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Volume 43 (3)

              Loop
        The
                                                   Summer 2021

Magazine of the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia
    Proudly serving the Maritimes since 1979

                        Our Nova Scotia
                              by
                          Lois James
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Proudly serving the
                                                                             Maritimes since 1979

                                         RHGNS Mission Statement
                      To encourage participation in the art and craft of rug hooking.
                     To foster a sense of originality and beauty in colour and design.
    To provide support for the exchange of ideas and information among the members of the RHGNS.
                 To sponsor and financially assist specific programs for the membership,
                          which are designed to promote excellence in the craft.
                     To promote public awareness through exhibitions and publicity.
                              To record and preserve the history of the craft.

                                Rug Hooking Guild
                                  of Nova Scotia                       rhgns.com

This Issue’s Cover
Here is what Lois says about her very special mat.
It’s 40” x 65”. It’s done on rug hooking burlap in a #3,     • Rug Hooking      • Rug Punching
#4 and #5 cut. It’s one I designed and drew myself. It’s     • Wool Applique    • Needlepunch
my own pattern. Here is what each item in it means to                   • Needle Felting
me.                                                                   • Wools & Supplies
- The whale is for whale watching here in Nova Scotia.
- Peggy’s Cove lighthouse that everyone loves to go see.     Join Janes Wool Rugs & Applique on
                                                             Facebook to find Beginner & Project
 - The white Cape Island boat is one that my husband
had. If you look closely he is on it with his black dog           Workshops offered Weekly
that he called Blackie.
                                                                also check out our webstores
- The dory for the fishermen who brave our Atlantic           www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AllAboutEweWoolShop
Ocean.                                                                            &
 - The colourful fish are just for fun. Not quite folk art        www.heartfeltwoolexpressions.com
fish but fun happy fish.
 - The anchors for my husband’s father, because be           1905 Main St. Westville, NS
belonged in the Merchant navy.                               aae.woolshop@gmail.com
 - The rope going around the central motif stands for
keeping us all together and safe.
 - The ladybug in the right bottom corner is my signature,
that I use on all my hooking and the ladybug is a symbol
of of good luck.
The blue water I dyed and the whipping I also dyed to
represent Nova Scotia tartan, I call it my Nova Scotia       902-752-1216
yarn. This was a lot of work but also fun to do. My
oldest son took the photo for me.
            - Lois James, Dartmouth Heritage Matters
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committee to make this event meaningful for all of us
President’s Message                                          and particularly for those who knew Doris. I think we
                                                             all feel that we know Doris Eaton through her work
                                                             and contributions to the Guild.
                                                             This has been quite a year for the Guild. It is now time
                                                             to renew your membership for 2021-2022. You can do
                                                             this through our website www.rhgns.com or by mailing
                                                             in your membership form through your Director. You
                                                             must renew your membership to attend our 2021 Annual
                                                             General Meeting. Our AGM is going to be virtual again
                                                             this year and will be on October 30. More information
                                                             will be in our Fall issue of the Loop. We hope every
                                                             member is able to attend.
Who’s idea was it to play Left, Right, Centre Virtually?
Wow! What a week! Your Rug School Committee                  To all, again, thank you! We are looking for new officers
dreamed about what our RHGNS Virtual Rug School              (see page 24) for 2021-22 so if you want to help ‘build
would be. In my wildest dreams I never imagined what         the float‘, please consider joining the executive - a great
a successful school it was. My sincere thanks to the         team. Stay safe,
members of our Rug School Committee, Linda                                                     - Ann Jones, President
Alderdice, our chair, Ruth Downing, Kathryn Hanson,
Lil Gruntz, Shirley Joyce, Connie Pettigrew and Frieda
Perry with support from Barbara-Ann Himelman. As
my mother said to me when I went off to university,                       Table of Contents
“Join the group that is building the homecoming float.
They are the active, creative and cool kids on campus‘.        President’s Message                    Page 1
And what a ‘float“ we built! It was a joy to be the            In Loving Memory                       Page 2
cheerleader for these creative, active and cool people. I      Loop Submission Information            Page 2
want to send a very special thank you to all our teachers.     Hidden Hook Contest Info               Page 2
We know we asked a lot of you by going virtual - but           Announcing Classifieds                 Page 2
what a success! Each day when I read and heard                 From the Editor                        Page 3
comments from our students about their terrific teachers,
their experiences, what fun they were having, it brought       Just the Facts Ma’am                   Page 3
tears to my eyes. What a wonderful and engaged student         Regional Director’s Reports            Page 5 - 8
body and faculty and Kathryn who made us all look good         Hooking With Yarn                      Page 9
and kept us on track. I could feel the joy.                    Meet Poseidon                          Page 10
                                                               Vintage St. Nick                       Page 11
As to the Left Right Centre game – legendary! Two              Loss of Member                         Page 12
hours of thrills. My thanks to Shirley, Kathryn and            Membership Director’s Message          Page 12
Frieda who kept everybody honest. I love it that Shirley       PEI News                               Page 13
was writing away on multiple sheets of pink paper - old        Advertiser’s Spotlight                 Page 14
school, while Kathryn, our totally awesome techie was          Lillian Burke Patterns                 Page 14
filling in a spread sheet - new school. Sometime when I        Teachers Branch Announcement           Page 15
think something up maybe I should restrain myself - but
                                                               NB West News                           Page 16
happy I didn‘t this time. It worked, thanks to a great
team and patient and persistent game players.                  Rug School’s 40th Year                 Page 17 - 18
Congratulations to our winner, Lily Krzyzanowski.              Regional Director’s Reports            Page 19 - 21
                                                               The Rug Maker                          Page 21
Basking in our successes, we are not finished yet! Your        Doris Eaton Exhibit Update             Page 21
2022 Hybrid RHGNS Rug School committee is forming              Public Domain Article                  Page 22 - 23
and beginning the planning. With the world the way it          New Brunswick Mat Registry             Page 23
is because of the pandemic, we have to be flexible. One        RHGNS Call for Nominations             Page 24
lesson learned, with a virtual component more hookers          RHGNS Call for Board Members           Page 24
can join us from their homes all over Canada, United
States and the world. We don‘t want to lose this               Rug Hooking Groups                     Page 25 - 26
accessibility that the new technology allows us.               RHGNS Directors & Officers             Page 27
                                                               Corrections from Spring Issue          Page 28
Your Guild is also working on other projects as well.          About Your Free Pattern                Page 28
Our Doris Eaton Rug Show Exhibit at DesBrisay                  Free Pattern                           IBC
Museum in Bridgewater planned for June has been                Photo Gallery                          BC
postponed because Nova Scotia remains in “lockdown”.           What’s in a Name Survey                IF Dust Cover
The new date is October 11 to November 12. Debbie              RHGNS Map of Regions                   IB Dust Cover
Smith our Director for the South Shore is busy with her
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The Loop Submission Deadline                           Please Note -
           Dates for 2021 - 2022                              When sending articles with photos, please do not send
                                                              photos embedded in the article. Please send the article
    To ensure prompt delivery of our magazine to its          and the photos as separate attachments via email.
    readers, please have all articles, reports, ads, etc.     Digital photos should be high-resolution for the best
    submitted BEFORE the following deadline dates.            results. Gallery photos must include the guild member
                                                              rug hooker’s name and the designer’s name, if known.
    • August 13, 2021 for the Fall Issue
                                                              Send submissions to:
    • November 19, 2021 for the Winter Issue
                                                              Frieda Perry, Editor
    • February 18, 2022 for the Spring Issue
                                                              Email: perryhome@eastlink.ca
    The Editor of The Loop Magazine retains exclusive control over the content and format. All information
    submitted for publication will be subject to and will be included or excluded in the magazine on the sole
    discretion of the Editor.

