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What makes a rug primitive? This will be one of the topics that Cammie will discuss during this Retreat, along with covering different primitive hooking techniques and finishing methods. Cammie’s work is subtle or low contrast - but definitive! She enjoys playing with the shapes and motifs within her rugs, creating many interesting edges and borders around her rugs, and then finishing her rugs with creative techniques.

Students can select one of Cammie’s primitive patterns ranging from Antique Adaptations, Animals, Florals, Samplers and Seasonal designs, or she will help you customize the primitive pattern of your choice. During the Retreat, she will discuss and demonstration primitive techniques such as: beading, hiding tails and trimming wool and anything else that comes up during the retreat – will become a class demonstration and discussion. Cammie loves to incorporate textures, plaids, dyed, as-is, and other types of wool and fabric in her own rugs and will show you how and when to use them in your rug with wide cuts #8 and up. She will also talk about using her soft and muted hand-dyed wool into your rug to achieve that subtle or low contrast look.

Cammie likes to use an assortment of finishing techniques such as: Lamb’s tongues, applique, wool covered cording, scrappy, and quilted, just to name a few. She will show you finishing examples, help you select the right technique, and demonstrate the process.