Sharon Saknit is a McGown certified teacher with over 75 hooked pieces to her credit. Many of her creations can be seen in publications such as The Rug Hooker’s Bible, Jessie Turbayne’s books Hooked on Rugs & The Creative Hooker, as well as Celebrations. Her piece Color Play was given a merit award at the 2007 Rhapsody in Rugs juried exhibit at the Carnegie Center for the Arts. She teaches in her home as well as at rug camps throughout the country. She is known for her vibrant and unexpected use of color.

It all began as a chance encounter with a couple of rug hookers in 1993. She immediately fell in love with the art form and was particularly drawn to the history of the craft. Her first piece was a 4 cut shaded rose. Although the fine cut style suited her taste early on she has since found her preference to be a 6 cut impressionistic style.

Shortly after learning to hook Sharon moved with her family to Northern California, which was void of rug hookers. After several years of being self-taught and hooking alone she decided to start teaching rug hooking at the local Community Education Center as a way to create some hooking friends. Scared to death and feeling ill equipped she started teaching her first class with great success. The impact of the many women that walked through those classroom doors over the years has been amazing.

Sharon has written two rug hooking related booklets, Color Diamond a dye-by-eye guide and Tessellations a manual on understanding and developing interlocking geometric patterns. Both were created from the experience gained while developing and hooking many of her favorite pieces.

Sharon currently lives in Washington State with her two cats, Otis and Keko, and son Josh nearby. She is inspired by vibrant colors, beautiful flowers, music and being with wonderfully talented friends.

Class Schedule

July 31, 2009 - August 3, 2009  Sharon will be teaching at the Hooker Hill Rug Retreat in Oakhurst, California nestled in the foothills of Yosemite.  This is an open camp.  For registration information please contact the Hooker Hill Rug Retreat director at www.hookerhillrugretreat.com