Show & Tell / October-November 2025

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 Special Show & Tell : BHCG 50th Anniversary


BHCG Rug, hooked by Dawna Matthew.
Adapted from Attic Window, a rug hooked by Sylvia Solomon in 2005.


Dawna Matthew
BHCG Rug
19.5” x 28.6”
2022
Adapted from Attic Window designed by Sylvia Solomon
Hooked with #6 cut hand-dyed wool
Lettering hooked with Briggs and Little Tuffy 2 ply wool yarn
Whipped edging over cording


The current guild logo, inspired by Attic Window, Sylvia Solomon’s hooked rug, was created in 2012. We had a synthetic banner made with the logo which we would use at guild events, rug shows and demonstrations. I began to think how nice it would be to have an actual hooked rug of our logo. So, in 2022, with Sylvia’s permission, I got to work and started dying wool and matching the colours as best I could. I drew up the pattern and began hooking. At our 2022 AGM I passed the position of president over to Emmy Maten and at our June picnic donated the finished rug to the guild.

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