Rug Hooking Bees and Gatherings


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This page last updated: 05/18/2009

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ALASKA


ALASKA RUG HOOKING GROUP
Alaska Locker Hooking Group meets the last Sunday of every month, at Alaska HomeCrafters Emporium, Anchorage, Alaska.

For more information, visit: www.lockerhooking.com


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ARIZONA


JAVALINA HOOKERS
We meet iat Civic Center Library on Wed. 9AM till 12 noon. Contact Mary Kelly @ 480-945-0926 or Anne Jenkins @ 480-994-1465 for further information & exact dates. 

Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

OLD PUEBLO RUG HOOKERS (TUCSON RUG HOOKERS)
Old Pueblo Rug Hookers (Tucson) meet regularly at the Woods Memorial Branch Library, 3455 N. 1st Ave., at 10:00 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Contact Myra Ransick at 520-577-9422



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ARKANSAS


THE SPRINGDALE RUGHOOKERS
We meet the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month September through May at the John Powell Senior Center.

John Powell Senior Center
610 E. Grove Ave
Springdale, AR 72764
 

Contact Information:
Sue Gilbert, President - (479)855-1405
Paula Wentz, Secretary - (479)756-5404 or e-mail at [email protected]

 

 

The Springdale Rughookers meet the second Monday each month at the John Powell Senior Center Springdale, Arkansas.
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CALIFORNIA

FRESNO ARE RUG HOOKERS
Looking for other Fresno area rug hookers to join or start a rug hooking guild.  Please contact me at [email protected]


LETS GET TOGETHER - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
HELLLLOOO      Rug Hookers are you out there??  Would like to start a new rug hooking group in the northern California area.  Please call Saralynn or e-mail: [email protected].  I am in the Paradise area.

LETS GET TOGETHER
(530) 514-9779

SAN DIEGO RUG HOOKERS
Interested in meeting other hookers in the San Diego area. Possibly for a bi-weekly bee. Please contact if interested.
E-mail[email protected]


LONG BEACH HOOKERS
I am looking for others in this area to get together to hook in my home. Our place is in the California Heights area and we have easy access from I-405. Please call and come join a fun group. I have 10 years of hooking experience and lots of inspiration for you.
Contact Rosemary Strube at 562-595-9505 or E-mail: [email protected]


BAY AREA RUG HOOKERS
Looking for fellow rug hookers in Silicon Valley or the San Francisco Bay Area. Evening or weekend sessions. Please email. Beginners welcome!
[email protected]


GOLD COUNTRY RUG HOOKERS
New Bee meets the 4th Saturday of every month at San Andreas Library, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd.

For information, contact: [email protected]
209-785-3399
Angels Camp, California 95222

CAMELLIA CITY RUG HOOKERS
The Camellia City Rug Hooking Guild (Chapter 100 of the National Guild of Pearl
K. McGown Rug Hookrafters, Inc.) meets on the second Saturday of each month at
the Sacramento Friends Meeting Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Non-members are
welcome. If you would like directions or additional information, please contact Tracy
Johnson - Email:[email protected]


WINE COUNTY RUG HOOKERS (ATHA)
Group meets second Saturday of the month, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at

Friends House
Commons C.
684 Benicia Drive
Santa Rosa, CA

Bring your hooking and a bag lunch. No perfume or cologne, please.

CONTACT: [email protected] Telephone: 707-539-2858 or Fax: 707-538-3352.


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CONNETICUT

 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOOKERS

Come join the fun!! The Wednesday Night Hookers meet from 7 'till 9pm each Wednesday night at Notforgotten Farm for Food, Fun and Frivolity!!!

Primitive Rug Hooking instruction, basic supplies, natural dyeing techniques, show & tell, and lot's of field trips!!!

No charge for hooking bee.

$10/hour for instruction from well known designer of primitive doll patterns, school girl inspired counted cross stitch patterns and hooked rug patterns!!! Email Lori at [email protected] or call 203-457-4292 for more information! If you are in Connecticut for a short stay and would like to learn to hook, arrangements can be made in advance for a ""crash course"" in Primitive style hooking!!! Please call ahead!!!

