The 2023 Woolly Wisdom Rug hooking Workshop, in its Tenth  year, is pleased to welcome well known and experienced instructors :                                   
Victoria Hart Ingalls,  Donna Hrkman, who will offer guidance at any level of hooking experience, and Colleen Faulkner in Punch Needle Rugs.


Director Victoria Hart Ingalls is a nationally recognized teacher, designer, and workshop coordinator.


INSTRUCTORS:


 Victoria Hart Ingalls


Victoria is  an  undisputed  expert  in  fine  shading  but  also  enjoys  the  wider  cuts.   With over  30  years  of  teaching  experience,  her  methods make  it  simple.   Victoria  does  custom  designing  and  will  provide  instruction  with  any  pattern.    She  strives  for  her  students  to develop  a true  love  of  rug hooking  as  a  relaxing  and  creative  outlet  in  whatever  style  they  prefer.   Victoria's  work  has  appeared  in  both  Rug   Hooking Magazine, a  Celebration  of  Hand  Hooked  Rugs  and  ATHA.   Most  recently  she taught  at  the  ATHA  2022  Biennial.





Colleen Faulkner

 

Colleen Faulkner has been making Punch Needle Rugs since 1992.  She has designed and taught classes in Ohio, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.  Taught at the National Rug Hooking ATHA Convention in 2022.   She  lives in Jefferson City, Missouri with her husband and kids.  She has furthered her studies by taking and completing an Oxford Teacher Certification class in 2014 in Vermont with Amy Oxford.  Colleen has done commissioned dog portrait rugs.  She has done a dog rug of the governor’s dog, Daniel Boone, for the State of Missouri.  She has made many rugs but her biggest accomplishment “Red” was in Rug Hooking Celebration top 30 year 2020.  She now has her own line of New Zealand rug wool that she dyes by hand called Whackadoo Yarns.






Donna Hrkman

 

Donna is joining Woolly Wisdom for a fourth time in 2023.  Her talents are boundless and she brings to her classes expertise in a  wide variety of subjects.  Including anything to do with Monochromatic rugs, animals and portraiture.  Donna is a published author and frequent contributor to Rug Hooking Magazine.  She has had numerous pieces included in “Celebrations” and received countless awards for her work.  An experienced and well loved designer and teacher.  Donna brings enthusiastic inspiration to her students.



Aileen Anderson

 

UNFORTUNATELY  AILEEN  ANDERSON  WILL  NOT  BE  ABLE  TO  TEACH  AT WOOLLY  WISDOM  THIS  YEAR  DUE  TO  HEALTH CONCERNS.


GET  BETTER  SOON  AILEEN

WE  WILL  MISS  YOU!