Judith Hotchkiss grew up in a hooking household and watched her mother and older sister punch beautiful rugs. As a young girl, her mother often let her choose colors and practice punching on her big floor frame. Now Judith is an Advanced Oxford Certified Instructor, as well as McGown certified to teach traditional rug hooking, and she loves to teach the art to others. She produces her own line of hand-dyed wool and yarn, specializing in multi-value swatch dyeing. Having recently relocated to Vermont from the coast of Maine, Judith balances her teaching schedule with time for creating her own fiber art. With a diverse fiber background in knitting, spinning, felting and stitching, Judith brings a wide range of skills to all of her classes.

Professional affiliations: Judith is an active member of The Association of Traditional Hooking Artists (ATHA), the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild, the Pearl McGown Rug Hooking Guild, The Oxford Punch Needle Instructors Guild (OPNIG), The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers (TIGHR), and the Embroidery Guild of America (EGA). She served as Director of the Northern McGown Teachers Workshop for seven years and is co director of the Downeast Hook-in, held each fall in Hermon, Maine.