For fiber artists ready to explore their own voice through color, texture, and playful risk-taking.
Indigo Hookery is a passion project, a creative space for design-focused rug hooking and expressive textile art. Founded by author and fiber artist Tamara Pavich, Indigo Hookery offers collaboration, workshops, and custom pattern design for rug hookers who want to create meaningful, original work rooted in authenticity.
Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your artistic practice, Tamara helps you explore color, storytelling, and self-expression through wool and hook.
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Design Focused Rug Hooking Instruction
Tamara’s rug hooking workshops are offered to guilds and fiber art groups across the U.S. Each class is built around artistic mentorship, original design, and personal creativity. Hooked portraits of many kinds, landscape rugs, art adaptations, and abstract designs: whatever type of rug you choose, you’ll be guided through the process of bringing your ideas to life in wool.
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1–4 day format, in-person
For beginners and experienced textile artists
Open or themed rug projects
Custom rug pattern design
For small groups who
want a new challenge
Limited supplies and wool available
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​Tamara Pavich is a textile artist, writer, and instructor based in Council Bluffs, Iowa. With a PhD in English and years of experience teaching creative writing and rug hooking, she brings a unique blend of narrative thinking and artistic exploration to her work. Through articles in Rug Hooking Magazine, two published books, and themed workshops, Tamara has helped fiber artists around the country express themselves
through rug hooking..
Meet Tamara Pavich – Fiber Artist, Writer, Teacher
Tamara's Books
A creative guide to rug design, drawing tips, and expressive textile storytelling, featuring over 150 original hooked rugs by artists from around the world.
A collection of artist stories about how rug hooking can capture memory, identity, and imagination.