Primitive Rug Hookers, Primitive instruction, some supplies, kits...Dyeing with Naturals... Contact Lori at [email protected]


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COLORADO

HERITAGE HOOKERS

Heritage Hookers meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at Lakewood Heritage Museum in the museum office conference room from 12 until 3:30. Address 801 S. Yarrow Street, Lakewood.   Contact person Cheri Talbot at  [email protected] or (303) 986-9360.

 

HOOKERS WITH A HEART PRIMITIVE RUG HOOKING CLUB

Hookers with Heart in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area meet every second Thursday of each month from 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM. We meet at 312 North Custer. We may be reached at 719-227-RUGS (7847) for more information. E-mail: [email protected]



RUG HOOKING GROUP IN LONGMONT, CO
I have been hooking for three years. My instructor was (and is) Carol McDuffie, past president of ATHA. I know primitives, and am willing to help others get started. If you are interested, please write to this e-mail address, [email protected] or: Gail Root; 922 Hover Ridge Cir.; Longmont, CO; 80501. Hope to hear from you--


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FLORIDA

ORLANDO, FL GROUP:
I am looking for other rug hookers that would like to gather every month or every couple of weeks in the Orlando area.  I cannot find other rug-hookers in this area and other guilds are too far away.  Drop me an email if you are interested in helping get a group together.  :)

[email protected]

 


SILVER SPRINGS/OCALA GROUP:
Interested in meeting other rug hookers in the Silver Springs/Ocala area. Possibly for a bi-weekly bee. Please contact if interested contact me by e-mail me at [email protected]


HERITAGE RUGHOOKERS
Meeting at St. John's Episcopal Church, Clearwater, Florida Every Thursday 9:30-3:00.  Contact Mamie Adair 727 535-3218


THE WEDNESDAY NIGHTERS
Lake Placid, FL
Now meeting "hit and miss" from 5:30-8:30ish. For more information, you can reach me via e-mail: [email protected] call 863 465-0144; 863 414-2144. All levels of rug hooking welcome to this informal get together. Join us for fellowship, food, and rug hooking. 


HERITAGE VILLAGE RUG HOOKERS
The Heritage Village Rug Hookers meet every Thursday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

WHERE: Heritage Village in Largo, Florida
CONTACT: Please contact Mamie Adair (813) 535-3218 / E-mail to [email protected] or Sarah Paddock at (813) 587-0142

ST. PETERSBURG RUG HOOKERS
The St. Petersburg Rug Hookers meet every Monday from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.

WHERE: Pinellas Park Library
CONTACT: Please contact Sarah Paddock at (813) 587-0142


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GEORGIA


ATLANTA HOOKING BEE - Lithia Springs, GA
I
just moved here from Washington state and I am wondering if there is any interest in starting a hooking bee in my area, at my home, starting in January. If so please either email me at [email protected] or phone me at 770-941-8370 .


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HAWAII


HAWAIIAN HOOK-IN

If you are going to be in the area, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or even just visiting for the week (tourists bring their hooking!) and would like to participate in our hook-in please note the following date and time.

Saturday February 26, 2000
11:00 noon
91-1050 Kahi'uka Street, Ewa Beach, HI 96706-3729
E-mail [email protected]

Bring your hooking for a wonderful gathering, and if you don't do rug hooking then come anyway and learn a wonderful new art form! Please RSVP if possible.
See you then!!



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ILLINOIS


BACKYARD HOOKIN

One evening a week students gather to work on hooking projects (usually primitive, some tapestry) and learn from a long time rug hooker, Diana Hanson. For more information, please go to www.bmtillinois.net/backyardhookin/


FOXY LADIES RUG HOOKING GUILD
Founded in September 1999, we are an ATHA guild dedicated to the craft of rug hooking. Guests and prospective members are welcome to our monthly hook-ins where we work on individual projects and share ideas and information about our craft in a casual and supportive atmosphere. All levels from beginners to the most experienced rug hookers are welcomed. We meet monthly at historic Beau Bien Tavern at Lisle Station Park, Lisle, Illinois, on the second Saturday of each month except December, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (bring a bag lunch). Lisle Station Park is located on School Street in Lisle, 2 streets south of Ogden Avenue and 2 blocks east of Center Street.

 E-mail [email protected]




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INDIANA

 

HOUSE ON THE HILL RUG HOOKING
We meet Monday afternoons 1:30 - 3:30 in Tracy's home and we meet Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 8:30 in Leann's home.

