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Workshop Registration... Participate in a variety of exciting workshops taught by talented and highly respected teachers. Class sizes are limited, so be sure to register early!

• Registration… A confirmation will be forwarded to you after receipt of your registration and class fees.

• Kit fees... If required, kit fees are in addition to the class fee and are payable to the teacher at the start of the class. Unless otherwise noted, bring all basic hooking supplies.
• Stay on-site... You are responsible to make your own lodging reservations at Sauder Heritage Inn or Campground, using a Booking ID # and Confirmation # that will be given to you with your workshop confirmation. These numbers will give you priority to make a reservation from a block of rooms and campsites being held for confirmed students, available on a first-come basis.
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• Cancellation Policy... Cancellation prior to June 25, 2010 will receive a refund of your fees paid minus a ^$20.00 processing fee. If classes do not meet the minimum number of students by June 25, 2010, we may be forced to cancel the class and all fees will be refunded.
• Questions? Call or email Dawn Hauter, Workshop Reservationist, at 800.590.9755 ext. 3076 or dawn.hauter@saudervillage.org

Workshops

"Realistic Prodded Flowers" with Gene Sheperd "Line Dance: Using Line to Jazz up Your Rugs” with Donna Hrkman "How to Transfer Your Design to Backing” with Donna Hrkman "Reading Your Plaid" with Joyce Krueger "Basic Rug Journal Techniques” with Kim Dubay “Beautiful Backgrounds" with Nola Heidbreder “Framing Fiber Tips” with Susan Feller “Primitive Hooking for Beginners” with Nancy Blair “3 in 1 Floral Mat” with Alice Strebel “Little Saltbox House” with Helen Jeffrey “Let’s Hook ATC’s!” with Kim Dubay "Hands-on Dye Session” with Gene Shepherd “The Color Planning Secret” with Jane Halliwell Green “Stash Busters” with Bea Brock “Yankee Ingenuity!” with June Mikoryak

"Realistic Prodded Flowers" with Gene Shepherd

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 6:30 – 10:00 pm Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: See options below - amount payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Left Questions for Gene? Contact him at gene@geneshepherd.com or visit www.geneshepherd.com Gene Shepherd, author of Prodded Hooking for a Three-Dimensional Effect, will share his techniques to help you create the realistic prodded flowers he is so well known for. In order to cover as much material as possible, Gene is offering two pattern options on synthetic backing that do not need to have a hooked background. This will allow you to concentrate exclusively on prodding realistic looking flowers during the entire workshop. While both photos of the pattern options show specific flowers, you will be able to choose the flower types that suit their own tastes. Tea Rose, Lilac, Black Eyed Susan, Carnation, Dahlia, Peony, Wild Rose, Daisy, and other styles by request, will be discussed in this class. You have the option of bringing all or part of your own wool. Gene will also have wool supplies at the class. Gene Shepherd does commission work, designs, dyes, develops tools, teaches and writes about rug hooking. His work has been featured in Rug Hooking Magazine, ATHA Newsletter and Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs, XII, XIV & XV. As an author, editor, artist and producer his work includes: The Rug Hooker’s Bible, Rug Hooking At Home DVD series, Prodded Hooking for a Three-Dimensional Effect book/DVD set, various other instructional DVDs and tutorials on his web site and daily blog. You should bring. . . your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, sharp scissors, cutter and 8mm hook as well as a sewing needle and cotton thread. (Although most of the flowers being made start with hand-torn wool, lilacs and other centers require a #6 cut. If a few students bring cutters, that will be enough for the class. Gene also recommends an 8mm rug hook to make these "top-side" proddy flowers. However, if you prefer, you can use a proddy spring-tool.) No prior proddy experience required. The kit options are: Option #1- Square Pillow Top 13-14” This completely prodded project, pictured with roses and lilacs, is suitable for a pillow. The $20 pattern comes on a synthetic backing which does not need to have a hooked background. A wool kit (13/32’s of a yard), planned in consultation with the student, is available for an additional $22.50, plus shipping. Option #2 – Square Pillow Top 16” For students who would like to work on a slightly bigger project, a heart shaped assortment of prodded flowers with hooked leaves is also available. The $25 pattern comes on a synthetic backing which does not need to have a hooked background. A wool kit (13/16’s of a yard for the leaves and flowers), based on the color preferences of the student, is available for an additional $44.00. Costs for shipping can be added if students would like to hook the leaves before coming to class.   [return to workshop listing]

