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Matty - News S aturday Hook-Ins are back! This time at: Le Coin Artisanal   / site 454A Beaconsfield Blvd. Beaconsfield, Quebec, H9W 4B9 Dates: 2013 October - 5th + 19th November - 9th + 23rd December - 7th 2014 January - 11th + 25th February - 8th + 22nd March - 8th + 22nd April - 5th + 19th May - 3rd + 17th The Saturday sessions are open to non BHCG members for a fee of $5 per session.

OHCG Fall 2013 Newsletter    Our President, Riitta, informed the group that our guild has been mentioned several times in the most recent  issue of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild's quarterly magazine. We are on the "Reports by Branch" pages with two pictures (pages 22-23), a Jeanne Osler Rug is on page 4, Brenda Ticehurst is on page 34, and Carolyn Ells is mentioned on page 14 ("Celebration" Magazine at Sauder Village). Kay Cousineau and Rose Kandy were thanked for their editorial work. Congratulations to all! Click for a larger image. OHCG Newsletter, Fall 2013 OHCG Newsletter, Fall 2013, p.4. Jeanne Osler's Rug OHCG Newsletter, Fall 2013, p.14 OHCG Newsletter, Fall 2013, p.34, Brenda Ticehurst's Rug

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, Fall 2013 OHCG Newsletter, Fall 2013, p.22, Reports by Branch OHCG Newsletter, Fall 2013, p.23

Lin Watson Lin Watson In New Hampshire by Louise G. de Tonnancour Lin Watson from BHCG  gave a presentation on hooked rugs in England at the annual Hook-In organized by Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild, which took place on August 9th  and 10th in West Lebanon, N.H.   Her presentation, amply illustrated with slides, gave a good overview of the hooking techniques and their distinctive features in the areas she explored. Hats off to Lin! Keywords: Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild,  Lecture / Conference

OHCG Summer 2013 Newsletter Sarah, an original rug by Lois Morris, has been showcased in the OHCG Newsletter. Her piece was displayed on the OHCG Annual Show at Kingston. Congratulations Lois! OHCG Newsletter - Summer 2013 OHCG Newsletter - Summer 2013, p. 2. Lois Morris and her rug "Sarah".

Friends? by Aillish O'Keeffe This rug measures 29" x 24", hooked on a rug warp backing. The figures were done from pieces of wool that I already had (most of the yellow background was dyed by Lois Morris for me). I don't know anything about recycled and I don't dye,so I buy wool pieces when they go on sale at our Guild, or on the rare occasion when I meet up with vendors. An artist called STRATOS inspires the actual design from a painting I saw. I believe he is Greek but his studio is in France . Sampler by Denise Vandenbemden Sampler made for a 2010 class about alternative hooking given by Lois Morris. Hooked with cuts # 3 and #4 on burlap. The sampler contains the stitches Aztec, Chevron, 4-Loop Chess, Chain, Turkey, Carving and Reverse Hooking, as well as Regular Hooking. I hand dyed all the wool used in this project. Cocoabana (Cushion) designed by Lois Morris, hooked by Sally Perodeau The design for this peac...

Rug Hooking Demonstration  Fête nationale 2013_ After 2 years of rained out  Fête  events the sun came out of hiding and it was a beautiful day.  Our volunteers Riitta Jackson, Ti Seymour, Rose Kandy, Ailish O'Keeffe, Louise G. de Tonnancour, Sylvia Solomon, Claire Fradette, Jacqueline Bouchard and Denise Morissette arrived throughout the day to demonstrate the craft of hooking and show their rugs.  The BHCG stall was kept busy all day long with a steady stream of interest from men, women,  young and old.  A few interested parties took details of the Guild and we hope to see them in our meetings in the fall. Hats off to our Guild volunteers for their smiling and enthusiastic participation. Congratulations to the Cultural Services of Beaconsfield for a splendid celebration. Riitta Jackson & Ti Seymour Co-Presidents

BHCG Annual Picnic_    By Linda Henderson The rainy, dreary weather prevented any outdoor picnic activity but failed to put a damper on the spirited participation of some 40 attendees, including guests and hooking enthusiasts from the Brockville-Thousand Islands and St. Henri.  Upon arrival and sign in, everyone received a lovely gift of a handmade wristband and had an opportunity to browse and purchase the beautiful wools and supplies of member and teacher, Judith Dallegret. With ages spanning nearly a century and hands busy with hooking, felting, and knitting, participants enjoyed a slide show of the 2013 Annual in Kingston, then enthusiastically bid on donated hooking supplies and wool and participated in a raffle of many desirable items including flower arrangements, potted plants and yarn from nearby Le Coin Artisanal.  Special mention must be made of the celebration of the 90th birthday of guild member, Marion Hood.  The youngest guest, 11 year old B...

Kingston, Ontario (May 24-26, 2013)_ Three lovely busy days all about hooking! The venue was easy to access and large enough for all events to be held under one roof.  Ontario Area 1 were in charge of organizing the event and they did a wonderful job. We were welcomed at the Registration Desk with a handmade bag containing our schedules among other goodies, We were given name tags held by cleverly made lanyards attached with a button. including our Name Tags held by. Recycling at its best! Saturday morning the Annual Meeting ran smoothly and finished exactly on time. We then visited the many vendors that were present, and once the rug display was open to members, we immediately visited the exquisite work done by so many of our fellow hookers. We took many  pictures as we toured the exhibit and went back again and again to certain rugs. Classes were ongoing during the day  and a gala dinner was held in the evening. Sunday morning, more visits to the vendors, also to th...

