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Cumming,GA - A group of area women is helping keep a classic art form alive. 

The Cumming-Forsyth Rug Hookers has been meeting twice a month for a little more than 2 years to enjoy each other’s company while practicing the art of rug hooking. 

The practice begin in the mid-1800s, explained Elaine Zimney, one of the founders of the local group. She said early rug hookers would draw original designs on the back of burlap grain sacks and cut worn-out wool clothing into narrow strips. 

By using a nail driven into a small piece of wood that could fit into the palms of their hands, the women would shape the nail into a hook and use it to pull the assorted pieces of wool clothing through the burlap backing. Thus, creating patterned rugs. 

While the tools of the craft may be somewhat more modern, the practice remains basically unchanged today. .......

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