AngelGirl has put together a starter kit for the First Time Rug Hooker. The "discounted price" kit includes an AngelGirl handmade oak pivoting frame
($129.95); a Hartman hook of yew wood & hand forged brass ($42 - AngelGirl's note: my personal Hartman hook is 15 years old); bent shear scissors ($12); How to Hook Rugs Book (not as shown) ($15); and a beginning AngelGirl heart kit; design drawn on primitive linen and 55 strips of l/4" assorted wools.The total value of the starter kit is $233. The discounted price is $198 and includes all the HELP you need to learn and enjoy the ancestral art of rug hooking!