Reserve the date! 2013 Picnic Invitation

Thank you for visiting the Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild Website. Created in 2008, it continues to grow in capacity offering instruction into the various forms of rug hooking, the history of rug hooking in Canada and information about the Guild and its members.   We warmly welcome newcomers both experienced and non-experienced, not only to the website but also to the Guild (running since 1975) that meet weekly in the beautiful surroundings of Centennial Hall.   Please feel free to get in touch if you would like to learn more about any aspect of the Guild or rug hooking, we would be happy to help. As both newcomers to rug hooking and to Canada, we were warmly welcomed into the BHCG fold only a few short months ago.    Quickly jumping in to Lois Morris’s "Reflection, Transparency and Absorption" course as complete novices, we were hooked from the start.   Hungry to learn, the teachers here offer a wealth of knowledge, experience and advice …… We can...

Annual General Meeting at BHCG On April 29, 2013, the Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild held its Annual General Meeting at Centennial Hall. With a majority of members in attendance, we are pleased to announce that the following members have been elected to the Executive Committee: Riita Jackson and Ti Seymour as Co-Presidents, Denise Morissette as Vice-President, Pat Strike as Secretary and Jacqueline Bouchard as Treasurer. The new executive took up their respective duties immediately following the meeting. We wish them well for the coming year and thank them their willingness to manage the Guild for its members. Rose Kandy Editor Bottom row: from left to right, Denise Morissette, Pat Strike, Jacqueline Bouchard, Riita Jackson and Ti Seymour From left to right,:Denise Morissette, Riita Jackson,  Pat Strike,  Ti Seymour and Jacqueline Bouchard. *** Follow the link to see the photo Album: AGM 2013

Olde Forge Hook-In_ Six BHCG members (Brenda Ticehurst, Lucie Lambert, Lin Watson, Lois Morris, Jeanne Osler and Maria Romero) drove to Ottawa on a sunny and warm day to attend  the Olde Forge's Annual Spring Hook-In for the Ontario Area 1 members. Upon arrival, each one was given the choice of a piece of spot dyed wool from a selection of four colour schemes. Erin Ryan, President of Old Forge gave us a warm welcome and invited us to partake of the coffee and tea which was available to all throughout the day. About 80 people hooked, talked, shared tips and ate more delicious goodies served by the Olde Forge members. After lunch, everyone participated in a Show and Tell hosted by Lucie Deschamps. Lois Morris showed a rug she was hooking to go with a Baskets quilt, both of which  will be raffled in May to raise money for the RRA Bursaries for graduates  from the English High School . Tickets were snapped up in record time. The drawing will take place at a Mil...

In this Gallery, you can tour a selection of rugs from our September 2012 exhibition, held at the Beaconsfield Library. Thistle and Goldenrod, hooked by Kay Cousineau Thistle and Goldenrod by Kay Cousineau This piece was hooked and carved during a workshop given in May 1984 by Joan Boyle, an artist and teacher from Ontario . As this was a one-day workshop,  all the dyed wool and material was supplied by the teacher. The wool was cut in #3. Mushrooms hooked by Denise Morissette Mushrooms  by Denise Morissette This rug was hooked during a workshop on sculpting. I attended the classes given by Lois Morris who furnished all the material we needed. The wool was cut in #3. After hooking the mushrooms, I chose to do the background in dark green wool, cut #5. The piece measures 14" x 11". I liked doing this type of hooking and, at the moment, I am working on a Still Life sculpted piece. Midway Memories...

In this Gallery, you can tour a selection of rugs from our September 2012 exhibition, held at the Beaconsfield Library. Grandfather's Fox - Isabelle Rollin Grandfather's Fox by Isabelle Rollin My first rug was inspired by my Mother who told me that her Father had designed and maybe even hooked a rug with a fox and flowers. Together, my Mom and I spent many precious moments trying to recreate this design. This has a great deal of 'doing and undoing' as I was learning to hook. Thank you all for your advice and encouragement. Thanks Mommy. The rug is 26-5/8"x38", wool cut no. 6. Original design hooked with recycled material from blazers, skirts and shared wool. Wolf Howling - Carolyn Ells Wolf Howling in a Winter Night-Time Landscape by Carolyn Ells I designed this mat for a course on Grenfell-style rug hooking that I took with teacher Joan Fraser. The wolf profile was inspired by my Yukon parka and by a photo of a wolf...

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 Spring 2013, page 1 OHCG Newsletter Spring 2013, page 16 OHCG Newsletter Spring 2013, page 19 Keywords: Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild,  Lecture / Conference

Ginger, original by Carolyn Ells Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XXIII "Ginger", an original design by Carolyn Ells,  is one of the 17 rugs that received  an Honorable Mention  by the judges: April DeConick, Jon Ciemiewicz, Laura Pierce, and Katie Hartner. The rug will appear in Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XXIII , magazine to be published in August! Congratulations Carolyn! Follow this link: http://www.rughookingmagazine.com/product/celebration-23

Matty - Auctions Wool Auction_ The auction was a great success thanks to our President whose humorous spiel over the bits and pieces of wool kept us all laughing. Rug hookers, especially our new members, acquired wool for their future masterpieces.

Reflection, Transparency and Absorption Course_ by Rose Kandy Glass Bottles - Ailish O'Keefe This workshop given by Lois Morris was attended by four veteran rug hookers and three beginners who had just taken the Beginner's Course and were interested in learning more. The veterans first assignment, prior to taking the course, was to find a picture which contained optimally all three elements on which we would base our rugs. Next we had to round up the necessary colours from our stashes of wool. Of course, that also involved several days of dyeing wool to achieve the exact hues needed. Interestingly, everyone chose different elements to feature in their rugs - definitely reflection, then transparency, absorption was more difficult to define.  At the same time, the beginners, while continuing with their own rugs, were avidly listening to how to hook reflections and to achieve transparency. Lac de seize îles - Brenda Ticehurst By looking intensel...

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