Introduction to Rug Hooking with Laura Salamy

Students learned the basics of traditional rug hooking with a bit of a twist. Students used both usual wool fabric strips and yarn (more about that in class), and also tried old t-shirts, yarn, ribbon, and anything else you might have that you can pull a loop with. 

In this workshop students:
• Discussed the history of rug hooking and where it is today, including its various forms
• Learned how to prep our materials
• Began hooking a “mug rug,” a small table mat, or wall hanging; 
• Discussed the ways we can finish the piece when the hooking is done.

About Laura Salamy: Laura Salamy is the experienced, albeit “not-so-traditional” fiber artist behind High on Hooking (www.highonhooking.com). She serves as President of the Adobe Wool Arts Guild, New Mexico’s only rug hooking guild. Laura teaches locally and on Zoom. Her work can be seen online, in various books, in Rug Hooking Magazine, and in the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists Magazine.