tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18953320246615387342024-03-27T19:53:19.320-04:00Northumberland Rug HookersPromoting rug hooking in Northumberland County, Ontario!Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.comBlogger289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-5465849269073507252024-03-25T12:04:00.003-04:002024-03-25T12:09:06.499-04:00Kaffe Fassett - the World of Colour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7uBpm91K6NniWRnMEvD2dXhC6jPy9Y02dLMsV5KkOZ_169QwI0k-_vjtOTNML5Bf2Da8LRO766p34z7Gi23m7iN9-teIwmVclELhvyIt125U-bzLVwkNCTb5dNWSZCQGXhs65BMCgdYx8VJ2U2yJvr1hxPNdaju2E9n8JpowBHwNZmhLWdZ94Qbz1Y4/s320/IMG_1304.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7uBpm91K6NniWRnMEvD2dXhC6jPy9Y02dLMsV5KkOZ_169QwI0k-_vjtOTNML5Bf2Da8LRO766p34z7Gi23m7iN9-teIwmVclELhvyIt125U-bzLVwkNCTb5dNWSZCQGXhs65BMCgdYx8VJ2U2yJvr1hxPNdaju2E9n8JpowBHwNZmhLWdZ94Qbz1Y4/w400-h400/IMG_1304.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Northumberland Rug Hookers will be holding an in-person workshop with Karen Kaiser: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;">Kaffe Fassett - the world of colour.</span></b></span></p><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>May 6, 2024</b></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>10:00- 2:00</b></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Grace Church, 440 King St E, Cobourg.</b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a couple of spaces available if you’d like to join us. <b>The cost will be $60 (payable to the Northumberland Rug Hookers) plus $45 for the kit* (payable to Karen Kaiser on the day of the class).</b></span></p><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Deadline for registration is April 8.</b></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The class will cover</span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. a discussion of colour, hue, value contrast and how to use colour to make your work eye catching.</span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. We will talk a little about colour planning.</span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. We will discuss hooking techniques and improving your results.</span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Karen will demonstrate how to mitre your corners for a neat finish.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrm6uNkPNfXrCrJNTylraV6IHSR8VfyF5ye3oWLeABw44Sl-b8n5UHatflCMxdzMWO4si3niRKAsKgUNH-mM0W6ja6L1KJapmgowCXB-gUcCvUK1bAyoY8_3tGPoOOw_hQYSKhNatLqJJlxD9lxP1GdXCbs5YpQesubiE1PykW7XBooQPNdTmngUDw8Q/s320/IMG_1305.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrm6uNkPNfXrCrJNTylraV6IHSR8VfyF5ye3oWLeABw44Sl-b8n5UHatflCMxdzMWO4si3niRKAsKgUNH-mM0W6ja6L1KJapmgowCXB-gUcCvUK1bAyoY8_3tGPoOOw_hQYSKhNatLqJJlxD9lxP1GdXCbs5YpQesubiE1PykW7XBooQPNdTmngUDw8Q/w400-h400/IMG_1305.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="ltr" style="border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;">*The photo directly above </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; word-spacing: 1px;">shows the 7 choices for kits</span><span style="word-spacing: 1px;">. Cost is $45.00. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;">It will include </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><ol style="border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><li data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pattern on linen</span></li><li data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cut wool to complete the hooking</span></li><li data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yarn for finishing the edges</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-14330070063616819442024-03-21T12:26:00.000-04:002024-03-21T12:26:11.255-04:00Semi-Local Fibre Events<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EOXB4N2ll9JRaUKBA6aytVAEv_DQm5U7Bgax60UEZyqjMWlH2WyzB2pOxj3oMxWlL0n56lsP-FcVkLuapwVjcjtOOSyOWc8bFvua_yidzOS_ZP0xiryI_iO9UBY6__iYPIEykDAF0tNIL6s9v7i7KGoYcVknrSGjm-D0beynYWHr8d200ECxAPnT9e0/s940/IMG_1271.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="940" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EOXB4N2ll9JRaUKBA6aytVAEv_DQm5U7Bgax60UEZyqjMWlH2WyzB2pOxj3oMxWlL0n56lsP-FcVkLuapwVjcjtOOSyOWc8bFvua_yidzOS_ZP0xiryI_iO9UBY6__iYPIEykDAF0tNIL6s9v7i7KGoYcVknrSGjm-D0beynYWHr8d200ECxAPnT9e0/w400-h200/IMG_1271.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spring can’t be far away…..despite what the weather is telling us! Just look at the number of upcoming fibre-y events in our general area:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>April 5: </b> Opening of Wanda Elliot’s display of rugs at These 4 Walls in Trenton is on April 5. Originally from Newfoundland, Wanda is a member of the Campbellford Rug Hookers. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gotta-get-back-to-the-water-featuring-fibre-art-by-wanda-elliott-tickets-859856553097?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" target="_blank">Here’s a link with a few more details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzoT1PNtXwcRK_Q2LDANHZf6gaJ4XvRWBUx9mpDs47ke0l-Z7WypYy84MgIGisgB4dsQ7QWJFh8chL8iKCxnU8fdMqEsqY7-FHyDk_bj4QMMCxU-992cShVx7zY5UBwD4Y7s5VE1oYElxz_MgroATJRvxrDOqNSOTMc11Z3sVLGjPQYRhgH48rZqjRE0/s1414/IMG_1273.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1092" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzoT1PNtXwcRK_Q2LDANHZf6gaJ4XvRWBUx9mpDs47ke0l-Z7WypYy84MgIGisgB4dsQ7QWJFh8chL8iKCxnU8fdMqEsqY7-FHyDk_bj4QMMCxU-992cShVx7zY5UBwD4Y7s5VE1oYElxz_MgroATJRvxrDOqNSOTMc11Z3sVLGjPQYRhgH48rZqjRE0/w309-h400/IMG_1273.png" width="309" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>April 6-28: </b> A Textile Sampler, from Gather In The County. This looks to be an interesting display of all things textile, with artist talks and demonstrations each Sunday. <a href="https://gatherinthecounty.weebly.com/exhibition.html" target="_blank">Full info can be found here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_GH0GnXkrlpYrvOyTDvLCbJuuc-lpENhR1e2GeWfDymlhkUvjDbm-imaO6rkAQP5ldmf2jWgcWMaMn4-yMNcTtz_QxySUHg-FeEYgC8P2-vbBl_tt92V4XWphggqV8jXgsjlqjWqUCPPKvxKKZtk1XIUolRK7psZxHys4yTtQ385nQ6kW6sW4pGp3jQ/s1800/IMG_1272.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_GH0GnXkrlpYrvOyTDvLCbJuuc-lpENhR1e2GeWfDymlhkUvjDbm-imaO6rkAQP5ldmf2jWgcWMaMn4-yMNcTtz_QxySUHg-FeEYgC8P2-vbBl_tt92V4XWphggqV8jXgsjlqjWqUCPPKvxKKZtk1XIUolRK7psZxHys4yTtQ385nQ6kW6sW4pGp3jQ/w320-h400/IMG_1272.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>April 13: </b> The Peterborough Hand Weavers and Spinners are hosting a fibre event in Peterborough. It promises to have lots of opportunities for shopping (20+ vendors!) and ogling wondrous creations! Carol Shewan will even be there! <a href="http://www.ptbo-hwsg.com/events/fibrefest/" target="_blank">Details here</a> and on facebook.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNG_w5JLkNq5RmAHw-xbrt9Ha7uWq3ZCXpzcxT7KtvUg807kxfc2bb6PK9ckUzfPhyphenhyphenioT50nqT0IZh8SDDMySu6Gk1Qm9ngleWhR7nl7_MjwJhfa8P-_UHCrb-cQWC6utCpD_3Oq0ckx_u_qsCiW8eVAYWGINSsE6dL8t5EibhANm6f2QAU8v0QhI3xI/s2627/IMG_2862.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="1194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNG_w5JLkNq5RmAHw-xbrt9Ha7uWq3ZCXpzcxT7KtvUg807kxfc2bb6PK9ckUzfPhyphenhyphenioT50nqT0IZh8SDDMySu6Gk1Qm9ngleWhR7nl7_MjwJhfa8P-_UHCrb-cQWC6utCpD_3Oq0ckx_u_qsCiW8eVAYWGINSsE6dL8t5EibhANm6f2QAU8v0QhI3xI/w181-h400/IMG_2862.jpeg" width="181" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Until April 27:</b> And don’t forget Laura Kenney’s show at the Art Gallery of Northumberland - all things <a href="https://www.artgalleryofnorthumberland.ca/" target="_blank">JUDY</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl5nyjmGnR8UcMBpFP14pju90Ex6OnSnJI8K24WM77HagR-u-Cme4OCAXNBZEvv9USpwrKLduaV_Xr1-mgPnkpL1cgzyAdUHAlCYJmUt7lkaZ8ByDFdsVuYp0b5osrunPRBa3Tgoz-9MnWQtstzSll42ce5b_6Wz7yUrEmnL7pM0gxFazGVZGA2MdBrQ/s480/IMG_1274.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="480" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl5nyjmGnR8UcMBpFP14pju90Ex6OnSnJI8K24WM77HagR-u-Cme4OCAXNBZEvv9USpwrKLduaV_Xr1-mgPnkpL1cgzyAdUHAlCYJmUt7lkaZ8ByDFdsVuYp0b5osrunPRBa3Tgoz-9MnWQtstzSll42ce5b_6Wz7yUrEmnL7pM0gxFazGVZGA2MdBrQ/w400-h233/IMG_1274.webp" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>June 15: </b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; word-spacing: 0.19px;">Gather in the County is a new annual market, taking place at the historic Crystal Palace in Picton, Ontario. </span><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; word-spacing: 0.19px;">Gather</strong><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; word-spacing: 0.19px;"> will feature an indoor/outdoor market providing our visitors with an exciting and innovative gathering of textile makers, small batch producers, indie dyers, artists, collectors and community guilds producing a wide range of handmade textile wares + supplies. <a href="https://gatherinthecounty.weebly.com/" target="_blank">More info can be found here!