Rug Hooking for Beginners

April 10 1 to 4pm, April 16 9am to 12, April 17 1 to 4pm
Course cost $45
Materials Kit (pay to instructor at first lesson) $45

Learn the history and skill of traditional rug hooking while working on a small table mat.  By the end of the course you will be able to produce your own pattern on burlap, collect fabrics  and hook and finish an heirloom mat.  You will be able to view a pattern on March 6 when you sign up for the course at the Celebration of Arts and Crafts Day at the Museum.

Bring with you
14" wooden hoop and a small pair of scissors and a hook.  Bring your own or they will be available for purchase at the first session.  Hoop:  $30.00; Hook:  $9.00. 

Materials Kit
Kits of materials for your course will cost $45.00 and should be paid to the instructor at the first session.

Instructor's Bio
Sheila Klugescheid, owner and operator of Heartland Creations, will be instructor this year. She says, "I grew up in the Stayner area most of my life and have always been involved in some sort of handicraft or art project from a very young age.
I started rug hooking back in the fall of 1996 when I signed up for classes with Linda Wilson and from the beginning I was hooked.
I then went on and bought an exsisting rug supply company in the spring of 1998.
I started selling my hand dyed wool and self designed patterns in the fall. I decided to try teaching rug hooking about the same time with lots of encouragement from local rug hookers. I started taking my teaching certification through the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild and became a certified teacher in 2003, and have been teaching people the joy of rug hooking ever since.