Using reclaimed wool clothing, the public can learn how to start, braid, add lengths, and lace to create braided wool rugs of varying sizes with a hands-on project. The registration deadline is early for the Braided Wool Rug Techniques workshop at the Audubon Community Nature Center on Saturday, March 2.

The Audubon Community Nature Center is presenting “Braided Wool Rug Techniques” on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Those attending the workshop will learn all the techniques for making a braided wool rug by creating a wool trivet. Using reclaimed wool clothing, group members can learn how to start, braid, add lengths, and lace to create braided wool rugs of varying sizes with a hands-on project. Students will also receive a lacing needle and a braiding hook. The techniques acquired in the class can be used to make rugs of all sizes.

Instructor Diana Hatfield has been making braided wool rugs for more than a decade, repurposing wool clothing into useful items. She has made more than 100 rugs of all shapes and sizes and demonstrated at Audubon and the Busti Apple Festival. Self-taught, she has tweaked the methods to find ones that work well for wool and has developed tools that make the process easier.

Tuition for the workshop is $44, $33 for Nature Center members, including all materials.

Enrollment is limited. Paid reservations are required by Sunday, Feb. 24, and can be made by calling 569-2345 during business hours or online at the Programs page at auduboncnc.org. From a cell phone, click on Plan Your Visit, then Attend a Program, followed Programs and Workshops/Current Schedule.

The Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren.