Here is a GUEST POST by our very own Laurie Deviney and Brenda Ashton:
On Sunday October 3rd the Northumberland rug Hookers set up a display and demonstration at apple fest at Lang Pioneer village north of Keene Ontario. The village is a gathering of buildings, equipment and displays showcasing the life in Ontario in the early to mid 19th century set in a idyllic setting by a river in the rolling hills of Peterborough County.
The rug Hookers, Diane, Brenda, Laurie , and Judy first visited the costuming room where they had great fun donning traditional dresses, shawls and bonnets. The shawls were expertly knitted. Brenda fashioned a hairstyle and outfit that would be the envy of every 19th century school marm.
The hooking display was set up in the Jacquard loom room which houses one of only two Jacquard looms in Canada. It is a working loom and there were some fantastic samples of 19th century woven blankets. The hooking display showcased many samples of rugs as well as a purse, trivet and some small creations. There was a cheticamp frame and a few hoops with burlap as the rug Hookers took every chance to talk to the visitors at this living museum.
Some of the most persistent and interested visitors were children and adolescents. They jumped right in and kept at it to pull their first loops. Then they continued sometime for 20 minutes to try out different colours and textures.
There were two young boys, Braden and Zander who came back after their first 15 minute session to spend another 20 minutes pulling loops and chatting about the history of hooking rugs. The demonstration went on fro 10-400 pm and a great time was had by all.
The Northumberland rug Hookers thank Lang Pioneer Village and all the visitors for a great day of hooking.
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