We teach classes for beginning and intermediate levels. We offer seminars with other teachers for more advanced techniques. Primitive and fine cut.

Contact Tracy at (765)478-9539 
 8055 Caldwell Road
Connersville, IN 47331-9501
[email protected]  

Hoosier Hills Rug Hookers
The Hoosier Hills Rug Hookers meet every second Saturday from 10 to 2 in Washington, IN at the Carnegie Public Library, 300 W. Main. Bring your lunch and join us to hook or just to visit. For more information e-mail [email protected] .

 

BUFFALO TRACE HOOKERS

We now have a permanent home!!! The Buffalo Trace hookers will meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10 to 2 at the Mary Anderson Center for Art, located in Floyds Knobs, IN at Mt. St. Francis. Mt St. Francis is on Hwy 150. Bring your rug and lunch and join the fun. Our members come from all over southern Indiana and the Louisville, Ky area. Beginners as well as seasoned hookers are welcome. E-mail [email protected] for information.




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IOWA


LIVING HISTORY FARMS HOOKRAFTERS GUILD
The Living History Farms Chapter of the Pearl McGown Rug HooKrafters meet the third Monday of the month, at the conference center at Living History Farms or at a member's home. Meeting time - 9:30 AM until 3PM. Bring a sack lunch.

WHERE: West Des Moines, Iowa
CONTACT: Please contact Jone Van Vleet at 515-225-2121 or E-mail [email protected]


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KANSAS

 

WALNUT VALLEY RUG HOOKERS
For information regarding the Walnut Valley Rug Hookers in Wichita, please visit http://www.members.cox.net/~smilbourn/rughookers.html.
 

THE LITTLE APPLE RUG CRAFTERS
The Little Apple Rug Crafters meet on the second Thursday of each month in member's homes. Everyone is welcome!

WHERE: Manhattan, Kansas
CONTACT: Helene Schmitz at 2218 Cedar Acres Drive, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, (913) 539-4178

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KENTUCKY

COUNTRY CLUB HOOKERS
Informal group meets the first Monday of each month. 10am - 3pm. Bring a sack lunch. Guests welcome! Contact Melissa 859-879-0311 or [email protected] for info.

 


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LOUISIANA

LES BRODEUSES CHAPTER 50 OF THE PKM RUGHOOKRAFTERS INC.
Les Brodeuses meets the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 am- 2 pm.

CONTACT: Dorothy McFatter at 4318 Dean Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 (318) 477-3715

LOUISIANA HOOKRAFTERS
Meets every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm and Thursday afternoons from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

WHERE: TUESDAYS at the home of Ruby Turnbull at 110 Grove Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (318) 439-5124. THURSDAYS at Second Hand Rose Bookstore at 223 South Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (318) 439-4115

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MARYLAND

Frederick/Washington Co.
Looking to start a group of rug hookers in the Frederick County area or looking to find one if one exists! Please call Susan at 301-293-1970 if you would like to help me start a group or if you know of one in this area somewhere. Thanks!


 I am going to move to Brunswick, MD in November. I am looking to become involved with a rug hooking group, or rug braiding group. Please write me at my temp. address above until Oct. 15th 2002, if you have similar interest! 

Karen Owen
10301 N. Grosvenor Pl. #408
N. Bethesda, MD 20852

 

TBD
I am interested in joining or starting a bee in southern MD, i.e., the Charles, Pr Georges, or St Mary's counties area. Was a member of an informal bee in Staunton VA until I moved just over a year ago. Thanks, Linda

E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 202-785-6438

GATHERING
On the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, September through May, a friendly group of hookers gather at the Choptank Power Company in Denton, Maryland. Everyone is welcome to join us from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

WHERE: Choptank Power Company, Denton, Maryland

THE TIDEWATER CHAPTER OF ATHA
NEW ATHA CHAPTER ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND
The Tidewater Chapter of ATHA has just been organized and will meet at member's homes the first Monday of January, March, May and September. If you live near us, we would like you to join this new Chapter.

WHERE: Eastern Shore of Maryland
CONTACT: Call (410) 778-4939

ATHA MASON-DIXON CHAPTER

ATHA'A Mason-Dixon Chapter meets the third Tuesday of the month.
WHERE: Abiding Savior Lutheran Church , Columbia, Maryland

CONTACT: Sally D'ALbora at 1160 Hitching Post Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 881-1244


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MAINE

 

POINTS EAST RUG HOOKING CIRCLE
Bi-monthly hooking circle on Saturdays from 3-5. Informal instruction available, free. New rughookers encouraged. Please call for dates. (207) 354-6200. Located within Local Talents of Maine. 

