Molly’s Mats

We had a special visitor this week at our Monday meeting: Molly Leckey.  She’s a friend of Betty Foster’s and came to show us her wonderful mats.  They were completed in the 1960’s and 1970’s and are representative of hooking from that era:  very fine cut - 2 & 3 - spectacular work!

In other news, there were lots of rugs to ogle and yummy things to munch on.  There were also a couple of non-hooked items showcasing the multicraftualness of our group yet again!  Karen Kaiser was there with lots of wonderful dyed wools to tempt us.

Copyright-free Images

Check out Donna’s latest project!

Copyright is a challenging topic, and it’s always difficult to ensure you’re using an image that is NOT bound by copyright limitations*.....but....our Val has provided us with links to a couple of fabulous sources, with TONS of images. Here’s her email with the details:

I found these great copy right free photo sources that others might find useful. https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/sets/
how to download good images from flickr

https://about.biodiversitylibrary.org/ufaqs/how-do-i-download-an-image-from-flickr/
Also, the Biodiversity Heritage Library has some great books to flip through for great images.

They are at: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
All the best,

Val

(Thanks, Val!)

* for a more detailed review of copyright, here’s our latest blog post on the topic, with links to several good resources on the subject.

Photo Exchange

Laurie and her thrift store skirt find!

Today I rec’d several photos from our Christine who is enjoying the winter months in sunny Florida.  While she clearly misses her group in Cobourg, she’s found another rug hooking group in Florida.

In the spirit of an international exchange, here are the photos from her, followed by a bunch of photos from our Thursday group (we were a smaller group than usual, due to snowy weather).

...and now for the Cobourgians......