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Hook-In_ Saturday, February 16 2013 at Centennial Hall, a pair of bright eyed smiling twins, upon finishing their art class with Brenda, stopped by the rug hookers to see what was going on.  Romane and Renaud gladly accepted Maria's offer to try their hand at hooking on the rug she was doing, we all applauded each time they succeeded in pulling a loop. Good for you, kids!!! A surprise visit

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Matty BeaconsfieldRugHooking.com When we launched our Website on January 28, 2008, we compared it to a little fish swimming in the huge Internet sea.  We are proud to say that our little fish has grown. In March 2012, we redesigned our Website in order to make it more functional and give it a new 'look'. We created a Blog and in April 2012 we introduced Matty, our mascot. We are happy to tell you that our little fish has made many friends thanks to all who visited out pages. We are glad to note that we have visitors from all over the world, with the greatest number coming from Canada, USA and UK. About a third of our monthly visitors return to read news and events.  We constantly receive e-mails about rug hooking and our site has been commented on in Facebook and Blogs. Some pictures of our hooked rugs and animated rug videos have appeared on Pinterest.  It is interesting to note that some Websites use our pages to reference their articl...

Other Techniques Many rug hookers also knit. Claire recommends cocoknits.com for interesting patterns (some free) for all the family and home decor. Site has tutorials, tips and when it comes to recycling,we especially like knitting rugs out of old bedsheets .   Follow the link to download the Rag Doily Rug Pattern. Rag Doily Rug Pattern by Cocoknits.com, knitted by Claire Fradette

Kick-Off Luncheon On Saturday, January 19th, ten Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters attended the 2013 Kick-Off Luncheon at the Elixor Restaurant on the West Island of Montreal. A most enjoyable event where all had time to meet informally and exchange on many subjects.

Course: Transparency, Reflections and Absorption Place:    Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, QC Day and Time: Over 5 Mondays from January 21 to February 25, 2013 (no class Feb. 4th – Guild meeting day) Cost: $100 – Registration: December 17, 2012 latest Teacher: Lois Morris tel. 450-834-6912 or e-mail: lomohook@bell.net This is an open class in Transparency, Reflections and Absorption. Students will do a piece of their own choice. It must contain Transparency (which presents well alone in a contemporary type of work) or do a piece showing all three. Check out pictures of Still Life, scenes with water, etc., or pictures with bottles or glassware that you may like to copy. I will have a few pictures of Transparency alone, which works well for a beginner. Those willing to bite the bullet and stretch their minds will enjoy incorporating all three in their work. You will dye your own colours, where necessary, over white, natural or any material yo...

Show & Tell  by BHCG rug hookers of rugs in progress during Hook-In of January 7, 2013. Sylvia Solomon Louise G. de Tonnancour Kay Cousineau Elizabeth Kimoff Claire Fradette Pat Strike Ailish O'Keefe Jacqueline Bouchard

Shelly Atkinson  is a self-taught visual artist and crafter from Nova-Scotia, Canada. She loves experimenting with styles, colours, textures and techniques in her paintings and illustrations. Shelly offers rug hooking patterns of animals, flowers, people, the four seasons, etc. She can create custom drawings of your pet or family and even revise her patterns, if requested. Her work can be found on greeting cards, journals, prints, rug hooking patterns, coasters. needlepoint patterns, calendars, posters, and a child's book. Go to  http://users.eastlink.ca/~shellyatkinson/rughooking/rughooking.html http://shellyatkinson.blogspot.ca/ Music Is Good For The Soul A Good Book Dog & 2 Birds Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe

Winter - Denise Morissette After our video of animated rugs was so warmly received, we created another one to celebrate the Christmas Holidays. Over the month of December 2012,  we tallied 1,473 visits to the new video. We also received e-mails and comments on Facebook, on Forums such as Rug Hooking Daily and on a few Blogs as well as Pinterest. A very big thank you to everyone.

Dye Course - November 2012 given by Lois Morris_ Nov. 19th,  26th, & Dec. 3rd. 2012    at Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, QC    Over four Mondays, students learned to dye using onions skins, to dip dye, to brush dye and how to remove colour. They learned to dye an 8 value swatch (3" x 9") and an 8 value transitional swatch using a mixture of natural, white and coloured, textured wool. Students participated actively and took home samples. Dye Course  with Lois J. Morris *** Follow the lionk to see the Photo Album: Dye Course

Winter - Denise Morissette Animated Rugs To share with you the magic and joy of Holiday Season, Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild extend to you our best wishes and invites you to visit our Website to view a clip of rugs animated for the season. Please follow this link  http://www.beaconsfieldrughooking.com/animated-rugs.html Maria Romero Webmaster - Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild

Dye Course: Over 3 Mondays 10AM - NOON Nov. 19th,  26th, & Dec. 3rd. at Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, QC   Cost:   Course: $90.00    +     Materials:  $60.00    =    TOTAL: $150.00 Teacher : Lois Morris To register please contact Lois Morris, latest November 5th, via e-mail at: lomohook@bell.net or by phone at 450-834-6912   On Monday  Nov. 19th students will participate in class.  You will each receive a selection of 12 Cushing dyes and a Colour Chart.   Day 1 :  We will learn -- 2 ways to use onion skins, to dip dye, to spot dye,  to paint brush dye, and how to remove colour.  Students will take home a sample of each.   Day 2 :  We will dye an 8 value swatch. (wool pieces 3" x 9"). You will each take home a swatch.   Day 3 :  We will dye an 8 value transitional swatch (one that goes from one colour to another). Using a mixture of...

