Classes

June 19th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)

"Introduction to Rug Hooking" - THIS CLASS IS FULL!

 
July 12th & 26th - Saturday (10am - 3pm)
"Traditional Oval Braided Rug"
Students learn how to braid a continuous 2'x3' oval rug. (Note: Hand & basic straight stitch sewing machine skills are required)
Tuition: $75.00 - covers instruction for both sessions. Supplies needed: wool-6 yds. at $36. per yd / lacing thread $14. / lacer $4. / clamp (optional) $65.)

July 17th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)
"Introduction to Traditional Rug Hooking" - THIS CLASS IS FULL!
Choose a small pattern from the store that you wish to work on.
Tuition: $25.00 plus supplies (pattern, wool, hook & hoop - price varies/depends on students' choice of pattern & supplies)

July 23rd - Wednesday (10am - 3pm)
"Punch Needle Embroidery"
Tuition: $25.00 plus supplies. Pattern & threads (price varies) / Hoop $49.75 / Ultra Punch Needle $26.00

July 30th - Wednesday (10am - 3pm)
"Adding Braids to Rug Hooking"
Students need to come to class with a project already hooked or near completion.
Note: Hand & basic sewing skills required.
Tuition: $65.00 (Includes: Color Planning, braiding techniques & step-by-step instruction booklet)
Supplies Needed: Wool, lacing thread, lacer (only if adding more than one braid) & braid clamp (optional)dding Braids to Rug Hooking"

August 2nd - Saturday (10am - 3pm)
"Traditional Braided Chair Pad or Round Rug"- THIS CLASS IS FULL!
Students learn how to braid a continuous chair pad or continue on and make a round rug.
Tuition: $38.00 plus supplies (Note: Hand & basic straight stitch sewing machine skills are required)

August 7th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)
"Introduction to Rug Hooking"
Choose a small pattern from the store that you wish to work on.
Tuition: $25.00 plus supplies (pattern, wool, hook & hoop - price varies/depends on students' choice of pattern & supplies)

August 14th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)
"Needle Felting"
Students learn the basics of needle felting. Three-dimensional needle felting kit or a landscape needle felting kit will be available for student's to select from.
Tuition: $55.00 (Includes instruction, needle, foam block & wool whisps.)

August 28th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)
"Punch Needle Embroidery"
Student's learn the basics of punch needle embroidery and can choose a pattern from the store to work on in class.
Tuition: $25.00 plus supplies.  (Pattern, threads - price varies / Hoop $49.75, Ultra Punch Needle $26.00)

September 6th & 20th - Saturday (10am - 3pm)
"Traditional Oval Braided Rug"
Students learn how to braid a continuous 2'x3' oval rug.  (Note: Hand & basic straight stitch sewing machine skills are required)
Tuition: $75.00 - covers instruction for both sessions.  Supplies Need: Wool-6 yds. at $36. per yard / lacing thread $14. / clamp (optional) $65.

September 10th - Wednesday (10am - 3pm)
"Traditional Braided Chair Pad or Round Rug"
Students will learn how to braid a continuous chair pad or can continue & make a round rug.
Tuition: $38. plus supplies. (Wool-$36. / Lacing Thread-$7. / Lacer-$4. / Clamp: (optional) $65. 
Note: Hand/basic sewing skills are required.

September 25th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)
"Autumn is in the Air"
Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving themed projects will be available in kits for students to choose from.  Price varies depending on what is chosen.
Tuition: $25.00 plus kit/supplies.

October 30th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)
"Introduction to Traditional Rug Hooking"
Choose a small pattern from the store that you wish to work on.
Tuition: $25.00 plus supplies (pattern, wool, hook, hoop or frame-price varies depending on student's choice)

VISITING INSTRUCTOR - Save the dates!
November 4th - 5th - 6th (Tuesday-Thursday) / Class Times: 9am - 4pm
Special Rug Hooking Workshop with McGown Certified Rug Hooking Instructor, Susan Jankowski 
This is a great class for rug hookers wanting to enhance their rug hooking skills!  Class objective is to hook a barn using swatches to create the illusion of shadows and roundness.
Tuition: $150.00 (covers all 3-days) Class size is limited, so sign up soon!
Cost of supplies: $75.00 (and is paid to the instructor on the day of class) 
Supply fee covers: Pattern, wool for the barn, silo & sheep.  Other wool for sky, grass & trees will also be available for purchase, from the instructor, if desired. In order to achieve the detail on this pattern it is mostly hooked in a #5 cut width. 

November 8th - Saturday (10am - 3pm) - THIS CLASS IS FULL (Note: A second date maybe added)
"Spirit of Christmas is at Shepherd's Wool"
Winter/Christmas themed projects will be available in kits for students to choose from. 
Tuition: $25.00 plus kit/supplies (price varies depending on which kit/project is chosen)

November 13th - Thursday (10am - 3pm)
"Adding Braids to Rug Hooking"
Students will need to come to class with a project already hooked, or near completion.
(Note: Hand & basic straight stitch machine sewing skills are required)
Tuition: $65.00 (Includes: color planning, braiding technique & step by step instructions w/booklet)
Supplies needed: wool, lacing thread ($5.25), lacer ($4.00-only if adding multiple braids), clamp $65.00 (optional)

November 15, 2025 & February 21, 2026 - Saturday (10am - 3pm)
"Traditional Rug Hooking - FOOTSTOOL"
Students should have some rug hooking experience prior to enrolling in this class.  This is a two-part class.
Students will have 3-months to hook their footstool pattern.
Part 1: (November 15th): We will discuss the styles of footstools, pattern choices, color planning & techniques for hooking footstools.
Part 2: (February 21, 2026): Students should come to this class with their footstool pattern completely hooked.  The instruction for this day will be on how to assemble & secure the hooked pattern onto the footstool. (Note: In February, the weather will be monitored to ensure safe travel for students.)
Tuition: $60.00 (covers both days of class) plus supplies - price varies depending on footstool, pattern & wool that is chosen.

December 6th - Saturday (10am - 3pm)
"Needle Felting using Artfelt Paper"
Students will learn how to use Artfelt Paper which incorporates needle & wet felting in a project. All levels of felting experience are welcome.
Note: This class will be held in the lower level of the store which involves stairs.  
Tuition: $25.00 plus supplies. //Students will have a choice of pattern/kits - price varies.