VG_5 Denise Vandenbemden
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| Denise Vandenbemden |
Denise Vandenbemden
Denise joined the BHCG in 2003. As soon as she signed up, she took a class with our teacher, Lois J. Morris, and I think every class thereafter. She found her niche with fine cut and rarely hooked anything higher than #4 cut.
She is a very kind and generous lady. Every Thursday she opened her home to anyone who did not get enough hooking on Monday and this went on for years. She was always there to help new members and beginners.
She became president in 2005 and remained in that role until 2011. She is our longest standing president, and this shows how much the Guild meant to her. She instigated the website and put us online making it so much easier to communicate from guild to guild. I dare say she put us on the map!
We were also fortunate to sample some of her delicious Belgian cuisine. Both Maria and I can confirm that her waffles and cookies are to die for.
Although Denise now has mobility issues which make it impossible to come out to meetings, she follows our activities closely and remains supportive and proud of the Guild and all our accomplishments.
Claire Fradette - Member
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| Denise Vandenbemden. Chicago. A Rittermere pattern. |
Chicago
Rittermere pattern
About 2004
Approximately 75 cm x 60 cm (29.5“ x 23.5”)
Unfortunately, Chicago was eaten by moths and no longer exists. The Rittermere pattern was pre-printed on burlap and it served me for a shading class given by Lois. The wool was dyed from white wool and cut in #3. The Chicago pattern was in the Guild’s library, in a Rittermere design book which I purchased in 2004. I recall that the rug was not very big, about 75 cm x 60 cm (29.5 in x 23.5 in), but I am not certain. This piece was shown in the BHCG 35th Anniversary Exhibition in 2010.
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| Denise Vandenbemden. Spring. A Bluenose pattern. |
Spring
Bluenose pattern
55 cm x 40 cm (21.5” x 16”)
2007
This is a pre-printed pattern purchased from the Guild in a donation sale. The colours were dyed from white wool, cut in # 3 for the pattern and in # 4 for the background. The carpet is at my home. This piece was shown in the BHCG 35th Anniversary Exhibition in 2010.
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| Denise Vandenbemden. Elizabethan. |
2009
70 cm x 55 cm (27.5´ x 21.5”)
Large floral Jacobean imitation. I really like Jacobean embroidery and this rug was an imitation with flowers taken from the internet and put together. Wool cut # 4. The carpet is at my home. This piece was shown in the BHCG 35th Anniversary Exhibition in 2010.
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| Denise Vandenbemden. Snowy Heron. Adapted from an Audubon watercolour. |
Adapted from an Audubon watercolour
23 inches x 18 inches
The design was adapted from a picture of what I believe to be a John Audubon watercolour. The rug was hooked on rug warp with new wool that I custom-dyed. It was hooked in #2 and #3 cuts. There is no particular story to this rug; I simply needed a subject for a three-dimensional hooking course. The rug has been framed. Snowy Heron appeared in Show and Tell January 2014 and was printed onto greeting cards.
For more information about John Audubon and this famous print, follow the link:
John Audubon (1785-1851) _Snowy Heron or White Egret
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| Denise Vandenbemden. Stained Glass. Adapted Design. |
Stained Glass
Adapted Design
2006
65 cm x 85 cm (25.5” x 33.5”)
Stained Glass imitation was hooked in 2006 with wool fabric on burlap in a # 4 cut. The pattern is an adapted design from the ''Art Nouveau Stained Glass Coloring book'' by Ed Sibbet Jr. The colours were achieved with spot dyeing on natural wool.
Stained Glass was shown in the BHCG 2010 Rug Exhibition, was animated in 2010, and appeared in 2012 Show and Tell. It hangs in my home.
Candles in the Window
2008
16 in x 16 in
We wanted to do something special for our 2008 exhibition and the first idea was to create a small piece with candles. I love stained glass and downloaded, from the Internet, a free stained-glass pattern reminding me of the beautiful windows in art deco houses. I adapted it to my own taste by making it a double window and choosing the pastel colours I like, although these are more often seen in church windows than in art deco houses. I added the candles and that was it. The result is what you see here. Hooked on burlap with cut #4. The colors are dyed on new natural wool.
This piece was shown in the BHCG 2008 Rug Exhibition, appeared in Show and Tell December 2008, and was animated in 2012.
Adapted Design
2006
65 cm x 85 cm (25.5” x 33.5”)
Stained Glass imitation was hooked in 2006 with wool fabric on burlap in a # 4 cut. The pattern is an adapted design from the ''Art Nouveau Stained Glass Coloring book'' by Ed Sibbet Jr. The colours were achieved with spot dyeing on natural wool.
Stained Glass was shown in the BHCG 2010 Rug Exhibition, was animated in 2010, and appeared in 2012 Show and Tell. It hangs in my home.
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| Denise Vandenbemden. Candles in the Window. |
Candles in the Window
2008
16 in x 16 in
We wanted to do something special for our 2008 exhibition and the first idea was to create a small piece with candles. I love stained glass and downloaded, from the Internet, a free stained-glass pattern reminding me of the beautiful windows in art deco houses. I adapted it to my own taste by making it a double window and choosing the pastel colours I like, although these are more often seen in church windows than in art deco houses. I added the candles and that was it. The result is what you see here. Hooked on burlap with cut #4. The colors are dyed on new natural wool.
This piece was shown in the BHCG 2008 Rug Exhibition, appeared in Show and Tell December 2008, and was animated in 2012.
