TEMECULA ̶ The Temecula Valley Museum presents The Art of Rug Hooking, an exhibit produced by the museum in cooperation with North County Wool Gatherers, a rug hooking artist group based in Fallbrook. The beautiful, unique exhibit created by local artists will be on display from Friday, Feb. 25, through Sunday, April 3.Modern rug hooking has its roots in Yorkshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century. Workers in weaving mills were allowed to collect leftover pieces of yarn that were useless to the mill. The weavers took them home and pulled the scraps through a backing to create their own rugs and artwork. Recent research suggested, however, that the practice of pulling wool or yarn through a base fabric was used by the Vikings, who likely brought it to Scotland and Fra
