Upcoming Classes
Want to know about upcoming Checkmate Farm classes this year? Scroll down the page for all the latest information and updates on punch needle classes.
Individual and group classes at Greenwood, Cartersville, Virginia available upon request. Please check Enrollment to schedule!
Checkmate Farm Website EVENTS Updates
Oxford Punch Needle Immersion Class
This week will provide you with new skills to create a variety of projects. Punching with multiple novelty yarns, silk, wool fabrics, etc. You will complete several projects. Fabric and yarn dyeing will be demonstrated.
February 8 – 13th
www.folkschool.org to enroll
Two-Day Skinny Mini Rug Class
Pattern Size 7 inches X 27 inches
Pattern of your choice!
Thursday, March 12, 2:00 to 6 PM
Friday, March 13, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Beginner Class – Saturday, March 14, 9 to Noon.
Project Spring Lamb – three choices!
Vending at Woolwrights Hookin
March 21, 2026
9 am to 3 pm
Farm and Home Center
1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
Attending Maryland Shores Rug Hooking School
Sunday March 29 to Friday April 3, 2026
The Grand Hotel 2100 Baltimore Ave, Ocean City, MD 21642
Attending OPNIG Teacher Reunion
May 1 – 4, 2026
Lord Elgin Hotel, Elgin, Ottawa, Canada
Attending Caraway Rug School
June 21 – 26, 2026
Searsport Rug Hooking
Vending – 2026 Hookin’ July 21, 22, 23
9 am to 4 pm
Lodging in Columbia, South Carolina
Teaching Beginner Oxford Punch Class
ATHA Salt Lake City
September 9 to 12, 2026
Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival
September 25 & 27, 2026
Berryville, Virginia
WATERFORD FAIR Rug Sale
Rugmakers Cooperative
October 2,3,4, 2026
9 to 5 PM each day
Waterford, Virginia
Classes available upon request in Cartersville, Virginia
Email Kathy@checkmatefarm.com for possible dates