            Placing an Ad in The Loop                            Advertising Rates for The Loop 2021
To place an ad in upcoming issues of The Loop, the contact         Size Options            Dimensions           Fee
person is Shirley Joyce, Publicist. She will require the
                                                               Full Page                  7 x 9.75 inches     $160
information for the ad and the ad size. If your ad requires
                                                               1/2 Page                   7 x 4.75 inches       80
logos or special graphics, it must be sent camera-ready. If
                                                               1/3 Page                   7 x 3.25 inches       60
you have any questions regarding placing an ad, contact
                                                               1/4 Page                 3.25 x 4.75 inches      40
Shirley by email: epls.shirley@gmail.com or phone 902-
                                                               1/8 page (horizontal)     3.5 x 2.25 inches      25
485-8813. An invoice will be issued once your request has
                                                               Business Card               3.5 x 2 inches       20
been made. PREPAYMENT is required before placing an
ad in The Loop. Cheques are to be made payable to the
RHGNS. These details are included in the invoice that
will be sent to you once you place your ad.
                                                              Announcing
                                                              CLASSIFIED’s
Find the Hidden Hook                                          As an INDIVIDUAL, are you clearing out your stash?
                                                              Did you buy a new frame and want to sell your old one?
Did you find the hidden hook in the Spring issue? 61 of       Do you have a neighbour or a member of your rug
you did and sent me an email. If you didn’t find it, look     hooking group, who is no longer hooking and asked for
again at the bottom of page 7, under the Spring into Spring   your help selling their supplies?
graphic, Sherry Veinotte of Greenwich, NS, was the lucky
winner and her prize has been mailed to her.                  We now have a place for you to place an ad here in the
                                                              Loop magazine.
Again, I’ve hidden a hook somewhere in this issue of the
Loop. It might be anywhere in the magazine, with the          Pricing: 18 words + phone number + email address is
exception of an advertisement, as some of our advertisers     $10.00. Adding a picture changes your ad to a business
have hooks in their ads. Nor will it be embedded in a         card size and would be $20.00.
photograph. Your sneaky editor will continue to give you                                   Information and contact:
a good hunt as you look for this hook, shown below.                                Shirley Joyce, Publicity Director
                                                                                            epls.shirley@gmail.com
          (this is a sample only of the hidden hook)

When you find the hook, please email me at
perryhome@eastlink.ca, using the subject line “I Found
                                                                                   We send our caring
The Hook”. Please include the page number where you                               thoughts to family &
located the hook. When all entries are in by June 30th, the
winner will be drawn and notified by email.
                                                                                       friends of
The winner will receive an item from the Rug Hooking            Gail Rafuse of the Kingfisher Fibre Artists, Halifax
Guild of Nova Scotia’s shop. Keep hunting! I can’t wait to      Sheila Mason on the loss of her husband Paul
hear from you.                                                  Carol Williams, Fredericton, NB
                                            - The Editor

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Just the
                                                                                              Facts
                                                                                              Ma’am
Wow! What a week we had at our 40th Rug School, this
time done virtually using Zoom. After months of                As the Archives Director, I’ve worked through the history
preperation by the dedicated committee, we were ready          of when, what, why and how the issue of considering to
to go. I hope you had an opportunity to enjoy some of          change the name of the RHGNS has come about. I would
the classes. Kudos to the teachers who jummped on              like to share with you what I have found from the RHGNS
board immediately and easily adapted to this new way           Board Meeting Minutes, The Loop and the RHGNS
of teaching. And to our students and auditors who              Annual General Meetings (AGMs). Where possible, I
enjoyed this new way of learning. I especially want to         have condensed the findings and highlighted the relevant
thank Kathryn Hanson, our “Jedi-techie” who’s calm and         outcomes. As a Guild member, I feel that members
efficient demeanor got us all sorted, every day. You all       should have the opportunity to consider pertinent
deserve a congratulatory pat on the back.                      information when making important decisions. Here are
                                                               the facts.
This issue is jam-packed with information about our rug        As a point of history, the issue of the Guild’s name has
hooking groups, our Guild and our plans for the future.        been brought before the membership twice:
I encourage you to read every word and please complete
the survey on the inside of the dust cover. Your input         * AGM Membership Vote - October 15, 2016,
will help shape the future of your Guild and make our          RHGNS Annual General Meeting
many hours of volunteer work worthwhile.                       AND
                                                               * AGM Membership Vote - October 17, 2020,
Donna McGrath has come through for us again, with an           RHGNS Annual General Meeting (via Zoom)
article entitled Legally Using Online Images of Public
Domain Works, on pages 22 - 23. This article helps             The Facts:
inform us that not all online images are free for the using.   When October 17, 2015: Post-AGM RHGNS
It’s valuable for us all to know how we can legally access              Board Meeting, Greenwich, NS
public domain works.                                           What Agenda Item: New Business
                                                                       (iii) Name of the Rug Hooking Guild of
Again, I’ve hidden that little hook somewhere in this                        Nova Scotia
issue. I hope you’ll have fun hunting for it.                  Why It was brought to the Board’s attention “that the
                                                               current name of the Guild does not reflect the Regions
I would appreciate hearing from you. I value your input        that currently form the Guild.” The legal implications,
in this, your magazine, The Loop. I would love to hear         costs, etc. of changing the name were to be looked at.
your comments as well as ideas for future atricles and         “The goal is to have the name change brought before the
especially what interests you when you sit down to enjoy       next Annual General Meeting for approval.”
each issue. Please feel free to email me at                    Motion “…to have an Ad Hoc committee established to
perryhome@eastlink.ca. I look forward to hearing from you.     look at all aspects of changing the name, to better reflect
                                  - Frieda Perry, Editor       the Regions that currently make up the Guild, i.e., the
                                                               Maritimes - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince
                          Pastimes PEI                         Edward Island.” Motion Carried.
                             Rug Hooking                       When May 3, 2016: RHGNS Board Meeting,
                                                                      Mount St. Vincent, Halifax, NS
                             & Wool Shop
                                                               What Agenda Item: Business arising from October 17,
                       6278 Route 3, Millview, PEI                    2015 Minutes
                      (15 minutes east of Charlottetown)              4 viii) Progress Report from the Committee
                                                                      reviewing the current name of the Rug
                                  Find us on Facebook:
                https://www.facebook.com/pastimespei                  Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia
                      On the PEI Arts and Heritage Trail:      The Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia was incorporated
             http://artsandheritagepei.ca/operator/8766        October 21, 1997 and registered with the Registry of
        tweedy@pastimespei.com • 902-651-2763