“Line Dance: Using Line to Jazz up Your Rugs” with Donna Hrkman

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: $50.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Right Questions for Donna? Contact her at donnah@blueribbonrugs.com or visit www.blueribbonrugs.com When you hook, why just hook straight lines when you can use wool strips to liven up and enhance the entire surface of your rug? In our “Line Dance” class, Donna will show you how to make the most of your rug by choosing different ways to fill the spaces of your design. She will show you how to make the most of your creativity and bring a fun liveliness to your hooking. You will experiment with hooking direction, using different widths of wool strips, and letting line enhance and accentuate special areas of your rug design. This is a technique class, not a finished project class. You will learn the techniques on small sampler squares on linen backing. You will hook samples of contour lines, echo lines, curly lines for backgrounds, and fine lines for detail and highlights. What you learn here can be applied to any and all of your future pieces, and it might just spark greater creativity in all the rugs you make! Donna Hrkman is an artist, designer, and rug hooker. She has a degree in drawing and painting and applies her knowledge of color and design in creating her rugs. Donna enjoys teaching different aspects of rug hooking, from techniques and tips to motivation and creative thinking. She has published articles in Rug Hooking Magazine, including a cover article in 2006 of her Women of the Congo rug. Two rugs, hooked and designed by Donna, were finalists in Celebrations. She has shown and sold her work at art galleries and art shows in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Donna has a great family who supports all of her work and knows when to leave her undisturbed in her studio. You should bring. . . your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook. Because this is a special techniques class, students who register will be expected to have good rug hooking abilities. The kit includes. . . written instructions, sampler designs on linen backing and uncut wool.   [return to workshop listing]

"How to Transfer Your Design to Backing” with Donna Hrkman

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: $45.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Right Questions for Donna? Contact her at donnah@blueribbonrugs.com or www.blueribbonrugs.com Have you ever wished you could draw your own rug, but felt like you lacked the skill and confidence to do it? Do you have photos you wish you could turn into patterns? Let Donna show you three techniques to transfer your designs: 1) blue square or red dot material, 2) freehand or tracing, and 3) the grid method. In this class, you will see how simple it is to transfer your photo or drawing to a linen backing. Once you see how simple it is, you will be inspired to make your own patterns. We will draw up three sample patterns on cotton linen as examples of the techniques. These techniques are not just for hooking but can be used for a variety of applications, from needlework to painting. Donna Hrkman is an artist, designer, and rug hooker. She has a degree in drawing and painting and applies her knowledge of color and design in creating her rugs. Donna enjoys teaching different aspects of rug hooking, from techniques and tips to motivation and creative thinking. She has published articles in Rug Hooking Magazine, including a cover article in 2006 of her Women of the Congo rug. Two rugs, hooked and designed by Donna, were finalists in Celebrations. She has shown and sold her work at art galleries and art shows in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Donna has a great family who supports all of her work and knows when to leave her undisturbed in her studio. You should bring. . . your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook. Because this is a special techniques class, students who register will be expected to have good rug hooking abilities. The kit includes. . . written instructions, sampler designs, linen backing and uncut wool.   [return to workshop listing]

