Learn Traditional Rug Hooking with Tee Shirts! (in person)

Traditional Rug Hooking with a hook, not a latch hook or a punch hook is a soothing craft that was born from thrift and necessity in the maritime areas of North America.  Old clothing was cut up and hooked through a backing to create rugs and other fiber items for the home.  What better represents our old clothing than t-shirts?  Too often these seemingly throw away items clog our landfills and are even shipped by the ton out our country to become someone else's problem.

In this class we will learn the basics of traditional rug hooking and how to cut up t-shirts to turn them into yarn.  Do you crochet?  The unique cutting skills you learn in the class will allow you to crochet with t-shirt yarn and perhaps you will learn to love another "hook" in the process.  To practice the skill of traditional rug hooking, we will be making a mug rug.  Punch hookers, learning traditional hooking will expand your skills and add so much creativity to your projects.  One can hook with so many more materials than can fit in a punch needle.