The objective of this chapter is to preserve and encourage the art of rug hooking and to foster the highest standards of excellence in the practice of the art through a program of education and study. Rug hooking was one of the earliest crafts practiced in colonial America by the English settlers.  America's earliest hooked rugs had both utilitarian and aesthetic value.  They prevented drafts and chills and offered a touch of beauty in rustic homes.  Their creation was also a means of recreatio …