Dance, language, Italy classes offered Oct 13, 2008
A week later Amy Barrie of Lincoln Farm Design will hold a one-evening rug hooking workshop where you can learn a new twist on an old craft. Complete course listings and registration information are available at. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Bolan will hold Fall Market on Saturday Sep 18, 2008
Demonstrations beginning at 1 p.m. include honey extraction, walleye cheek tasting, glass bead making, cider making, and rug hooking. There will be a variety of music throughout the day, including local musician Kermit Huebner from 8 to 10 a.m.; high school students from the Grafton area from 10 a.m. to noon; and guitarist/vocalist Bill Grant from noon to 2 p.m. Grant will also perform after the 2 p.m box social. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
She's hooked on this hobby Sep 13, 2008
A rug picturing a wolf, which she made for her grandson, recently received an honorable mention in the national rug hooking magazine ;Celebration,; which ranks the top 50 rugs in the country. Dillard meets weekly with a group of women who formally go by the name of the Crescent Lane Rug Hooking Guild ... Put out by Rug Hooking magazine, "Celebration" features the top rugs from across the country. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Around Town -- There is plenty to do at the YWCA Sep 11, 2008
Or you can improve your crafts skills with classes in jewelry creations, knitting, quilting, rug hooking or sewing. Or learn more about drawing, scrapbooking, stamping or watercolor. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
This day, old is new again Sep 8, 2008
At the table next door, Martha Shaw talked to visitors about rug hooking ... At the table next door, Martha Shaw talked to visitors about rug hooking. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Fundraisers to help pilots pursue careers Sep 7, 2008
The events include: Oct. 12, "War of the Worlds" exhibit; Dec. 14, Holiday event; Feb. 8, April 12 and June 14, 2009, a special exhibit of women's crafts featuring quilts, tatting, embroidery, rug hooking and more. Historical society meetings are all held on Mondays and consist of a business portion at 7 p.m. followed by a program at 8 p.m. Those programs scheduled are: Sept. 8, election; Nov. 3, "The Underground Railroad in New Jersey" by Carole Nelson; Jan. 5, 2009, Magic Lantern Show by David... (NJ.com -- Times)
What's On Sept. 5-11 Sep 6, 2008
The Cobourg and District Seniors Activity Centre in the Cobourg Market Building offers crafts at 9:30 a.m. (905-373-4171), rug hooking at 9:30 a.m. (905-372-8852), folk art at 9:30 a.m. (905-372-1328), shuffleboard at 1 p.m. (905-372-7654), fitness level 3 at 4 p.m. (905-377-1257), and woodcarving at 7 p.m. (905-372-5529). The Cobourg Ontario Early Years Centre of the Cobourg Family YMCA (905-377-1271), 339 Elgin St. W., and the Port Hope Centre (905-885-8856), 74 Queen St., have programs at... (Northumberland News)
Buy local in Kingston Aug 15, 2008
Laurie Syberts will display her rug hooking skills while her husband Joe will have a beekeeping demonstration. These are just some of the local people who will be there. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
History repeats itself in Exeter Jul 20, 2008
L/FOG Sunday July 20, 2008. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Experience history Jul 19, 2008
During the event traditional artisans will demonstrate the crafts Adams and other women of the time would have done, such as spinning, weaving, rug hooking and sewing. The festival will begin with George Washington's procession into town from the Folsom Tavern parking lot on Spring Street. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Going Gaelic in the Buckeye State Jun 1, 2008
The big draw should be the workshops, which teach rug hooking, sock-making, and class No. 303, "Spinning Awesome Angora Bunny." $5, $8. Workshops: $45, $90. (Boston Globe)
Columbus makes me feel welcomed May 27, 2008
I had a great chat with the receptionist at the dentist s office the other day -- seems we had taken a rug hooking class together back in October. And Rita from the UPS store is always interested in what s going on with the family. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Penny Rug-Fabric Cutters vs Strips May 25, 2008
Punch Rugs, Rug Hooking, Rug Making Tools, Wool Strips. Penny rugs are generally wool rugs made from punching fabric in loops through a main body of fabric. (Suite101.com)
