Dates: Wednesday, October 7 & 28

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Instructor: Linda Raether

In this class, students will use templates to design a 14 in x 8.5 in decorative pillow. The instructor will bring a large selection of templates like traditional circle and square patterns, a simple plaid, and various shapes and animals/plants. Student can also bring along their own design. An entire spectrum of wool fibers, many hand-dyed, will be available for students to choose from as they complete their designs. After the first class, students will leave with a completed design, all the wool needed to hook the pillow, and a good start on the hooking.

Students bring the hooked pillow front to the second class, in which they learn to check their work and prepare the work for finishing. Then students will learn several different methods for finishing their pillow. The instructor will be available for assistance as needed in the interim. 

This is a great class for beginner and intermediate rug hookers.

Instructor Bio & Artist Statement: Linda Raether – Fiber Artist:

Although a biologist by training, Linda has always dabbled in fiber: sewing, embroidery, quilting, cross-stitch, knitting, crochet are all a part of her life and her family history. When she stumbled onto rug hooking a decade ago, she was instantly smitten. Currently, she teaches rug hooking classes, designs rug hooking kits and patterns, and hand-dyes most of the wool fibers she uses in her work. Her hand-hooked landscapes have been exhibited at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, the Museum of Wisconsin Art, and the Center for Visual Arts in Wausau, WI. Her work has also been published in Uppercase Magazine and in the ATHA (Association of Traditional Hooking Artists) Art of Rug Hooking magazine.