For fiber artists ready to explore their own voice through color, texture, and playful risk-taking.
Indigo Hookery is a creative space for design-focused rug hooking and expressive textile art. Founded by author and fiber artist Tamara Pavich, it offers workshops, books, and custom pattern design for rug hookers who want to create meaningful, original work rooted in personal vision.
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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Featured Rug Hooking Workshops
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 deep personal creativity. From hooked portraits and landscape rugs to still life and abstract designs, 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
Optional custom rug pattern design
For beginners and experienced textile artists
Students bring materials or purchase wool from vendors
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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. Since 2008, Tamara has helped fiber artists across North America find their voice through rug hooking.
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She is the author of two beloved books in the fiber arts community, both designed to support artists in designing, drawing, and hooking their own patterns.
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.