Introduction to Rug Hooking
with Laura Salamy

Saturday, February 27th

 11am-4pm

Members: $80
 Non-Members: $95
Ages 14+

Class Minimum: 3 participants
 Class Maximum: 10 participants 

Materials Fee (Paid directly to instructor upon arrival): $40

No experience is necessary;
just come prepared to play with all the colors!

Learn the basics of traditional rug hooking with a bit of a twist. Not only will we use the usual wool fabric strips and yarn (more about that in class), but we’ll also try old t-shirts, yarn, ribbon, and anything else you might have that you can pull a loop with.

In this workshop students will:

• Discuss the history of rug hooking and where it is today, including its various forms;

• Learn how to prep our materials;

• Begin hooking a “mug rug,” a small table mat, or wall hanging; and

• Discuss the ways we can finish the piece when the hooking is done.

Materials instructor will provide for class: (Paid directly to the instructor upon arrival: $40) Materials fee includes all fibers, hook, and monk’s cloth. A frame will be provided during the class, and can be purchased after class, if desired.

Materials students must provide for class:
Please bring a small pair of scissors. If you have a strong, 12-inch quilting hoop (e.g., a Morgan), you may want to bring that too.
Also, please bring any fibers that you want to try hooking with, but Laura will have plenty too. Examples would include old t-shirts, quilt cotton, bulky yarns, old sheets, etc.

About Laura Salamy:
Laura Salamy is the experienced, albeit “not-so-traditional” fiber artist behind High on Hooking (www.highonhooking.com). She serves as President of the Adobe Wool Arts Guild, New Mexico’s only rug hooking guild. Laura teaches locally and on Zoom. Her work can be seen online, in various books, in Rug Hooking Magazine, and in the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists Magazine.

Class COVID-19 policy: There are no COVID-19 restrictions for this class. Please do not come to class if you are feeling sick, and it is always advised to wear a mask if you are comfortable doing so.

Class cancellation policy:  Please note: All Class cancellations are charged a $15 processing fee in addition to the following policy: Class cancellations 7 days or less prior to first day of class will receive no refund. 8-13 days before beginning of class, students will receive an 80% refund. 14 days or more before beginning of class: Full refund.