Amy Oxford

Betty Orrell-Arnold studied punch needle rug hooking for four years at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts in Ludlow, VT, under Amy Oxford, inventor of the Oxford punch needle.

Amy OxfordVice President

Amy Oxford, Vice President.Amy Oxford is renowned as the inventor of the Oxford Punch Needle, a teacher, and the author of "Punch Needle Rug Hooking" and "Hooked Rugs Today."She will be writing a new book this spring about the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild's 2006 exhibit, Hooked in the Mountains XI.Amy served as co-chair of the Guild's exhibits (along with Celia Oliver) in 2003 and 2004.
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I was so amazed at the beautiful rugs and the artistic abilities of the rug hookers that I signed up for Amy's class at Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center.I made my first rug, a chicken and eggs rug.The second class I took with Amy, I made a five foot window seat rug I called the "view out my window."

Instructor: Amy Oxford
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Amy Oxford, author of "Punch Needle Rug Hooking" will be teaching this two-day beginner/intermediate rug hooking class.
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Amy Oxford learned to hook rugs in 1982 when she worked as a rug hooker for McAdoo Rugs in North Bennington, VT.She is the founder of Red Clover Rugs, a rug hooking shop and mail order business, has been licensed by the Shelbourne Museum to make adaptations of their antique rugs, and has helped catalog the museum's collection of over 400 hooked rugs.Amy is past President of the Vermont Crafts Council, Vice President of the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild, inventor of the Oxford Punch Needle, and author of "Punch Needle Rug Hooking" and "Hooked Rugs Today".

Layne Herschel of Chester, VT began taking Amy Oxford's rug hooking classes in the mid 1990's and continues to expand her knowledge and skills as techniques and equipment evolve.
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AMY OXFORD
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AMY OXFORD learned to hook rugs when she worked for McAdoo rugs in N. Bennington, VT. She is founder of Red Clover Rugs, a rug hooking shop and mail order business; licensee for the Shelburne Museum, making adaptations of their antique rugs, Past President of Vermont Crafts Council; member of Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild, inventor of Oxford Punch Needle and author of Punch Needle Rug Hooking and Hooked Rugs Today. Amy has been a faculty member at Fletcher Farm since 1986 and is a member of the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Inc.

Amy Oxford and her students created these beautiful rugs in her Punch Needle Rug Hooking course.These courses are offered Year round.Choose from learning to hook with yarn or fabric strips.Course numbers are as follows: F6-F11-F13-F19and F23.Amy is the inventor of The Oxford Punch Needle.

MANCHESTER - Frog Hollow Craft School in Manchester is excited to welcome nationally known rug hooker Amy Oxford to teach a weekend workshop on Feb. 7 and 8.Amy learned to hook rugs when she worked for McAdoo Rugs in North Bennington.Shortly afterwards, Amy started teaching.Described as a natural teacher, Amy has taught thousands of people to make gorgeous hooked rugs.She is the founder of Red Clover Rugs, a punch needle rug hooking store and mail order business in Cheshire, Oregon.Amy is the inventor of The Oxford Punch Needle, has her work in collections nationwide, and has been licensed by the Shelburne Museum to make adaptations of their antique rugs.

In this workshop, Amy will teach how to combine the luxurious textures of traditional hooked rugs made with strips of fabric with the speed and efficiency of the punch needle.

Meet authors Patty Yoder and Amy Oxford, 7 pm, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT , 802-362-2200, Yoder and Oxford will present their books on hooked rugs and demonstrate their craft.
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Meet authors Patty Yoder and Amy Oxford
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Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT - On Wednesday, May 5 at 7 PM, Northshire Bookstore welcomes Vermont authors and hooked-rug artists extraordinaire Patty Yoder and Amy Oxford.
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Amy Oxford's "Punch Needle Rug Hooking: Techniques and Designs," is a how-to book for anyone interested in taking up the craft or desiring to improve their skills.A former rug hooker for McAdoo Rugs of North Bennington, Oxford is the founder of Red Clover Rugs--a rug hooking shop, school, and mail order business in Cheshire, Oregon--and inventor of the Oxford Punch Needle.

Oxford has exhibited her work in collections nationwide, and has been licensed by the Shelburne Museum to make adaptations of their antique rugs.She is the former president of Vermont Crafts Council, a member Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild, and a faculty member at Fletcher Farm in Ludlow.She has led workshops at Frog Hollow in Manchester, Country Owl Studio and Craft Farm in Brandon, Halcyon Yarn in Bath, Maine, and elsewhere.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to meet Patty Yoder and Amy Oxford, ask about rug hooking, and get your books signed.