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Joint Stock Companies. “I have received information         When October 20, 2018: RHGNS Post-AGM Board
from the Registry of Joint Stock Companies. We have         Meeting, Rothesay, NB
to fill out a Name Reservation Request to find out if the   Motion “…to look at forming a committee to study the
name has another use. Since we are a society (non-profit)   name change to reflect who we are currently.”
there is no charge for this. Once we have received
notification, we have to complete a Certificate of Name     Result Yes 5 • No 6 • Abstentions 2   Motion Defeated
Change at the cost of $12.45. Our main costs would be       When November 22, 2019: RHGNS Board of Directors
changing or redesigning our logo and all our supplies.”          Meeting, Truro, NS
Motion “…to change the name of the Guild to the Rug         Motion “…to add the Tag Line “Proudly Serving the
Hooking Guild of the Maritimes effective October 17,        Maritimes Since 1979” to The Loop, website and
2016, IF approved by the membership at the Annual           Facebook page.”      Motion Carried.
General Meeting.” Motion Carried.
What Notice of Motion
“At the Board meeting of the RHGNS held Tuesday, May        When September 17, 2020: RHGNS Board of Directors
3rd, 2016, at Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, it          Meeting Via ZOOM
was decided to proceed with changing the name of the        What Agenda Item: Old Business
Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia to the Rug
Hooking Guild of the Maritimes. The next step in the         Name Change to the AGM Agenda - Notification
process is to amend the current by-laws. The by-laws
                                                            “The revised agenda has been sent out to RHGNS
state; “These by-laws may be amended by a three-fourths
vote of the members in attendance, at a duly qualified      members. The name change will be voted on at the
Annual General Meeting. Notice of any amendments            AGM.” “The name change will be voted on at the
shall be distributed to all members at least thirty days    AGM via Zoom.”
before the Annual General Meeting.” “The AGM is             *When October 17, 2020: RHGNS Annual General
slated for Saturday, October 15th, 2016 in Halifax and a    Meeting (AGM) Via Zoom.
motion will be made at that meeting.”
                                                            What    Agenda Item:
"Proposed amendment to the by-laws would replace the                Guild Name Change to
wording “Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia” to “Rug                  Rug Hooking Guild of the Maritimes
Hooking Guild of the Maritimes” and would change            A change to the Guild name needs a special resolution
“RHGNS” to “RHGM” where applicable throughout.”             which requires three-fourths of the members in
                                                            attendance to vote in favour of the name change.
When The Notice of Motion was published in The Loop
editions June 2016 and Fall 2016.                           Motion “That there be a special resolution to change the
                                                            name of the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia to the
                                                            Rug Hooking Guild of the Maritimes.”
*When October 15, 2016: RHGNS Annual General                The motion was put to the members for discussion.
Meeting (AGM), Chocolate Lake, Halifax, NS                  Result Based on the number of Guild members present
                                                            (80), 58.5 votes were required to pass the motion.
What Agenda Item: New Business                              Final Vote: Yes 55 • No 23               Motion Defeated
       i) By-Law Resolution                                 When In the months following the October 2020 AGM.
The by-law resolution was read, the background
information was presented and the next steps were           What      Concerns were raised by Guild members
explained.                                                  regarding the voting outcome and process, the limited
                                                            information prior to the voting and the reasons for
Motion “Proposed amendment to the by-laws would             considering changing the RHGNS name.
replace the wording “Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia”
to “Rug Hooking Guild of the Maritimes” and would           Result With the focus on members’ questions, the
change “RHGNS” to “RHGM” where applicable                   “Committee for Inclusion” was established with
throughout.”                                                representatives from the three Maritime provinces.
                                                            Through an emailed information sheet, a survey in the
Result A three-fourths vote of the members in attendance    upcoming Summer edition of The Loop, member emails,
is required to amend a current by-law. Based on the         additional articles in The Loop and requested zoom
number of Guild members present (65), 49 votes were         meetings, the aim is to limit confusion, inform members,
needed to pass the motion.                                  consider options and provide ways for constructive
Final vote: 1 spoiled ballot • 25 Yes • 39 No               feedback for all.
Motion Defeated
                                                                   - Ann Marie Harley, RHGNS Archives Director

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Annapolis Valley News
As I write this article, Nova Scotia is in the midst of
a two-week circuit breaker against COVID19. The gains
our groups made in meeting in small groups are being
put on hold yet again. I had recently started hooking
again after seven months. I was experiencing that
wonderful feeling of seeing something appear out of
nothing. I was excited to share my upcoming projects
with others. I was in my glee digging through my
containers of wool and fibres and rediscovering little
treasures I hadn’t seen in a while. I made myself promise       Women in Hats, hooked by Mary Ellen Carpenter,
not to put it aside during this lockdown.                                a Deanne Fitzpatrick design

Rug School could not have come at a better time. When
registration took place in January, I was lacking my
enthusiasm for hooking. I couldn’t imagine sitting in
front of a screen for five days. I chose to do a two-day
course called “Hooking Flowers with Alternative Fibres”                                            Abstract Hit and
with Robin Whitford, ON. By the time Rug School                                                   Miss, designed and
rolled around, I was so excited. I could barely wait for                                              hooked by
Tuesday to come. The class went from 9:30 am to 3                                                   Lynn Denney
pm. The easy conversation between hookers, the learning
of new ideas and concepts and the relaxing motion of
hooking made the day fly by.

Every comment I heard was appreciation for the
RHGNS’s efforts to pull off a virtual Rug School. Yes,
there were some who were missing the in-person event,
but even more who were delighted to be there on Zoom
because they wouldn’t have been able to travel for a          Whimsy, hooked
variety of reasons. By the end of the week, I was wishing      by Ann Marie
I could stay another. It was the same feeling I had leaving       Harley,
Rug School two years ago.                                        design by
                                                                   Sylvia
                                                                MacDonald

                                                              I was delighted to hear that many rug hookers from the
                                                              Annapolis Valley region went to Rug School. Only
                                                              myself and Ann Marie Harley had attended in 2019. This
                                                              time I noted at least eight members from the Valley had
                                                              attended - Charlotte Boates, Alison Bogan, Fran
                                                              Mailman, Ann Marie Harley, Eleanor Pearcey, Jean
                                                              Gibson Collins, Valerie Despres and myself. We were
                                                              in different groups as there were 15 different classes
                                                              offered this year. This diversity of classes was made
                                                              possible because of Zoom. The overwhelming
                                                              consensus, after mastering the mute button, was that Rug
                                                              School was a success. I believe many members, teachers
    Maud Lewis Mat, hooked by Peggy Colburne,                 and students, surprised themselves at how easy the
         Highland Heart Hookery design                        technology was to learn. As hookers, we are usually up
                                                              to learning something new. We do it all the time in our
                                                              hooking. Stay safe and enjoy your summer!
                                                                   - Submitted by Debbie Tucker, Regional Director

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Colchester News                                              few and can’t wait to see what I get.
                                                                                               Mug and Mug Mat by
Colchester Heritage Hookers
                                                                                                 Lillian Dunlap
Although we have had drastic changes in the last month
to our ability to meet in person, we can still find the                                      Other plans are for a
silver linings. More time to finish old projects or plan                                     picnic closing lunch on
new ones. For those with access to the internet, there                                       July 7 at Victoria Park.
are online challenges, videos, and inspiration galore. One                                   This will start off our
of our longtime hookers tells me she has been reading                                        switch to Wednesday
her hooking books, like the Rug Hookers Bible, and has                                       Hooking at the Park for
been surprised about what she has learned!                                                   the summer months . If
                                                                                             travel is permitted , we
Before lockdown we were fortunate to have booked the                                         welcome any hookers
local fire hall for a visit from Della’s Rug Hooking. What                                   who may be in the area
a feast for the eyes! The large space gave us all plenty                                     to join us near the
of room so we managed to stock up with all kinds of                                          covered       pavilion
supplies and empty our wallets at the same time. When                                        which is conveniently
things open back up , we are excited to have Jane Steele     near the new washrooms! An important consideration.
from River House Rug Hooking lined up to visit!              Bring your lawn chair, lunch and hooking.

