It is by far, my favourite time of the year. I realize that in nature, autumn marks the end, but in our world it marks the beginning. As the weather starts to cool, rug hookers are drawn back to our wool stashes and new projects. We gather again for our “hook ins” and eagerly anticipate…
What an incredible day! We were blessed with amazing weather and everything ran smoothly thanks to my wonderful crew of volunteers! I want to thank everyone for supporting our efforts in raising money for the Hooked Rug Museum of North America. Well ladies, you certainly did your part! We raised 2100.00 for HRMNA!!! Congratulations to all the winners of the raffle prizes. …
If you are on our guest list for our BBQ/hook in, please read on….We have been keeping an eye on the weather forecasts and it has been decided that we will have the bbq/hook in on Thursday. The forecast is showing a mainly sunny day with a few clouds and a very slight risk (30%…
Opening a new shipment of Silk Sari ribbon is always breath taking. Lots of “ooohs and aaaahs”. The colours are rich and luxurious. Many times the photos do not capture the nuances of the silk, especially when the light plays on this incredible textile. Midnight will add spectacular effects in deep seas and night skies. Mossy green is…
Designed and milled to our specifications, we are pleased to bring you “Studio Natural”…… Fiber artists love to work with textured wool. In rug hooking, textures create a significantly different appearance than dyed wools. Rows of hooked textures will blur and soften as opposed to dyed and solid wools. If you observe a mat that…
THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL. If you are interested in taking this class please message or email me to add you to a list for a future class. Thank you everyone for the speedy registration! An informal workshop on the technique of hooking my painterly style leaves is scheduled for Sunday November 4th 2018. This is a one…
They have arrived and your arms and clothing with thank you! Our gripper frame covers are expertly tailored from incredibly soft, high quality natural flannel. The cover will protect your arms and clothing while hooking and is ideal when transporting or storing your frame. It has been customized to fit our John Boorman sit on frame perfectly which is 12×16 and would also be…
We are pleased to introduce our new over dyed texture collection. The subtle colour variations achieved when overdyeing a patterned wool are incomparable and the colour possibilities are endless. To demonstrate the effects of hooking with these wools, the outermost background of this leaf mat was hooked with our Peacock over dyed texture. It creates movement and interest from…
It has arrived! Fine cut rug hookers….this one is for you. The newest addition to our Irish hook collection (aka Hartman) is a 3mm bent pear handle hook. For many years I have been hearing requests for a hook that was fine enough for #3 and #4 cut strips and also features a bent shank. This Irish hook…
For those who weren’t able to attend, these photos are just some of the wonderful works that were on display in Ottawa.