</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mark your dance cards now for these wonderful events!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-36383857006102443492024-03-15T12:41:00.000-04:002024-03-15T12:41:29.949-04:00Snippets from A Cup of Conversation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVOXYh2bJoJY2LQp9vMcSod0QoVySse5uGm0n0mgxDm7WQ4rWkKrfBsyus8K2V50WA4LE2aQ-L0PevIKwO84xnThhyphenhyphenw8E2PwTx9UAwhZigdw9v-b8BQIBj4PO9sqyvCRpG3uN-bmiVj7rMdQjmExVtqayeRTToWyRQmmw47TGXnhqoz-96c8ra2QLSqI/s1340/IMG_2847.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1340" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVOXYh2bJoJY2LQp9vMcSod0QoVySse5uGm0n0mgxDm7WQ4rWkKrfBsyus8K2V50WA4LE2aQ-L0PevIKwO84xnThhyphenhyphenw8E2PwTx9UAwhZigdw9v-b8BQIBj4PO9sqyvCRpG3uN-bmiVj7rMdQjmExVtqayeRTToWyRQmmw47TGXnhqoz-96c8ra2QLSqI/w400-h386/IMG_2847.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Art Gallery of Northumberland does artist talks with most of their shows. Called A Cup of Conversation, it’s a great way to meet the artist and learn about their work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">March 2 was the designated day for the talk with Laura Kenney, and it was a wonderful and very engaging time - for rug hookers and muggles alike.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I filmed it, but had to stand to do it, and as a result it’s a very jiggly prospect to watch. However, I’ve selected out some snippets for your viewing enjoyment. Here’s the first installment:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QiBLOcoh3BA" width="320" youtube-src-id="QiBLOcoh3BA"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The full show is available on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100057442780289/posts/pfbid02D2X6rEeSQKBunVJaHycsySSDsJNqbygMx6mDy5qVrqRMVGuEbakNHHtp86hpJFoil/?" target="_blank">Laura Kenney’s facebook page</a>, or on <a href="https://youtube.com/@northumberlandrughookers804?si=XCrKrJIdzRquEX1r" target="_blank">our youtube channel</a>….</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’ll post more snippets in the next little while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <a href="https://www.artgalleryofnorthumberland.ca/" target="_blank">Art Gallery of Northumberland</a> show of Laura’s works is on until April 27 in downtown Cobourg.</span></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-48551648407616701542024-03-10T13:27:00.001-04:002024-03-10T13:28:38.572-04:00They Got Hooked!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTgutJPwaEGauJLFYbNI_LoeuneBWeIEx7XMrNcXUDMdVzjbMLY6SjkkHd6uJtcSwfY6PN5GRjQIKVmTE6No7B9yNRVIHLTjKUTJ-p2UC9rDe-91ZSUZ-XX0pxiW0OvnSia-E1D2QhFX3RV2xhUUQwEha5prKs7NF6n4VUBBWaDIeHikaPC8963fRqQY/s2048/IMG_2937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTgutJPwaEGauJLFYbNI_LoeuneBWeIEx7XMrNcXUDMdVzjbMLY6SjkkHd6uJtcSwfY6PN5GRjQIKVmTE6No7B9yNRVIHLTjKUTJ-p2UC9rDe-91ZSUZ-XX0pxiW0OvnSia-E1D2QhFX3RV2xhUUQwEha5prKs7NF6n4VUBBWaDIeHikaPC8963fRqQY/w480-h640/IMG_2937.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">(This post & photos - courtesy of Brenda Ashton - thanks!)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a wonderful afternoon demonstrating primitive rug hooking for the second time this year at the Port Hope Library. We had 16 eager learners and 5 hookers to share their hooking knowledge with others! It was a perfect rainy afternoon fun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many thanks to the Port Hope Library, and to the trainers for their time, and to the trainees who braved the weather!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7grZ8TUDS3dnilNyeVlrv1QgGf6cLdciz-DgfKEh06GZDb3Sr6_QnxNhHX-SeTTEDuFyDofxmh1fbkCoeYoLb44F02G04jTbGztxjVXJxvGO-6qaJ5PMfoptkzQCLBa5YMOi6hE7zruDgCc4yZueNgtL5kPqtJb2HsQ5r-TyMwbwzfHqvcDQZW7lAWc/s2048/IMG_2935.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7grZ8TUDS3dnilNyeVlrv1QgGf6cLdciz-DgfKEh06GZDb3Sr6_QnxNhHX-SeTTEDuFyDofxmh1fbkCoeYoLb44F02G04jTbGztxjVXJxvGO-6qaJ5PMfoptkzQCLBa5YMOi6hE7zruDgCc4yZueNgtL5kPqtJb2HsQ5r-TyMwbwzfHqvcDQZW7lAWc/w480-h640/IMG_2935.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQLTVs8m9kPG1NWurOHglvgnfl5hh885s-JwOybiwv6iBPAkrcSF8jcuTE1_C8n5m1ZvtKbvvj_IkjcJQcJrt3FbdtV2ytg7fpjM92PUDY965SRzbUxPbmFXipGUF6rbrUdTqwhhJM9tPRrpnohePyRs-0xLOoBhsf1bRQm8ZPbfsvWd87syRnIsKPvQ/s4032/IMG_2876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQLTVs8m9kPG1NWurOHglvgnfl5hh885s-JwOybiwv6iBPAkrcSF8jcuTE1_C8n5m1ZvtKbvvj_IkjcJQcJrt3FbdtV2ytg7fpjM92PUDY965SRzbUxPbmFXipGUF6rbrUdTqwhhJM9tPRrpnohePyRs-0xLOoBhsf1bRQm8ZPbfsvWd87syRnIsKPvQ/w400-h300/IMG_2876.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Art Gallery of Northumberland held the grand opening of their latest exhibition “Judy” by Laura Kenney, featuring a wonderful series of hooked works of art.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The display is a fantastic and inspiring series about issues important to the main character, Judy - covering topics like climate change, women’s issues, Nova Scotia, etc. Olinda Casimiro, Executive Director of the Gallery hosted the opening event, and introduced Michael Maynard, Board Chair, as well as Cobourg Mayor, Lucas Cleveland. Then Laura Kenney took the “stage” and told us about herself, her alter ego, Judy, and much more! We’ll feature more on Laura’s talk in a subsequent post.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXefT8cBFky2dJMD5nKXKWjVk189-ywKayorX8-pu_qOzujUxT5CHeV9VUZ-g-GbxOnBuKqNiqSK9F8-tqowH03UIRWL7ov5lpTgqAT3DBafaogym3m6Uaet9RI12o7-3XoLEFkx-FY3Gt8MSPHECon3q_bTO2A_Tr1W_E1BIBJYnrk99SJ8ayh1P3_rY/s854/IMG_1157.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="854" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXefT8cBFky2dJMD5nKXKWjVk189-ywKayorX8-pu_qOzujUxT5CHeV9VUZ-g-GbxOnBuKqNiqSK9F8-tqowH03UIRWL7ov5lpTgqAT3DBafaogym3m6Uaet9RI12o7-3XoLEFkx-FY3Gt8MSPHECon3q_bTO2A_Tr1W_E1BIBJYnrk99SJ8ayh1P3_rY/s320/IMG_1157.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Board Chair Michael Maynard</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="959" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3Px_bfG-adq2Xi4tv0_E0_KwkoooxdhEAkfYWa2qUQDIOk0BdkYPQZm8E5P1PcESGz_YaHF1JaR3ImYjcCDCvtmqAbT_pVxZeP1evhzTilniqu4P6hnvqo3OU7d5Wrqg21dPlB0rbRNN-BBgRItx0qZ0L3y-3ZrL4mLlKztENBWIFLQS9YE0sMlG_Fc/s320/IMG_1156.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mayor Lucas Cleveland</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucv9ZoS0FPWSWNN_0lZmex81dGn0Nf_w7uX9qMska6pc-HPzhW4eE3505XAW4VNDWywQKS6FH-c9_lCILeGD1FxvEsugSce_o05hHR_fpGyrMOR2Krc_EQjSYyF7ezlOvFMkGWDabQWJCs32ZcoCZVEgJAbqOMtKy_tLkxnCjSx6vALytgeD-HoPb9Oo/s968/IMG_1160.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="968" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucv9ZoS0FPWSWNN_0lZmex81dGn0Nf_w7uX9qMska6pc-HPzhW4eE3505XAW4VNDWywQKS6FH-c9_lCILeGD1FxvEsugSce_o05hHR_fpGyrMOR2Krc_EQjSYyF7ezlOvFMkGWDabQWJCs32ZcoCZVEgJAbqOMtKy_tLkxnCjSx6vALytgeD-HoPb9Oo/s320/IMG_1160.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Executive Director Olinda Casimiro</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7rqCcc9g2tPCwyahZ-cxd6N4i0vbLesJdO_Voa6N1jOuZ1xEgQiWs5Zy0NENDZx__vNxrkBOocdsAZQg5Fob8GSQqLmPUM02ixo9mToqYrxAcLBIkhtjVZeW79I10QV9ChNpwg_B-RPjxEm5wTPAuzxhfeyCwS2x7JIHkVg64f_ICKh2qJWllO_uPEY/s1000/IMG_1161.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7rqCcc9g2tPCwyahZ-cxd6N4i0vbLesJdO_Voa6N1jOuZ1xEgQiWs5Zy0NENDZx__vNxrkBOocdsAZQg5Fob8GSQqLmPUM02ixo9mToqYrxAcLBIkhtjVZeW79I10QV9ChNpwg_B-RPjxEm5wTPAuzxhfeyCwS2x7JIHkVg64f_ICKh2qJWllO_uPEY/w480-h640/IMG_1161.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artist Laura Kenney</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The event was very well attended - standing room only! A few folks even dressed in black/red boots, just like their hero Judy!**</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1sPS8sSBMu3CO_4lO8_2XQivsIX8bLo_U2lR2pF6BuRb4gQ98O4CRE-BLOPcJ1HTgWsj_omiAVYq_vDw_HThCRHWVxMmT9EfDX-V2lOMMvtw3kFdsQgQty2KtQoxq02tNuhquh2KOvnmNr6f46N_BRREjbgGAJwFOBYMqs6R44o4QHyUjabm2kX0Gxg/s1333/IMG_1159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="1333" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1sPS8sSBMu3CO_4lO8_2XQivsIX8bLo_U2lR2pF6BuRb4gQ98O4CRE-BLOPcJ1HTgWsj_omiAVYq_vDw_HThCRHWVxMmT9EfDX-V2lOMMvtw3kFdsQgQty2KtQoxq02tNuhquh2KOvnmNr6f46N_BRREjbgGAJwFOBYMqs6R44o4QHyUjabm2kX0Gxg/w400-h193/IMG_1159.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some photos of folks enjoying the show! Thank you to everyone who came out to help make this such a success. (And thanks to Brenda Ashton for several of these snaps.) </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj56H0mewzExD1F-JWuS_T_E9By-hzD3fOj3GmSVqcY99qC6FzmtTJ0oV8o4ZAWvbfftPIR2pRO6Dv8lyWNArcH1at0fnq37MnfuP_pckK1NBqAFzbpM46xBPB2J8rmvTI1uo3OWagLBbYloXZ8ec9n8d5q6xLF0XYQySnD8tlqYMUaShQnU4DHY1_TFg/s2146/IMG_2890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="1962" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj56H0mewzExD1F-JWuS_T_E9By-hzD3fOj3GmSVqcY99qC6FzmtTJ0oV8o4ZAWvbfftPIR2pRO6Dv8lyWNArcH1at0fnq37MnfuP_pckK1NBqAFzbpM46xBPB2J8rmvTI1uo3OWagLBbYloXZ8ec9n8d5q6xLF0XYQySnD8tlqYMUaShQnU4DHY1_TFg/w366-h400/IMG_2890.