In collaboration with the Auxiliary of the Colchester East   Community is so important to our well being. If we can’t
Hants Health Authority we have once again delivered a        meet in person, at least we all have learned over the past
donation rug to their gift shop. Tickets will be sold from   year other ways to meet the challenge of how to maintain
the gift shop and by members of our group until the draw
                                                             our connection to others. Whether it be by old school
in October. The design is a Garrett’s Bluenose pattern
which we have named Autumn Leaves. Anyone wanting            ways such as snail mail and telephone or modern ways
to purchase          tickets can contact me at               such as Zoom or FB video Messenger. Have some of
ursulasdesigns@yahoo.ca. All proceeds go to the              you mailed out a coaster to brighten someone’s day?
Auxiliary to purchase needed items for the hospital.         Let’s continue to stay connected!
                                                                                - Submitted by Ursula Ryle-Gulliver
                                                             Economy Rug Hookers
                                                             Our group has come together a few times over the last
                                                             year, but mostly we have been apart because of Covid.
                                                             The gals have been doing some hooking on their own
                                                             but we miss being together. A couple of our members
                                                             did the Virtual Rug School and I am still working on the
                                                             themed pictorial for my New York friends who are unable
                                                             to be here right now.
                                                                                                Gloria Shields took
                                                                                                the yarn painting
                                                                                                course with Len
                                                                                                DeGraf,using an
                                                                                                adaptation of a Tom
                                                                                                Thomson painting.

 Members of the Colchester Hospital ladies auxiliary,                                               Gloria’s yarn
  accept the mat from Ursula Ryle-Gulliver (centre)                                              painting project, left
Feedback on virtual rug school was all positive! This        Can’t wait for us all to be able to meet together again.
was due much in part to the dedication of the teachers       Hook On.
and the RHGNS who put in the time to prepare.                                             - Submitted by Polly Suttis
“Fantastic!” was said by Lillian Dunlap, who took
                                                             Friday Friends
Winnie Glavine’s Traditional Newfoundland class.
                                                             With the NS lockdown in place for the third Covid-19
                                                             wave, we are all hunkering down. But fortunately before
The Mug Rug project has had a great response and the
                                                             that, we had a sliver of time to celebrate the arrival of
creativity is inspiring! We hope to still have a display
                                                             Spring. On April 16, ten Friday friends attended a Spring
in June and then the fun of a swap. I have my eye on a
                                                             proddy workshop taught by our own Beverly Levine.
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We started the day, socially distanced of course, with a
square of linen and four packets intriguing labelled with   South Shore News
flower names. While some Friday friends were “proddy-       Due to the new restrictions, our rug hooking groups on
pros”, Beverly ensured each one of us, pro or not, ended    the South Shore have had to make some changes.
the day with our own beautiful floral creation.             Trinity United, Encompassing Design, River House,
                                                            Lighthouse Hookers, Hebbville, Liverpool and Shelburne
                                                            have all stopped hooking at this time. Supplies can still
                                                            be ordered online, email or phone from River House and
                                                            Encompassing Design.
                                                            The Trinity United group will be doing some rug hooking
                                                            outside in various places once the weather has warmed
                                                            up a bit. Some of the other groups are going to give
                                                            Zoom a try, in order to stay in touch with their members.
                                                            I would like to say thank you to the Virtual Rug School
                                                            Committee for doing a great job. If you attended, you
                                                            know how much fun it was and it was just the "pick me
                                                            up" we all seemed to need. Great to see new faces, have
          Proddy flowers by Ruby MacMaster                  some laughs and of course we all learned a new thing or
We are fortunate to have such a skilled and creative        two. I think you have set the bar high for others to follow!
teacher in our group.                                       Well done!
It’s been wonderful this year to welcome new women          Although gathering right now is not possible, you still
into our group. But with future hook-ins hoped for, how     can keep those hooks and hoops busy with new projects.
to stand out as Friday Friends? Wendy Robichaud             Stay safe and healthy!
arranged that we all had Friday Friends aprons with our
                                                                   - Submitted by Debbie Smith, Regional Director
names stitched on. Then, at the same time…what about
bags for swag? She got a sweet deal on bags for us, and
the result is what you see here!
                                     Now we are ready
                                     to go to hook-ins,
                                     and host our own
                                     hook-in this fall,
                                     Covid-19 willing.

                                   Re-use, upcycle,
                                   reclaim…words
                                   that make any rug
                                   hooker’s heart beat
                                   a little faster. This
                                   year we received a
                                   donation of unused
                                   bolts of T-shirt
                                   material to see
                                   what creative ideas
we could come up with for their use. Retired Friday
Friend Maggie Linstead gave us a primer by email on
                        what she had learned through
                        her experience hooking with
                        recycled T-shirts. So half inch
                        strips in hand, we began
                        exploring. with recycled T-
                        shirts.
                                         - Submitted by
                                      Sarah Macdonald

  Tulips from t-shirts
      - Submitted by Tanya McNutt, Regional Director
                                                                                         Volume 43 (3) Summer         7
LoopVolume 43 (3) The - The Rug Hooking Guild of Nova ...
Dartmouth                News
Thankfully Spring came early this year. We can enjoy
                                                       Life & Honourary
the blooming tulips and daffodils while walking around
our yards and parks.
                                                       Members
                                                            We continue to be grateful for and wish to
Several ladies finished projects while in the covid wave    acknowledge the contributions that our Life and
three lockdown.                                             Honourary Members have made to our guild.
                                                                            Kay Bowman
                                                                         Shriley Bradshaw
                                                                          Elizabeth Brown
                                                                            Shirley Carey
                                                                            Joyce Everitt
                                                                            Barbara Jess
                                                                         Joan MacGillivray
                                                                        Mary Anne Mehaffey
                                                                           Doris Norman
                                                                            Iris Richards
This mat pictured is hooked by Bev Tanner on a pattern                     Nanette Ryan
drawn by Pat Hennigar. The hooking was started as a                          Ruth Smith
response to Nova Scotia Strong. There is a beautiful use
of colour, shading and light in this mat.                                  Doris Wentzell
Another mat hooked by Lois James, is featured on the                       Bette Wrathall
cover of this Loop magazine. You can read Lois’s
comments about her mat on the inside front cover. A
beautiful mat filled with many special memories.
  - Submitted by Helen MacMillan, Regional Director
                                                                       Thank you
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     perfect frame?
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    The frame measures 40"L by
    18"W and 32"H. Adjust the
    height of your chair to fit the
    frame. It does not tilt but
    provides a flat table-like
    surface that is taut and
    makes it easy to hook.
    The gears are already
    mounted on the frame and
    allow you to roll your rug so
    you can make it the length
    you want with a width up to
    40. It dismantles very easily
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8           Volume 43 (3) Summer
Hooking With Yarn                                            I have included a pattern for you to try some hooking
                                                             with yarn. I made mine into a pillow, 16”x16”, and
                                                             included bits of fleece too. Give it a try!
Why use yarn?
It is easy to work with, needs no cutter, and adds a new
dimension to your hooked piece, especially when mixed
with wool flannel. Wool yarn is resilient and durable
for hooked rugs on the floor, and acrylics can be used in
wall hangings and small pieces.