Getting hooked: In traditional rug making, memory and material intertwine May 20, 2008
I had been a painter for years and the traditional art of rug hooking opened up an exciting new medium for me ... Rug hooking arrived in America with European settlers from Scandinavia, the British Isles and Spain. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Fiber Fair this weekend May 13, 2008
Two styles of rug hooking will be taught ... This type of rug hooking is worked from the front and often uses strips of wool fabric ... Phyllis Bulgin of Nampa will teach two classes of needle punch rug hooking each with a different size needle. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Council on Aging schedule includes 'Brain Games,' chef demo May 10, 2008
Thursday, 8:45 a.m., weight training; 9 a.m., wood carving; 9:30 a.m., art workshop, rug hooking; 10 a.m., osteoporosis prevention, beginner exercise; 11 a.m., wellness clinic; 11:30 a.m., Devereux cooking demo and lunch; noon, tap class; 1 p.m., Strength and Stretch. Friday, 8:30 a.m., yoga; 8:45 a.m., weight training; 9:30 a.m., country line dance, quilting; 10 a.m., cribbage class; 11 a.m., Danskinetics, restaurant trip to Danversport Yacht Club; noon, lunch; 1 p.m., bridge. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Check out Linda's view on shopping in Columbus Apr 22, 2008
Shopping isnt a hobby for me anymore; I am finding new hobbies to replace it with -- like rug hooking. That could all change once the new Menards opens, but Ill try not to slip back into my old shopping habits. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Fair gets groovy: ’60s at Santa Barbara Fair & Expo Apr 18, 2008
Check out informal demos of scrap-booking, wool spinning, rug hooking and other crafts. The cooking contest is always a treat; look for samples. (Santa Maria Times)
A fiber artist's patterned life in New Brunswick Apr 6, 2008
After college, Wulfraat apprenticed at a textile museum in Dorchester, southeast of here, to learn to spin wool, and continued exploring on her own and with others to learn felting, rug hooking, and lacemaking. Some of her study partners show up for a weekly "sock walk," taking an evening stroll before they settle down to knit. (Boston Globe)
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WIARTON - Wiarton Woollies Rug Hooking Group meets at 7 p.m. at Gateway Haven for fun and encouragement. Call 519-534-0799 for more information. (Owen Sound Sun Times)
Around Town Feb. 6 -- Time for a little Marshfield trivia Feb 6, 2008
Classes include Continuing Watercolors with Flora Moynihan, Stamping with Nancy Golembeski, Knitting with MaryLou McLean and Jen Mullen, Quilting with Mary Merritt or Doris Carroll, Rug Hooking with Joyce Coulter, Scrapping with Creative Memories consultant Stacy Olson, Living Intuitively with Helen Hobbs, Patty Mulkern, Karen Biagini and Holly Dolben; and Tai Chi Chuan/Chi Kung with Mike Showstack. JAZZ CONCERT FEATURES CASSIE GRIFFITH. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Chorus to perform singing Valentines Jan 24, 2008
Rug hooking group to meet. FALLBROOK -- For those interested in the art of traditional rug hooking, the North County Woolgatherers, Southern California ATHA chapter, meets the last Saturday of each month at the Fallbrook Public Utilities District offices, 990 E. Mission Road. (North County Times)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Local women nominated for awards Jan 23, 2008
FALLBROOK -- The North County Woolgatherers, a group that practices traditional rug hooking, will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The group meets monthly in Fallbrook. (North County Times)
'Wool' paintings featured in Niles library gallery Jan 10, 2008
NILES - The Eleanor t Drew Gallery, at the Niles District Library, has opened 2008 with an exhibition of traditional rug hooking ... Traditional Rug Hooking, using strips of wool fabric on a burlap or linen foundation, has been a useful and decorative art form for hundreds of years ... Rug hooking is often said to be "painting with wool.". (Niles Star, MI)
Visit the "Old World" for the holidays Nov 16, 2007
There will also be demonstrations on the art of making gingerbread houses, holiday ornaments, Scherenschnitte (German paper cutting), quilting, stenciling, rug hooking, bead making, and kloppelei lace making. New this season is the Kristkindl Market Friendly Loom, on which visitors can give tapestry weaving a whirl. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Newfoundland's New Museum Nov 15, 2007