"Reading Your Plaid" with Joyce Krueger

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Class Fee: $90.00 / Members $84.00 Kit Fee: $5.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Left Questions for Joyce? Contact her at joycek3@juno.com In this class you will learn to “read your plaid” wool. Joyce will guide you as you plan, design and learn to apply a plaid wool and a solid wool to a small mat. Geometric quilt patterns will be used to design the mat; Joyce will bring a variety of patterns and ideas for you to select from. The plaid wool should have at least three colors and will determine the size of cut you will use. Joyce Krueger has been teaching rug hooking since 1984 in her home and at workshops in the U.S. and Canada. She is a certified McGown Teacher and past director of Southern McGown Teachers’ Workshop in Ripley, WV. She teaches all aspects of rug hooking and enjoys personalizing rugs and adapting other needlework ideas and techniques to rug hooking. Her knowledge and efforts have been instrumental in documenting rugs through the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts. Joyce’s rugs have received Best of Show at the Wisconsin State Fair and have also received ribbons at the Sauder Village Rug Hooking Exhibit. Her rug, featured in Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs, received a second place in the annual Rug Hooking Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards. You should bring. . . your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook. Wools and backing will be available for purchase from the instructor or you may bring your own. Joyce will contact you prior to class with additional information, a supply list of what to bring and to answer any questions. Because this is a special techniques class, students who register will be expected to have good rug hooking abilities. The kit includes. . . handouts and some supplies.   [return to workshop listing]

“Basic Rug Journal Techniques” with Kim Dubay

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 1:00 – 4:30 pm Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: $15.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Right Questions for Kim? Contact her at kimdubay410@aol.com or visit www.primitivepastimes.net There are many steps involved in creating original hooked rugs. Some artists start by keeping a notebook to work out their ideas and designs. For Kim, combining photographs along with art journaling has turned her books into what she calls her Visual Rug Journals. Last year, students had a glimpse into the life, experiences, travels and the creative process of Heather Ritchie all due to her amazing rug journal. This documentation is an important aspect of rug hooking and can tell your story as well as the story of the rugs you create. A rug journal can be as simple as a sketchbook or as advanced as an “altered book.” For this class, we will discuss themes and journal types that will suit each student along with a few hands-on paint techniques for doing the backgrounds of pages. We will discuss altered books, using a recycled, hardcover book and gluing multiple pages together, then applying a base coat of gesso to cover the text. This is where the paint techniques learned in class will be applied to the pages and then the artwork will be drawn or attached to those pages. Kim will also demonstrate how to transfer a photo to fabric and make a transparency from a photo. You will create samples of the painted backgrounds in class which can then be used as references when painting your own journal at home. Kim will bring her rug journals to class so that you can see how she uses the various techniques in her own rug journals. A Maine native, Kim has been active in the arts from an early age. Proficient in fiber art, she has been designing and producing hooked rugs and supplies since 1993 under the name Primitive Pastimes. Her studio in North Yarmouth, Maine, is a fun-filled space full of artistic surprises. Kim's work has been featured in fiber art publications including Rug Hooking Magazine and their "Basic Rug Hooking" and "Designs for Primitive Rug Hookers" books. She has also contributed hooked rugs to such projects as the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild's Circus Train, the Vermont Vignette collection, and Linda Rae Coughlin's “Art Rugs- The Art of Playing Cards”. She teaches in her Maine studio and at workshops throughout the country. You are not required to bring any materials, but if you have rubber stamps or ink pads, you may bring them if you choose. Because you will be using paint, you may want to wear old clothes or an apron. No prior art or rug hooking experience is required. The kit fee includes. . . use of the following supplies which Kim will bring for you to use and share: small swatches of watercolor paper, assorted paper and fabric ephemera, acrylic paints, paper palette for paint, various items to stamp into paint (corks, bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard, sponges, tissue paper), adhesives, stamps for paint, and various tools (brushes, brayers, pens, scissors). [return to workshop listing]

