Rag Rug Weaving - Intermediate Level
Class - Textiles | Available
Learn to prep a floor loom with cotton rug warp yarn and transform fabric strips into a one-of-a-kind 2' x 3' rug. Do you have a collection of t-shirts you no longer wear? Is your fabric stash (cottons or cotton blends) from other projects overwhelming your space? This size rug can be made with approximately 4 yards of fabric or about 5 t-shirts. You can bring your t-shirts, old cotton or flannel bedsheets or fabric remnants to the first class and choose colors from the warp yarn we provide. Bring a bag lunch or plan to visit a local restaurant close to the school for a mid-day break. Ages 14 and up.
Carol Patton
Carol Patton holds a B.S. and M. Ed. in Vocational Home Economics Education from the University of Illinois. In 2015, she retired from the Wilkes County School System after a 38-year teaching career in Family and Consumer Science in both North Carolina and Illinois. Inspired to learn the art of weaving after inheriting her late mother’s loom, Carol learned to weave here at Sawtooth under the instruction of Pat Mauck. Realizing that “weaving possibilities” were endless, Carol continued to take many subsequent classes after that introductory class in 2007. At her home studio, Carol creates a variety of handwoven items for personal style and home décor on a wide range of looms- from multi-shaft floor looms to small hand-held pin looms. Carol sells her handwovens at the Sawtooth Gift Shop, Little River Gallery in Sparta, NC, and the new Blue Ridge Artisan Center housed within the 1915 Building in Wilkesboro, NC. Carol also teaches weaving classes for both youth and adults here at Sawtooth.