Acrylics
There are a great variety of manmade fibres on the market
today. Many of these yarns are fun for experimentation
and can be used freely and creatively in rug hooking. It
is a process of trial and error to determine which ones
you will like for hooking. Some will hook easily while
others might not. You will persevere if you are getting
the look you want! Many yarns are shaggy with long
lengths of fibre. Those with long fibres will look better
if hooked in reverse. Hook a test piece to determine which
side works best for you.

Wool
Wool yarn has been favoured by hookers for years. You
can use 100% wool or a blend of fibres. If you spin your
own you can mix and blend wool, angora, alpaca and
even dog hair to create diverse and unique yarns that
will enhance your hooked piece. You can also buy it all
at your local yarn store!

Thick yarns equate to a wider cut and thinner ones to a
narrow cut. Use the thinner yarns for finer details and
thicker ones for larger areas like background.

Here is a guide to weight of yarn and the size of the cut
it would equal. This guide is based on Briggs and Little
yarn. *
1 ply = #3 cut
2 ply = #4 cut
3 ply = #6 cut
4 ply = #7 cut
Halcyon rug yarn is 3 ply but thick and equals a # 8 cut.
If your yarn is too thick you can pull apart the plied
strands and hook them. If too small, double or even triple
them for interesting effects. Yarn loops can be pulled
high or low, left as is, clipped, sculpted or sheared. You
can mix strands of different types (ex: one strand of
mohair and a strand of chenille, both pulled up as one       With so many yarns available to us there is no end to the
loop.)                                                       variety and fun. If you haven’t discovered yarn yet you
                                                             are missing out. Find your favourites, be adventurous
How much yarn do I need?                                     and try everything. Once you do you will be hooked on
Draw a 3”x3” square on backing and hook it with the          yarn.
yarn you want to use. Pull it out and measure it, and
divide the number of feet you used by 9. This will give      *This is a guide only. There are many brand names and
you the number of feet of yarn you need per square inch.     types of yarn, so a lot variations.
Then add some extra just in case.
                                                                    - Submitted by Celia Charlton, Teachers Branch
For whipping, allow one foot of yarn for every inch you
need to whip. As always, add on some extra for those
corners.
                                                                                         Volume 43 (3) Summer        9
Meet Poseidon
                            I was Halloween shopping for a wig for my Rottweiler.
                            Every year I choose a granddaughter to dress up with
                            him. Rottweilers have such a bad reputation that I like
                            to take this big strong dog and dress him up as a tough
                            character and pose him with the tiniest grandaughter.

                            That lead to me deciding that he was going to be
                            Poseidon this year, which led to me to thinking it would
                            be fun to design a rug with a larger than life, powerful
                            man. I like to push myself with my hooking. I know
                            once it gets boring I will be off to do something different.

                            I try to keep things as simple as possible and let the
                            wool do the work for me. There are some very talented
                            people in Nova Scotia that I turn to when I buy my wool.

                            I think the skulls are my favourite part of this rug. I was
                            planning to do them a bone colour but as soon as I saw
                            the greenish dyed wool piece it was a ‘there they are
                            moment’. It was again a rug that I didn’t colour plan or
                            know what features I would end up including. It was
                            like jumping in a car and going for a drive without any
                            idea of where you would end up.
                                   - Submitted by Patricia Perry, RHGNS Member

10   Volume 43 (3) Summer
Vintage St. Nick
A Virtual Rug School Class Experience

We were a class of 15 students, 10 auditors and 1 monitor.
From the moment we began everyone wholeheartedly
agreed that we should combine the class. With increased
numbers there was no noticeable difference or added
pressure for me as a teacher. If anything, we were a
more cohesive class with all students contributing.
Several chose to remain muted with their video off
because of low band width or too much background
noise. I checked in with them several times a day to ask
if they had any questions.                                   Throughout the week I had to keep pinching myself.
                                                             School was finally here after six months of planning
Chris Hay, our student/monitor checked attendance and        and very hard work by the Committee. Teachers pulled
kept me apprised of any issues. Because I was using my       together with Kathryn Hanson in Zoom practice sessions
own Zoom account, I very much appreciated her                between January and April to learn, prepare and instruct
presence. My husband, Paul also made himself available       with this new technology. Kathryn guided us through
in case we had technical problems and thankfully             classes and events with great ease. We could not have
everything went quite smoothly.                              attempted a virtual school without her expertise. With
                                                             a fabulous line up of classes, and from all the positive
Our days were filled with learning, discussion, sharing      feedback, students and teachers were thrilled with the
of tips and ideas, storytelling and laughter. Class          experience. Well done everyone!
members were incredibly friendly and kind. At the end                        - Submitted by Ruth Downing, Teacher
of each day we felt invigorated as if enjoying an extended
visit with 26 friends in our living rooms. It is quite           Photos and Editing courtesy of Paul Downing
remarkable when you think of our isolation over the past
year. A five-day virtual classroom experience truly
warmed our hearts and it flew by!

Students received their instruction by power point. All
agreed there were no distractions and it was easier to
view and absorb compared with in-person instruction.
A camera focused over my St. Nick rug, along with
demos were the other visuals used to aid my instruction.
The students were prepared, receptive and focused. As
questions came up or they wanted to show their work, I
would spotlight them for the entire class to see.
Everyone was enthusiastically supportive of each other.
The class commented that questions were answered very
quickly with virtual teaching. In the classroom setting
students are often left waiting while the teacher finishes
circulating the room.

