The plan for 2025 is the same as 2024. Office Hours is every Tuesday at 4pm eastern.
| Week Number | Planned Topic |
|---|---|
| 01 | Q&A. Keep a list of questions or enter them in the Q&A Area. |
| 02 | Special Lesson* |
| 03 | General Rug Hooking Lesson |
| 04 | Special Lesson* |
| 05 | Open for live viewing by all members AND members of either Practical Color Planning for Rug Hookers OR The Virtual Dye Class. |
*Special lessons for 2024:
- Pictorial Basics: Design, how to design a rug hooking landscape pattern (Began 9/24/24, Ended …)
- Geometrics: Design and Hook a Geometric (Began 9/16, Ended …)
12-30 New Year’s
12-30 New Year’s
Due to the holidays, I am taking this week off. See you in the New Year!
12-23 Bonus: I ♥️ my Journal
12-23 Bonus: I ♥️ my Journal
Due to the holidays, I am taking this week off. See you in the New Year! ….. except I decided ...
12-16 Rounded Corners
12-16 Rounded Corners
In this episode, I guide you through the process of creating smooth, rounded corners for your rugs. ...
GEO: 12-09 Value Study & Color Distr...
GEO: 12-09 Value Study & Color Distribution
In this session, I guide you through a hands-on exercise on geometric series, focusing on value stud...
12-02
12-02
00:00 Introduction and Technical Difficulties 00:39 Discussing Supplies and Materials
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11-25 No lesson
11-25 No lesson
I had family in town and staying with me for Thanksgiving. There was no lesson, so no replay to post...
11-18 Draw your Pattern
11-18 Draw your Pattern
Download the pattern here [accessally_icon post_id=”23255″]
GEO: 11-11 More design ideas
GEO: 11-11 More design ideas
11-04 1st Tues Q&A
11-04 1st Tues Q&A
GEO: 10-28 Size of your Rug
GEO: 10-28 Size of your Rug
10-22 Efficient Tips
10-22 Efficient Tips
GEO: 10-14 Get Inspired
GEO: 10-14 Get Inspired
10-07
10-07
Color: 09-30
Color: 09-30
GEO: 09-23 Building Blocks
GEO: 09-23 Building Blocks
GEO: 09-16 From Scraps to Organized
GEO: 09-16 From Scraps to Organized
In this episode, I talk about how to organize fabric scraps using a sorting method with magnet hooks...
09-09
09-09
09-02
09-02
08-26
08-26
08-19 Susan Krueger
08-19 Susan Krueger
Attendance was low so I did not teach anything, but I added a bonus. A quick peek at the work of Sus...
08-16 Bonus- Quick Tour
08-16 Bonus- Quick Tour
There was a tiny bit of downtime at 4pm on Saturday, so I popped into the weekly Hook-in and did a q...
08-12 @ Sauder Village
08-12 @ Sauder Village
No lesson. I am attending Rug Week at Sauder Village in Archbold, OH, THE best rug hooking show that...
08-05
08-05
07-29
07-29
There was no lesson for this date. I am in Fort Worth, TX with my family. My granddaughter is having...
2025-07-22
2025-07-22
07-15 Groups of Trees
07-15 Groups of Trees
Above and below hooked by Sharee Ballantyne, member of VOW classes
07-08 @Sauder Village
07-08 @Sauder Village
This was filmed in my hotel room at Sauder Village. Here’s the link to this bag on Amazon. The...
06-24 New Pattern
06-24 New Pattern
Today I’m adapting a pencil pouch pattern to a larger size. I share techniques for drawing you...
06-17 Speciality Dyed Wools
06-17 Speciality Dyed Wools
In this lesson, I walk you through dip dyeing wool, perfect for hooking skies and grass. I also cove...
06-10 Anatomy of a Scroll
06-10 Anatomy of a Scroll
At first, I didn’t like scrolls and was reluctant to include them in my work. However, once I ...
06-03 Pattern Prep
06-03 Pattern Prep
Get your new pattern ready for hooking by adding a few tidbits of information. I also touch on the d...
05-27 No lesson TX
05-27 No lesson TX
See the lesson on 5/20 for an explanation of why this lesson did not happen.
05-20 Small People and Perspective Trick
05-20 Small People and Perspective Trick
Today I share an update about my granddaughter’s emergency brain surgery and how it’s im...
05-13 Glossary
05-13 Glossary
Glossary Lesson: Crossovers, Salvages, Holidays, and Snippet Bags In this episode, I explain how to ...
2025-05-06
2025-05-06
In this episode, I addressed Cat’s questions about wool storage, emphasizing the importance of...
04-29 Value Planning
04-29 Value Planning
In this episode, I dive into the importance of value planning over color when designing rugs. I disc...
04-22 Glossary
04-22 Glossary
This is another lesson on Glossary Terms. The planned topics were:
04-15 Hooking Windows
04-15 Hooking Windows
In this session of Office Hours, I discuss the ins and outs of window wool – my process for dy...
04-08 Glossary Course
04-08 Glossary Course
In this lesson from the glossary course, I introduce the new terms and concepts essential for new ru...
04-01 Q&A
04-01 Q&A
This week, I offered tips on how to correctly measure and cut dyed wool, and discussed the importanc...
03-25 Glossary Terms
03-25 Glossary Terms
Cindi explains key rug hooking words and skills for newbies. She shows the difference between ‘...
03-18 How to stretch your textures
03-18 How to stretch your textures
Cindi explores the significance and application of various wool textures in the art of rug hooking. ...
03-04 Tips
03-04 Tips
In this episode, Cindi Gay shares valuable tips for rug hooking, starting with the practical use of ...
02-25 Using Photos
02-25 Using Photos
In this episode, I guide you through using photos to design landscape rugs. I share tips on tracing ...
02-18
02-18
02-11 Landscape Q&A
02-11 Landscape Q&A
Order the book alone, or with the companion online course. The current version as of February 2025 i...
02-04 Use a clothing rack
02-04 Use a clothing rack
This is an affiliate link (I get credit for sending you there) for a heavy duty rack. Clothing rack:...
01-28 Beauty Lines
01-28 Beauty Lines
0:00 Beauty Lines: Definition and uses 07:40 Standard colors 09:00 Introducing a new color ...
01-14 Overlapping
01-14 Overlapping
01-07 Use the Right Sharpie
01-07 Use the Right Sharpie
Today I’ll help Barbara through the different ways to design her rug, whether drawing her own ...
