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Halloween Hook-in! Halloween Hook-In! - Pictures by Barbara Silver We celebrated Halloween at our Hook-In on Monday, October 30th, with lots of fun and laughter. There was a door prize for those brave enough to attend in costume and Réjean Courtemanche was the happy winner! Réjean Courtemanche won the Costume Prize!

Saturday, October 21st 2017 La Tricolette Saturday Hook-In! Our first Saturday Hook-In at our new location was amazing. Our hosts Christiane & Ghisele were so welcoming. Plus, we were so happy to have 6 new members join us. Our 1st Hook-in at La Tricolette!

Dye Day Today was "Dye Day" and we had so much fun experimenting and sharing recipes, pots and pans!

Educating About Craft    By Dawna Matthew    In the fall of 2017 Susan Feller posted an article titled “ Educating About Craft ” on her Blog  (ArtWools Studio of Susan L. Feller). In it she mentions two Quebec projects, one coordinated by Kathleen Menzies who is a member of Les Tapissiers de Saint-Henri and our project with Sherwood Forest Elementary School. This was a wonderful experience for not only the children but for all the members who participated. You can follow the link to see photos of all the happy faces ! Link to the Children Rug Hooking Photo-album.   Follow the link to read Susan Feller's article! Link to the entire article, at  ArtWools Studio . Susan L. Feller's Blog - Post "Educating About Craft" Susan L. Feller's Blog - Screenshot (detail) The coloured rectangles and arrow are ours

La Tricolette Good news! We have found a venue for our Saturday Hook-Ins Saturday Hook-Ins will be held on the 3rd Saturday of the month, beginning, October 21st. Hours: 10 am to 3 pm Location: La Tricolette 3652 Blvd. St Charles, Kirkland, Que., H9H 3C3 https://www.facebook.com/tricolettelaine/

October 9th, 2017 Happy Thanksgiving Day Canada! Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild Wish You A Memorable Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving. Illustration: Maria Romero

The 150th Anniversary of Canada       Blogue sur les ponts couverts (In French Only) Retour sur la guilde de tapis crochetés de Beaconsfield Posted on 2 octobre 2017 by  Pascal  |  Permalink Photo: Gérald Arbour La fin de semaine dernière, Gérald s’est rendu à Beaconsfield afin de visiter l’exposition de tapis crochetés dont il était fait mention sur le blogue mardi dernier. L’événement avait lieu dans une magnifique maison historique. Sur les photos ramenées par Gérald, on reconnait plusieurs ponts couverts, dont le pont Prud’homme, le pont de la Macaza, le pont St-André et le pont du Faubourg pour ne nommer que ceux-là. Selon madame Dawna Matthews, qui était très impliquée dans l’événement, il faut calculer un bon deux mois à temps perdu pour réaliser une telle oeuvre. Un très beau succès où on retrouvait sur place un gâteau très spécial. Merci à Gérald pour les photos du jour. Centennial Hall. Photo: Gérald Arbour ...

BHCG Biennial Exhibition By Dawna Matthew President 2017 Biennial Show Invitation On September 30 and October 1, 2017, we, Beaconsfield Rug Hooking Guild, held our biennial show in the beautiful, historic Centennial Hall in Beaconsfield, Quebec. When planning for the show, the guild borrowed OHCG’s idea of having a theme and decided on “Covered Bridges” as that tied in nicely with OHCG’s recent “Images of Canada”. Members got to work and produced nine rugs of different covered bridges, many of which are authentic Quebec bridges. We were thrilled to have a visit from the president of the “Les Ponts Couverts au Québec”. He and his wife were very appreciative of our work and effort to honour these special structures. Of course, there were many other wonderful pieces on display, over 95 in total - and of every style and cut imaginable! One room was dedicated to antique rugs and people found it fascinating to see both the old and the new. There was even a “Covered Bridge” cake ...

Show & Tell: Autumn Featured Member: Jacques Lepage Celebrating Autumn! The Bear , original by Jacques Lepage The Bear By Jacques Lepage This is my big brown, black, happy, vegetarian bear. I had a lot of fun creating this rug, while discovering different techniques and finding the right wools to achieve the effect you see. It hangs in the room where we hook.

The 150th Anniversary of Canada     Blogue sur les ponts couverts (In French Only) Suggestion de sortie pour la fin de semaine Posted on 26 septembre 2017 by  Pascal Photo: Dawna Matthew Pont Prud'homme, work in progress by Dawna Matthew La Guilde de tapis crocheté de Beaconsfield organise une exposition la fin de semaine prochaine et le sujet nous rejoint particulièrement puisqu’il s’agit des ponts couverts. Ainsi, les membres du club exposeront leurs oeuvres montrant différents ponts couverts. Quelle idée géniale! Chaque tapis doit représenter des heures de travail incalculables. En introduction, Dawna Matthew nous présente le pont Prud’homme alors que son tapis était en pleine production, donc pas encore terminé. Je me demande bien quels autres ponts ont inspiré les artistes. Voilà donc une belle idée de sortie pour la fin de semaine, et tout près de Montréal. Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild 2017 Show - Invitation Blog...

Arts Alive! Québec By Dawna Matthew This year’s Arts Alive! Québec event was held at St. John Fisher Junior School in Pointe Claire on Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24. The guild participated on Saturday with a display of rugs, vending of our beautiful cards, promotion of our upcoming exhibition and beginners’ class. In the afternoon we offered a mini workshop where participants could hook simple designs which would be incorporated into greeting cards. As it turned out most of our workshop participants were quite young and the task may have been above them but willing mums lent their hands and everyone had fun and went away with a smile and a small piece of rug hooking in hand. Dawna Mathew and Ti Seymour Rug Hooking With Happy Kids This little girl loved her owl (hooked by her mom) Practicing Some Loops Ti Helping The Kids

Arts Alive! Québec - Logo Arts Alive! Québec  West Island September 23th-24th, 2017 Saint-John Fisher Junior Elementary School 87 Avenue Belmont, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 2N7  Rug Hooking Demonstration Saturday, September 23th 2017,  at 2:30 PM The Basis of Rug Hooking Room 2 -  Workshop - Free Learn the fundamentals of a hands-on medium Arts Alive! Québec Schedule Link: http://2017.arts-alive-quebec.ca/eng/ArtsAlives/region/arts_alive_region_westisland