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7uuf0qHAvRhiR2Vyjk_NBr8l3XG25N7jHzW99a1DjbAmdiobilwo5E08WEl2WI5ox_0d39o49ZS6NSFq6iQRW_43YpI0FJ5HJOEKcwmIpiWSTlGX8nDRGiXNoApe8fIGXQrFOwaQ88zATuS25tB_RLRhSTlLVqwW-W5AGN0-d8jMPwpCKHVM-SeAHLY/s4032/IMG_2898.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Don’t miss out on this one!</span></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-70661837487782353352024-02-17T16:14:00.000-05:002024-02-17T16:14:08.000-05:00Save the Date: Laura Kenney at the AGN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOfXKlvNHlTuJ399B2aI472Ilcsa7EQEglGwob1hKS7O-M9tL5SsZOtf-iNaONHZStRLHBzhBoJdZZi4SZQ4_7Kn5g3dpmbrj6Bc08ZBoS6HEoTO63CHtLEhktKkkeHNh345UhsMOsN9xyS_UMyx4YyMLXlMbTE62f6j7ddorPmzfj8RerGU8LvYOqn0/s390/IMG_1075.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="390" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOfXKlvNHlTuJ399B2aI472Ilcsa7EQEglGwob1hKS7O-M9tL5SsZOtf-iNaONHZStRLHBzhBoJdZZi4SZQ4_7Kn5g3dpmbrj6Bc08ZBoS6HEoTO63CHtLEhktKkkeHNh345UhsMOsN9xyS_UMyx4YyMLXlMbTE62f6j7ddorPmzfj8RerGU8LvYOqn0/w400-h209/IMG_1075.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We’re soooo excited! <b>Laura Kenney</b>, rug hooker extraordinaire from Nova Scotia, will be exhibiting her works at the <b>Art Gallery of Northumberland</b> this spring! Details will be available shortly, but in the meantime, <b>please save March 2 at 2 pm</b> in your calendars for a very special event at the AGN in downtown <b>Cobourg</b>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s Laura’s bio, from her website:</span></p><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">Laura Kenney was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, but her roots are in Nova Scotia. Kenney has been creating and exhibiting hooked rugs as a professional artist for 21 years in her studio in Truro, NS. While rug hooking has a long tradition of artistic production in Nova Scotia, it is often seen only as a form of decorative craft. Kenney's work bridges these lines of fine craft, contemporary art, and folk traditions.</span></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;">Kenney received juried status with the Nova Scotia Craft Council in 2010. Her works <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Morning Routine </span>and <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Waiting for the Cat to Let Her Out </span>were purchased by the Nova Scotia Art Bank for their permanent collection. In 2016, Kenney had her first solo show at the Mary E. Black Gallery in Halifax, and a selection of Kenney's work was included in <span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Terroir, </span>a survey of art in Nova Scotia at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.</span></i></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you’re not familiar with Laura’s work, here are several goodies that may be of interest:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- a<a href="https://billiemag.ca/rebels-medals-and-mom-jokes-an-interview-with-laura-kenney/" target="_blank"> interview from 2023</a> - Billie Magazine</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- another interview on <a href="https://raggedlifeblog.com/laura-kenney/" target="_blank">Ragged Life Blog</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s the image she currently features on her website (“Funeral Procession”):</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3f-Crb4-AqCFnGoJ8R_W6vk9luDu7DyyZtgjso6NF0hZN4lvZBhqUJ83HDHUme_GQdKUmrL6_DT_RoPhFM9QXp5Z6Agt2DS7U4PxQ60gHfLwEmCzG1B9mVFFe1G0G9BZVbxdf2WibYs4nu-3BbU8QEHL3AwfoOM6gmF1158RqkgG10qt-4PYaddHAlZg/s2048/IMG_1077.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3f-Crb4-AqCFnGoJ8R_W6vk9luDu7DyyZtgjso6NF0hZN4lvZBhqUJ83HDHUme_GQdKUmrL6_DT_RoPhFM9QXp5Z6Agt2DS7U4PxQ60gHfLwEmCzG1B9mVFFe1G0G9BZVbxdf2WibYs4nu-3BbU8QEHL3AwfoOM6gmF1158RqkgG10qt-4PYaddHAlZg/w400-h200/IMG_1077.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can find Laura on:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- her <a href="https://laurakenneyrugs.ca/" target="_blank">website</a>,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- her <a href="https://laurakenneyhandhookedrugs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LauraKenneyArtist" target="_blank">facebook</a>, and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lkenneyhooker?igsh=OGJ2NmV3ZjJvMnNh" target="_blank">instagram</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <a href="https://www.artgalleryofnorthumberland.ca/" target="_blank">Art Gallery of Northumberland is located in Cobourg</a>, in historic Victoria Hall. Here’s a snippet from their website: </span></p><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18);"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The mandate of the Art Gallery of Northumberland is to promote and provide access to art and related programs as a community gallery for the enjoyment and education of the people of Northumberland County.</i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); margin-block: 0px 0.9rem;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>We exist to serve all of Northumberland County as a public gallery. We present intellectually stimulating exhibitions and programming, as well as maintain a permanent collection of visual arts. Along with exhibitions we fulfill our mandate through educational activities which encourage active dialogue between the Gallery audience and the visual arts; including lectures, films, workshops, artist talks and tours.</i></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope to see you on March the 2nd!</span></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-3392939400326979952024-02-12T20:48:00.000-05:002024-02-12T20:48:26.456-05:00Wet Felting with Resist<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrBmz6eB_97Pmtyfg1EI3wdv14wuoG3_g20kmTsijJUUvvVF9_x1CIUYMYkMlHAnBJgT0uj8g7nnn-axGcIn3VRtUBfgoyI7y4bczBphMPVuyfigIKQwYKoCRotOHnilpVEZwAm1Fa1cjAccLssHunEYqbwJGys_bI008cr3tQamtJ0efvNRBJOIqee4/s320/IMG_1074.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="320" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrBmz6eB_97Pmtyfg1EI3wdv14wuoG3_g20kmTsijJUUvvVF9_x1CIUYMYkMlHAnBJgT0uj8g7nnn-axGcIn3VRtUBfgoyI7y4bczBphMPVuyfigIKQwYKoCRotOHnilpVEZwAm1Fa1cjAccLssHunEYqbwJGys_bI008cr3tQamtJ0efvNRBJOIqee4/w400-h183/IMG_1074.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This past Thursday, our Laurie taught several others her wet felting technique…..it was a very physical class (see the video!), but looks like a good time was had by all!</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawDGUyLxYSsDW9vWX662QOQeG3TgriXLO2XZIo-Wh_vyWH9iO_Nj89iWE11HsZH0lwc2Jbodi1-y5zxg6gkjuwgrPSaZeyBYBWHCjk9r7t4gVlQtNgRU_h8hGQoc6pJ5kzUrpg9Cj1RlIbwoKYnM6e_B7iy621E3oWs6iV3tkKZti_p8A92AnhP1WaSk/s320/IMG_1071.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawDGUyLxYSsDW9vWX662QOQeG3TgriXLO2XZIo-Wh_vyWH9iO_Nj89iWE11HsZH0lwc2Jbodi1-y5zxg6gkjuwgrPSaZeyBYBWHCjk9r7t4gVlQtNgRU_h8hGQoc6pJ5kzUrpg9Cj1RlIbwoKYnM6e_B7iy621E3oWs6iV3tkKZti_p8A92AnhP1WaSk/w400-h300/IMG_1071.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Basically, you take wool roving/fleece and wrap it around a small balloon (the “resist”), encase it in pantyhose, and then apply friction, water, soap and a bunch of your energy to make the felted fabric. The actual instructions are a whole lot more involved than that, but you get the general idea. The end result was a small bowl/vessel.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBI8GNG-csgWBuRcWeAMH-Yg1_y7RJU9g1dYqHykAmHnFPUxRI1221-MhCh8ClYK-aEz4gREuzUCYWly9DC36FAC6swYqoc7wDg-JlOA3HX08qmPVxU4ee8F28tUohEVmg00GjXUaKiVkcEQySKVmq6VDWhA_vMrYsieVeeY1uygmytkVK0vJPbbAD_RI/s320/IMG_1073.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBI8GNG-csgWBuRcWeAMH-Yg1_y7RJU9g1dYqHykAmHnFPUxRI1221-MhCh8ClYK-aEz4gREuzUCYWly9DC36FAC6swYqoc7wDg-JlOA3HX08qmPVxU4ee8F28tUohEVmg00GjXUaKiVkcEQySKVmq6VDWhA_vMrYsieVeeY1uygmytkVK0vJPbbAD_RI/w400-h300/IMG_1073.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObeU7oGLeB9WqshlXgHfOOSrZ1Cc9fvefiGnrdZybuyzz7maM3Tao4wtj6jFTRxyKAO2FN4l7r7TtXRMhkg9SIGsb5Jr7fdny21PHTvUpqkyljZ5v-h4WtrR5rKJV0MAXt9LlhCIXG8JJeFFJ_s68fyLGKHqrVDgMIleBGA8_DFej5NiF7GcwLCY8jrQ/s320/IMG_1072.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObeU7oGLeB9WqshlXgHfOOSrZ1Cc9fvefiGnrdZybuyzz7maM3Tao4wtj6jFTRxyKAO2FN4l7r7TtXRMhkg9SIGsb5Jr7fdny21PHTvUpqkyljZ5v-h4WtrR5rKJV0MAXt9LlhCIXG8JJeFFJ_s68fyLGKHqrVDgMIleBGA8_DFej5NiF7GcwLCY8jrQ/w400-h300/IMG_1072.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Laurie did a great job of leading everyone through the process!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb878RzNL9df_ZtM_ytuUmY8v7GnN5iWHz1X-Sc8spg0xvu0USNCJNjzgRd63Z5Qh0FYob3qHfi9oylJ8VSyaJ8peSGC3e9u3dns_K0BOx8nlTBOZxiFNNAX29o90a2BFcVZGmeByjgNoppaxT2Bh3Ikoxju9GYxd3_emYf9tQ-f1c3iU-4Itf3b28tg/s3022/IMG_2751.