After five days of hard work the results are so beautiful!
It is very interesting to see all the faces together. Each
perspective is different and unique. I am inspired by
the talent and creativity of my students.
                                                                                       Volume 43 (3) Summer        11
WE HAVE LOST A
GREAT MEMBER                                                                          Membership
                                It was with great
                                sadness that we found                                 Director
                                out that Carol Williams
                                of Fredericton, NB
                                passed away on April
                                                                                      Message
                                20, 2021, after losing
                                her battle with cancer.
                                                          This certainly has been a busy few months for me. I
                                Carol was a long-time     have been actively sitting on a number of Committees,
                                member      of    the     including the Nominating Committee, the Guideline
                                RHGNS. She had            Committee (yes.. we are still working on those
                                spent a number of         Guidelines and hope to have them ready for our Board
                                years active on the       Meeting in June), the Committee for Inclusion
                                Board as the Regional     (remember if you want our Committee to meet with you
                                Director for New          on Zoom, email our Committee Chair - Debbie Tucker),
Brunswick West. Carol was born in Pictou, NS and held     and the Rug School Committee. Working on these
Pictou close to her heart, visiting whenever she could.   committees, with fellow Guild members, has been
Anyone who knew Carol, knew her to be very generous       interesting and rewarding, I would strongly encourage
with her time and knowledge. She was always               you, as members of this guild, to become an active
encouraging to all new rughookers. Carol designed her     volunteer.
own rugs and did her own dying of wool. She had
attended the RHGNS Rug School for many years, and         One of the most rewarding activities I have participated
could always be heard telling rug hookers that they       in, as a volunteer with the RHGNS, was to see our Virtual
should attend Rug School.. she was one of rug school’s    Rug School plans grow from the first moment we all
biggest promotors.                                        agreed it was ‘a go’ for Rug School 2021. And to insure
                                                          that, we would plan it to be Virtual. Thank goodness
Along with being active in the RHGNS, she was also        we did….. and what fun it has been!
very active with her local rug hooking group (Heritage
Rug Hooking Guild) from baking desserts for their soup    As a Rug School Committee member and the Interim
days, organizing their annual auction, being the          Registrar, I can tell you it was a GREAT success. I have
‘auctioneer extraordinaire’, organizing their group’s     heard nothing but positive comments and lovely Thank
annual hook-in (Fredericton) and organizing the annual    You’s from so many wonderful members who
HRHG Villa Madonna Retreat, which a number of our         participated in rug school. I look forward to reading all
RHGNS members attended, including myself and our          the surveys. We are hoping to receive suggestions to
Teachers Branch President, Ruth Downing.                  help us make Rug School 2022 even better. We had such
                                                          a great group of teachers who were willing to step up to
                                                          the challenges of the First Virtual Rug School, and I
Carol was also well known for her love of Frogs           have received some wonderful comments about all of
and was always sporting some form of FROG                 them from their students. Our Rug School Chair will go
adornment. We will truly miss you, Carol.                 into more detail with her report, I just wanted you to
                                                          know how pleased I was to be a part of the journey.
                - Respectfully submitted by Lil Gruntz
                                 Membership Director      Our Guild has over 810 members and growing. We have
                                                          members from all across Canada, the USA, France and
                                                          Ireland. How exciting is that? As I stated in the Spring
                                                          issue, I hope to introduce some of those members to
                                                          you in each issue. Unfortunately, these past few months
                                                          have been extremely busy and I was not able to do that
                                                          this issue, but I will return in the Fall issue with an
                                                          introduction. If there is someone you would like me to
                                                          feature, email and let me know.
                                                          I have enjoyed getting to know our membership. We
                                                          have an amazing group of Hookers.

                                                                - Submitted by Lil Gruntz, Membership Director
12       Volume 43 (3) Summer
PEI News                                                     Joan was on the ground floor of the resurgence of rug
                                                             hooking as a creative pastime on PEI back in the 1970’s.
Joan MacGillivray Honoured                                   She was introduced to the craft by Dorothy Clark and
                                                             Shirley Hennessey as soon as they returned from their
                                                             training in Nova Scotia. Dorothy formed the Lady
                                                             Slipper Rug Hookers with Joan and a handful of other
                                                             Summerside area women, while Shirley went on to
                                                             establish the Shady Ladies in a similar way, in
                                                             Charlottetown. Both organizations continue to flourish
                                                             alongside Island Matters and many smaller groups across
                                                             the province.

                                                             Always with a kind word and a wicked sense of humour,
                                                             Joan is still independent and wielding her hook as
                                                             enthusiastically as when she first began...although she
                                                             did think that the clerk at the motor vehicle registration
                                                             desk was a bit optimistic when he insisted she had to buy a
                                                             five-year license after passing her senior’s driving test!

Is 90 the new 70? If Joan MacGillivray is any indication,
then the answer is a resounding yes!

On 12 May, the Lady Slipper Rug Hookers honoured
founding member Joan MacGillivray with a special lunch
on the occasion of her 90th birthday, following their
weekly meeting at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre in
Summerside. The meal was topped off with violet              Some of the Lady Slipper Rug Hookers in their regular
trimmed cupcakes and a presentation by fellow hookers        weekly meeting space at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre,
Linda Marchbank and Marlene Cameron who                             Wyatt Heritage Properties, Summerside
respectively penned a clever personalized poem and
created a special oversized card.
                                                             In other PEI news, Covid conditions are still well
                                                             contained on the Island, which has allowed groups to
                                                             continue hooking under the new normal conditions with
                                                             masks, sanitizers, and social distancing. We have been
                                                             so lucky!

                                                             Linda Marchbank will be conducting two tessellation
                                                             in-person workshops of three days each (late May in the
                                                             west and early June in the east). Unfortunately, with the
                                                             Atlantic Bubble closed, Island Matters will not be able
                                                             to have a vendor from the mainland nor will there be a
Joan is still a live wire and spent the meeting chatting     pot luck luncheon for their seasonal closing meeting in
with everyone around the room, in between pulling a          June. Shady Ladies will also be taking a summer break;
few loops on her own project that she designed herself.      however, several members plus summer Islanders will
She is both an excellent hooker and artist, exploring many   be reconvening on the deck at Plum Tree Studios on
styles and creative techniques over the years. Ever          Wednesday mornings.
humble, it would be easy to forget that she has also been
a hard worker, serving both local and regional hooking               - Submitted by Paula Kenny and Gale Morgan,
groups. Some members will recall Joan’s capable hand                                           Regional Directors
steering two RHGNS Rug School committees, being the
PEI Regional Director for two terms, collating the rug
hooking names as the Membership Chair and receiving
a well deserved Life Member's award in 2002.

