Name: Introduction to Rug Hooking & Proddy: Create a Sunflower Coaster - May 10
Start: 2025-05-10T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-10T16:00:00-04:00
Location: PA Guild of Craftsmen

Instructor: Juliana Kapusta

Skill Level: Beginner

In this new class, students will learn the craft of rug hooking AND proddy by taking strips of hand dyed wool fabric and yarn, and pulling it through a linen backing to create a sunflower coaster. The kit contains hand dyed wool and yarn, linen foundation, a hook, a proddy tool, and an 8” x 8” frame. Please bring scissors.

Rug Hooking became popular during the time of the Civil War but may have started as early as the Colonial period. It is thought that proddy (a form of rug hooking) was used by Colonial sailors to pad places where wood hit wood and thus saving it from wear and tear.

Please note *** A materials fee of $55 is due to the instructor at the start of the class.

About the Instructor:

Juliana is a juried McGown certified and PGC Master Artisan rug hooking teacher. She first learned about rug hooking at a Living History Festival, where it was being demonstrated. Her love for home, family, and the colonial period is what drew her to rug hooking artistry, but as a young mother of seven adopted children, there was little time for creativity. Now that her children are grown and she can spend more time with her art, it has evolved, and she likes working in a more contemporary style. Her early formal training is in advertising and design. She is proud to have had her rugs published in Celebration of Hand Hooked Rugs 20, Celebration of Hand Hooked Rugs 24, Hooking Animals, Design Basics for Rug Hookers and Hooking Skies – The Sky’s the Limit.
Her love for children continues and she seeks to help orphaned children and the parents who adopt them by serving on the board of Healing Hearts.
She currently teaches rug hooking in her home, at The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, in Lancaster and at Tyler Park Center for the Arts.
It is her joy to help others find a relaxing way to fabricate art. To see more of her work, go to www.jkfabricateart.net

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen does not provide cash refunds for the cancellation of classes unless the class is canceled by the instructor or the Guild.

In order to request a withdrawal from a workshop, students must contact the Guild by phone at 717-431-8706 or contact us here at least 7 days prior to the class. Students who request a withdrawal at least 7 days prior to the class will receive a credit that can be used toward another workshop. No refunds or transfers will be given to cancellation requests made with less than 24 hours’ notice of the class.

Please note that we are unable to provide refunds for missed classes due to personal scheduling conflicts. If you are sick with Covid-19 please email kelly@pacrafts.org.

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