News/Blog

BHCG 2019 Annual Picnic Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild is happy to invite you to our 2019 Annual Picnic: Saturday, June 8th, from 10 AM to 3PM, at Centennial Hall, 288 Beaconsfield Blv, Beaconsfield, Qc, H9W 4A7 Please bring : your hooking; an item for show and tell; a lawn chair, if you have room in your car and if the weather is nice; your name tag, if you still have it, bit we will have some on hand. Vendors: Judith Dallegret , with her wonderful wool, Linda Desbiens , with her lovely sari silk ribbon and roving, Isabelle Rollin  wit her beautiful handmade wooden item and patterns, Jacques Lepage with his rug hooking frames and stands, along with his gripper frames for punch needle. We will provide a morning snack and lunch along with delicious sweets. Coffe, tea and water will be available. RSVP to Dawna Matthew 2019 Picnic Invitation

Congratulations! Louise finished her fisrt rug! One of our new members, Louise, just finished her first rug. Look at that smile! Congratulations Louise!

Birds of a Feather themed rug exhibition_ By Dawna Matthew BHCG Display April 12th – 14th was the OHCG Annual held in London, Ontario. Our guild had a beautiful display with 38 rugs/pieces. In all 774 rugs/pieces were in the exhibition and there were 170 registered participants for the 3 day event. Workshops were offered on all 3 days and Sunday it was opened to the public. Thank you to everyone who sent a rug representing Beaconsfield and also thank you to those who travelled all the way to London for the event. Mary's "Bird day" cake!!

Congratulations Ti and Dawna!_ OHCG Teacher Certification 2019 At the OHCG Annual General Meeting, on Saturday, two of our members, Ti Seymour and Dawna Matthew, along with 8 others, received their OHCG Teacher Certification.

Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day_ By Dawna Matthew April 13 was Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day and even though we were away in London, Ontario, for the OHCG Annual we managed to get some punching done. Thank you to Christie Beniston for providing the sweet little Busy Bee pattern. Candace, Claire, Dawna, Ti and our friend Iris Simpson joined in the punching fun.

The Cushion Project: Barachois Historic Church_ Grand Barachois, New Brunswick, By Emmy Maten 200 Hooked Cushions for my 200th Logo The Barachois Historic Church, now a local museum, art gallery, and summer concert venue, commences its 200th year celebrations with “ 200 Hooked Cushions for my 200th ”. The cushions will be permanently exhibited on the old wooden church pews. The opening exhibition of these donated hooked cushions will be held August 18, during the 2019 World Acadian National Congress. An exposition catalogue will be produced to include photos of the cushions and information about the artisans, their creation, as well as technical details. Cushions Several of our Guild members were very keen to participate in this creative project. Shown here are 6 of our members with their cushions. Clockwise from left to bottom right: Ti, Claire, Emmy, Kitt, Dawna, Manon Candace also made a cushion, which the Church has already received. This exhibit...

In The News Andrée Lapensée and Denise Morissette's work has been featured by the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Newsletter. See pages 23 and 32! Congratulations to both of you!.  OHCG Issue 1 Spring 2019, page 23 "L'arbre de la vie", original, hooked by Andrée Lapensée. OHCG Issue 1 Spring 2019, page 32 "Marche vers St Jacques de Compostel", original, hooked bu Denise Morissette

OHCG Newsletter / Spring 2019  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. OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Cover OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring.  Page 7  Reports by Branch: Our activities from September to December 2018 OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Page 17 Celebrating International Rug Hooking Day! OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Page 31  A picture about our contribution to the Barachois Project! OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring.  Page 35 Our Self Portrait Challenge has been featured by the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Newsletter! Congratulations to everyone involve in this special project! OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Page 37

Green Day_ By Emmy Maten On Monday, March 18, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. We dressed in green, everyone won a green door prize, and there was a pot of “gold” for 1 lucky winner! Everyone is Irish on St.Patrick's Day! Louise and her colourful Karla Gerard design Emmy and Candace Juliet and Fay Jacques As always, we shared rug hooking ideas and continued working on our beautiful projects. Left to right: Charlene, Claudette, Joni and Judith We also sang “Happy Birthday” to Brenda who is not only truly Irish, but also born on St Patrick’s Day! Brenda's birthday Lin Watson Jeanne, Brenda and Isabelle Andrée and Denise M. Brette and Joanne Keywords:  Birthdays / Anniversaries,

Demo at the Abu Dhabi Quilting Guild_ By Dawna Matthew Abu Dhabi ,United Arab Emirates March 14th, 2019 Rug Hooking and Punch Needle Demo at the Abu Dhabi Quilting Guild Our past president, Ti Seymour, spends her time between her homes here in Beaconsfield and Abu Dhabi. In March three of our members went to visit and were invited to attend a meeting of the Abu Dhabi Quilting Guild and demonstrate our techniques. We were amazed at the interest shown in both rug hooking and Oxford Needle Punch work. Ti will have to get a group, “The Abu Dhabi Rug Hookers and Punchers” started!! Ti demonstrates the techniques Lots of interest Marcy Baker from Colorado was visiting the Middle East and conducting a series of workshops Batik talk  Quilting Show and tell

Searsport Punta Gorda Hook-In_ By Dawna Matthew Punta Gorda, Florida, Feb. 26-28, 2019 Seasport Punta Gorda Hook-in - Our Newfoundland mittens gang!! In February members Candace, Claire and Dawna travelled down to Punta Gorda, Florida for the Searsport Hook-In. They were fortunate to take a workshop with Winnie Glavine where they worked on creating mittens using her technique of hooking with tee shirt material. There was a huge hook-in area surrounded by vendors, tons of door prizes and various mini workshops and talks on offer. Winnie Glavine Hooked Mittens Searsport Huge Hook-in! Our Vermont friends!

BHCG Website has a new look! _ We're very proud to announce the launching of our new Website to celebrate 11 years on the Web! You're invited to visit it at http://beaconsfieldrughooking.com and browse through the pages to see the new design. After the relooking done in 2012, we decided that it was time to revamp it once again! We have chosen an elegant and clean design with a menu that remind one of a "hooked" piece. To increase readability, we used a larger font and an airy layout, which is also mobile friendly, making it easy to navigate on a wide range of web browsers and devices. N&B, our popular Blog, also has a new look!  Follow the link:  https://beaconsfieldrughooking.blogspot.com/ We will continue to develop and improve our Website, Blog and Facebook page. We're constantly adding new pictures, articles and Rug Hooking tips, so please keep in touch! We hope you will enjoy your visit. We would appreciate your feedback. We have don...

Show & Tell _ In this Gallery, you can tour a selection of rugs from our last Exhibition, held in September 2017 at Centennial Hall. Visit our Blog to see the rugs showcased in the past. Special Show & Tell: Relooking! To celebrate the launch of our new Website, we offer you the story of 5 new rugs. Enjoy! My City in Winter By Andrée Lapensée Andrée Lapensée My City in Winter 14 x 28” I used various types of wool, such as woolen fabrics cut in No 6, yarns of different colours and textures, as well as velvet. A Summer Storm By Barbara Silver Barbara Silver A Summer Storm – 2017 35” x 23” #’s 4, 5 and 6 cuts I began hooking in January 2016. After finishing my first rug (18” x 11”) I took a course with Lois Morris at the Guild’s Monday hook-ins to learn how to dye my own wool. Of course, I decided the next thing I should do is hook a piece using wool that I had dyed. The challenge apart from the dyeing was to hook a building and a stormy sky. This wo...