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="3022" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb878RzNL9df_ZtM_ytuUmY8v7GnN5iWHz1X-Sc8spg0xvu0USNCJNjzgRd63Z5Qh0FYob3qHfi9oylJ8VSyaJ8peSGC3e9u3dns_K0BOx8nlTBOZxiFNNAX29o90a2BFcVZGmeByjgNoppaxT2Bh3Ikoxju9GYxd3_emYf9tQ-f1c3iU-4Itf3b28tg/w400-h370/IMG_2751.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXBEX_4dNz3Brk8pVLviZcYdNkUVD_LhxYvfaAfrjA2Mhq0Xnm4RwlCLxbyuxRUbfFpZfKWexkbsP0gl6odxYzEEIDg0wPj-HwKx3rtPkD47yEhINvHQLSjBsqXDKHeUMua29hydiSjpCXY1wlbTbm9qCDnliwgxe23i8VvSebU-WONZmzNDeWh6G0iY/s2295/IMG_1470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="1742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXBEX_4dNz3Brk8pVLviZcYdNkUVD_LhxYvfaAfrjA2Mhq0Xnm4RwlCLxbyuxRUbfFpZfKWexkbsP0gl6odxYzEEIDg0wPj-HwKx3rtPkD47yEhINvHQLSjBsqXDKHeUMua29hydiSjpCXY1wlbTbm9qCDnliwgxe23i8VvSebU-WONZmzNDeWh6G0iY/w304-h400/IMG_1470.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><p>We recently had the opportunity to register five rugs for a couple from just north of Orono in Durham Region.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuYJxAhwyQ820UA7GqK4yKKfClAxA2_p83mK4LJvTFeMRhIrmpVEWY7QgF_Yg_Qye05XgAREYA08g9P4mYPDUrqpv-DvWo1h-udctVS0yRWCXAW-80mtXdIhAUXjTmdOFH3lXsZOOCL9s65BmpzAU2k-VkAu3jMP2ycYDiTsemWG8XsC4f_KmlOmcNGw/s4032/IMG_1489.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuYJxAhwyQ820UA7GqK4yKKfClAxA2_p83mK4LJvTFeMRhIrmpVEWY7QgF_Yg_Qye05XgAREYA08g9P4mYPDUrqpv-DvWo1h-udctVS0yRWCXAW-80mtXdIhAUXjTmdOFH3lXsZOOCL9s65BmpzAU2k-VkAu3jMP2ycYDiTsemWG8XsC4f_KmlOmcNGw/w300-h400/IMG_1489.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Clare had lived on the family farm his entire life. His great grandparents had farmed the land since the 1850’s. He and his partner Penny had planned to bring us 4 rugs for registration, but they found a 5th rug that really caught my attention.</p><p>The 4 that formed the original plan for registration were hooked by Clare’s mother, likely in the 1930’s, 40’s or 50’s. They were made from old clothes - you could clearly see fabric from skirts, trousers and shirts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVdyADqLOXGZNgEtNnK4EXDi3P8lB5iHP1JW_eBvWkZA1d9NVs35M9ruggvat_BI39CFUbGiTSj9-3FeKdlLih-it_UIlfhyphenhyphenaYxA_kC-CGHiF_GArlhwBk-m3FMIoeUB6SXUP65PTiWB-XX_sd7cWBdChqpLAOwFVbqfvqJT7ETK7aQeyhWtlv92C4TQ/s3619/IMG_1472.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="3619" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVdyADqLOXGZNgEtNnK4EXDi3P8lB5iHP1JW_eBvWkZA1d9NVs35M9ruggvat_BI39CFUbGiTSj9-3FeKdlLih-it_UIlfhyphenhyphenaYxA_kC-CGHiF_GArlhwBk-m3FMIoeUB6SXUP65PTiWB-XX_sd7cWBdChqpLAOwFVbqfvqJT7ETK7aQeyhWtlv92C4TQ/w400-h245/IMG_1472.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmR22PQEUlpuC_N9p0l_QEeaPQKACqlLJlk6ujmQCXwG2icx4Nb6PuBwejzShl_gFYuMic_pJFfUOoF_ZUH64bF-2pO4r8sGNjIsyLZ48wz1i64bsQZh0WJTACNaZPK6LveZrBX85jamWZWT8uDlQZbD7YJW-mylp8AE2XrB4_WxRR_xtWrhdu8OuAprE/s3483/IMG_1476.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="3483" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmR22PQEUlpuC_N9p0l_QEeaPQKACqlLJlk6ujmQCXwG2icx4Nb6PuBwejzShl_gFYuMic_pJFfUOoF_ZUH64bF-2pO4r8sGNjIsyLZ48wz1i64bsQZh0WJTACNaZPK6LveZrBX85jamWZWT8uDlQZbD7YJW-mylp8AE2XrB4_WxRR_xtWrhdu8OuAprE/w400-h281/IMG_1476.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaKsqNnr6e2iA4m4sYkuyhZ1f9oelZKt8F6Qs_oOEoSZTD-fRE2c_aEwmftbR2Oj-1Ck5CcZDqUA6p4qZqPHrscU6shgIU14yarPX7WAgtJqEXFgxkzsliTcq1SO7NWNSHj1fQEGbxIEjhW4gB-zXMuH1Ym56yGYjmD0-8JM0sgp_gPBuFTO0a18xL2M/s3971/IMG_1480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="3971" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaKsqNnr6e2iA4m4sYkuyhZ1f9oelZKt8F6Qs_oOEoSZTD-fRE2c_aEwmftbR2Oj-1Ck5CcZDqUA6p4qZqPHrscU6shgIU14yarPX7WAgtJqEXFgxkzsliTcq1SO7NWNSHj1fQEGbxIEjhW4gB-zXMuH1Ym56yGYjmD0-8JM0sgp_gPBuFTO0a18xL2M/w400-h289/IMG_1480.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9MHqYv_L4c6FmHBHj_UtkuzQiSr5Mns_R78o6w13jPwHnGhbb-0gLo2GYX0XS2gOAaWN11Qg4HSbvKUkSubPZ8DhDFQwnL6rqvDF2WoKIAZfoNJlCB88ZYKRM47MlaJWrX_czITj3Tq0DOCRlyQezdm-S2ddGLUEPJnc9I6gqtVgfl5exnquggcRrs0/s4032/IMG_1483.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="4032" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9MHqYv_L4c6FmHBHj_UtkuzQiSr5Mns_R78o6w13jPwHnGhbb-0gLo2GYX0XS2gOAaWN11Qg4HSbvKUkSubPZ8DhDFQwnL6rqvDF2WoKIAZfoNJlCB88ZYKRM47MlaJWrX_czITj3Tq0DOCRlyQezdm-S2ddGLUEPJnc9I6gqtVgfl5exnquggcRrs0/w400-h248/IMG_1483.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>One of them is an oval one: check out how it was finished on the back!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvSyrTQVMNqKUSolgBj7iyIOQJFsVXA8nmUYsf8VN78KhDwFEUxi_GSnh3fhzT3KVHiCiAx3M55TVkuuDYhQfwM_ZBw59r57j1J5g_6cJQg7LIPqQpA-QxN0DpBBc2Atah04ibnxj_L4OdhyCs5xYHIXo78WrFAKolDXOw_CDYGjWR84HldsXbH1P8o8/s3540/IMG_1496.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2331" data-original-width="3540" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvSyrTQVMNqKUSolgBj7iyIOQJFsVXA8nmUYsf8VN78KhDwFEUxi_GSnh3fhzT3KVHiCiAx3M55TVkuuDYhQfwM_ZBw59r57j1J5g_6cJQg7LIPqQpA-QxN0DpBBc2Atah04ibnxj_L4OdhyCs5xYHIXo78WrFAKolDXOw_CDYGjWR84HldsXbH1P8o8/w400-h264/IMG_1496.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The 5th rug was found when they were clearing out the drive shed. It’s only a snippet of a rug, 36”x9”. They believe it was used on the floor of the cutter that had been housed in that shed, and used to warm the floor as they travelled the county during the winter months.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32iOMzaZOMCC-p_l9q_LPhO0l6DSgpxzUwIau-kGdcDWe0O4JnVVCuEMedi-h6Z5cBZxt0rDbDXTt5oRSgyFheqHlpk54RL9A-2N_NEeSXkewU1ShyphenhyphenJIrw2ZJHMKdJ1nzVFOIc9HPQu9XG5r3oKPy3xinNmwH6VVEkd-6RAkuAlVeNOWivyoH1FAiD-o/s3167/IMG_1471.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="3167" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32iOMzaZOMCC-p_l9q_LPhO0l6DSgpxzUwIau-kGdcDWe0O4JnVVCuEMedi-h6Z5cBZxt0rDbDXTt5oRSgyFheqHlpk54RL9A-2N_NEeSXkewU1ShyphenhyphenJIrw2ZJHMKdJ1nzVFOIc9HPQu9XG5r3oKPy3xinNmwH6VVEkd-6RAkuAlVeNOWivyoH1FAiD-o/w400-h174/IMG_1471.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Looking closely at this rug, it appears to have been cut down from something larger. The outside edges are all bound in cotton shirt fabric. The pattern is likely some sort of tumbling blocks design - the maker clearly understood how to use values to differentiate the sections. They believe it was hooked by Clare’s grandmother: born Louisa Elizabeth Thornton 1866-1943. She is buried in Orono Cemetery, with her husband Isaac Chapman. </p><p>We registered all 5 rugs: Penny & Clare competed the registration forms, Dianne sewed on labels, I photographed them and we sent the whole shebang to the OHCG Rug Registry folks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIiaLjw7QdLqZGwT8f-BsV0NG7mMuJLGOqHhz7_UAPGoMmZ3EUIu4AWEbvTvDELgQyeRCv3iXz7A5c9tIiNtBHtIHil5CdDs4gHfY09hnAHgXw6Dyk_jxDxloUrfz0QWDOlvFRIOgAtfv5W6iQKYg8SOdDpPKeZEQnOu-PWeL62AjpzSw05WgJVd62dA/s4032/IMG_1491.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIiaLjw7QdLqZGwT8f-BsV0NG7mMuJLGOqHhz7_UAPGoMmZ3EUIu4AWEbvTvDELgQyeRCv3iXz7A5c9tIiNtBHtIHil5CdDs4gHfY09hnAHgXw6Dyk_jxDxloUrfz0QWDOlvFRIOgAtfv5W6iQKYg8SOdDpPKeZEQnOu-PWeL62AjpzSw05WgJVd62dA/w300-h400/IMG_1491.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>As we learned at our hook-in this past October, rug registry is all about the stories! We did this registration during our regular Thursday morning gathering, and everyone in attendance came over to see what we were up to, and loved to hear the stories of the rugs and the people who made them.</p><p>Nerd that i am, i was curious as to what the original tumbling blocks rug might have looked like, so here’s my guesstimate of what it might have been.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-tjkYsbDrK3hViDLn1C8GJOtfota2aUHbbU2t-QXNN0RfYobKwLDPK_NUufKBWq6jAuAkOnZP2vTzSuQSjiYSV4UrSoTY_8ejt8sjv3YUlofgxZ9_u9mojBhKD_H1ohQMtCi-ImilG0Ae7osGNaLjHNwDL3GgWD4WjOD6fAv-MjYweTrzYPVWGhyphenhyphenYAA/s2055/IMG_1016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="2036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-tjkYsbDrK3hViDLn1C8GJOtfota2aUHbbU2t-QXNN0RfYobKwLDPK_NUufKBWq6jAuAkOnZP2vTzSuQSjiYSV4UrSoTY_8ejt8sjv3YUlofgxZ9_u9mojBhKD_H1ohQMtCi-ImilG0Ae7osGNaLjHNwDL3GgWD4WjOD6fAv-MjYweTrzYPVWGhyphenhyphenYAA/w396-h400/IMG_1016.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-43213896218919491892024-01-18T12:50:00.002-05:002024-01-18T12:50:49.470-05:00Public Service Announcement: Time to Clean Your Rugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZvQ8rn1VMG4bdkIEjfpsee2XyTYq9mQIZdmbbQ-qUA08fS-0F8DgndUcZZVPDgLDRM3gXqHoXGgfFkzz16oftVv-l0d2XlO0zWBf39fTx1o5gwbtqcwnepBHwWETWTH2r65Ypz78OAtnyuYKoXT_BDd3x6Ki8U2ipZZ1lpA9fmICuHmRSlnIrk7x0uo/s2651/IMG_1015.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="2651" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZvQ8rn1VMG4bdkIEjfpsee2XyTYq9mQIZdmbbQ-qUA08fS-0F8DgndUcZZVPDgLDRM3gXqHoXGgfFkzz16oftVv-l0d2XlO0zWBf39fTx1o5gwbtqcwnepBHwWETWTH2r65Ypz78OAtnyuYKoXT_BDd3x6Ki8U2ipZZ1lpA9fmICuHmRSlnIrk7x0uo/w400-h368/IMG_1015.