March Assortment

As usual, we have an eclectic assortment of things to report on.  Several of them have been snaffled from the facebook pages of the O.H.C.G., and the Wooly Mason Jar Rughooking.  Both are great groups to follow on facebook, with tons of interesting content.

First up, something that has nothing to do with rug hooking, but everything to do with one of our members:  Joyce Jones.  If you’re interested in history, WW1 in particular, check out this wonderful book:  “Major Finlay’s Diary“.  It’s the story of the Canadian Railway Troops in World War 1, and features many photos and the diary of Major Finlay, who was Joyce’s father!  She wrote the introduction to the book.  It’s by Claus Reuter, and is available here.


...and now onto things that are somewhat closer to rugs, etc....:


This is an interesting video about felted rug making in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.


Here’s a video about the history of woolmaking in Yorkshire.  It’s good look at the modern textile industry.  Who knew there are separate companies that do nothing but “finish” the fabric.  I don’t think the folks in this video w/b very happy to hear how we cut up wool fabric!


To contrast that, here’s an  article about medival fulling techniques.  check out the video with this one!

Have you ever seen Japanese paper cutting?  An amazing art.  See the video here.

And finally, CBC ran a story storyabout Maud Lewis, and how her story seems to have been altered  for the tourists.  Laura Kenney is a talented rug hooker involved in changing this.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our grand event taking place Sept 30.  Our marketing materials are getting ready.  stay tuned for an announcement later this month.