Among the items for sale are rug hooking kits, books by local writers, and a festive selection of mummers - masked visitors who would go from house to house at Christmas, for a slice of fruit cake and a glass of rum. General Information. (Suite101.com)
Around Town Oct. 10 -- The joys of making a new discovery Oct 10, 2007
New classes begin soon in scrapbooking, tai chi, rug hooking, and sewing. For information, visit ywcamarshfield. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Arrow Rock to host annual Heritage Craft Festival Oct 3, 2007
Nineteenth century crafts on display will include spinning, weaving, doll making, blacksmithing, flintknapping, rug hooking, candle dipping, apple butter making, quilting and dozens more. Visitors will have the opportunity to browse the craft booths and purchase one-of-a-kind items directly from the artists. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
Even Martha Stewart Living recognizes Greene County is the place to be for autumn leaves Oct 1, 2007
There's Sandra Brown, of So'Journey Farm, who raises Scottish Highland cattle and French roasting hens and conducts rug hooking workshops. Elysian Fields' Keith Martin sells his pure bred lamb to high-end restaurants, including Thomas Keller's fabled French Laundry. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ninth annual Old Time Gathering draws 3,500 visitors Sep 25, 2007
The youth building, headquarters for folk arts exhibits, housed everything from rosemaling (Scandinavian painting), scherenschnitte (paper cutting), and German folded stars to rug hooking, quilting, and trapping. Many displays offered passers-by an opportunity to try their hands at some of those activities. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Nine things to do Sep 21, 2007
Highlights include an original play, "The Legend of Charles Prater: The Story of Two Prater Families"; self-guided tours of the cotton gin, country store and barn; children's activities such as shelling corn and pony rides; craft demonstrations in blacksmithing, rug hooking, spinning, woodcarving and quilting; Appalachian- style clogging; and storytelling. Information: 706-694-6455. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Party for Maids of Luna recruits Sep 16, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER: Fiber artist Capri Boyle had her "Magnolia Mix" rug in "Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XVII," an annual publication by Rug Hooking magazine. Her "Friendship and Hospitality" rug is in "The Creative Hooker," Jessie A. Turbayne, Schiffer Publishing Ltd. And "The Vine" rug is on display at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, , in New Albany, Ind. (Pensacola News Journal)
Krueger Demonstrates Talents at Sheep & Wool Festival Sep 7, 2007
It took me three or four years to find somebody that was doing rug hooking ... We re just passing the art of rug hooking along from teacher to teacher, she says ... The teachers are necessary to learn more about the art of rug hooking. (Agri-View, WI)
Co-op showcases work by Carey Williams, Serena Bates Aug 25, 2007
She says that she particularly enjoys combining traditional rug hooking techniques with the art of portraiture, dying her own wool to obtain the variety of shades one might mix in an artist s palette. The subjects she finds most inspiring involve the human face, figure and hands. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Grand Rapids celebrating art and jazz Aug 16, 2007
The 11th annual Traditional Rug Hooking Exhibition continues through Saturday at Sauder Village in Archbold. The event features hundreds of hooked rugs in Founder's Hall, along with workshops, lectures, and special displays. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Thaler-Cody wins third-place award Apr 26, 2007
I attended a rug hooking session years ago and was so impressed at the variety of pictures and rugs the ladies created by just hooking with various widths of fabric, I decided to give it a try. I wanted to dress up my home with recycled wool, which I had collected. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Hooked on rugs Jan 19, 2007
What: Rug hooking lecture ... Where: C. Burr Artz Library community room, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick The book Dyeing for Primitive Rug Hooking by Jean Tynan will be available for $10 ... "Dyeing for Primitive Rug Hooking" will be available during her talk at the library. (Frederick News-Post)