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With the snow we have on the ground right now, it seems to be a good time to remind you to get cracking on cleaning your rugs, in the snow of course! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Click <a href="https://northumberlandrughookers.blogspot.com/2019/02/theres-still-time.html" target="_blank">here</a> for instructions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">(And a big thank you to Brenda for letting us use this photo of a rug she bought in a thrift store!)</span></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-58916730698787923522023-10-30T22:28:00.003-04:002023-10-30T22:28:54.250-04:00All About Rug Registry<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPzzrej3omWwm9EKLR9Ymbjx5V0xbiu0zyxglvVDQnCL2xhyPDjKBmL0Vzm9WhwZtG1QqAJyQ1Att4PtBSVyPKNVOUVZOVcUwAiXws8NVnOHcm6OnYWk6YCRgwpVfCafOYDmpYnLEfe5v7n0k1oRsylIsDhp0EPQat6EZ6gWcW4mYRBj7ihDi1-99_Bw/s2024/IMG_0785.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="2024" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPzzrej3omWwm9EKLR9Ymbjx5V0xbiu0zyxglvVDQnCL2xhyPDjKBmL0Vzm9WhwZtG1QqAJyQ1Att4PtBSVyPKNVOUVZOVcUwAiXws8NVnOHcm6OnYWk6YCRgwpVfCafOYDmpYnLEfe5v7n0k1oRsylIsDhp0EPQat6EZ6gWcW4mYRBj7ihDi1-99_Bw/w400-h181/IMG_0785.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://cobourghookin.blogspot.com/2023/10/all-about-rug-registry.html" target="_blank">Follow this link to read everything you could ever want to know about rug registries!</a> We had a successful event and registered 38 items…..do you have items that could be registered? Or are you a member of a branch that could host a rug registry?? </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-46173159440486337242023-10-20T13:06:00.004-04:002023-10-20T13:06:49.901-04:00Woolstock - Inspiration At Every Turn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsCbrM2h-3UnwEG9ExSDd_DPyarG9xhsN73N41gFU8RDolmohzPgVqhpiS5dc2k4j8VMyX1a0bjw-uXqCnVpUG4V7ZrdGyixl190FiLzLqFkXg69wGSDlX513i_G5O0z97zKX0rmjOkMvaMt7uYGBPh5xj6Iw9GL5haCb3I-HwQusNpWOXFnPIjQwPhw/s2049/IMG_3494.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsCbrM2h-3UnwEG9ExSDd_DPyarG9xhsN73N41gFU8RDolmohzPgVqhpiS5dc2k4j8VMyX1a0bjw-uXqCnVpUG4V7ZrdGyixl190FiLzLqFkXg69wGSDlX513i_G5O0z97zKX0rmjOkMvaMt7uYGBPh5xj6Iw9GL5haCb3I-HwQusNpWOXFnPIjQwPhw/w480-h640/IMG_3494.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>[Today we have a special treat! Our own Gwen Brice, photographer (& rug hooker) extraordinaire, visited Woolstock, and provided us with photos and an article about her experience. Thanks, Gwen!]</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RU1pGAk1CUFkDfG56h2fIZyD2etGVNE9xNev57VKJDA4CsbQwyrA0MKp1wAlnzfeTxdN9Uigl_-A_MLnIyv_p_0zv3dX3Utn74uYX-tpVRa0G1tEyhtGLUNXARwil0pkhv2OMrwdl_0ieHeFKD4H6NYiyJHM3DDG5KZg-VT3scrm0N8z6JNanKHR9uw/s2049/IMG_3483.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RU1pGAk1CUFkDfG56h2fIZyD2etGVNE9xNev57VKJDA4CsbQwyrA0MKp1wAlnzfeTxdN9Uigl_-A_MLnIyv_p_0zv3dX3Utn74uYX-tpVRa0G1tEyhtGLUNXARwil0pkhv2OMrwdl_0ieHeFKD4H6NYiyJHM3DDG5KZg-VT3scrm0N8z6JNanKHR9uw/w400-h300/IMG_3483.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Qs5INlZ9ETBlkJ_h8JsMo1bNI5gYLwBhhV3dfQD00cD94iYNvTJy_6mLzx_2t1gElDq_6A-OK94r0HU3F_0IosW9_GP4nmXtGOM9ODmJDXyaAdy9yM9Vy1US2GGcIs2MXBhmxJSXHxG0uZxVRFKcmiHj2U9pVFQvCTn_w1dhhgSJrS5_yhqEWB0jJrQ/s2049/IMG_3490.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Qs5INlZ9ETBlkJ_h8JsMo1bNI5gYLwBhhV3dfQD00cD94iYNvTJy_6mLzx_2t1gElDq_6A-OK94r0HU3F_0IosW9_GP4nmXtGOM9ODmJDXyaAdy9yM9Vy1US2GGcIs2MXBhmxJSXHxG0uZxVRFKcmiHj2U9pVFQvCTn_w1dhhgSJrS5_yhqEWB0jJrQ/w400-h300/IMG_3490.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>My sisters are avid knitters, so when I suggested we make the trek to Paris for Woolstock, they agreed in a heartbeat. We arrived mid morning to find a somewhat soggy field already full of parked cars. Parking attendants in high-vis vests waving me onward toward one of the first parking rows where a vehicle had pulled out. The grey sky and on and off drizzle we drove through to arrive in Paris, Ontario could not dampen my spirits as we walked around mud puddles to arrive at Woolstock!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12eNcUj7niD-lxneISjn9nDb35tJV4OUw8wiofPmo_3z7z-4Gbv80cgo35T-f-I7xig6CukFDx2zbh4QiFlCQfUjYGj8TsGZaDXSAMObrE888o9J4UwggtLA4zvFhA_93HYfDEYBTaEUnczXa8ApG0R_sPK8tgroRLZgcoYthua3AvlJtLFmf8GmL3Tc/s2049/IMG_3496.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12eNcUj7niD-lxneISjn9nDb35tJV4OUw8wiofPmo_3z7z-4Gbv80cgo35T-f-I7xig6CukFDx2zbh4QiFlCQfUjYGj8TsGZaDXSAMObrE888o9J4UwggtLA4zvFhA_93HYfDEYBTaEUnczXa8ApG0R_sPK8tgroRLZgcoYthua3AvlJtLFmf8GmL3Tc/w400-h300/IMG_3496.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnpwoqol1Liy-Se3kkiXgqSYB3vwuyL4nKCwGUMJKffl3pn6BrL63E04OiKOrOOj_MVOHi4OmOTcbTwy4cjngEm4ZfNmJWwlULX_sAV7QBIiy26UC32exV57HT68AsQdBLxGBQuLGLD6Yks3SVFE1afcbhM5DonqZgloR1etUBGPlX3vUAsAgH1SQ19Q/s2049/IMG_3497.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnpwoqol1Liy-Se3kkiXgqSYB3vwuyL4nKCwGUMJKffl3pn6BrL63E04OiKOrOOj_MVOHi4OmOTcbTwy4cjngEm4ZfNmJWwlULX_sAV7QBIiy26UC32exV57HT68AsQdBLxGBQuLGLD6Yks3SVFE1afcbhM5DonqZgloR1etUBGPlX3vUAsAgH1SQ19Q/w300-h400/IMG_3497.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Woolstock is a fibre arts festival filling four buildings at the fair grounds offering workshops, demonstrations, venders, and artists. From llamas, sheep and angora rabbits in one building to Mary Maxim historical display in another; spinning wheels, knitting bowls, jewelry, knitting kits, rug hooking kits, wool, and lots and lots of beautiful yarn, Woolstock really did have something for everyone. I felt this was an adult version of a child in a candy store: so many offerings everywhere we looked. Oh, my poor wallet! It was a feast for the eyes, rows of colour beautifully displayed by the many vendors.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVaf8SfCeZpu_uBypdq8gDjyHsBzqfmm1-sJuZdMIW_KXDmu3f7zmiWi1lSmAA6R9DfInW1bJFcHPC_vWCsmxXykguXIma8IITKmk6eVH03cuYve9qtjxhI-uhJN_neBIFGa3BLtZHHSV6HMrFOnVF0oKr1je76zxLtzu4Q44aV2Lvjw-OeNTXOjRqfg/s2049/IMG_3486.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVaf8SfCeZpu_uBypdq8gDjyHsBzqfmm1-sJuZdMIW_KXDmu3f7zmiWi1lSmAA6R9DfInW1bJFcHPC_vWCsmxXykguXIma8IITKmk6eVH03cuYve9qtjxhI-uhJN_neBIFGa3BLtZHHSV6HMrFOnVF0oKr1je76zxLtzu4Q44aV2Lvjw-OeNTXOjRqfg/w400-h300/IMG_3486.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSkJnzis35z9JINE7QgorogS8uUbE0NZ-S6g-MFQVTZOlojNVTVmWRsE81d1xlUXGXozlovNjUJpEjuxu_usflsLhhT_gron2yy_uZvVBEMD0Sn4KGHSAf0qMHSQMfXf9VlEKy_1kP_Vae31fZp7RyfsF-HPKby057ZYKxT2-roa5TkNZMk9QoDPP1WI/s2049/IMG_3492.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2049" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSkJnzis35z9JINE7QgorogS8uUbE0NZ-S6g-MFQVTZOlojNVTVmWRsE81d1xlUXGXozlovNjUJpEjuxu_usflsLhhT_gron2yy_uZvVBEMD0Sn4KGHSAf0qMHSQMfXf9VlEKy_1kP_Vae31fZp7RyfsF-HPKby057ZYKxT2-roa5TkNZMk9QoDPP1WI/w400-h300/IMG_3492.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih1ZFX4XK4qYYhvSJ9pQZ_pibXyls7K-qrwwbDWkTPXUAceCGinvbNnLZOj7tfhBMblrTKKWVCmNHMlBWftKz-r5YeC7mBktr0voCKj53glpMpTfLlLlNTrpQZctwlKSF479MIDPztD0F0sZ0mtJLoKN4N75xSCgqIN0EjUnCEqHZEAM8eTlykCMFKOg/s2756/IMG_3493.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih1ZFX4XK4qYYhvSJ9pQZ_pibXyls7K-qrwwbDWkTPXUAceCGinvbNnLZOj7tfhBMblrTKKWVCmNHMlBWftKz-r5YeC7mBktr0voCKj53glpMpTfLlLlNTrpQZctwlKSF479MIDPztD0F0sZ0mtJLoKN4N75xSCgqIN0EjUnCEqHZEAM8eTlykCMFKOg/w223-h400/IMG_3493.jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>There were several rug hooking studios selling their wares, of which Martina Lessar Studio was one. I came prepared with my list of supplies I needed and happily chatted with Martina about my latest hooking project. In addition to the many cubbies of wool cloth, there were also bins of thick yarn that is wonderful to hook. Backing, hooks, patterns and kits, it was all there to peruse.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQHkr3tjE3wDQ5SaB-jQllhIJ4u1sxifyMyW8N8BS9xzbbPgeNqgWwQB6LsdEgYfgHyaLZb3HkE6aQ2egcFQOTsERfp5rkVCHZ6XR45FfGKYoEdgsm9-vCtNO2cVMs9xqyDyeqFVicxh4sFxboH02b6mukR3KbOOA1ZrqtwROAlXisWodsCWwhZxpOH4/s2049/IMG_3485.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQHkr3tjE3wDQ5SaB-jQllhIJ4u1sxifyMyW8N8BS9xzbbPgeNqgWwQB6LsdEgYfgHyaLZb3HkE6aQ2egcFQOTsERfp5rkVCHZ6XR45FfGKYoEdgsm9-vCtNO2cVMs9xqyDyeqFVicxh4sFxboH02b6mukR3KbOOA1ZrqtwROAlXisWodsCWwhZxpOH4/w480-h640/IMG_3485.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>As we wandered through the crowd of happy creators, we also admired what people were wearing! What an added bonus to see the beautifully knit or crocheted sweaters, the hand woven jackets and felted hats.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxRf0OxFYmtvKaSCtK3mvzU6mj-A2KFi3qhpG11vT09o83i-MduMSzN84eaRDqzn-AYHUkl4fAeGdpJxDvabNkyJJVJGRyf6gJG7EbwflZohgYUDV7Be0HkzJg1RkyNbTBdMOecXGCyShbzPxwl8IY3ZHwMyu7J61jByRbx8FkF25TUDEHAv5WPA4Dcw/s2049/IMG_3482.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxRf0OxFYmtvKaSCtK3mvzU6mj-A2KFi3qhpG11vT09o83i-MduMSzN84eaRDqzn-AYHUkl4fAeGdpJxDvabNkyJJVJGRyf6gJG7EbwflZohgYUDV7Be0HkzJg1RkyNbTBdMOecXGCyShbzPxwl8IY3ZHwMyu7J61jByRbx8FkF25TUDEHAv5WPA4Dcw/w300-h400/IMG_3482.