June Rug Tufting
Come learn the art of rug making in this completely beginner-friendly class! Winnie will walk you through the steps of projecting, tracing, and tufting your rug in this two and a half hour class. All materials are provided, and no prior experience is necessary!
3 students per time slot.
You can chose to select a design from the options provided or pick your own design! Please see instructions below for picking your own design. You will make a 24 inch rug, that will be backed and finished by Winnie! Rugs will be available for pick up from Propagate Studio up to three weeks after the class. This class is perfect for a couple, a new experience with your friend, or to try something new, as well as to meet new people!
Please be aware that this class requires the use of large machinery. Children interested taking the class should be accompanied by a guardian. Guardians do not need to purchase an additional ticket, but please inform Winnie or Propagate Studio of your child’s age and the information of the guardian attending upon booking.
Winnie will have several pre-approved designs for you to pick from in class if you chose. If you would like to pick your own design, please keep these guidelines in mind. (email winnieballa1165@icloud.com)
Designs should be simple illustrations, cartoon characters, clip art images, logos, or art of your own design that follows these guidelines:
Avoid images with shading or gradients. To ensure you can finish your design in class, please limit your design choice to three colors.
After signing up for the class, you will need to email your design choice to Winnie for approval. We will do our best to accommodate your design ideas, and will only request a change of design if it will affect the overall quality of your finished piece.
Instructor Bio:
Winnie Balla is a fine artist turned textile crafter. They found themself reaching for a form of artistic expression at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. They had tried everything from realism based graphite drawings in high school, hand thrown ceramics work in community college, and printmaking at the country’s last museum school, before finding their home in rug tufting. In an attempt to challenge the traditional expectations of fine art, Winnie began working with vibrant, high contract colors and an illustrative style. While their fine art education is invaluable to their process, Winnie pulls inspiration from artists and styles they were never exposed to in college. Counterculture artists, such as Bonnie MacLean and Rick Griffin, were essential inspiration in Winnie’s own path as an artist. Winnie’s mission is to take textile work and craft making, forms of art often thought of as illegitimate, and make them accessible and innovative.