 

DAY HOOKERS
We are starting a hooking bee (free) at Borders Books Music Cafe at
116 Bangor Mall Blvd
Bangor, Me. 04401
We plan to meet at Borders on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month starting November 2000. You can call me if you have any questions. 207-667-7304. We will meet in the cafe. Thank you, Rosemary Levin

LOOKING FOR GATHERING
Hi! I am very new at rug hooking but am enjoying it immensely! Are there any people out there in the Wells, Ogunquit, Kennebunk area or within a 30-60 minute drive who would like to get together and hook? Please e-mail me if so, many thanks, Deborah.

WHERE: Wells, Maine 04090
CONTACT: Call (207) 641-2476
-or- email at [email protected]

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MASSACHUSETTS


CAPE COD HOOK-INS
Come hook with us in the old victorian building known as the Old Town Hall, Brewster, MA.,
All rug hookers welcome, new hookers also. Saturdays: Oct 19th, Dec 14th, Feb 15th, April 12th.
$5 per day. Vendors welcome - please contact: Debby 508-896-2581

NORTH SHORE MA AREA
Novice hooker with a head full of designs would love to 'hook-up' with others for sharing of experience, company, etc. Are there any Bees in existence (or in the planning stages) in the North Shore area of MA, or southern NH/ME?

E-MAIL: [email protected]

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MICHIGAN

 


TIP OF THE MITT HOOKERS
Group meets monthly on Thursdays from 10am to 3pm in northern lower Michigan near Mackinac Bridge. Looking for more hookers to join us. If you are interested, please email me at  [email protected]


RIVERTOWN HOOKERS
Looking for Hooks in the Grand Rapids Mi Area. We would like to start a new Rug Hookers Bee or if you have one in Grand Rapids, let us know.

Wyoming, MI
E-MAIL: [email protected]

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MINNESOTA

 
MUDDY SHEEP HOOKERS
We meet every Wednesday at 10AM at Rosebud's Cottage to hook and work on wool projects. Everyone is welcome. We call out for lunch. 2580 Seventh Ave, North St Paul MN, 55109

THE WOOLY RED RUG
Hooking Groups meet monthly on the 2nd Saturday from 11:00 til 3:00 and the 3rd Thursday from 7:00pm til 9:00pm

Come and join us!

For information and directions visit our website at www.ljfibers.com or contact Laurie at 612-827-2397 or [email protected]

 

 

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MISSOURI


NAOMI MILLER'S ST. LOUIS GUILD
Open hooking and assistance is available each Thursday with members of the
St. Louis Guild. Our library of catalogs and references are also available. Hooking from 10am to 2pm. Open hooking also held the first Thursday of each month from 8:30 til 11am prior to Guild
meetings. Evening sessions are also held during the week. Call or send
email for more
info.

WHERE: St. Louis, Missouri
CONTACT: LAM 314-773-4528
E-MAIL: [email protected]



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MONTANA



OSPREY NEST RUG HOOKERS
We have started a rug hooking group here in Montana. Please contact us for more information.

WHERE: Kalispell, Montana
CONTACT: Karen Nagelhus, 406-857-3714
E-MAIL: [email protected]


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NEBRASKA


Antiques & Treasures:
I am interested in finding other rug hookers in my area, and starting a weekly rug hooking bee at my store. We have just started offering beginner rug hooking classes. We carry all primitive rug hooking supplies, antiques, seasonal decor, and gifts. Interested parties, please call Mary Nyffeler, owner/manager of Antiques & Treasures at 402-564-9100

FRIDAY HOOK-INS: 
Open hook-ins, every Friday 12:30 to 3:00p.m. Everyone welcome, bring your latest project and enjoy the company of fellow "hookers". Located at The Rug Hooking Store at BLACK HORSE ANTIQUES in Valley, Nebraska.  Call Janice at 402-359-2699 for directions.


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NEW JERSEY

HEART IN HAND RUG HOOKING, INC.
Evening Hookins are the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Daytime hookins are the first and the third Thursdays of the month from 10:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Call for directions.