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yen9Dm3opRGyVcsZJCI_-vOpQY6nwSg_vZK4_zACFHbo7f8uADUMzIi1vmB47HGlXNDo4PsQXsVVX4HRvfwNPRn6f5rhHqfTFkdT2zvm1tDpvZ3bTisSkp3fLLDSzhm8XvABeZ-QjLS_2JtHZ3DKhRe_yFUougZJ-NuruczQBQnmr9O4HMIDI924s7c/s2049/IMG_3491.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yen9Dm3opRGyVcsZJCI_-vOpQY6nwSg_vZK4_zACFHbo7f8uADUMzIi1vmB47HGlXNDo4PsQXsVVX4HRvfwNPRn6f5rhHqfTFkdT2zvm1tDpvZ3bTisSkp3fLLDSzhm8XvABeZ-QjLS_2JtHZ3DKhRe_yFUougZJ-NuruczQBQnmr9O4HMIDI924s7c/w480-h640/IMG_3491.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, attending the fibre festival was a joy. The buildings weren’t so large it felt overwhelming and we found we were able to visit each building without feeling rushed to ‘see it all’. I was inspired by the creativity on display both by the vendors and attendees. My list of projects for this winter has now grown considerably. Do I dare wish for a long cold winter to maximize </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">my rug hooking time?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIeIDIFaFvWxkCPqRECQ2A5JzDwWDyRwoeH0SgShrD99z23QjJB0p70GjBiIJTmj_423a7Mnp9RMxHcDCtQm8sM5DBQXN-1al-LOkzVUkBV7iom9XQ4h8mBvqLI55vhtHIFtDBItePbqoTFI1nw1dmG3J7S9b2AM9bxDv3ZJ1oBHmEL2-ugbz9t_oK14/s1543/IMG_8880.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1543" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIeIDIFaFvWxkCPqRECQ2A5JzDwWDyRwoeH0SgShrD99z23QjJB0p70GjBiIJTmj_423a7Mnp9RMxHcDCtQm8sM5DBQXN-1al-LOkzVUkBV7iom9XQ4h8mBvqLI55vhtHIFtDBItePbqoTFI1nw1dmG3J7S9b2AM9bxDv3ZJ1oBHmEL2-ugbz9t_oK14/w200-h181/IMG_8880.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Submitted by Gwen Brice.<p></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-12258036733512691152023-10-15T19:33:00.002-04:002023-10-15T19:33:24.455-04:00It’s About Time Hook-in<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgqzTs2UvWyc4ZWwpLpBHT2RZWfIIB2HD5GPXxMiqLS3xCEwF7bvTmXwAx5lGQICR0l390hNaQgqTf63BlgV-MpHQH-yN1UXMvf9AT7oC3ocOWT0o3jsJ0DqGc8Zx90HiFpkDXhwJwLfPhhAGjruzL0M6Hxf4CbT-9LdD6svK66HVL5-nPjAZPrY55gA/s4032/IMG_8856.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgqzTs2UvWyc4ZWwpLpBHT2RZWfIIB2HD5GPXxMiqLS3xCEwF7bvTmXwAx5lGQICR0l390hNaQgqTf63BlgV-MpHQH-yN1UXMvf9AT7oC3ocOWT0o3jsJ0DqGc8Zx90HiFpkDXhwJwLfPhhAGjruzL0M6Hxf4CbT-9LdD6svK66HVL5-nPjAZPrY55gA/w480-h640/IMG_8856.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Want to read a bit more about our successful hook-in, It’s About Time? Head on over to our hook-in blog </span><a href="https://cobourghookin.blogspot.com/2023/10/done-dusted.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">!</span><p></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-13263836948136055422023-09-27T09:29:00.003-04:002023-09-27T09:29:35.751-04:00Almost ready?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEHrXFAG5KCfNndAzY3hMiqRFBJAbtWWG2wcGPhRGqEwBHu0lLe3EjR3eKtk-z2msuNADp1VtabadNjcrnQ-YGLwO_mZgDCKH29VZh6YlRvlaVC7QUzOSbtd2PicHMawlOeeZkLWGRTlnB_oRvw6LLXz47XNY1R4Mw9xi5evSYe-4sjTfNoRW9AUkRDk/s1961/IMG_0574.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="1961" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEHrXFAG5KCfNndAzY3hMiqRFBJAbtWWG2wcGPhRGqEwBHu0lLe3EjR3eKtk-z2msuNADp1VtabadNjcrnQ-YGLwO_mZgDCKH29VZh6YlRvlaVC7QUzOSbtd2PicHMawlOeeZkLWGRTlnB_oRvw6LLXz47XNY1R4Mw9xi5evSYe-4sjTfNoRW9AUkRDk/w400-h399/IMG_0574.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s another “things you need to know” post about our upcoming hook in on October 2! </span></p><p><a href="https://cobourghookin.blogspot.com/2023/09/anticipation-is-mounting-hearing-about.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Click here to read the post!</span></a></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-86185935601345395972023-09-25T11:30:00.001-04:002023-09-25T11:30:34.681-04:00Pumpkin Season!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNTfnprwI07t0q3eRigDVtzi9M5_6AB_aQMoDYSzwt_zmvXdVgLFtKFxLjfvcDmEr1-WmuSPGM3tiVASSp16MIgy07nW1jDtQBrvRHZ5rfSs4FxQoNNsJdm0UC4gWTp0DIYSdDxwyctPcSr41gjmttWuvmHNUgbObsutKBJB8tqLZgom8l3iTzTxlqZI/s3351/FullSizeRender.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3351" data-original-width="2692" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNTfnprwI07t0q3eRigDVtzi9M5_6AB_aQMoDYSzwt_zmvXdVgLFtKFxLjfvcDmEr1-WmuSPGM3tiVASSp16MIgy07nW1jDtQBrvRHZ5rfSs4FxQoNNsJdm0UC4gWTp0DIYSdDxwyctPcSr41gjmttWuvmHNUgbObsutKBJB8tqLZgom8l3iTzTxlqZI/w321-h400/FullSizeRender.jpeg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is indeed pumpkin season…..here’s a link to the pattern discussed at our September meeting. One of them will be raffled off at the Oct 2 hook-in, It’s About Time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pattern was developed by Mary Ann Goetz and appeared in the Sept 2011 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fSUs_A2F6vbXlRq4F_bJ74SQUitEsuiP/view?usp=drivesdk" target="_blank">Click here to see the pattern.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-13304399819150097742023-09-20T16:56:00.001-04:002023-09-20T16:56:16.049-04:00Are you getting excited??<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yR2WSATGf4I" width="320" youtube-src-id="yR2WSATGf4I"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Are you getting excited in anticipation of our upcoming hook-in, October 2? Check out this video for all the things you need to know!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope to see you there!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">More details over on our other website: <a href="http://cobourghookin.blogspot.com">cobourghookin.blogspot.com</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-26310394169005710492023-09-17T18:16:00.001-04:002023-09-17T18:19:17.244-04:00Winning Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9HK86Cwwj_Rz3B2BP00dtekVB6lvDqHOI4flJGfIFXtJUbpVekkNDnjsRg95c5fWZQRkRD4vtlfuBOjolxAsk64LNzEkQ5alfghTQA8W1w7b0tJj8Nktsx0Pxldsw8mOtRqkzCkIMJpPQbCQ8APQnn5sodyCcde2YfokbxaFi1VETe2ZZLQHHqHn1Mc/s1600/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9HK86Cwwj_Rz3B2BP00dtekVB6lvDqHOI4flJGfIFXtJUbpVekkNDnjsRg95c5fWZQRkRD4vtlfuBOjolxAsk64LNzEkQ5alfghTQA8W1w7b0tJj8Nktsx0Pxldsw8mOtRqkzCkIMJpPQbCQ8APQnn5sodyCcde2YfokbxaFi1VETe2ZZLQHHqHn1Mc/w400-h300/image000000.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Or maybe that should be <b><i>weekendSS</i></b>…..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week at the Orono Fall Fair, our Tanya cleaned up, winning 22 ribbons in various categories! Well done! Here are a photos of a few of her many entries:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYet86RjCZWP1DKFllZOFVJ6iRc6sEDFfNeTw74R5I7xjpls6X2iF0dZqFIlT91T7s5RU0XXA0L8HZJpXjNmqULu3lXyhwkp--may0lbO00k-drJEuKm-ZAhoZa8IkPeki-0Q3BXKg7nDOknIBLzUWXvV-2CvQJkKUKsj5-7SbS34kYuqNhV544T0ng8/s1600/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYet86RjCZWP1DKFllZOFVJ6iRc6sEDFfNeTw74R5I7xjpls6X2iF0dZqFIlT91T7s5RU0XXA0L8HZJpXjNmqULu3lXyhwkp--may0lbO00k-drJEuKm-ZAhoZa8IkPeki-0Q3BXKg7nDOknIBLzUWXvV-2CvQJkKUKsj5-7SbS34kYuqNhV544T0ng8/w300-h400/image000000.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg298AXXDLSFW5sBHXdFUvme9obO8Z1N8Hht2D0jOP-iMt97n1rm8f7tbp6fokqprwf4N7ODZLjdVreZu0Dzc0DQ2dPm77wq6qqvX95BPQxc_tnB_-p8QOJojbz2b-SrJRaBmww2KU-8r5RDOlxiwRZ1tC6m531rhdOzDWn3cGBbz0BTGRvxY0omA-7JWU/s1131/image000001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1131" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg298AXXDLSFW5sBHXdFUvme9obO8Z1N8Hht2D0jOP-iMt97n1rm8f7tbp6fokqprwf4N7ODZLjdVreZu0Dzc0DQ2dPm77wq6qqvX95BPQxc_tnB_-p8QOJojbz2b-SrJRaBmww2KU-8r5RDOlxiwRZ1tC6m531rhdOzDWn3cGBbz0BTGRvxY0omA-7JWU/w400-h300/image000001.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC--FAUMlm4BcQPCx5vG1EmozpR82VOOGP1v9kx3qYUlb-ApYLKmFkTM6i2Kh6erHkgA7WelAi9DUPUk6v4EN8UF9kEXnZbhp2washEEcQ5wn9z2owL5q_SiNpSDRNmOcj2ufp583D875_qn4M4iN3zZLZ0ZzARdvVawfH7yVvoi7uTtAz0aKbqv16SbA/s1131/image000002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC--FAUMlm4BcQPCx5vG1EmozpR82VOOGP1v9kx3qYUlb-ApYLKmFkTM6i2Kh6erHkgA7WelAi9DUPUk6v4EN8UF9kEXnZbhp2washEEcQ5wn9z2owL5q_SiNpSDRNmOcj2ufp583D875_qn4M4iN3zZLZ0ZzARdvVawfH7yVvoi7uTtAz0aKbqv16SbA/w300-h400/image000002.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then….this weekend, our Martina won the Mayor’s Choice Award in the 10th Annual Juried Show at the Colborne Art Gallery. Well done to you, too!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh1lE7aOa36-_kGYQqsk5ri-II5zz9SSS2kmjVFrHxbQz1TEvQd49gOarKqckBwl0Qx_f-SHIDhldID9GxRYmacK6l3iAzjRzrp_IrJl44wAJVHWYn5l2UH62Sm3wXNn7SIhsQmlxt8M5A0kYH_9jnHmiBA3TfTJN04TmIlT1qn6dz0f7E0wweoCyZlM/s2865/IMG_4146.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="2741" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh1lE7aOa36-_kGYQqsk5ri-II5zz9SSS2kmjVFrHxbQz1TEvQd49gOarKqckBwl0Qx_f-SHIDhldID9GxRYmacK6l3iAzjRzrp_IrJl44wAJVHWYn5l2UH62Sm3wXNn7SIhsQmlxt8M5A0kYH_9jnHmiBA3TfTJN04TmIlT1qn6dz0f7E0wweoCyZlM/w383-h400/IMG_4146.jpeg" width="383" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">….and finally we come to the Port Hope Fall Fair….Here are some photos of our display/demo area:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2073" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQukh1kvW4dSShtvbOeqq78MxIZNnB43YeyfWW71O7byKTl5hh9Fvo7qx0kHl8N0UrBfJuUm2l3q2BHA_RQ3rPynaplnjQPv-pxeESZTNFGwpkVdgja5ky-PB3zlgZctznrqkY10B4myMKazAhDFw9BhAxRWhffAhC97fGm4NP1NXrxhwxZ3H4-c4bUY/w400-h315/IMG_8762.