Integrating Mixed Media Into Your Rug Hooking
Susan Feller
Description
Students will meet one-on-one via Zoom with instructor prior to class to draw a design using digital tools. The instructor will work with each student individually to produce their original designs onto fabric. In the classroom, students will receive their fat quarter (approximately 18” x 22”) printed fabric designs along with hands-on instruction to create 3-D motifs (hooked or otherwise) along with construction, assembly, color planning, and problem solving for their project. Students will learn a variety of digital design software and how to integrate current technology into a customized and personalized mixed media rug. Along with rug hooking, students may choose to include applique, embroidery, proddy, couching, and other forms of embellishment in their 3-D design motif. This class will inspire outside the box creativity!
More Information
$200/$180 Sauder Village Member
Skill level: Beginner with basic rug hooking knowledge
Supply fee: $15 payable to instructor at the start of class. Fee includes 11” x 14” canvas wrapped frame, materials to cover back, student designed fat quarter fabric piece (approximately 18” x 22”), thread, and needles.
Student supplies: rug hook, frame, precut wool, notebook, pen/pencil, various embellishments (embroidery floss, silks, beads, etc.)
Bio
Susan Feller:
Susan Feller enjoys experimenting with different media. She is the author of Design Basics for Rug Hookers, works from her studio in West Virginia, has art in museum and private collections and advocates for the artists of Appalachia. She has taught, vended and exhibited at Sauder Village for more than twenty years and curates fiber art exhibits regionally. Her website is SusanFeller.com
