Living Wall Workshop

We hosted a fantastic workshop yesterday (yes, an in-person one!), on creating a Living Wall.  This is a project that mimics the wonderful living walls of plants you often see in public spaces (and some lucky homes)….but without the hassle of watering and caring for the plants (my kinda thing).

The teacher for the class is the wonderful and talented Wendie Scott Davis who trekked to Grace Church with samples and bags of goodies (wool and chocolate) to share.  She inspired us with photos and videos and more.

She’s a very hands on teacher and we all learned a lot, and developed a new-found appreciation for things like Proddy and quillies.

Here are the samples that Wendie brought.  They are even more wonderful when seen in person.

The attendees represented the spectrum of rug hookers - from new-ish hookers, to several very experienced ones - there were 15 of us.  Everyone arrived with bags and boxes full of stash….and we barely put a dent in it!

Here are some samples of works in progress. (Dang: i didn’t get photos of everyone’s work!)  Can’t wait to see the finished items!

A BIG thank you to Dianne, Christine and Iris for organizing this affair!

Port Hope Fall Fair

This weekend is the Fall Fair in Port Hope - lots to see and do there.  Try to get there tomorrow if you can!

Rug Hooking was prominently featured, in both the displayed and judged projects.  Competition for prizes was stiff, but there were several winners!  We’ll post photos of some of the winning projects after our monthly meeting on Sept 26.  In the meantime, big congratulations to the winners:

(23) Fine Cut:  

1st prize: Carol Rolph

2nd prize: Jennifer Wiber

3rd prize: Debbie Harris

(24) Not a Rug:  

1st prize: Carol Rolph

2nd prize: Debbie Harris

3rd prize: Lynda Johnston

(25) Original Design:  

1st prize: Debbie Harris:  Also won Best in Show!

2nd prize: Lynda Johnston

3rd prize: Julia McParland

(26) Recycled:  

1st prize: Jennifer Wiber

(Msg from jennifer: see how easy it is to win when you’re the ONLY entry in a category 😂😂!!)

(27) Rural Roots:  

1st prize: Debbie Harris

2nd prize: Carol Rolph

3rd prize: Cathy Hazel

(28) Wide Cut:  

1st prize: Carol Rolph

2nd prize: Dianne Algera

You should consider entering something for next year!  It’s easy to do (online, even!), and there are CA$H prizes - first prize will get you the grand sum of $8 (2nd prize is $5 and 3rd prize is $3).

In the meantime, here are photos of the other rugs that were on display.  Cathy Hazel and Judy Cross (wo-)manned our display in the morning, and Judy stayed on with me (jennifer) in the afternoon.  Tomorrow there will be a whole other crew.  It’s a great chance to meet old friends, and make some new ones….and get a wee tad of hooking done while you’re at it.