Rug Hooking became popular during the time of the Civil War but may have started as early as the Colonial period. Like many forms of art, hooked rugs were made out of necessity, utilizing scraps and upcycling. By pulling up one loop at a time you can create a beautiful 6” by 6” heirloom textile. 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.
Sunflower Coaster
In this class we 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 8×8” frame. Please bring scissors.
April 19, 2025
9:30am – 4:00pm
$90 class + $55 material fee payable to instructor at the time of class
(Ages 18+)
About the Artist
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 teach 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 visit www.jkfabricateart.net.