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>…and on to the prizes: there were a total of 6 categories available for prizes, and there were entries in 4 of them.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Dianne won first prize in the Fair Theme: Celebrating 190 Years of Agriculture with her Maude Lewis wall hanging! It was very popular with visitors to the display.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72xNdZRXKXSGRDO5l3gmbbv8A2cBe_HFEchGegrrtE11EByYRIbl3C_RK4UehW9Y-fEJDmYKSW1nJ3fQf5nT4MtjFujhh2nKhqNQaO2lRoly2deBGFQvlN5VOc7Tww6RFSRAyNh0eAp-BcDXRzF-OBLnFZt20CznPnkiOyK8xYHo7RYFheyWvxGf2AxU/s3008/IMG_8767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="3008" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72xNdZRXKXSGRDO5l3gmbbv8A2cBe_HFEchGegrrtE11EByYRIbl3C_RK4UehW9Y-fEJDmYKSW1nJ3fQf5nT4MtjFujhh2nKhqNQaO2lRoly2deBGFQvlN5VOc7Tww6RFSRAyNh0eAp-BcDXRzF-OBLnFZt20CznPnkiOyK8xYHo7RYFheyWvxGf2AxU/w400-h373/IMG_8767.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s another entry in that same category:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy7RkXa2YkyK-uA6SdhU7kVx-wUBghX4F_7HB31UaYIKksel_Wzhnh70fmGgXThreCMLV0RGPcvPPPjYvHPm79OkYcEjOIZH3A1B2zvk7vKGPdNY6avLmPZMuWRft0qQMsw0_gArS-N7dd28GOoMSQ03DyOm8AMQsSsaxJOik-uLwP8uzwFoVScyP2E0/s4032/IMG_8766.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy7RkXa2YkyK-uA6SdhU7kVx-wUBghX4F_7HB31UaYIKksel_Wzhnh70fmGgXThreCMLV0RGPcvPPPjYvHPm79OkYcEjOIZH3A1B2zvk7vKGPdNY6avLmPZMuWRft0qQMsw0_gArS-N7dd28GOoMSQ03DyOm8AMQsSsaxJOik-uLwP8uzwFoVScyP2E0/w300-h400/IMG_8766.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jennifer (me!) also did well….tho i<i> was the ONLY ENTRY in the 3 categories</i>! It’s not hard to do well with those odds.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8C1g0z_yc5We1gU0wkhJwoEWs4XQP038WfI_wP1E69WnC44Z0EGKXDIf5WomItywwD1lHaYSuZ_RHDbfxQUGtM_9Sm6m3fcQFs1TrLyRWYySlWPQ7Nu8DfX1f0n_PD-0sLqqS0mVvv2YOf3cXVwRBenyEcrdHz7Bk2kkGzBTh1denaGX2uF5hPiiJfo/s2944/IMG_8768.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="1919" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8C1g0z_yc5We1gU0wkhJwoEWs4XQP038WfI_wP1E69WnC44Z0EGKXDIf5WomItywwD1lHaYSuZ_RHDbfxQUGtM_9Sm6m3fcQFs1TrLyRWYySlWPQ7Nu8DfX1f0n_PD-0sLqqS0mVvv2YOf3cXVwRBenyEcrdHz7Bk2kkGzBTh1denaGX2uF5hPiiJfo/w261-h400/IMG_8768.jpeg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFx-n-E4MMpvb7r0ZOqhERe5UadcryWR-Y0Li0Ih5rKMgzO6HczekF8j1p8DFr4YvkEBy6sbMBLc0G-oKtitn7fKRPXCc7FW9oXWdcWfObQtxwTPpB-rVMpKhm39q6OSXBnZ4pvuDlpQK8vavvpbBHgHz6UqhhF9Yjare8daONdJxKBXFh0m3hCvW0Qc/s2879/IMG_8770.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFx-n-E4MMpvb7r0ZOqhERe5UadcryWR-Y0Li0Ih5rKMgzO6HczekF8j1p8DFr4YvkEBy6sbMBLc0G-oKtitn7fKRPXCc7FW9oXWdcWfObQtxwTPpB-rVMpKhm39q6OSXBnZ4pvuDlpQK8vavvpbBHgHz6UqhhF9Yjare8daONdJxKBXFh0m3hCvW0Qc/w320-h400/IMG_8770.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKAZaLOB7i--4HtnMcs1N5XqFGCaA--nuvQC9al1VqNjCz3sMhy7iHVkHbSdiTbUCPor2zuS_a82ehWZ7to6kceStdKldfIDVxC_tebjEJ-MrtzFwOCs_F1Bb0rFw3qZdeqnAiqZkAgY6MSr9cGIYQhkGF00pxm7-gScsabH-KkI-4gmyvdKt0bjznpI/s2345/IMG_8773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="2284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKAZaLOB7i--4HtnMcs1N5XqFGCaA--nuvQC9al1VqNjCz3sMhy7iHVkHbSdiTbUCPor2zuS_a82ehWZ7to6kceStdKldfIDVxC_tebjEJ-MrtzFwOCs_F1Bb0rFw3qZdeqnAiqZkAgY6MSr9cGIYQhkGF00pxm7-gScsabH-KkI-4gmyvdKt0bjznpI/w390-h400/IMG_8773.jpeg" width="390" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-61691394258661165432023-09-16T14:27:00.005-04:002023-09-16T14:33:25.113-04:00Hook-In: It’s About Time<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP824qHLQa5A8wnDnpSezoAoaOiuEWE859pBU8Cbjts0F3NG5Y_H8afI6X_DRHHG49qLs58Pvm6Aoooeq_nBeZ-ZitE5XC0SgBsDq08V-8tc9at69v3dxorDM0Ch6ofGzWfgkmWYWthLq4rVvnserX3W1zCQTTWuH-d3VKGaHL9AAesZgoIJzXU9S9oV4/s1600/IMG_0061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP824qHLQa5A8wnDnpSezoAoaOiuEWE859pBU8Cbjts0F3NG5Y_H8afI6X_DRHHG49qLs58Pvm6Aoooeq_nBeZ-ZitE5XC0SgBsDq08V-8tc9at69v3dxorDM0Ch6ofGzWfgkmWYWthLq4rVvnserX3W1zCQTTWuH-d3VKGaHL9AAesZgoIJzXU9S9oV4/w400-h225/IMG_0061.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking for information about our upcoming hook-in: It’s About Time? Head on over to our sister blog: click here>>>> <b><a href="https://cobourghookin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cobourg Hook-in</a></b>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There you’ll find all kinds of information about the program, and vintage rugs, and a few videos and more…….It’s all taking place on October 2, at Cobourg Grace Church.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hope to see you there!</span></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-1667395831820526202023-07-28T23:30:00.002-04:002023-07-29T09:41:09.872-04:00U of T Recognizes Joyce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hgzaY1krwIanaTJAaAeIqxR_WC6BjhscUaGoFQArHlfyyliiIPXy_5149w32qlEc_u2omErnykZZJYbMfX96LspvbuQLtcykoB-f_KkU4BmwmaYsMwOajReGxl1JrwbY6a-ECG2_D6IsmmWtVLruJ0gNJT8XW4Xaf98JtXcgNIzq-n7qO1656JlyAkk/s4032/IMG_7717.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hgzaY1krwIanaTJAaAeIqxR_WC6BjhscUaGoFQArHlfyyliiIPXy_5149w32qlEc_u2omErnykZZJYbMfX96LspvbuQLtcykoB-f_KkU4BmwmaYsMwOajReGxl1JrwbY6a-ECG2_D6IsmmWtVLruJ0gNJT8XW4Xaf98JtXcgNIzq-n7qO1656JlyAkk/w480-h640/IMG_7717.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>We gathered at Joyce’s this week for our regular Thursday hooking, and Deb asked Joyce if she could show us her medal….well that got us intrigued:</p><p>The University of Toronto sent her a medal in recognition of the 75th anniversary since she graduated with a degree in Fine Art in 1948. Congrats to her! Her take on the award: “I didn’t do anything special for it I just outlived a bunch of folks.”</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNNUmZq2fXGuvEunZvu5EXiDGvmmupC8m2ersF7041ywIbuJL84VqeY9rT4Tbn-n6K3ZF9Pisn7vWhxDmjdOA9e4NH5LUPE61dg9dWXtvdY-QDGc8DM2G9WXuh9NpJA2M6oYl4kt9ki1YB_RVLPpGye1iJUSjh79-xeXp-tE-82zCar3ct8gbvbrbhAY/s1731/IMG_7737.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNNUmZq2fXGuvEunZvu5EXiDGvmmupC8m2ersF7041ywIbuJL84VqeY9rT4Tbn-n6K3ZF9Pisn7vWhxDmjdOA9e4NH5LUPE61dg9dWXtvdY-QDGc8DM2G9WXuh9NpJA2M6oYl4kt9ki1YB_RVLPpGye1iJUSjh79-xeXp-tE-82zCar3ct8gbvbrbhAY/w273-h400/IMG_7737.jpeg" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the U of T yearbook for 1948</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Upon graduation Joyce worked at the U of T library as a page for 3 years, until she married in 1951. She went on to tell us a story about her early married life in Little Current, on Manitoulin Island.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz0QANLBUTiaZtVX7Ee6xG_yBmoCyIuf1OrGu5L9AlzyNLrVVo8p3dBC8TTNDpeMhi9ogAuLbZnIxMY7mCv1g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It wasn’t until almost 20 years later that she took up rug hooking, when her youngest child no longer came home for lunch from school </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-58523775135448637762023-07-16T14:02:00.000-04:002023-07-16T14:02:19.227-04:00Clean Your Gripper Frame<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xh77pY_7SfxI7p0LryH4iej-Fj7LznhsT8R5iGQ-6SrKyfeIxtWWtm0YCam9GuNC-WqvYmHlcvxAFR7W14DNwpXINKGHaL66qrYHdz-TLV7elNz0TbYCndvKP_icqyx80scDRlu10a23uhz5US0Ust2kPUmUzGUzQOPdz_ymm9jUN6oP4NbCE_OiN9g/s4032/IMG_7702.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xh77pY_7SfxI7p0LryH4iej-Fj7LznhsT8R5iGQ-6SrKyfeIxtWWtm0YCam9GuNC-WqvYmHlcvxAFR7W14DNwpXINKGHaL66qrYHdz-TLV7elNz0TbYCndvKP_icqyx80scDRlu10a23uhz5US0Ust2kPUmUzGUzQOPdz_ymm9jUN6oP4NbCE_OiN9g/w400-h300/IMG_7702.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Have you got a gripper frame that is all crudded up with bits of wool? It’s a pain to pick out all that crap, isn’t it?</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZSq7rvgzZljczKsoasZ4VV4t3TGV5_01pH5sNwCpD3J0lfvNqOH0gbWdimFPcF4oOhlJGByUypJDuywwwtnyngho2oVkq0ljQlEFmoDBO2gFrA0B7Qo_-7BpxH2B0tj_0bBiCsvSAOKdMOdp7xlZ25Bt77fiFbCWc0r3SsN2uB4ByDxc72GqUUQRi8E/s2547/IMG_7705.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="2547" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZSq7rvgzZljczKsoasZ4VV4t3TGV5_01pH5sNwCpD3J0lfvNqOH0gbWdimFPcF4oOhlJGByUypJDuywwwtnyngho2oVkq0ljQlEFmoDBO2gFrA0B7Qo_-7BpxH2B0tj_0bBiCsvSAOKdMOdp7xlZ25Bt77fiFbCWc0r3SsN2uB4ByDxc72GqUUQRi8E/w400-h254/IMG_7705.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Try out a hair brush cleaner. It was recommended as a way to clean a drum carder, which has those exact same teeth as a rug hooking gripper frame. I got my cleaner from Amazon, but there are probably other places where you can get this gizmo. It’s basically a teensy rake with wire teeth.