                                                                                        Volume 43 (3) Summer         13
Advertiser’s Spotlight                                         Once our bubble opens up, you can head to Prince
                                                               Edward Island for a relaxing vacation, make sure you
Three sisters, who grew up on a farm in Vernon Bridge,         give them a call. Remember, because of this virus we
PEI, became rug hookers when rug hooking was out of            are dealing with; Shirlee and Bette are accepting
style. They watched their Grandmother and Aunt hook            appointments at the moment. If you’re not travelling
and became interested in this beautiful art form. It started   just give them a call to place an order. Receiving a parcel
first with Shirlee Hogan and her sister Heather Tweedy,        in the mail is something I like getting and who wouldn’t
later on the bug hit the third sister, Bette Young.            want a parcel from PEI with beautiful Maritime flair, in
                                                               colours and designs.
There is a debate between the sisters as to when the                                 - Shirley Joyce, Publicity Director
shop first opened up but what they do agree on is the
fact it has been serving rug hookers for well over 20
years. They became teachers, dyers, designers and hosts
to many visitors to PEI. Not only do they sell wool
                                                               Have You Seen Lillian
supplies but finished rugs for many a visitor to the Island.
The porch became a business know as Pastimes PEI Rug
                                                               Burke’s Patterns
Hooking & Wool Shop where it is still today. A beautiful,
colourful home with chickens and other farm yard
                                                               or Rugs?
animals to greet you as you pull in the drive. Don’t           The Heritage Rug Registry had been registering rugs
worry they’re not going to bite or chase you away.             for the past several months by appointment only,
                                                               however, with the recent restrictions, registries have
                                                               come to a halt. However, the committee continues to
                                                               research information in the comfort of their own homes.
                                                               So much is learned when a rug is registered, which causes
                                                               the committee members to seek additional information
                                                               about the history of the rug or the rug hooker.
                                                                                                   We are seeking
                                                                                                   information from
                                                                                                   anyone who has any
                                                                                                   information
                                                                                                   regarding Lillian
                                                                                                   Burke. “The Story
                                                                                                   of Lillian Burke” by
                                                                                                   Edward M. Langille
                                                                                                   had intrigued us to
Once you have entered the beautiful, colourful shop you                                            the point that we are
have Shirlee or Bette at your beck and call to help colour                                         now           seeking
plan your next hand-crafted art work. Shirlee’s motto is                                           information from
“make do”. They don’t believe you should buy just                                                  anyone about the
because you walked into their shop, instead, they want                                             rugs and/or patterns
you to use what you’re comfortable using, whether it                                               Lillian Burke may
comes from them or from you own closet. They are there                                             have created while
for you whether it is advice, buying wool, teaching or                                             she was here in Nova
buying one of their Island designs.                                                                Scotia or if anyone in
                                                                                                   Nova Scotia has any
                                                               of her rugs or patterns.

                                                               If you have any information, we’d love to hear from
                                                               you. Please email the Heritage Rug Registry Committee:
                                                               heritagerugregsitry@rhgns.com. We would really
                                                               appreciate it.

                                                               For those of you who have rugs hooked at least 25 years
                                                               ago by someone in Nova Scotia, please let us know.
                                                               When restrictions are lifted, we will then book
                                                               appointments to register rugs. In the meantime, take
                                                               care of yourselves!
                                                                                            - Respectfully Submitted,
                                                                                                     Linda Alderdice
                    Bette and Shirlee                                         Heritage Rug Registry Committee Chair
14        Volume 43 (3) Summer
Attention RHGNS Members
                        Check It Out!
           The Teachers Branch of the RHGNS
                 Is Pleased to Announce the
          Launch of 250 Bluenose Pattern Images
                             and
     Our Book entitled, ‘The Garrett Bluenose Patterns
          Celebrating Our Rug Hooking Heritage’
                       On July 1, 2021
                  On the RHGNS Web Site
Pattern images are categorized by file: Chair Mats, Welcome
Mats, Florals and Scrolls, Pictorials, Geometrics, Whimsical,
Animals, and Mixed Category. Images are in pdf format for
                download at $10 per pattern
                      for members only.

                                     Bluenose Schooner - Pattern #2024
                                         hooked by Doris Norman

Sugaring Off - Pattern #874
 hooked by Celia Charlton

                                                 Volume 43 (3) Summer    15
NB West News                                                Matters Coordinator and Cynthia Wallace-Casey, New
                                                            Brunswick Mat Registry Treasurer.
The Heritage Rug Hooking Guild recently began
meeting every other week via Zoom and we also started       Sussex Tea Room Rug Hookers
meeting in person on April 29. The overall opinion of       As with so many other groups, the last year has been
meeting on Zoom is “it’s not the same but better than       one of ups and downs for the Sussex Tea Room Rug
nothing”. We began posting the “Covid Challenge” to         Hookers. They resumed meeting in person in August
Facebook in May. Those pictures of mats completed           2020 and have continued to do so with a few breaks due
during Covid bring us hope and inspiration.                 to provincial restrictions and a disastrous flood which
                                                            caused significant damage to their home at the Sussex
Many of our members are enjoying the RHGNS Virtual          Senior’s Centre, which closed the building for a period
Rug School that took place the first week of May and as     of time. Many members are playing safe and choosing
a Guild we thank all who put so much effort into planning   to do their hooking at home, but a few meet every week
this unprecedented event.                                   and have welcomed several new and enthusiastic
                                                            hookers. The private Facebook page, email updates and
We mourn the passing of our dear friend and fellow          lots of phone calls have kept members in touch.
HRHG Member, Carol Williams. Lack of her presence
at meetings, when we resume meetings, will be hard felt.    The Carnegie Rug Hookers were able to resume
                                                            meeting in person, in mid-March after a four month
                                                            Covid pause.

                                                            Although we are masked and socially distanced, it’s so
                                                            good to be able to be hooking in the same room together.
                                                            Our current meeting room at SJAC is the huge Port City
                                                            Gallery. Imagine our excitement, walking in to see the
                                                            room filled with an exhibit of hooked mats by Sackville,
                                                            NB’s own, Alexandrya Eaton! We were even more thrilled
                                                            when she agreed to speak to our group on April 9th.

We will have our last in person meeting on May 27 until
the fall. The photo is of some of us at our in person
meeting on May 13.

                                                            Her colourful art was such a bright spot and her stories
                                                            made each mat even more special.

                                                            Our monthly Small Art Exchange between members, has
                                                            been a great way to stay in touch with those who cannot
                                                            join us in person. SJAC has agreed to be a drop off for
                                                            those wishing to exchange pieces.

                                                            We’ve begun hooking our Alan Tibbetts-designed, group
The Evening Matters Group                                   project, which will be passed around between members
All ticket sales were donated to the New Brunswick Mat      until it’s completed, which should be in September. It
Registry in memory of Giselle B Richard. Draw date          must remain a secret for now, as it will be part of a
was March 31, 2021. Mat titled Chicago, RHF Design is       collaboration for a specific event.
26" X 38"
                                                            Many of our members are taking part in “Virtual” Rug
The winner of the mat hooked by the Evening Matters         School, and I’m certain that there will be many lovely
Guild is Donna Legere of Nappan, Nova Scotia. The mat       new mats for show and tell.
raised over $1,000 for the New Brunswick Mat Registry.
Taking part in the draw were Kimm Moore, Evening                   - Submitted by Krista Taylor, Regional Director

16       Volume 43 (3) Summer
Rug School’s 40th Year
The RHGNS’s Rug School held its 40th rug school this
year and what a milestone! What an event! Not only did
we recognize our 40th year, but we also held our first
ever VIRTUAL Rug School. So much effort went into
the preparation for this year’s school. We not only                     “The Town of Torbay” by Winnie Glavine
learned lots in the process including various methods of
technology, but we also provided training for the teachers
to teach virtually and conduct a class from their own
home while teaching people from all over Canada, the
United States, France, and Ireland. Fantastic job!

