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Advanced Rug Hooking Class with Lois Morris October-November 2016 By Rosemary Hudson Lois Morris's teaches Alternative Fibre and Techniques . These are her students and beautiful results! Seven fancy stitches were taught and expected to be included in the chosen pattern of each student: Aztec, Basket Weaving, Chain, Chevron, Popcorn, Thatch, Turkey. Here is a sampling of comments on or by students taking the course: Andrée Lapensée :  Our 'fast hooker' carved the turkey with hilarious results. Andrée Lapensée Juliet Davies:  had her piece chained to the wall in no time at all, as well as taking time out for a South African safari. Juliet Davies Fay Louch :  in stitches, sailed away ahead of us and placed her chevron in one of her sails - a classy look.  Fay Louch Deborah:  made no drunken weaving stitch on her exclusive geometric pattern. Deborah Rosemary:  As for her 'Nefertiti' design...

Show & Tell_ Show & Tell by BHCG members of rugs in progress during Hook-In of  January 30th, 2017. Carmen Terry Bith Lois J. Morris Jacques Lepage Claire Fradette Isabelle Rollin Brenda Ticehurst Jacques Lepage Jeanne Osler Barbara Silver Sylvia Solomon Rosemary Jean Hudson

SPECIAL SHOW AND TELL 2017, Year of the Rooster   According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2017 is the year of Rooster (January 28th, 2017 - February 15th, 2018) White Rooster. Hooker Unknown. White Rooster This White Rooster was purchased from an antique dealer in Montreal. It is hooked on burlap backing with factory-dyed nylons and stretchy “house dress” fabrics of 1960s early 1970s. Collection of Carolyn Ells. 

Show & Tell / January 2017 SPECIAL SHOW & TELL: Cats! Celebrating Happy Mew Year for Cats Day© , a Holiday created by Thomas & Ruth Roy, from Wellcat.com For more Funny Days consult Days of the Year https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/happy-mew-year-day-for-cats/ Tiger Cat Hooked by Dawna Matthew Size: 30” X 27” Cut: 8.5 wool Main pattern from Green Mountain Hooked Rugs with background details added. Begun with Susie Stephenson at Green Mountain Rug School, June 2014 This was the first rug I did in a wide cut and it was supposed to be more of a “primitive” style. I must admit that I am not drawn to animals drawn in the truly primitive way nor am I attracted to the subdued colours that are often found in these rugs. Tiger Cat was started in a “Folk Art Techniques and Fibres” workshop with Susie Stephenson at Green Mountain Rug School in 2014. As you can see, my preference for bright, cheerful colours took over! Susie’s workshop was great fun and she encoura...

Show & Tell: Repetition! Repetition is not boring at all! By Maria Romero Repetition refers to an element which is recurrent, and the reiteration can be done with the same item or its variations. Repetition is very useful to create rhythm and patterns! In Isabelle Rollin's rug, a repeated floral motif  generates a radial composition. In Judith Dallegret's rug, the repetition of teapot shape variations creates a linear rhythm. In Sally Perodeau's rug,  contrast, sequentiality and randomness are the key. At the center of the piece, an elephant's contour is repeated. Then, this radial composition is surrounded  by colored variations of the same animal, but in different perspectives, positions and scales. In Lorayne Charenko's and in Claire Fradette's rugs, a repeated motif is used with variations of color, size and position or orientation, but in order to obtain two different effects. The composition principle  in Charenko's  airy piece is si...