Eric Sandberg Rug Hooking Teacher

It has been a wonderful summer so far with hooking trips to north carolina at the caraway baptist conference center hosted by eric sandberg.
Eric sandberg rug hooking teacher. She opened her shop whispering pines designs rug hooking studio in 2000 after retiring from general motors. Sandberg is a mcgown certified teacher. I would reccommend this school to everyone. Rug hooking is both an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap linen or rug warp the loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet type hook mounted in a handle usually wood for leverage in contrast latch hooking uses a hinged hook to form a knotted pile from short pre cut pieces of yarn.
Her first teacher was margo white from indiana and that led to other instructors such as barbara carroll pris buttler sally kallin kris miller susan feller eric sandberg and many other wonderful teachers through the years. She started it on friday and got this much done using a size three cut. This was a refreshing rug camp with a wide mix of different types of hooking. Mar 10 2015 this pin was discovered by elinor barrett.
Seventeen members of the local by hook or by crook rug hooking group enjoyed a wonderful two day session july 16 and 17 instructed by eric sandberg. I just got back from ontario canada for a week long class to study with wanda kerr. Her hooking is so perfect it looks like velvet. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest.
Eric sandberg open project class may 21 23 2012 eric has been rug hooking for 20 years being certified as a mcgown teacher in 1997 and teaching full time since 2000. Eric includes many interesting and. Translating life through rugs that speak more than words ever could. This doily rug is a design of michelle micarelli s and i believe the next rug is a design of eric sandberg s.
You can always spot sheri s rich color palette. The virginia girls group did a friendship rug this past year. He is a master colorist and adept at hooking all styles from narrow cut fine shaded flowers to wide cut primitives. Rug hooking is thought to be the only fiber craft indigenous to the united states having been.