“Beautiful Backgrounds" with Nola Heidbreder

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: $20.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Left Questions for Nola? Contact her nola@nolahooks.com or visit www.nolahooks.com In this class, Nola will discuss and demonstrate different techniques for hooking backgrounds—from choosing the right color, width of wool strip and fabric for your background, to selecting the correct direction of hooking. She will also demystify which fabrics work well for backgrounds and which ones do not, and she will explain how the background color choice impacts the rug. Nola will have finished rugs on display that show examples of these different techniques. You may bring in your rugs with “background challenges,” and Nola will help you. Nola Heidbreder is a certified McGown instructor, teaching rug hooking at her studio in St. Louis and across the country. She also does rug repair, historic demonstrations and teaches a variety of other fiber arts including toothbrush rugs, broomstick rugs, wagon wheel rugs, shirring, locker hooking, proddy, wool appliqué, knitting, crocheting and braiding. Nola’s work has been featured in Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion Magazine, Rug Hooking Magazine, ATHA newsletter, Hooked on Rugs, Creative Hooker, Hooked on Wool, Hooked Rugs Today, Contemporary Hooked Rugs and in The “Art” of Playing Cards traveling rug hooking exhibit and catalog. You are not required to bring any materials. If you choose, you may bring your own rug for Nola to help you with; if you do so, then please bring your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook. All levels of rug hookers are welcome in this class. The kit includes... a booklet with color pictures and detailed instructions on each technique and information regarding color selection for backgrounds.   [return to workshop listing]

“Framing Fiber Tips” with Susan Feller

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Right Questions for Susan? Contact her at rugs2wv@yahoo.com or visit www.ruckmanmillfarm.com Come and learn the terminology and techniques behind "framing.” Think of a frame as another border for your hooked rugs, needlepunch and other fiber art. Whether you need help with selecting a framer who has experience with fiber art or if you’re more of a do-it-yourself person interested in framing your own work, Susan will discuss both areas and provide hand outs with terminology and step-by-step techniques. She will also cover simple and safe ways to hang both antique and contemporary hooked rugs. A professional picture framer and art gallery owner for 20 years, Susan is currently a full-time fiber artist and teacher. She travels nationwide sharing her fascination for fiber, color and composition with her students. The past president of T.I.G.H.R. and former judge for Celebrations, her work can be found in galleries and exhibits across the country. You should bring a fiber piece you think could be presented better if framed, and Susan will offer suggestions. The more projects students bring, the better opportunity to show variety of ways to frame.   [return to workshop listing]

"Primitive Hooking for Beginners" with Nancy Blair

Two (2) sessions to choose from! Friday, August 20, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. OR Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: See information below Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Left Questions for Nancy? Contact her at thhkrugs@altelco.net There is no better way to be introduced to rug hooking than by taking Nancy Blair’s class. She has taught beginner rug hooking classes during the Sauder Village Rug Week for the last eleven years, and students always appreciate her helpful approach. Nancy specialized in primitive rugs, color planning, dying wool and designing patterns for children. She is the owner of Tomorrow’s Heirlooms and travels extensively with her business. Nancy hooks pieces for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and has had several items purchased by the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City for their gift shops. The kit must be purchased from the selections at “Tomorrow’s Heirlooms” (which will be available onsite at their vendor booth) as your project for the class. [return to workshop listing]

“3 in 1 Floral Mat” with Alice Strebel

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Class Fee: $90.00 / Members $84.00 Kit Fee: $60.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Right Questions for Alice? Contact her at alistrebel@hotmail.com or visit www.alistrebeldesigns.com Come learn to combine wool appliqué and needle felting with rug hooking. Several techniques will be taught and your kit will provide you with enough materials to give you color and design options for your piece. This class will give you the knowledge and confidence to embellish your rug hooking with felted balls, disks and coiled disks along with wool appliqué to create dimension, texture and a unique look! Alice Strebel, of Alice Strebel Designs for Kindred Spirits, teaches nationally and internationally the art of embellishing clothing, primitive stitchery, needle felting, punch needle, whimsical dolls, quilts, rug hooking and other fiber art. Her business is located in Dayton, Ohio, where she publishes books and patterns as well as sells hand dyed wool, yarn, roving and other fiber art supplies. You should bring... your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook along with a basic sewing kit (needles, sewing thread and pins). You must have knowledge of basic rug hooking to enroll. The kit includes... linen, wool fabric, wool roving, and felting needles.   [return to workshop listing]

