You’ll Be Hooked! Punch Needle Fibre Art
Registration
Alison Mitchell
Wednesdays, October 25 – November 29, 2023
9:30am – 12:30pm
In this lively workshop we’ll learn how to use a simple wooden punch needle and yarn to create anything from rugs to shoulder bags to stunning 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 backings, frames and types of fibre that can be used so you can find a system that works for you. We’ll start by making smaller pieces together and then move on to making a pillow or wall hanging that each student can design themselves, with as much or as little help from Alison as desired.
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Registrations for this workshop are now closed.
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
Bookings
Registrations for this workshop are now closed.