imagination and allows her to meet many and varied people. No, it’s not what you may think. The 56-year-old Westville resident ...

KITCHENER — Kate Seely has a lapel pin she loves to wear. It reads: “proud to be a hooker.” This fibre artist has heard all the jokes about one of her favourite crafty pastimes, rug hooking.

From a tiny studio beside her 1880s Graton farmhouse Brigitta Phy paints pictures with fabric, hook by hook by hook, painstakingly keeping alive a fading art that dates back at least to Colonial times ...