It was certainly a team effort and I sincerely thank all
those who helped us out along the way to the official
launch and during the week of rug school which opened
officially on Sunday, May 2, 2021 ADT. We couldn’t
have done it with out you.
                                                                     “Adventures with Colours” by Tatiana Knodel
It was an amazing feeling to launch our official opening
virtually and see so many members appear on the screen        The virtual hooked rug display, with 75 hooked rugs,
who were so excited to be attending Rug School. You           can be viewed on our website. All entries are posted
had to be there to feel that experience for sure.             there. Every entry was beautiful, and we sincerely thank
                                                              all of you who submitted your work for the event.
The week went by very, very quickly. If you have access
to the Guild’s Facebook page, I encourage you to view         Thursday night was “Let’s Mask It” and the game usually
many, many comments and beautifully created works             held at Rug School: Left, Right and Center. Individuals
of art that were hooked during Rug School. The students       created unique masks to wear Thursday night while we
were pleased to be able to meet new friends as well as        interacted with everyone virtually. There were judges
the teachers and have discussions just like they were all     on hand to select the top three masks:
sitting in one room. Hosting the Rug School virtually                      Winner’s photos on next page
gave many of our members the opportunity to attend
rug school who may otherwise may not have been able                     michelemicarelli.com
to attend. There were over 350 Guild members zooming
in on a class of “On Your Own” and “FiFi”. The number           203-387-8690                   amicarelli@snet.net
of attendees at our 2021 Rug School far exceeded the                      LINEN BACKINGS
number of attendees at our previous rug schools that
were held in person in Halifax, Nova Scotia.                             FOR RUG HOOKING
                                                                Unbleached hairless linen:
Hosting the event virtually did not restrict us from having                                             55"   60"     65"
other events during the week.
                                                                Per Yard 1 - 4 yards                   $25    $27   $30`
Virtual Rug Show Winners                                        Teacher’s Price 5 - 14 yards           $20    $22   $25
                                                                Bolt Price 15 - 49 yards               $18    $20   $23
                                                                Bulk Price 50 yards and up             $16    $18   $21

                                                                Ivory Linen 56 wide only:
                                                                Per Yard 1-4 yards                            $28
                                                                Teachers Price 5-14 yards                     $23
                                                                Bolt Price 15-49 yards                        $20
                                                                Bulk Price 50 yards and up                    $18
                                                                              Prices do not include shipping

                                                                     Please visit our website: michelemicarelli.co
                                                                 for beautiful hand dyed wool, amazing hand-drawn
                                                                             patterns and other supplies.

        “The Hatchette Girls” by Paula Weiss                            michelemicarelli.com
                                                                                               Volume 43 (3) Summer         17
Let’s Mask It Winners                                    During the week of May 14, 2021, Mary Grant taught a
                                                         virtual 5-day course on “Fine Shading” for the Teachers
                                                         Branch Associates. This is a course that is generally
                                                         held during Rug School as well.

                                                         There is so much more I’d like to share with you about
                                                         this year’s event however, space is needed for other
                                                         important articles and information too. What we have
                                                         heard and have read from the posts on our Facebook
                                                         page, from those who provided their comments thus far,
                                                         was that it was a wonderful learning experience, fantastic
                                                         and a fun time for all.

            First Place - Marielle Poirier               Plans are now underway for 2022 Rug School. Much
                                                         of what will be decided for next year’s Rug School will
                                                         be based on the evaluation forms we have asked all
                                                         participants to complete and send back to us. We
                                                         encourage everyone who attended Rug School this year
                                                         to complete the evaluation forms sent out to you
                                                         following Rug School. Thank You!

                                                         We have created so many fantastic memories, connected
                                                         so many people with other rug hookers and the common
                                                         thread among us all is that we are all members of The
                                                         Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia.

                                                         Thank you for being a member.
                                                         Have a wonderful summer!
                                                                                                   Sincerely,
            Second Place - Val Flannigan                         Linda Alderdice, Rug School Committee Chair

          Third Place - Rachael Cheechoo

The winner of the Left, Right and Center game who will
be receiving a stash of wool in the mail is Lily
Krzyzanowski who resides in New York, USA.

                         If you haven‘t already – and
                         many of you have - please
                         send your 3 swatches to Ann
                         Jones and she will send them
                         on to Lily in New York.

                         Ann’s mailing address is -
                         P.O. Box 167
                         Hebron
                         Nova Scotia
                         B5A 5Z8

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Fundy Group News
We were able to meet as a group for March and April.
We are continuing with Donna’s Creative Stitches class,
it is fun and informative.

In May, we set up a display of rugs at the Kingston
Library and the next day the province went into
lockdown. There is no time limit on how long we can
hold the exhibit so you will be able to go see it after
lockdown. We had such a great response that we will
be swapping out some rugs to give others a chance to be
on display.

Many of us made our final trip to Moose River Rug
Hooking Studio and did some “panic” buying. We will
miss Leslie and Blaine but wish them well and look
forward to them being able to join us at our monthly
meetings.
Janet Boates is ready for spring.                         Fish, Birds and Flies, hooked by Leslie Langille,
                                                                      inspired by M.C. Escher

                                                          - Submitted by Joan Macfarlane, Regional Director

 Spring Posey
   designed,
  hooked and
 assembled by
 Janet Boates

                                                               Dorr wool • Linen • Kits • Patterns
                                                               • Hooks • Scissors • Yarn • Textures
                                                                       All the good stuff!
                                                              Krista offers to cut your wool to your
                                                                 preferred “cut” free of charge
                                                              when you order your wool from her.

                                                                365 Goodine Street, Fredericton
                                                                  New Brunswick, E3B 0H7
                                                                       506-260-9386

                                                                Email: kristafton@gmail.com
                                                               Online store: gethookedstudio.ca
         Blue Willow hooked by Blaine Allaby

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NB East News                                               Yarmouth News
The Grand Digue group and the Moncton group meet           The Carpetbaggers resumed regular gatherings in March
regularly. They are both finishing their meetings the      and the Rugg Bees continued regular gatherings but due
last week of May.                                          to a large turnout, had to meet in two places.

The Moncton Past Time Matters will again meet in           Using the expertise of experienced members, the Rugg
Centennial Park, weather permitting. The others are        Bees, during regular gatherings are holding small
waiting until everyone has had their second vaccination.   workshops where members can learn a variety of
So, there is hope. I can't wait to see their finished      hooking techniques for example, specialty stiches,
projects.                                                  Proddy, designing tips, colour planning, finishing rugs,
                                                           tips on hooking with textures etc. On March 25th things
We'll have a few Showcases to show off their art.          kicked off with Freida Perry demonstrating how to make
                                                           a proddy Tea Rose. It was a fun lesson and well received.
I have had good reports on Rug School. It was nice to be
in my own home. There is a something to be able to use
your own bathroom and having coffee on hand.

I congratulate Michele Micarelli. This was new to her
too and she adapted very quickly.
      - Submitted by Dorice Taylor, Regional Director

Halifax News
One group continues to have monthly Zoom
meetings....and that's about it. After this present
lockdown I’m sure groups will make plans for Summer
venues and events.
                                                           Rugg Bees member Elaine Howatt’s classes for
   - Submitted by Martha Meschino, Regional Director       beginners have been very successful and have produced
                                                           some new enthusiastic rug hookers in the Yarmouth area.
                                                           The Rugg Bees were pleased to nominate Elaine as our
                                                           volunteer of the year.

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