Hanna Eidson is Using Her Rug Hooking Skills to Create Quirky Home Decor Pieces

If you still haven’t heard of rug hooking, buckle up because you’re in for a treat! Hanna Eidson is putting this underrated form of fiber art on the map with her quirky rugs, coaster, and other whimsical home décor pieces.

Eidson enjoyed making art for as long as she can remember thanks to her mother and grandmother, who encouraged her to knit, paint, and draw. She rediscovered her love for fiber art after graduating from McGill University, where she studied Religious Studies and Anthropology.

“When I graduated in 2016 I moved to Nova Scotia where my love of fiber art was quickly re-kindled. My mom signed us up for a rug-hooking class that summer and what can I say, I was hooked immediately,” she explains on her official website.

Eidson’s love for fiber art grew even stronger during the pandemic after she lost her job as a bartender. With more time on her hands, she decided to fully immerse herself in her hobby and used her first CERB cheque to buy herself a tufting gun.

Tufting quickly became her superpower and she used her talent to craft all sorts of quirky objects. Eidson is now best known for her hooked rugs, usually inspired by the animal world, but she also found viral fame thanks to her cozy “sculptures” shaped like milk and juice cartons.