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Happy Holidays! BHCH Christmas Card, created by Emmy Maten.

Our Christmas Party December 15, 2025.   This year’s annual Christmas party was a joyful gathering, with 33 members coming together to celebrate the season. The guild was happy to welcome 8 new members this fall, most of whom joined in the festivities. Centennial Hall sparkled with festive decorations thoughtfully arranged by the City, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all.   A gnome keeps watch atop the Christmas tree. These ceramic houses have little lights inside! Two tables were filled with a delicious potluck lunch and an array of tempting desserts, each dish prepared and shared with care. Festive appetizers. Yummy foods await! Leave room for dessert!   In the spirit of the season, everyone brought a handmade Christmas ornament, each one carefully wrapped in a brown paper bag to keep the creator a mystery. Names were drawn, and each person selected a bag, adding to the excitement and anticipation. The room buzzed with plenty of chatter and laughter, as old...

International Rug Hooking Day Event On December 4, our Guild hosted the annual International Rug Hooking Day event in South Lancaster, ON. The Saint Andrew’s Church Hall buzzed with excitement as people gathered from 6 different rug hooking groups from Quebec and eastern Ontario. One room was filled with cheerful sellers, their tables adorned with handmade crafts and vibrant rug hooking supplies. Another room displayed the paper bag auction items. Dawna’s beautiful wools.      Claire’s clever crafts. BHCG 50 th   anniversary cards. Denise, Kris, and Jane and crafts.   Elizabeth’s craft table. Isabelle’s and Jacques’ table. As the day unfolded, everyone’s anticipation grew as door prizes were handed out, followed by a pizza lunch. The snack and dessert tables were fabulous! The many winners of the paper bag auction were announced, followed by the raffling of three fabulous gifts, each one met with cheers and applause from the crowd. The day concluded with th...

Halloween Fun at the Guild We had our Halloween party today, with 25 people showing up! Since we’re all still coming down from the big exhibition, we decided to keep it pretty low-key—but a few spirited members still arrived in full costume. Every year, creative costumes bring delightful surprises! Two Mrs. Ropers and Groovy Gal. Witches and Spider webs weave Spooky Fun! Chris spent some time getting our finances sorted, Dawna offered to run a proddy pumpkin workshop, and we tossed around a few ideas for this year’s Christmas party. One of our newest members, Nathalie, a beginner, shared her beautiful full-sized rug that she finished in record time! Nathalie’s beautiful rug. Between the laughter, Kitt’s themed pumpkin cookies, and Juliet’s fresh country apples, it was the perfect mix of creativity and camaraderie.

BHCG Beginner's Class Fall 2025 Coming soon!

Vernissage – Our Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild celebrates 50 years! A message of thanks By Emmy Maten BHCG's 50th anniversary Logo. Illustration: Maria Romero. It was such a privilege to welcome family and friends together to mark this incredible milestone – a half century dedicated to the celebration and advancement of rug hooking in our community, our guild started 50 years ago by Lois J Morris. First and foremost, our thanks went to Geneviève Dubé, Animator for Culture & Leisure, Julie Poirier-Monette, Animator for Cultural Life, and the City of Beaconsfield for the incredible opportunity to meet weekly in beautiful Centennial Hall throughout these years, and for their continuous support and opportunities to engage with the public. Next, I extended my deepest gratitude to the talented team who made this evening – and indeed the entire exhibition – possible. To our dedicated planners, volunteers, and installation crew: your passion, late nights or early mornings, and un...

CBC Listen The Guild in the News! Emmy was interviewed by Sonali Karnick on CBC Radio One, Sunday morning of October 12 at 7:40 am, about the Guild's upcoming 50th Anniversary Hooked Rug Exhibition. Follow the link to listen to he interview:  Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild celebrates 50th anniversary | All in a Weekend | On Demand | CBC Listen Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild celebrates 50th anniversary. CBC Radio One, Oct.12th 2025.

BHCG History - In the News The OHCG, formed of 53 branches, is celebrating 60 years. Each branch is invited to send in their own history. Our BHCG history appears on page 15 in the 2025 Fall issue #3 of the OHCG magazine. OHCG Newsletter. Issue 3, Fall 2025. Cover Page. OHCG Newsletter. Issue 3, Fall 2025. Page 14. OHCG Newsletter. Issue 3, Fall 2025. Page 15.

 CJAD CJAD published a note about our Exhibition! Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild: 50th Anniversary Hooked Rug Exhibition. October 3rd, 2025 Post. CJAD.

 West Island Today The West Island News published a note about our Exhibition! The Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters is holding their 50th Anniversary Hooked Rug Exhibition. October 3rd, 2025 Post. WIT.

 Special Show & Tell : BHCG 50th Anniversary BHCG Rug, hooked by Dawna Matthew. Adapted from Attic Window , a rug hooked by Sylvia Solomon in 2005. Dawna Matthew BHCG Rug 19.5” x 28.6” 2022 Adapted from Attic Window designed by Sylvia Solomon Hooked with #6 cut hand-dyed wool Lettering hooked with Briggs and Little Tuffy 2 ply wool yarn Whipped edging over cording The current guild logo, inspired by Attic Window, Sylvia Solomon’s hooked rug, was created in 2012. We had a synthetic banner made with the logo which we would use at guild events, rug shows and demonstrations. I began to think how nice it would be to have an actual hooked rug of our logo. So, in 2022, with Sylvia’s permission, I got to work and started dying wool and matching the colours as best I could. I drew up the pattern and began hooking. At our 2022 AGM I passed the position of president over to Emmy Maten and at our June picnic donated the finished rug to the guild.

Mug Rug Workshop  Introduction to Rug Hooking Beaconsfield Library / Discovery Room Sunday, September 28th 2025 The City of Beaconsfield invited us to hold a workshop in the Discovery Room of the Library, and we were delighted to accept the opportunity.  We prepared mug rug kits for each participant, drawing simple patterns on burlap stretched and stapled over wooden hoops (sold for making wreaths). We included adequate wool strips, size 6 cut, in assorted colours plus bilingual instructions and a hook. We had a great turn-out for the workshop. Busy at work. At the end of the 2-hour workshop, we announced the winner of our door prize, a colourful mug with matching mug rug!  Mug and matching rug. Three participants have since joined our guild, seen here with Claire. Many thanks to Chris, Joanne, Elizabeth, Jacques, Leslie and Claire! 

Library Display to Promote our Rug Exhibition  September 28, 2025 Today, to promote our upcoming 50th Anniversary Rug Exhibition, we transformed the library entrance by arranging Dawna’s vibrant, autumn-inspired rugs and cheerful pumpkins alongside Fay’s hoop, plus a cutter, a hook, and a couple of informative library books on rug hooking—all displayed inside the glass cabinet to capture the attention of visitors as they arrive. We added a sign promoting our event, complete with dates and times, inviting everyone to discover our craft. Display case at the library entrance.

Beaconsfield Artisans’ Fair Saturday, September 20th 2025 Our booth at the Beaconsfield Artisans’ Fair was a tremendous success, thanks to the hard work of our talented creators and volunteers. Dawna’s Proddy handbags and baskets sold like hotcakes!  We welcomed a wonderful turnout from the community, with many unique handmade items finding new homes, and even attracting some people to sign up for our mug rug workshop to be held a week later.  Isabelle and Jacques put together a complete rug hooking kit along with a complimentary one-year membership for a raffle, which is ongoing until October 20, when the winner will be announced.  Our sale plus the raffle raised substantial funds to support our projects, and we are grateful for everyone’s enthusiastic participation. Our Raffle.