“The rug, which took 300 hours to research, 700 to plan and dye and 2,400 hours to hook, took a first place ribbon at the annual Pearl H. McGown Rug HookCrafters gathering Oct. 27-29 in DesMoines, Iowa. Among the 700 rugs on display only 15 earned that distinction.” By Tom Stafford, Staff Writer, Springfield News Sun.
That was quite an endeavor. For more about this you can find the article with pictures at the Springfield News Sun.
