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“Primitive Flower Basket with a Twist!” Workshop with Maria Barton

Date:1 Day - Friday, August 17, 2012 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Class Fee: $90.00 / Members $84.00 Kit Fee: $65.00 - payable to teacher at the beginning of class Location: Founder’s Hall – Stage Left Maria’s Website: www.starrugcompany.com     Description: This class will combine many different techniques including making flowers from wool, knotting, quilling (rolled, wrapped), and the beading stitch to create a one of a kind hooked 10” x 13” Flower Basket mat. Maria will teach you the basic techniques of creating 3-dimensional wool flowers in various shapes and styles. Learn to use quilling as a flower center, petal, and other flower parts. Knotting is perfect for flower buds and berries. Once students have made their flowers, quilling and knotting shapes, Maria will teach you how to attach them to your rug and incorporate them into your hooking. All of these techniques add interest and give a new dimension and texture to your rugs. Students will be hooking the remainder of the mat in #8-#9 cut. Top it off with the beading stitch to create a fun and colorful border. Level:  Basic Skills – students must have basic rug hooking knowledge & experience.  Kit description: Flower Basket 10” x 13” pattern on linen and an assortment of beautiful hand-dyed and textured as is wool to complete the mat.   Students Need to Bring: Basic hooking supplies: a frame, scissors, cutter, cutter blades #8 - #9, hook, a needle, and thread. Bio: Recognized by Early American Life Magazine in 2005, 2006, and 2011, Maria was selected as one of the top artisans in the country for her hooked rugs. Her work has been exhibited at Rug Hooking Week and Star of Texas Camp. She has taught workshops and at camps in Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, and Alabama.  In 2011, Maria served as a Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs judge.  Her hooked rugs have been featured in the ATHA newsletter, and magazines such as Country Almanac, Phyllis Hoffman's Celebrate, Early American Life, Rug Hooking Magazine, and Wool Street Journal. She has written articles for both Rug Hooking Magazine and The Wool Street Journal. Maria, owner of Star Rug Company a website based rug hooking pattern business, began hooking in 1992. Inspired by Polly Minick, after seeing Polly’s home and rugs featured in a Better Homes and Gardens Magazine article; Maria is best known for her primitive and whimsical style and patterns. Her favorite topic and signature pieces are Halloween themed rugs. Specialties: Primitive color palette, unexpected adornments, whimsical designs and motifs, unique ways to display rugs. [return to workshop listing]

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