 Hi, I'm Birgit Mertens from Germany.
Rug hooking has not got any tradition in Germany, it
seems to be unknown. I saw the first hooked rug when
I visited the Frankfurt Book Fair with my husband in
1996. The Museum Quilts Publications showed a
hooked wall hanging at their stand. I was interested
in quilting, so I looked at the fabulous quilts, but
my husband recognized the wall hanging. He said
'Look at that, I know you will like it. Why
don't you try this technique?'
I bought the book Hooked Rugs by
Ann Davies and Emma Tennant, read it and started.
As rug hooking is unknown in Germany, I could not
buy any tools, such as a hook or a frame. I used a
drawer without a bottom and a crochet hook - to
tell the truth, I used five, which I destroyed by
hooking hard.
In 1997 we visited the Book Fair again
and the lady at the stand told me to write to Ann
Davies to ask for a traditional hook. Since then,
Ann Davies has helped me a lot. She did not only
sell me hooks and books, but she encourages me to
continue.
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