Show & Tell / January-March 2025

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Featured Rugs Gallery 

In this Gallery, you can tour a selection of rugs from our last Exhibition, held in April 2023 at Centennial Hall. Explore our Blog to see the rugs showcased in the past.

When Land and Water Meet


Be it the cozy cottage by the lake, the sun-soaked beach getaway, or the charming fishing village, our hearts are instinctively drawn to those places where land and water embrace.

The first rug tells a story and is the perfect segue to the tranquil beauty that the subsequent rugs portray.


My Travel Rug. Original by Christina Delaney.


Christina Delaney

My Travel Rug
39" x 55"
2020
Original
Hooked with #6, and #8 cuts of wool on linen
Whipped edging

 

I bought a wall map of the world for children. I added the designs for the corners and some whimsical ocean dwellers. I love to travel. This world map is a recording of all the countries I have visited over the last 30 years.




Detail.


Detail.





Summer Bloom. A Deanne Fitzpatrick pattern hooked by Sue Rolland Dawson.


Sue Rolland Dawson

Summer Bloom
7” x 17”
2022
Kit purchased from Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio
Hooked with #8 cut wool, sari silk, and yarn on burlap
Whipped edging

 

This is my first landscape.




Detail


Detail.




The Village. A Deanne Fitzpatrick pattern hooked by Laura Di Iorio.


Laura Di Iorio

The Village
4” x 4”
2022
Purchased kit from Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio
Hooked with #6 cut wool and yarn on burlap
Bound edging

 

This is my first work in rug hooking and the kit was purchased during Covid after having discovered this art online while the pandemic kept us home.  I was hooked on the spot!


Detail.


Detail.






Last Light. Design by Bärbel Smith, hooked by Dawna Matthew.


Dawna Matthew

Last Light 
16’’ x 23’’
2018
Design by Bärbel Smith, purchased from Willow Creek Rug Hooking
Hooked with cuts #5 and #6 of hand-dyed wool on linen.
Whipped edging

 

I was intrigued by Bärbel’s use of colour and shading. Her art seems to lend itself to the rug hooking. When I heard that Susan Clark was offering a class at a Cobourg, ON workshop featuring Smith’s work I was pleased to be able to join in.



Detail.


Detail.




Ad-Lib. Original by Isabelle Rollin.

Isabelle Rollin

Ad-Lib
16.5” x 26.5”
2019
Original
Hooked with new wool selvages only, cuts of #10 plus on linen
Bound edging

 

I was inspired by each coloured strip of wool I used. There were no lines on the linen; the design created itself, one wool strip at a time.

Detail.



Detail.




Wildflowers in the Glen. A pattern designed by Deanne Fitzpatrick, hooked by Debra Séguin.


Debra Séguin

Wildflowers in the Glen
16.25” x 35”
2022
Pattern designed by Deanne Fitzpatrick
Hooked with #6 cut of new and dyed wool, velvet, and yarn on linen.
Whipped over a cord edging

 

I took this on-line course with Deanne Fitzpatrick during the pandemic. I chose to pay just for the on-line course, not for the stamped pattern – too expensive. I drew the pattern free hand, looking at the picture on the computer. It was a challenge – I really like the end result!

I hand-dyed some of the Briggs and Little yarn. The poppy-coloured yarn was purchased from Deanne Fitzpatrick.


Detail.


Detail.







Ma Cour (My Backyard). Original by Joanne Touchette.


Joanne Touchette

Ma Cour (My Backyard)
16’’ x 20’’
2017
Original
Hooked with #4, #5, and #6 cuts of new wool on linen
Crocheted edging

 

I took a photo of my backyard and hooked it into a rug.


Detail.


Detail.

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