Show & Tell / January-March 2026
Featured Rugs Gallery
Four times a year, we like to display a selection of rugs from our latest exhibition, which marked our 50th Anniversary, held October 2025 at Centennial Hall.Please search our Blog (Show and Tell) to see rugs showcased in the past.
Next update: April 2026
The collection of mini rugs was cleverly arranged and mounted onto 2 boards by Leslie and Sue. M brought the project to a heartfelt conclusion by adding several celebratory mini rugs, each conveying congratulations.
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| 50 Mini-Rugs Challenge |
50 mini-rugs for our 50th
M inspired our guild with a creative challenge to mark our 50th anniversary: to craft a vibrant collection of 50 mini rugs.
We were hooked on her idea!
Participants received black 4.5” x 6.5” frames, providing some uniformity for the project, and ideas started to flow. Some members expressed “Canada Proud” with a rich tapestry of national themes, from Canadian flags and a brilliantly hued maple leaf, to an Inukshuk, a sailboat flying the Acadian flag, a Moose Crossing sign, a pair of Canada geese, and a host of other delightful Canadiana scenes that captured the spirit and diversity of our country.
Below are several of the mini rugs to enjoy up close.
The range of fibre-art techniques showcased was impressive. Intricate Yorkshire buttons were arranged into floral motifs and an abstract composition. Several artists experimented with three-dimensional effects, using textured yarns, Proddy, and even a hooked ear sewn onto a sheep for added whimsy. The collection also featured a felted country landscape, a wool appliquéd bird, and a striking Costa Rican blue butterfly hooked with luxurious velvet. Also remarkable were 2 contrasting pieces, each a majestic koi fish, one hooked with #4-cut wool strips and the other punched with fine DMC embroidery floss, achieving a visual contrast.We were hooked on her idea!
Participants received black 4.5” x 6.5” frames, providing some uniformity for the project, and ideas started to flow. Some members expressed “Canada Proud” with a rich tapestry of national themes, from Canadian flags and a brilliantly hued maple leaf, to an Inukshuk, a sailboat flying the Acadian flag, a Moose Crossing sign, a pair of Canada geese, and a host of other delightful Canadiana scenes that captured the spirit and diversity of our country.
Below are several of the mini rugs to enjoy up close.
The collection of mini rugs was cleverly arranged and mounted onto 2 boards by Leslie and Sue. M brought the project to a heartfelt conclusion by adding several celebratory mini rugs, each conveying congratulations.
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| Ozzie Ostrich, adapted, by Barbara Silver. |
Barbara Silver
Ozzie Ostrich
5.5”x 3.5”
2025
Adapted with permission from Bug Art Cards, Design by Jane Crowther
Hooked with #4 cut wool, eyelash yarn on painted Monk’s cloth Bird partially painted
Background embellishments using gel roller pen
Framed
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| Field of Lupines, adapted, dy Dawna Matthew. |
Dawna Matthew
Field of Lupines
4” x 6”
2025
Adapted after seeing a similar design by Robin Whitford.
Hooked and punched on painted linen with hand-dyed Briggs and Little 2 ply yarn, crocheted in chain stitch before hooking
Framed
“I followed a lesson on painting linen before hooking with Robin Whitford. She had done a sample with lupines which I loved and wanted to try to do one myself.”
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| Floral Still Life, by Karen Vaage. |
Karen Vaage
Floral Still Life
5.5” x 3.5”
2025
Original
Yorkshire button flowers, French knots, and mini-punch embroidery punched from the good side (loops in the back)
Framed
“I learned how to make Yorkshire buttons at hooking and thought they would make nice flowers. This is my own rendition of a floral still life.”
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| Smiling Sunflowers, by Liz MacRae. |
Liz MacRae
Smiling Sunflowers
4” x 6”
2025
Original
Prodded petals and hooked with #6, #7 cuts of recycled wool on linen
Framed
“This is my first piece, and my first original design. Sunflowers are such happy flowers, I love them. This will be kept by me as it is my first piece.”
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| La Maisonnette de la Caleta, by Yanick Duchesne. |
Yanick Duchesne
La Maisonnette de la Caleta
3.75” x 5.75”
2025
Original
Punched with wool and cotton embroidery flosses, and hooked with cuts #3, #4, and #6 of new and recycled wool on Monk’s cloth
Framed
“Charming house in La Caleta, Trinidad, Cuba, among bougainvillea.”
La Maisonnette de la Caleta
3.75” x 5.75”
2025
Original
Punched with wool and cotton embroidery flosses, and hooked with cuts #3, #4, and #6 of new and recycled wool on Monk’s cloth
Framed
“Charming house in La Caleta, Trinidad, Cuba, among bougainvillea.”
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| Great Blue Heron, by Carolyn Mungall. |
Carolyn Mungall
Great Blue Heron
6”x 4”
2025
Original
Punched with yarn on linen
Framed
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| Ewe in Bloom, adapted, by Janet Round. |
Janet Round
Ewe in Bloom
6” x 4”
2025
Adaptation from a Pinterest photo
Hooked on linen with yarn and #8 cut new and recycled wool
Ear hooked separately, then sewn in place at the base.
Framed
Ewe in Bloom
6” x 4”
2025
Adaptation from a Pinterest photo
Hooked on linen with yarn and #8 cut new and recycled wool
Ear hooked separately, then sewn in place at the base.
Framed
"I love sheep! Especially Herdwicks. I was in England and had a wonderful experience meeting and spending time with them at one of the Beatrix Potter’s farms. I’ll never forget it. This looks like Twink, who fell asleep next to me. Memories."
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| Flower of Scotland, by Elizabeth Vraig-Henry. |
Elizabeth Craig-Henry
Flower of Scotland
6” x 4”
2025
Original
Hooked on rug warp with yarn, some of which is hand-dyed
Framed
“I have wanted to hook a thistle for a while, representative of my Scottish father and family. It seemed an appropriate thing to hook while watching the Outlander spinoff – Blood of My Blood.”
