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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
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
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
Volume 43 (3) Summer 1
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
4 Volume 43 (3) Summer
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
Volume 43 (3) Summer 5
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.
6 Volume 43 (3) Summer
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
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
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8 Volume 43 (3) SummerHooking 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 9Meet 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) SummerVintage 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 11WE 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) SummerPEI 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 13Advertiser’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) SummerAttention 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 15NB 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) SummerRug 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
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Ivory Linen 56 wide only:
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Bolt Price 15-49 yards $20
Bulk Price 50 yards and up $18
Prices do not include shipping
Please visit our website: michelemicarelli.co
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Volume 43 (3) Summer 17Let’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
18 Volume 43 (3) SummerFundy 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
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All the good stuff!
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Blue Willow hooked by Blaine Allaby
Volume 43 (3) Summer 19NB 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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