WHERE: Glen Ridge, New Jersey
CONTACT:1-800-290-5242: P.O. Box 8117, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
E-MAIL: [email protected]

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NEW YORK

 

I am a new rug hooker and i am looking for fellow hookers to get together and share ideas and resources and just hook. i am located in Park Slope Brooklyn but I would be willing to form a group wherever it is most convenient for people to attend. Please email me if you are interested

[email protected]

KINDERHOOKERS
2nd Kinderhooker Hook-In at the Churchtown NY. Vendors and hookers alike are invited.Reserve spot early as space is limited.

For inquiries call Jody at 518-851-6920 or Elaine 518-799-3240


THE RUG HOOKERS OF THE FINGER LAKES (ROFL)
The Rug Hookers of the Finger Lakes (ROFL) meet every Monday at the
Alling Coverlet Museum, 122 Williams St., Palmyra NY 14522. Summer
hours are 12:30 to 3pm. Fall and Winter hours are 10-2 pm with the
group monthly meeting the first Monday of the month. The group has
several workshops a year as well as a splendid group of friendly
faces all the time. We welcome beginners as well as seasoned veterans.
Come and enjoy the fellowship just a few short steps from the Erie Canal
in historic downtown Palmyra. Visit the Alling Coverlet Museum as well
for a world class collection of handwoven coverlets. For more
information, email Caryn at [email protected].

RUG HOOKING CAMP
333 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527
Rug Hooking Camp to be held at Watson Homestead in the beautiful finger lakes area of NY state. October 6,7&8, 2003.Three wonderful days of hooking while someone else does the cooking!  
Contact Carol Oswald at [email protected]

NEW RUG HOOKING GROUP
I would like to start a regular rug hooking group in Western New York please contact me, if you are interested.
[email protected]


PECONIC RUGGERS
The Peconic Ruggers meet the third Monday of every other month from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Bring your hooking ideas and enthusiasm! Refreshments will be served.

WHERE: Hallockville Museum Farm, Riverhead, NY.
CONTACT: Gail Horton at (516) 477-0631


HUDSON RIVER RUG HOOKERS
We meet Thursdays from 12:15 to 12:45 from September through May. Led by Marily Bottjer.

Contact on-line: [email protected] 
Website: members.aol.com/HRRugHookers  


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NORTH CAROLINA

MURPHY, NC - NEW GROUP
I have just moved to the area and would like to start a rug hooking group or like to join one that is already established....please contact me at 330-231-5314 cell...Laura Schnelker - Murphy, NC and surrounding area...I am willing to drive up to 100 miles to join a guild....

 

THE CARDINAL POINTS RUG HOOKERS
We are a group of 20 rug hookers of all skill levels meeting weekly in Hertford, North Carolina. Instruction available -Visitors welcome!

Please call Eda Van de Bogart for more information at (252) 426-4882 or email her at [email protected].





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OHIO

 

 

AULT'S RUG HOOKING GROUP
Shelby, Ohio

Our shop is open for hookers to visit, sit a while, color plan, hook, or finish a rug or share ideas. Thursday afternoon is our Hooking Bee time. Please feel free to contact us at 419-347-9957.

 

KINDRED SPIRITS HOOKING GROUP
This is a very active hooking group open to new members and meets in the Cincinnati / Dayton area. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of the month, from 7pm - 9:30pm, at Kindred
Spirits. The telephone number is 937-435-7758.

THE RED SALTBOX HOOKERS
Wonderful group of ladies who hook mostly primitive designs in wide cuts. All skill levels are welcome. We meet i n South Dayton, Ohio every other Thursday evening from 6PM- ???? 
Contact: [email protected]

COUNTRY HOOKERS
Would like to start a primitive hooking bee in my area. All ages and skill levels welcome.
E-mail me at [email protected]. Happy hooking...

BITTERSWEET RIDGE HOOKERS
Group of ladies of all ages gathering for hooking mostly primitive designs in a wonderful reproduction of a 1700's saltbox home. It feels a little like stepping back in time hooking among the quilts, candles &antiques;!!! We meet twice a month every other Thursday night from 6:00 - ???

E-mail for information: [email protected]


WOOLIE RUGGERS
This is a small gathering of primarily primitive rug hookers who meet in the evening once every 6 weeks.