“Little Saltbox House” with Helen Jeffrey

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 6:30 - 9:30 pm Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: $20.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Heritage Inn - Gathering Room A Questions for Helen? Call her at (417) 581-4601 CST This is a very fun, quick and easy-to-make 5” x 7” little saltbox house, using Helen’s “Hook, Paint and Glue” short-cut methods. You can hang it on a cupboard knob or present it as a perfect little gift for a special friend. The “Hook, Paint and Glue” method is also a great way to make Christmas ornaments or wearable pins! Helen has devoted many years to the textile arts and has taught braiding, hooking and weaving for many years. She exhibited and sold at craft festivals specializing in country accessories. You should bring... your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors and hook. You must have knowledge of basic rug hooking to enroll. The kit includes... everything you will need to finish the project, including size #8 pre-cut wool, linen foundation with design, and the written instructions.   [return to workshop listing]

“Let’s Hook ATC’s!” with Kim Dubay

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Class Fee: $50.00 / Members $46.00 Kit Fee: $25.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Right Questions for Kim? Contact her at kimdubay410@aol.com or visit www.primitivepastimes.net "ATCs," or Artist Trading Card(s), have been made for many years in different medias, such as paint, paper collage, fabric and now. . .wool! These cards are 2.5" x 3.5", the size of a baseball card, and they are made by artists to be traded, not sold. It is a unique way of acquiring art that might not have been afforded otherwise. This is your chance to try out a new technique on a small scale. Hooking, needle felting, wool appliqué, fabric collage, and mixed media (using yarns, ribbons, buttons, beads, etc.) are just some of the types of cards you can make. Examples of all of these will be shown and taught. Bring some designs to class or choose from some of Kim’s. Start trading ATC’s with your friends during Rug Hooking Week—it’s great fun! A Maine native, Kim has been active in the arts from an early age. Proficient in fiber art, she has been designing and producing hooked rugs and supplies since 1993 under the name Primitive Pastimes. Her studio in North Yarmouth, Maine, is a fun-filled space full of artistic surprises. Kim's work has been featured in fiber art publications including Rug Hooking Magazine and their "Basic Rug Hooking" and "Designs for Primitive Rug Hookers" books. She has also contributed hooked rugs to such projects as the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild's Circus Train, the Vermont Vignette collection, and Linda Rae Coughlin's "Art Rugs"- The Art of Playing Cards. She teaches in her Maine studio and at workshops throughout the country. You should bring... your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, sharp scissors, cutter and hook as well as wool in various widths (preferably # 3 to # 6 cuts) and design ideas and sketches. Optional: if you are interested in using needle felting, wool appliqué, fabric collage or mixed media techniques in making your ATC’s, Kim will send a list of what to bring to class either to use or to share with other students. You must have knowledge of basic rug hooking to enroll in this workshop. The kit includes... a linen pattern with four (2.5"x3.5") cards drawn blank, four labels (for ID on the backs of the cards), cardboard ATC template and label, assorted paper and fabric ephemera, Sharpie marker and wool strips to share. [return to workshop listing]

"Hands-on Dye Session” with Gene Shepherd

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Class Fee: $90.00 / Members $84.00 Kit Fee: $25.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Kitchen Questions for Gene? Contact him at gene@geneshepherd.com or visit www.geneshepherd.com Gene will spend the entire day in a hands-on dye session devoted to the methods and shortcuts he utilizes to dye beautiful wool. Techniques to be covered are: Basic Background (two ways), Lazy 4-Value Swatch, Traditional 6-Value Swatch, Casserole Dyes, Dip Dyes, Marbleization, Ordered Pancake, Transitional Pieces and The Transformation of Ugly Wool. In addition to the dye demonstration, Gene will also discuss various ways to utilize each method demonstrated in your hooked rugs. Gene does commission work, designs, dyes, develops tools, teaches and writes about rug hooking. His work has been featured in Rug Hooking Magazine, ATHA Newsletter and Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs, XII, XIV & XV. As an author, editor, artist and producer his work includes: The Rug Hooker’s Bible, Rug Hooking At Home DVD series, Prodded Hooking for a Three-Dimensional Effect book/DVD set, various other instructional DVDs and tutorials on his daily blog and web site at www.geneshepherd.com. You should bring. . . a (dye) apron if you have one. No other supplies are required. Students of all levels of dyeing experience are welcome. The kit includes. . . wool, supplies for dyeing (you will take home a half yard of hand dyed wool) and handouts.   [return to workshop listing]

