Deana David teaches Rug Hooking and Punch Needle at MadWool often. We do not carry Rug Hooking Supplies- each class is supplied with everything you need for the project. Deana has a mail order site you can order kits and also take zoom classes with: www.ribboncandyhooking.com .

Design Like An Artist. With Deana David of www.ribboncandyhooking.com. Saturday, June 28, 2025. 1-3 PM. $50.00. $20.00 deposit holds your space. Call 203-245-5921 to register.

Rug makers, Quilters, and Fiber Artists of all kinds... are you thinking of your next masterpiece? Do you have trouble planning and drawing a good enough design? I'll be coming in person to teach a composition class for fiber artists based on my 'Design Like an Artist' classes and 2024 book of the same name.

The class is built on a slideshow during which we look at the work of iconic fine artists and Art Movements that have shaped our tastes. We talk about the tricks and tropes that make that style memorable and eternal, and learn how we can use similar tricks in our own designing. I will give you a series of prompts and challenges to get you thinking about color and composition, and you'll create sketches that really surprise you. The class fosters observation, conversation, and originality-- there's no point in creating art if your unique style doesn't come through. You will be supplied with sketchbooks and pencils (you don't need to bring anything at all) and you will leave with a sketchbook full of compositions you can evolve into future projects. 

Here's a great opportunity to unlock your memory museum and get some of your personal storytelling into your Art!   

The Elusive Multi-Strand Braided Rug.  With Deana David of www.ribboncandyhooking.com.  Saturday, August 30, 2025. 1-4 PM.  $110.00.  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  All materials included.   

Everyone has heard of and seen a traditional braided rug, made up of the parts. The 'braided-in' rug dates back to the early 20th century and, being so poorly documented from generation to generation, nearly fell out of existence because so few people knew how to make it. Learn the mystery of the multi-braid and learn how to braid a very simple 8-strand rug that works up so quickly you won't believe it! 

 The class comes with 1-2 pounds of randomly colored t-shirt material already cut into strips, and all the clips and pins you will need to make a small rug. Feel free to bring some old t-shirts in colors you like to add to your stockpile and I can show you how to chop shop them to get the most out of them; it is not necessary as the class comes with the materials you will need, but sometimes it's fun to cut up an old tie dye or a nostalgic old shirt that has special meaning to you.  

This is a great recycle/ repurpose project that will give you the skills, tools, and knowledge to carry on making beautiful braided rugs of other shapes and styles in the future, using your castaway clothing. Please bring scissors. Everything else is supplied for you to keep. 

Punch and Hook Club:  Amish Toothbrush Rag Rug.  With Deana David of www.ribboncandyhooking.com.  Saturday, February 8, 2025  1-4 PM.  $95.00.  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  Price includes all materials.   Call 203-245-5921 to register.

Are you ready to get raggy? Raggy enough to start this fun, traditional rug making craft called Amish Toothbrush? This is a simple technique that involves stitching with ripped up rags (in this case cotton) and building your rug in rows with the same, simple stitch.  

Remember how toothbrushes used to come with a hole in the bottom? Women would cut of the handle, dull it to a point, and thread rags through the hole to create these colorful and practical rugs. 

This class will come with the hardwood Amish Toothbrush tool, and a bag of colorful long quarters of hand-dyed cottons to get you ripping and 'toothbrushing'. You can choose between an oval or a circle rug. Get the hard part done in class, and finish at your leisure. 

Rug Hooking with Deana David of www.ribboncandyhooking.com. Tom The Wild Turkey.  Saturday, November 16, 2024.  1-4 PM.  $100.00.  Includes all supplies (excluding hoop and hook, available for use/purchase for $20.00).  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  Call 203-245-5921 to register. 

Learn all the rug hooking basics with Tom, the wild turkey. This 10" square seasonal pattern is not your average Thanksgiving Tom you see popping up all over the place! Tom is a native, wild turkey. The sketchbook quality of the pattern makes it easy to fill in graffiti-like colors and lines from the complete kit you'll receive. We will practice basic techniques and tricks as well as experiment at a slightly advanced level with color theory and graphic effects. 

This class comes complete with the pattern and all of the hand-dyes wool yarns you'll need to complete this piece. Hoop and hook sets will be available for an additional $20. You are welcome to borrow a hoop and hook before you buy.  

Learn this historic thrift craft in a stress-free environment, and work to evolve your personal style with confidence and encouragement from the very beginning. When you leave the class, you will be able to pick up your piece and finish it without hesitation, and tackle your next piece without fear. 

Punch and Hook Club:  Sugar Skull Pumpkins.  With Deana David of Ribbon Candy Hooking.   (www.ribboncandyhooking.com) Sunday, October 27, 2024  1-4 PM.  $85.00.  Includes materials.  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  Call 203-245-5921 to register. 

Let’s Hook Sugar Skull Pumpkins for October! Learn to hook a fun decorative pumpkin from the choices below. This class comes with a hook and oodles of noodles and mixed yarns to complete your choice of Sugar Skull. Choose from ten different pumpkin faces on monk’s cloth and we’ll work together to create a seasonal treasure you’ll want to keep around all year!

Choose from one of the following designs when you register:

Punch and Hook Club: Penny Rugs.  With Deana David of www.ribboncandyhooking.com.  Sunday, March 13, 2022.  2-4 PM.  $75.00.  Includes all materials.  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  Call 203-245-5921 to register.  

Welcome to the 19th century technique called 'Penny Rugs'. During the Civil War era pennies were much larger - almost an inch in size. Women who 'mended and made do' used up their smallest scraps of fabric by making these charming 'rugs' comprised of a series of graduated sewn circle 'pennies'.  

This class comes with a 6oz. bag of pennies (about 100 pennies) in a mix of sizes and colors, as well as yarn, needles, snippers, and everything you need to get pennying! 

punch and hook club: Rug Hooking Beginners Workshop: Your Mandala. With deana david of www.ribboncandyhooking.com. saturday, january 22, 2022. 1-4 pm. $110.00. $50.00 deposit holds your space. call 203-245-5921 to register.

Start the New Year with a Beginning Rug Hooking class that will take you from the very basics into the flow and rhythm of hooking. The class will start you off creating a simple mandala design and walk you through transferring it onto your backing (materials included). Then we will start hooking together. We will end on a happy note of confidence and momentum and answer all the questions and thoughts that come up along the way.

Class includes the  backing linen, tracing paper, transfer medium, a Sharpie, and wool strips.  If you need a hook and hoop, those will be available for $15

All class materials are to be purchased from Madison Wool. Unless specified, class fee does not include pattern or materials. To register for classes, call the shop at 203-245-5921 with your information and deposit (credit card).  We will accept mailed checks as well. Many classes from visiting teachers require you to register directly with them.  Please call or email us with any questions. If we cancel class for any reason (usually only due to weather or teacher illness), you get store credit or you may take rescheduled class. Class deposit/fee non refundable five days prior to class; cancellations prior to this get store credit less deposit. We take extenuating circumstances into consideration, so please let us know as soon as possible if you cannot attend a class.