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some short sharp strokes with the cleaner was all it took.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhQfoswVAYimLLi6uge54A8-vWqLS5OKE1bPcJYOZuvoJyoFAUr7_4H06gN_EG40Yvsl5wyhKGs_uV9YFbTPHzTTDJLu49XzUj5HlPcQ7f9wjiAwWY_JT8_7D39qAK53EkHMepkU2Xq5DIFYz-A75tWPXQaM0FEvDGtfnI44rhuOMuPH49LKKWLEYh9k/s4032/IMG_7706.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhQfoswVAYimLLi6uge54A8-vWqLS5OKE1bPcJYOZuvoJyoFAUr7_4H06gN_EG40Yvsl5wyhKGs_uV9YFbTPHzTTDJLu49XzUj5HlPcQ7f9wjiAwWY_JT8_7D39qAK53EkHMepkU2Xq5DIFYz-A75tWPXQaM0FEvDGtfnI44rhuOMuPH49LKKWLEYh9k/w300-h400/IMG_7706.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IxFV23ze0kQsfQ_MOqSqWdqixpX1r3FnOGUoz-AQpL7QtV2-tXU8tDeVQr4DNyb5TPDX6WFLqmTJoBshxL3LePZF4wckltEIzH3JRmad-P7Wy5mSPz8U1BF9Dgs76AQ8hbEdEGOiebz6c6K1aR0ELZv2XM1a5TrUFZ0u9t9u9j61n2VqxVmRBesFlvw/s4032/IMG_7707.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IxFV23ze0kQsfQ_MOqSqWdqixpX1r3FnOGUoz-AQpL7QtV2-tXU8tDeVQr4DNyb5TPDX6WFLqmTJoBshxL3LePZF4wckltEIzH3JRmad-P7Wy5mSPz8U1BF9Dgs76AQ8hbEdEGOiebz6c6K1aR0ELZv2XM1a5TrUFZ0u9t9u9j61n2VqxVmRBesFlvw/w300-h400/IMG_7707.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-11373953599503927492023-07-11T16:42:00.001-04:002023-07-11T16:42:06.849-04:00Another Vintage Rug Story<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbABFDoRDEKqy61DknL8RDsFzHAFELEWIN-gR4LMzYhrvB9wqi4mvyxejFWdb6PbRbWtTlgy7VFu7KYHe0YJbe8ybF7RPA5NQYVDIWC8Lu6bhhSP2eiGOAh8irX27P5uSDB0LG9BK0NUqYd9-k2bv2Z1hnjwOkt_o1Kv0H0ZwvCvRupINhP_V5UaSAWKc/s2016/IMG_0399.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbABFDoRDEKqy61DknL8RDsFzHAFELEWIN-gR4LMzYhrvB9wqi4mvyxejFWdb6PbRbWtTlgy7VFu7KYHe0YJbe8ybF7RPA5NQYVDIWC8Lu6bhhSP2eiGOAh8irX27P5uSDB0LG9BK0NUqYd9-k2bv2Z1hnjwOkt_o1Kv0H0ZwvCvRupINhP_V5UaSAWKc/w480-h640/IMG_0399.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Check out our OTHER blog, It’s About Time, to read the latest vintage rug story. This is our way of getting you prepped for our October 2 Hook-In that will feature vintage rugs.</p><p><a href="https://cobourghookin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Click here to read the post!</a></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-73950674005050016022023-06-24T11:46:00.004-04:002023-06-24T11:46:55.912-04:00Textile Museum Yard Sale<p>The Textile Museum is hosting their Yard Sale again! </p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpslnLKRar23K1DNAeYpVUYdiowH8Pw963KZAPYcr9muAh4Z7nrSsGi8Ldsy12Z5y0zbPueOsvfK52b9yt4nvofzi4ieB5F1WOYym-Y4Tc2trtyRUJDBL0PJ-s8BWaRwmUDN1_-I--Wuqqk-kg0YFq6d8V2_5azC6mJpNV-0gk_nBp9wtAOUfBFsV2tFY/s2000/IMG_0348.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpslnLKRar23K1DNAeYpVUYdiowH8Pw963KZAPYcr9muAh4Z7nrSsGi8Ldsy12Z5y0zbPueOsvfK52b9yt4nvofzi4ieB5F1WOYym-Y4Tc2trtyRUJDBL0PJ-s8BWaRwmUDN1_-I--Wuqqk-kg0YFq6d8V2_5azC6mJpNV-0gk_nBp9wtAOUfBFsV2tFY/w494-h640/IMG_0348.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;">The museum collects donations throughout the year, from individuals and from businesses (like fancy schmancy decorating stores), and it is all organized and put out for sale. It’s usually a wonderful smorgasbord of stuff: upholstery samples, quilting fabric, yarn, needles, antique lace….you name it. Plus, while standing in line (it’s VERY popular) you meet a wonderful folks with a wide array of interests. The conversations you strike up are fascinating. Note that all of the good stuff doesn’t go at the start: they usually put out fresh stuff throughout the sale….so there’s always something new to see.</span><p></p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 19px; word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></div><div data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" dir="auto" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;">Many many years ago i worked across the street from the museum and would arrange my breaks/lunch for multiple trips to the annual sale. If you’re going to be in/near Toronto, consider heading over!</div>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-41682708873722253562023-06-19T16:04:00.002-04:002023-06-19T16:04:37.865-04:00Rug Registry October 2<p> We’ve had some questions about the upcoming Rug Registry on October 2, so here’s a wee video that hopefully explains all. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5Zu5EUssORA" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/5Zu5EUssORA</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-61787954613114494302023-06-18T19:21:00.000-04:002023-06-18T19:21:15.793-04:00Catherine Starbuck<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8z6xQOmN9-YWNQljz0jBTb_HPSZRAoYhSAJO3c_-Sr2FXZACx6dJzoh10nhuWPYbDQpbuWk5gT-SQXzdAHrrWvh1Z67HzQPutXftx67D5Zl9hTNWOZZv06FqbVS1LJhifQ3-bGQVAA7Yy7xt5Dg76O050s8tvCBJbxMp2Y0cb3O7iSK32FqcWggM/s2837/IMG_0334.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="1626" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8z6xQOmN9-YWNQljz0jBTb_HPSZRAoYhSAJO3c_-Sr2FXZACx6dJzoh10nhuWPYbDQpbuWk5gT-SQXzdAHrrWvh1Z67HzQPutXftx67D5Zl9hTNWOZZv06FqbVS1LJhifQ3-bGQVAA7Yy7xt5Dg76O050s8tvCBJbxMp2Y0cb3O7iSK32FqcWggM/w366-h640/IMG_0334.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You will be saddened to hear that long time member Catherine Starbuck has passed away. Although she hadn’t attended rug hooking in the past while, she was an active member of our group, Colborne and Brighton. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s a lovely tribute to her, written by her friend & fellow rug hooker, Nancy Crapper:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;">Catherine has been a member of the Cobourg hooking group for many years. She also belonged to Heritage Hands in Colborne & took classes at both Loyalist College, Germaine James & Dorothy Haight in Picton. She was also a regular member our our little kitchen hooking group in Brighton.</span></span></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: verdana; word-spacing: 1px;">A little less than a year ago Catherine & her husband Peter moved from Brighton to Campbellford to a Seniors Residence, as she was having both memory & mobility problems. Last winter she had a fall which made self care difficult, so she was transferred to a nursing home in Napanee, where her son & family live. She passed away June 8, quite suddenly.</span> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: verdana; word-spacing: 1px;">Catherine was a beautiful rug hooker, her designs, many of which her husband drew for her, were not just beautiful, but her colour choices & the hooking itself, was exquisite. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: verdana; word-spacing: 1px;">She also did</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: verdana; word-spacing: 1px;"> beautiful cross stitch.</span> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: verdana; word-spacing: 1px;">Catherine was a kind, warm person, quiet, but always willing to help anyone, anywhere. She had a lovely smile & was a warm, welcoming presence everywhere she went. She will be missed.</span></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTFZRyMQ7tM0pb-k7t_pxSezOAfogMDyQyI_R4RsRYtmCvpsQIzU6e_MAwYE7G8IAkkuipxurJF_Prk6Bs6VX0FUGSAYy2svTvOnXNJ3aQB9Rch0fq9rGBzduZFwPm0F3BASwt7ZlRGzac79yQ2trTRowFTMPjTZHeK-Xm7vkDRrXn9xiOf5UyUTK/s3180/IMG_0335.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="3180" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTFZRyMQ7tM0pb-k7t_pxSezOAfogMDyQyI_R4RsRYtmCvpsQIzU6e_MAwYE7G8IAkkuipxurJF_Prk6Bs6VX0FUGSAYy2svTvOnXNJ3aQB9Rch0fq9rGBzduZFwPm0F3BASwt7ZlRGzac79yQ2trTRowFTMPjTZHeK-Xm7vkDRrXn9xiOf5UyUTK/w400-h261/IMG_0335.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Northumberland Rug Hookershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455137881337759085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895332024661538734.post-42413398363226785572023-06-15T20:35:00.000-04:002023-06-15T20:35:12.335-04:00Another visit with Joyce<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We gathered again at Joyce’s lovely home in the countryside for a morning of hooking, chatting and noshing. The weather cooperated and we were able to sit indoors and out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks again to Joyce for hosting us!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are some photos of the event, courtesy of Christine:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZjeZS1lLz01lc8EBohcJD-wgPVAUod1Cg-TuHCY9aLqSOuigaJVAW96MHGK1H897OEZzZfUZKh2MsiXePQX8yjUyArmB65FBNdxD-4s_9wBoOBZ5ngyw9Z2oGyd2PZuhjoWAtCo9dmLszmqXaJ_hmkBskQg2Pqpi1KHE7X--PYX1K6datlBmOW7J/s4160/20230615_102954_Original.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZjeZS1lLz01lc8EBohcJD-wgPVAUod1Cg-TuHCY9aLqSOuigaJVAW96MHGK1H897OEZzZfUZKh2MsiXePQX8yjUyArmB65FBNdxD-4s_9wBoOBZ5ngyw9Z2oGyd2PZuhjoWAtCo9dmLszmqXaJ_hmkBskQg2Pqpi1KHE7X--PYX1K6datlBmOW7J/w480-h640/20230615_102954_Original.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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