“The Color Planning Secret” with Jane Halliwell Green

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Class Fee: $90.00 / Members $84.00 Kit Fee: $50.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Heritage Inn - Homestead Room B Questions for Jane? Contact her at jane@janehalliwell.com or visit www.rugandwool.com Join Jane Halliwell Green for a day that will take all the “worry” out of color planning! In this workshop, you will create a color planning tool and start hooking a pillow top in one of the twelve color families. You may choose a 12” x 12” pillow top in either a geometric cabin repeat design, A Folk Art Indian & Bird Flower, or a Fantasy Flower design, working in #3-6 cuts. You will be able to choose your favorite color family from twelve pre-packaged kids. A certified McGown rug hooking instructor since 1994 and a rug hooker since 1961, Jane is known for her fine-cut pictorial rugs, fine and wide cut floral tapestries, and her fabulous color planning system. She has authored several articles for Rug Hooking Magazine and two books on creating pictures in fiber, The Pictorial Rug (2000) and Pictorial Hooked Rugs (2009). You should bring... your basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook, as well as a 1” (3-ring) notebook with twelve plastic sleeves. You must have knowledge of basic rug hooking to enroll in the workshop. The kit includes... the pattern on cotton warp cloth, wool in your choice of twelve color families, and several handouts.   [return to workshop listing]

“Stash Busters” with Bea Brock

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Class Fee: $90.00 / Members $84.00 Location: Heritage Inn - Gathering Room B Bea has designed a line of patterns specifically designed to use leftovers and small amounts of many colors. Cut into your stash and break away from cat paws and hit-or-miss options! Learn to strategically use what is in your wool closet by supplementing it for maximum impact rugs! Class instruction will cover use of value and compliments, establishing a background that will maximize your stash, and combining wools with similar values to stretch their use. Bea will consult with you in advance of the workshop on pattern choice and wool. You may either purchase one of Bea’s patterns or bring your own. You may use wools from your personal stash and purchase supplemental wools (available from the instructor) to maximize color impact. You will be using #5-8 cuts of wool. Bea Brock began hooking in 1996 after life-long experiences with fibers, textiles, and art. She has written for Rug Hooking Magazine and The Wool Street Journal, and she has written and published a dye book with accompanying swatches entitled “Gemstone Colors.” You should bring... your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook. You may also bring your own pattern and wool, if you choose. You must have knowledge of basic rug hooking to enroll in the workshop.   [return to workshop listing]

“Yankee Ingenuity!” with June Mikoryak

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 9:00am – 3:00pm Class Fee: $90.00 / Members $84.00 Kit Fee: $50.00 payable to the teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder's Hall - Stage Right Questions for June? Call her at (313) 383-5544 Have fun capturing this turn of the century design, and learn the variety of stitches that were employed to recreate this 2’ x 3’ piece. This “Yankee Ingenuity!” rug exemplifies the thriftiness and creative handicraft of the early American housewife. The primitive theme is captured by using multiple width cuts of wool (#4–8.5). June will cover several different hooking techniques including sculpturing, shearing and beading. The grand finale is the prodded border! Included in the border technique is June’s very own secret for concealing the edge of your backing for a truly enviable finished piece. You may personalize your rug through your own choice of color planning. You may provide your own wool, or you may purchase wool from the instructor if you choose. This is a unique opportunity to learn techniques from the very knowledgeable June Mikoryak, who has many years of rug hooking experience and is a certified McGown instructor. June was also our featured teacher in 2006. You should bring. . . your own basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter and hook. (Various hook sizes and a proddy tool are optional. You may bring them if you have them, but you do not need to purchase one for this class). You must have knowledge of basic rug hooking to enroll in this workshop. The kit includes. . . the pattern on primitive linen.   [return to workshop listing]

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