Structured Weekender Bag
Susan Clarke
3-Day Class
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Tuesday – Thursday, August 11, 2026 – August 13, 2026
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Description
Students will design their very own hooked weekend-sized carpetbag. This workshop will help students design a motif for their bag using Susan’s base pattern, transfer the design to linen, color plan, and hook it. Students will customize their designs by incorporating alternative fibers, lettering, and accessories. The workshop includes bag assembly from lining to putting in the zipper to adding handles and feet. Finished bag is 18” long x 12” high x 9” deep at the base.
The instructor will contact students in advance of class and include a 2-hour Zoom class to prepare students for designing their carpetbag.
More Informaton
$400/$380 Sauder Village Member
Skill level: Intermediate – Advanced. Ability to use a sewing machine in assembly
Supply fee: $80 for the carpetbag pattern (outline only) on linen or rug warp (on request), and paper pattern for lining. Comprehensive Student Notes will be emailed. Shipping costs are additional if wanted in advance of the class.
Student supplies: A comprehensive list will be provided to registered students, and includes the following: hooking materials, lining material, zipper, eight bag feet, and two leather handles.
Bio
Susan Clarke:
Susan is a Canadian teacher and has been hooking for about 20 years, and teaching since 2019. While she enjoys teaching Open Class, her favorite workshops include realistic animals, carpetbags, and geometric rugs. She is certified by the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild, and is currently working towards her McGown certification. She loves teaching color planning, and design. She is passionate about learning and takes several workshops a year to make sure that she can offer instruction in many hooking styles. Susan offers workshops on line as well as in person, and often combines on-line and in-person. Susan contributed a chapter in Rug Hooking Magazine’s “Hooked Carpetbags”
Susan’s portfolio may be viewed on her website: https://www.srcdesigns.ca/