WHERE: 7045 Pinemill Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio
CONTACT: Jenny Rupp [email protected]

THE EMERALD GROUP
The Emerald Group meet on the fourth Friday of each month.

WHERE: Middleburg Heights Library, Middleburg Heights, Ohio
CONTACT: Betty Conley at 292 Fowles Road, Berea, Ohio 44017, (216) 234-6657.


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OKLAHOMA

TULSA RUG HOOKERS GUILD
The Tulsa Rug Hookers Guild meets at Hardesty Regional Library in Tulsa OK on 1st Thursday evening from 6-9 pm. Contact Mitzi Thomas at 918-299-4797. 

 

NEW HOOKING BEE IN CENTRAL OK
I learned to hook from my 91 year-old grandmother, Virgia Jones and now I am trying to start a group of hookers, beginners through experts, in Oklahoma. I live in central Oklahoma and will host it in our home. Please e-mail me at [email protected] and we can determine a date and time to get together and hook. I know there are persons interested in hooking and I am anxious to hear from you!


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OREGON

 


ROGUE VALLEY RUG HOOKERS
We meet on the First and Third Tuesday of every month. 9am to around 2pm
For information call 541-660-6401  or e-mail: [email protected]


THE HIGH DESERT RUG HOOKERS
We meet most Tuesdays. Visitors are always welcome. First and Third Tuesdays we meet at the High Desert Museum and second and fourth Tuesdays at the Nativity Luthern Church. Please call for more information.

WHERE: Bend, Oregon
CONTACT:Norma Gillette at 61078 Chuckanut Drive , Bend Oregon 97702 (541) 388-1751 or Chris Ward at 21910 Rickard Road, Bend , Oregon 97702 (541) 389-9814

HERITAGE RUG HOOKERS
The Heritage Rug Hookers meet most Tuesday afternoons.

WHERE: Salem, Oregon
CONTACT: Anne Jeter at 6765 Continental Circle, Salem, Oregon 97306, (503) 371-6982 or Marge Christianson at (503) 588-1273.


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PENNSYLVANIA

PITTSBURGH RUGCRAFTERS

"Hookers Meet Mondays" at Memorial Park Church, Peebles and Duncan Aves., North Hills, Pittsburgh, PA from September through May, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring lunch and your project. Call Connie Hughes for more information, 412/741-4421.


MEMORIAL PARK RUGCRAFTERS

Memorial Park Rugcrafters meet the first, third and fourth Mondays of the school year, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, PA. Bring a bag lunch, $1 contribution, and your rug hooking. Please call Connie, 412/741-4421, or email her at [email protected] for more information.


BLUE AND GRAY HOOKERS
Come join the Blue and Gray Hookers in Historic Gettysburg for Hooking and Luncheon. No dues are necessary to be apart of the fun! We meet 10:00 am - 3:00 pm the second Monday of each month.

WHERE: the Adams County National Bank, North Branch, Business Route 15, Gettysburg, PA.
CONTACT: Ann Nevitt, 1055 Belmont Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-8609


THE FERNWOOD RUG HOOKERS
The Fernwood Rug Hookers meet once a month, usually the second Wednesday from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Please call me for more information.

WHERE: Cochranville, Pennsylvania
CONTACT: Cecilia E. Clement at 130 Fernwood Road, Cochranville, PA 19330


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SOUTH CAROLINA

 

COLUMBIA WOOLIES, ST. SIMON & ST. JUDE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA
We now have about 6 people who meet regularly the 2nd Thursday of each month @ 5 PM to hook at the church.  Please call 803-957-4424  or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

MT. PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA HOOKING BEE
We have a hooking group that meets every Tuesday from 10:00 to 3:00 at Alhambra Hall on McCants St. We have a great time - come join us. If you want to learn to "hook", we'll gladly teach you! For additional information, you may call one of us at 843-884-2211 or 843-884-5789.

 

ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA HOOKING BEE
Once a week evening bee - approximately 7-9:30. Day of the week and time of day yet to be determined. I am new to the southeast, originally from the Pacific Northwest, and I have had no luck trying to find a group of rug hookers in my area, or even close! I am interested in forming a group, I have a large house and would be willing to host once-a-week meetings. PLEASE contact me if you are interested!! Telephone:864-375-1954.