Time and Motion at GMRHG 16th Exhibition_ by Carolyn Ells The Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild held its 16th Hooked in the Mountains exhibit, November 10-17, 2012, at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. Members of our Beaconsfield guild participated in various ways. Louise G. de Tonnancour exhibited the hooked portrait of her ancestor. It looked very distinguished amid the more than 450 hooked pieces of art on display. Judith Dallegret taught a 2-day "Design and Colour Planning" class and she gave a lecture on "Folk Art to Knit Bombing". Lin Watson also presented a lecture on "Mat Making in the UK". Several members visited the exhibit to admire and be inspired. Maria Romero and I, and one of our St Henri rug-hooking friends, made our trip down to Vermont on the last day of the exhibit. What did we notice first? The round barn exhibit space was heated this year!! We admired our favorite rugs, which won people's choice awards in last ...

Beginner's Course_ Seven new members of the BHCG have just finished the Beginner’s Course under the expert guidance of our teacher, Lois Morris. It was joy to see such enthusiasm and commitment to rug hooking from these new ruggers. Welcome to the Guild. Beginner's Course with Lois J.Morris *** Follow the link to see the Photo Album: Beginner's Course

Poppies - Betty Austin In Flanders Fields by Lt Col John McCrae Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead: Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved: and now we lie In Flanders fields! Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from failing hands, we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

Beginners' Course with Lois Morris Tel. 1-450-834-6912; e-mail: lomohook@bell.net Price of course: $60.00 When : On Mondays for 5 consecutive weeks,   October 15 - November 12, 2012 Time : From 10AM to Noon. Noon to 1PM Lunch. Course continues from 1PM to 2PM. Where : Centennial Hall, 288 Beaconsfield Blvd., Beaconsfield, Qc, H9W 4A7 Beginner should bring scissors and your lunch - Guild serves coffee and goodies. Other materials you will need: A hoop, a hook, foundation (i.e. burlap, or other) and red dot (which is a transfer material).  (The hook, foundation, red dot and choice of patterns are available at the Guild as a kit for $12.00). The hoops are on order for approx. $35 each, the Guild will lend you one till they are delivered. For the course, we will use new and recycled materials. Students will learn to transfer a pattern of their choice or design (pillow, rug, wall hanging etc.) onto the foundation. How to p...

This is a selection of rugs from our September 2010 retrospective exhibition, held at Centennial Hall, to celebrate the Guild’s 35th anniversary. Designed and Hooked by Claire Fradette Maple Leaves  by Claire Fradette This rug is my own design. While taking walks around Beaconsfield, I picked up leaves and then traced them on burlap. I dyed the wool for the leaves and the background is recycled wool. The cut is #6. Hooked by Maria Romero Kamchatka by Maria Romero A photo [1] of the Uzon Caldera in Russia inspired the design for this rug. The composition of the picture and the beauty and colours of the caldera in Autumn impressed me. These volcanoes are situated in the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Russia and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The rug, which measures 20 in. x 29 in., is hooked on a linen foundation with no. 3 and no. 6 cut wool. [1] Photographer Christian Gluckman © Caldeira d’Uzon – Kamchatka Peninsula, Autumn 20...

BHCG 2012 Exhibition_ Many visitors came to admire forty or so hooked pieces at the BHCG biennial show which was held from September 4 through 30 at the Beaconsfield Library. During the show, the Guild participated  in Cultural Days by giving demonstrations and encouraging many to try their hand at rug hooking. BHCG 2012 Exhibition BHCG 2012 Exhibition BHCG 2012 Exhibition BHCG 2012 Exhibition *** Follow the link to see the Photo Album: BHCG 2012 Show

Ontario Hooking Craft Guild - Reports by Branch Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild (Area 1) This is the Quarterly Activities Report published in the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Newsletter.  Click for a larger image. OHCG Newsletter - Issue 3 - Fall 2012 OHCG Newsletter - Fall 2012, page 22 Keywords: Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild

TIGHR_ Welcome The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers (or TIGHR)! TIGHR is now based in Victoria, BC from October 2012 thru 2015. You will remember for the last three years they were in Australia. Do visit their Website at: www.tighr.net to find out about the various methods of hooking rugs around the world. Keywords: TIGHR,

Rug Hooking Demonstration Illustration by Maria Romero

Click to enlarge http://www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca/ Les journées de la culture 2012 - Program Les journées de la culture 2012, page 6

Launch of 2012-2013 Season    On Monday, September 10, 2012, the Guild began regular activities by greeting new members and holding its monthly business meeting. This was followed by a hook-in. For the monthly hook-in on Saturday, September 15th,  members were invited  to begin the day by visiting our bi-annual exhibition at the Beaconsfield Library. Upon returning to Centennial Hall around 11:30, hookers and their guests were treated to a very interesting talk given by Lin Watson on the History of Hooked Rugs in Quebec. In the afternoon, after Show & Tell, a draw for a door prize took place. As usual, Carolyn Ells was the lucky winner. September 10th - First Hook-In 2012-2013 September 15th -- Lecture by Lin Watson *** Follow the link to see the Photo Album: September 2012 Kick-off Keywords: Lecture / Conference

Reserve the date! 2012 Invitation

Click to enlarge Beaconsfield Library - September 2012 Activities West Island Gazette, September 2012 / Rug: Floral Fantasy by Sylvia Solomon Beaconsfield Website Rittermere Twitter

In- Store Rug Hooking Demonstration and Course Le Coin Artisanal 454 A Beaconfield Blvd., (between St-Louis Ave. and Fieldfare Ave.) Beaconsfield, QC H9W 4B9 Tel. 514-505-3075 •    Demo, Tuesday, August 11, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM •    Beginner's Crash Course - Part 1: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM •    Part 2 and Final Session: Friday, August 24, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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