Become a Hooker: Punch Needle Fibre Art for Beginners

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Alison Mitchell
Saturday & Sunday, October 26 – October 27, 2024
10:00am – 3:00pm

In this relaxed two day workshop we’ll learn how to use a simple wooden punch needle and yarn from Canada’s oldest woolen mill to create anything from rugs to pillows to wall hangings. Rug hooking has a rich history in Atlantic Canada and using a punch needle is one of the easiest and most satisfying ways to go about it.

We’ll explore the most common backing fabrics, frames, and types of fibre to enable you to find a system that works for you. Participants will complete either a trivet or a wall hanging to take home so your friends and family can see that you’ve become a hooker!

 

Materials provided.

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Alison Mitchell

Alison Mitchell is a Lunenburg-based multi-disciplinary artist. Her fibre art, paintings and collages features simplified, stylized subjects in vibrant but limited colour palettes. Her “yarn paintings” are made with a simple rug hooking tool called a punch needle and yarn she dyes in her kitchen and reflect a unique blend of a traditional Nova Scotia craft with Alison’s modern aesthetic.

You can find Alison’s work at the Smith and Smith Gallery in Lunenburg and at the Teichert Gallery within the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax.

www.alisonmitchell.ca

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