Become a Hooker: Punch Needle Fibre Art for Beginners
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$260.00
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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 work features simplified, stylized subjects in vibrant but limited colour palettes. Her fibre art is made with yarn and a simple rug hooking tool called a punch needle, and each piece reflects a unique blend of a traditional Nova Scotia craft with Alison’s modern aesthetic.
Prior to becoming a professional artist, Alison spent 16 years as a diplomat and legal advisor with Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs. Specialized in human rights and the law of armed conflict, she served at NATO in Brussels, at the UN in New York, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and in Washington, D.C.
Alison is a member of the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia, the International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers, and Visual Arts Nova Scotia.