The historic art of traditional hand hooked rugs has been admired since colonial times. 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.
Candle Mat
This class is for the beginner. The cost of the kit is $43.00, which contains a pattern drawn on linen, a hook, wool to finish off the back, an 8”x8” frame and hand dyed cut wool strips to make your hand hooked rug candle mat. In class you will learn everything you need to know to complete the pattern at home. Please bring embroidery scissors.
February 1, 2025
9:30am – 3:30pm
$75 class + $43 material fee payable to instructor at the time of class
(Ages 18+)
About the Artist
Juliana is a certified rug hooking teacher and Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Master Artisan whose main objective is to teach students to create their own textile art. She finds the slow aspect of rug hooking and creating, very healing. Her early formal training is in advertising and design. Currently, she teaches in her home, at Tyler Park Center for the Arts and at The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, in Lancaster. 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 most recently in Hooking Skies: The Sky’s the Limit.
To see more of her work visit www.jkfabricateart.com.