St. Lawrence College
Advanced Rug Hooking Design
July 18 - 24, 2016
In July four of our members, Candace Fradette, Claire Fradette, Ti Seymour and myself attended a week long course at St. Lawrence College in Brockville, Ontario. This was an advanced rug hooking class, Contemporary Primitive and Wide Cut, and is part of a program which leads to certification in Fibre Arts – Traditional Rug Hooking. Sixteen women participated, some were not affiliated with a particular guild but along with Beaconsfield the following guilds had members present:
Frontenac Rug Hookers
Martintown’s Wild and Wooly Rug Hookers
Ottawa’s Olde Forge
Prescott’s Hoops and Hooks
Rideau Valley Boots and Baskets
Women Matters, Lansdowne
What a wonderful group of ladies! We chatted a lot, laughed a lot and learned a lot!! Everyone shared their ideas and experiences. We were asked to bring in some of our finished pieces for a show and tell with the class next door. They were taking the beginners course with Carol Shewan. That is when we truly realized how much talent was in those two rooms!!!
Our teacher was Laura Boszormeny, who is not only an excellent teacher but a fun loving lady who knows how to get the most out of her students. We all came out of the class with new skills and even if we may not have produced a truly primitive rug we have a much better understanding of the category. All of us made satisfying progress on our rugs and left with enthusiasm to get home and get hooking!!!
Next summer’s course will be “Flamboyant Florals”, large, oversized blossoms done with dip dyes! I’ll definitely be signing up! And if you watch the St Lawrence College website you will find more information in early spring.
July 18 - 24, 2016
Course at St. Lawrence College
By Dawna Matthew |
| St Laurence College, Brockville,Ontario |
In July four of our members, Candace Fradette, Claire Fradette, Ti Seymour and myself attended a week long course at St. Lawrence College in Brockville, Ontario. This was an advanced rug hooking class, Contemporary Primitive and Wide Cut, and is part of a program which leads to certification in Fibre Arts – Traditional Rug Hooking. Sixteen women participated, some were not affiliated with a particular guild but along with Beaconsfield the following guilds had members present:
Frontenac Rug Hookers
Martintown’s Wild and Wooly Rug Hookers
Ottawa’s Olde Forge
Prescott’s Hoops and Hooks
Rideau Valley Boots and Baskets
Women Matters, Lansdowne
What a wonderful group of ladies! We chatted a lot, laughed a lot and learned a lot!! Everyone shared their ideas and experiences. We were asked to bring in some of our finished pieces for a show and tell with the class next door. They were taking the beginners course with Carol Shewan. That is when we truly realized how much talent was in those two rooms!!!
Our teacher was Laura Boszormeny, who is not only an excellent teacher but a fun loving lady who knows how to get the most out of her students. We all came out of the class with new skills and even if we may not have produced a truly primitive rug we have a much better understanding of the category. All of us made satisfying progress on our rugs and left with enthusiasm to get home and get hooking!!!
Next summer’s course will be “Flamboyant Florals”, large, oversized blossoms done with dip dyes! I’ll definitely be signing up! And if you watch the St Lawrence College website you will find more information in early spring.
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| Arrival at St Lawrence College |
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| Transferring pattern onto Fiba Tape |
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| Dawna Matthew with her design |
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| Ti Seymour finalizing pattern onto backing |
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| Advanced Rug Hooking Classroom |
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| Discussions on Borders |
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| Laura Boszormeny giving a dye tutorial |
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| Laura returns the end result of the dye class to the students |
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| Worked in the Study every night |
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| Beaconsfield “sisters” going for gold on points :) |
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| Dawna Matthew making great headway on her border |
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| aura Boszormeny generously offered these trading cards to the class members |
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| Lovely dinner at Tall Ships in Brockville followed by a walk along the jetty |
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| Claire Fradette working on her primitive style bag |
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| Candace Fradette working on her lighthouse scene |
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| Dawna Matthew giving her final summary “Definition of a Primitive Rug” |
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| Beautiful jewel colours on Dawna’s rug |
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| Claire Fradette |
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| Denise |
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| Maureen |
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| Sharon |
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| Ruby |
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| Ti Seymour |
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| Helen |
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| Molly |
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| Rug Hooking Fairy helped us produce extra special work |
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| Martina Farmer - Head Chef SLC and our angel for keeping us hydrated and fabulously full throughout the week |
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| Our last meal in the Study |
