Archive for the ‘Rug Hooking’ Category
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Hi Ok, a lot late. Here’s a Christmas gift I just completed before I left for Corner Brook. Yup, I wrapped this sucker up half done. I have no shame I tell you. But my good friend Geri understands. At least this one was half complete poor Janet got a design and a burlap bag. [...]
Hi It’s a very nice day in these parts. So nice in fact it smells like spring. This will be short lived as the temperatures are forecasted to drop tonight with snow on its way. But that spring smell is wonderful. I opened the door and inhaled deeply this morning. I love that smell. Some [...]
Hi Now that the Christmas season is behind us it’s time for me to get back to hooking. I have hooked just not posting, as what I was working on were Christmas gifts for a few friends of mine. This year we decided to exchange homemade gifts. I decided to do a few small rugs. I [...]
As a rug hooker (or mat maker as commonly known in Newfoundland) I am always on the look out for others who share the passion. So when I found out the there was an exhibit at Devon House here in St. John’s featuring a rug hooker I could not wait to go see. The show [...]
Hi The Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador were inviting people to take part in an exhibition of rug hooking celebrating the lighthouses of the province. I did not enter but I thought it was a great project and I loved the subject. The lighthouse I choose is/was in Channel-Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland. I selected this site [...]
