Cindy Phillips, Julia Hoyle, Patty Yoder and Betsy McLeod ,left to right, display some of their favorite rug hooking art. The four are part of a group establishing a Traditional Rug Hooking guild in Greenville.

Hooked on tradition

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Hook by hook, strip by strip, an old wool shirt takes on new life as a tree in a primitive landscape, a playful cat or a decorative snowman.
The options for traditional rug hooking are limited only by the imaginations of an upstate group dedicated to carrying on the historic art form.

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