Patty Yoder Rug Hooking

Bailey has the ball 2004.

Patty yoder rug hooking.

This book is the story of patty yoder and esther knipe their friendship and their rugs. Here you have some pictures. Best known for her beguiling alphabet of sheep 2003 yoder conceived of her designs as paintings with wool to be hung and enjoyed as art exacting attention to color composition. Still wishing i had remembered the camera but you still get a sense of the beauty and the art that patty yoder created.

In the world of rug hooking patty yoder is legendary. Rug hooking traditions with patty yoder and esther knipe by kathy wright and judy knipe. Patty ann barrett yoder 1943 2005 was born in nebraska spent most of her life in ohio and retired in vermont. Patty yoder brings the tradition to an even higher level through her sheep rugs each representing a different letter of the alphabet and each inspired by the events that comprise ms.

Bringing together the artist s first and last works alongside preparatory sketches and other ephemera hooked on patty yoder surveys the 13 year career of american rug hooker patty yoder 1943 2005. Known for her outstanding collection of the alphabet of sheep hooked rugs patty is an icon in the contemporary world of rug hooking. Pioneer women celebrated their families friends and experiences through their needlework in rug hooking embroidery and quilting. Claire and candace fradette visiting the exhibition.

Patty yoder left a wonderful legacy of rug hooking when she passed away in 2005 how generous of her family to loan these rugs to the rug show. Patty ann barrett yoder 1943 2005 was well known for her outstanding collection of the alphabet of sheep hooked rugs part of the shelburne museumcollection vermont patty is an icon in the contemporary world of rug hooking. She had a thirst for knowledge a quest for excellence in technique and design and achieved. Featuring the story the photos and the rugs this book brings us these textile artists.

What a talented lady and such a great loss to our rug hooking community. We were fortunate to catch the last weekend of the patty yoder exhibition at the shelburne museum. Wool and cotton 65 1 4 x 66 in. Here is what the museum says about patty s work bringing together the artist s first and last works alongside preparatory sketches and other ephemera hooked on patty yoder surveys the 13 year career of american rug hooker patty yoder 1943 2005.

Love the brilliant purples in the top rug.