April 11, 2026
Miniature Punch Needle Rug Hooking
Saco Learning Center
80 Common St. Saco, ME 04072
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This antique art resembles hooked carpets but in miniature dollhouse proportions! Discover how to complete and display this lovely and handy fiber craft. Visit jconnerhookedrugs.com to view available kits, and email fcjc@roadrunner.com to reserve your favorite(s). Kits are $25 each, payable to Janet in class, and contain original folk art designs, hand-dyed and natural wool threads, and instructions. Bring a bag lunch. Required: small sharp fabric scissors, an Ultra-Punch Small Punch needle (approx. $27), and a 7” Morgan-brand locking embroidery hoop (approx. $15). *Tools also available for purchase in class. Janet Conner, BS in Art Education from Moore College of Art & Design, is a member of the Saco Valley Fiber Artists and exhibits regionally and at ME Fiber Arts Center. Her hooked designs, as well as those of her students', have been highlighted in Finishing Hooked Rugs and Rug Hooking Magazine. In 2016, Janet collaborated with James and Mercedes Hutchinson on the book Rug Hooking Traditions. She released Magnificent Hooked Rugs, featuring rugs influenced by Western art history, in 2020.
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April 11, 2026SaturdayAdd to calendar
Ages 18-99
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