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Arts Alive! Quebec

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Arts Alive! Quebec / West Island September 24th, 2016 John Rennie High School, Pointe-Claire, QC Rug Hooking Demonstration and Workshop By Dawna Matthew On Saturday, September 24 the guild was invited to participate in Arts Alive! Quebec. This event was held at John Rennie High School in Pointe Claire. We manned a booth, with samples of our work on display and several members demonstrated as they worked on their pieces. We also invited visitors to sign up for a two day introductory workshop being offered at Le Coin Artisanal in Beaurepaire Village on October 8 & 22. We held a mini workshop on site. Participants were thrilled to produce and leave with a framed sunflower which combined hooking and proddy techniques. You can see from the smile on their faces that it was a big success! From left to right: Candace Fradette, Claire Fradette and Ti Seymour Sunflower Mini-Workshop Sunflower Workshop Kit Two happy girls Debbie Rug Hooking is fun!

Advanced Hooking Course

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Advance Rug Hooking Class with Lois Morris Lois Morris will be offering the following advanced class this fall: Fancy Stitches and Alternate Fibres and Techniques Workshop The class will run for 5 weeks, October 17 to November 14. Cost is 230$ for members and 265$ for non-members and includes a sampler kit. Registration by September 26, 2016   For more info please contact Lois at 450-834-6912 or lomohook@bell.net Owl (detail). Hooked by Lois Morris Hooked by Ti Seymour

Lois Morris / In The News

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Lois Morris Featured in Rug Hooking Magazine By Dawna Matthew Our guild founder, Lois Morris, is once again featured in Rug Hooking Magazine, Sept/Oct 2016 issue. Her lovely Shaggy Bark River Birch, which won first place in the Alternative Fibres and Techniques category at the 2016 Ontario Hooking Craft Guild’s annual show, is part of the article “3 HOOKERS GO 3-D” by Tamara Pavich. We are very proud of Lois and her ability to challenge herself to take on something new never ceases to amaze! Rug Hooking Magazine ( Website Link ) Volume XXVIII. Number 2 September / October 2016 3 Hookers Go 3D By Tamara Pavich Link to the article:    http://www.rughookingmagazine.com/Rug-Hooking-Articles/3-Hookers-Go-3D Reproduced here with permission from the editor, Debra Smith. Rug Hooking Magazine, Vol. XXVIII, N.2. Sept/Oct 2016. Cover Rug Hooking Magazine, Vol. XXVIII, N.2. Sept/Oct 2016. Page 40 Rug Hooking Magazine, Vol. XXVIII, N.2. Sept/Oct 201

Work in Progress

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Show & Tell Show & Tell by BHCG members of rugs in progress during Hook-In of  September 12th, 2016. Season 2016-2017 First Hook-In Louise G. de Tonnancour Juliet Davies Lorayne Charenko Cathy Wilson Réjean Courtemanche Candace Fradette  Lois Morris Andrée Lapensée

It's time to Hook!

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Season 2016 - 2017 First Hook-In Monday, September 12th, 2016 Centennial Hall 10 AM - 3 PM Back to Hook. Illustration: Maria Romero

Finnegan's Market

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Rug Hooking Demonstration_ We had a good time promoting rug hooking at Finnegan's Market today! Thanks to all who lent a hand and hook!!! Rug Hooking Demonstration at Finnegan's Market

President's Message 2016

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Message from the President Thank you for visiting the Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild Website. Created in 2008, it continues to grow in capacity offering instruction into the various forms of rug hooking, the history of rug hooking in Canada, activities and information about the Guild and our members’ featured pieces. As a Guild we warmly welcome anyone from Montreal and further afield who are looking to start rug hooking or have been enjoying this art form for some time and are eager to meet like-minded souls. Our Guild has been running since 1975 and meeting in the beautiful surroundings of Centennial Hall in Beaconsfield, Quebec.  We still hook to this day at Centennial on Mondays from September to May.  We also hook on occasional Saturdays at Le Coin Artisanal in Beaconsfield.  To find out more about our scheduled hook-ins, check out the  Calendar  tab. Please feel free to get in touch if you would like to learn more about any aspect of the Guild or rug hooking, we

Show &Ttell / September 2016

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Featured Member: Jacques Lepage Finnegan's Market Rug by Jacques Lepage Finnegan's Market By Jacques Lepage I made this rug as a gift, using the original design of the market's logo. I started hooking it in the summer of 2015 and finished it that fall. Being at the market often I was inspired by friendly faces and the beautiful countryside.  This rug was a pleasure to hook for such a nice family, who greatly appreciate hand crafted art *. I used #6 cut found wool and it measures 20"x 25" plus the frame. * Given as a gift to the Aird family, owners of Finnegan's Market in Hudson. 

Arts Alive! Quebec

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Arts Alive! Québec Logo Arts Alive! Quebec  West Island September 24th John Rennie High School 501 Boul Saint-Jean, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 3J5 Rug Hooking Demonstration, from 10:30 AM to 4 PM Workshop ( Age : 8 to Adults) at Noon Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild offers instruction on the art form of rug hooking. Adults $10, Kids $5 For more information about Arts Alive! Québec , follow this link http://2016.arts-alive-quebec.ca/eng/ArtsAlives/home West Island Schedule 2016 as of Aug 29th_Page 1 West Island Schedule 2016 as of Aug 29th_Page 2

Demonstration

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Rug Hooking Demonstration Finnegan's Market September 10th 2016, from 9 AM  to  4 PM 775, rue Principale  Hudson, Quebec,  J0P1H0. Finnegan's Market - Pictures from 2015 Demonstration Finnegan's Market - Pictures from 2015 Demonstration

Hook-In in Dunvengan, ON

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Glengarry Pioneer Museum Hook-In with the Martintown Wild and Woolly Rug Hookers By Dawna Matthew On Friday, Sept 2, Candace and Dawna made a short trip up to the Glengarry Pioneer Museum in Dunvegan and spent some time hooking with our friends, the Martintown Wild and Woolly Rug Hookers. Of course, the Twistle Guild was also there, spinning and weaving away! A lovely sunny day, in a lovely setting, with great company, sharing ideas and doing the things we love.  Who could ask for a better way to spend one of the last days of summer! Don’t forget to mark Saturday, Oct 15 on your calendar. The Martintown guild will be celebrating their 5 th anniversary. Hook-In Happy Rug Hookers It Was A Wonderful Day!