Primitive and Folk-Art Rugs
Caroline Twigg
4-Day Class
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Tuesday – Friday, August 11, 2026 – August 14, 2026
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
$450.00
Description
This is an open class focused on primitive patterns, colors, and utilizing wider cut textured wools to achieve the feel of old rugs. Keep in mind primitive colors do not mean a colorless pallet. If you look at the back of an antique rug, most start life with brighter colors and have worn to the old dusty colors we all love. We will focus on the dusty and worn color pallet in class with splashes of bolder colors when necessary. During class, we will also discuss the importance of choosing your background and where to start hooking your pattern. Caroline will try to eliminate some of your fears and doubts about your color planning skills. We will also discuss the best ways to enhance your wool stash, how to shop and store your stash.
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$450/$430 Sauder Village Member
Bio
Caroline Twigg:
Caroline started rug hooking in late 2005 when a local library offered a free rug hooking class. She quickly found she loved primitive colors, patterns, and textures. As her passion grew for rug hooking, she began to study under teachers such as Barb Carroll, Cynthia Norwood, and Jayne Hester. She has taught at several ATHA Conventions, Historic Franklin Rug School, Two Stars of Texas, and guilds in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Caroline, Georgia, Kentucky, etc.
In 2011 she opened her studio, Eagles Nest Woolens. She now has over 100 patterns on her website, www.eaglesnestwoolens.com. She has been traveling and teaching the art of rug hooking since 2016.
Caroline and her husband, Ron, live in Western Maryland. She's filled her home with new and old hooked rugs. She's fascinated by the warmth and character of antique rugs.