 

SOUTH CAROLINA HOOKING BEE
There are just 2 of us in this area (Lexington, SC) looking for others to join us to hook on a regular basis. If you are interested in starting a group, please call me or e-mail me .

South Carolina Hooking Bee
803-957-4424
[email protected]


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TENNESSEE

FRANKLIN, TN GROUP
I am looking to start or join a rug hooking group in the Franklin, TN area, Wlliamson County or Middle TN.  I look forward to meeting other hookers in the area. For information, e-mail Leah at [email protected]

MEMPHIS TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKING GUILD
We meet the second Thursday of every month.  For information, e-mail Karen Godwin at   [email protected] .

KINGSPORT (NE) TENNESSEE HOOKING BEE
I just moved to NE Tennessee and am anxious about meeting other rug hookers. I have just started and really enjoy it, but would love to learn move and get some tips. I'd love to join a guild and start one here in Kingsport. I'd be happy to provide my home as a place to meet. Thanks.  Marilyn Call 423-239-4675 

CLEVELAND (SE) TENNESSEE HOOKING BEE
I would like to start a rug hooking guild/bee in SE Tennessee. Will be glad to host in my home or community room in Cleveland, TN. Dates and times will be arranged as interest dictates. Please email at [email protected], or phone (423) 559-2584.




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TEXAS


ELO'S HOOKING BEE
Would love to get together with other crafters in the El Paso area.
Eloisa
6131 Taos, El Paso TX 79905


PRAIRIE PRIMITIVE RUG HOOKERS
Weekly meetings with instruction for beginners and intermediate primitive rug hookers. All supplies available. Call Laura Schulze at 903-566-4202, Tyler, TX.

PAULA'S PRIMITIVES WEEKLY HOOK-IN
A casual get-together of local hookers at Paula's Primitives Rug Hooking Studio. Newcomers are welcome! We meet on Thursday mornings and hook from 9:30 am until about 3:30pm. Pot luck lunch and refreshments. Please Call (936)257-9338 to be sure event has not been cancelled that week before driving out!

Paula's Primitive Weekly Hook-In
Paula Alders
936-257-9338
1 mile West of Dayton on Hwy 90,Dayton, Texas ,77535




EL PASO HAPPY HOOKERS
Group meets every Saturday morning from 9-12 AM.
WHERE: 4829 Caseta Road
El Paso, Texas 79922
915-833-3608

Contact: Sandy Van der Burgh at 915-833-3608


LONE STAR HOOKING GUILD
Howdy! If you're a fan of rug hooking, good fun and fellowship with people who share your passion for rug hooking, you'll love the Lone Star Hooking Guild. Begun in March 1997 as a chapter of the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists (ATHA), our nonprofit guild now boast 36 talented members. We meet from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. the second Saturday of each month in the Dallas area. Meetings feature a little "bidnez," a presentation on some aspect of hooking, show and tell, tips, a door prize and lots of hooking. Our members range from newcomers to hooking to those who've been hooking for decades. And we demonstrate our beloved art at public forums throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We'd love for you to join us. Please call or write with questions.

Janan Cull Ott,
President
Lone Star Hooking Guild
214-321-5511 Fax: 214-328-4277
[email protected]




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VERMONT

 

Blue Ridge Rug Hookers
Charlottesville, VA

Blue Ridge Rug Hookers meet the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 10 - 3 in Charlottesville, VA.  Contact Pat Cross at 434-244-5755 or [email protected]

Notforgotten Farm Primitive Rug Hookers
Amherst, VA

Gathering for primitive rug hooking at Notforgotten Farm...Monthly hook-in's.....instruction/group classes.......designing....dyeing....FUN FUN FUN !!!! P
Please email Lori at [email protected] for hook~in schedule....thanks friends!!!!

Green Mountain Hooked Rugs Hook-Ins
Montpelier, Vermont

Join us for our weekly hook-ins at the Green Mountain Hooked Rugs Shop. Hook-ins are free. 

For more information, contact Green Mountain Hooked Rugs at:
http://www.GreenMountainHookedRugs.com
Telephone: (802) 223-1333
E-mail: [email protected]

 


WOOLLEY HOOKERS!
Wallingford, Vermont

Our group meets weekly on Wednesday from 10-4p.m. All levels welcome. Bring your lunch, and/or drop in when you can.

Phone Elizabeth@802 446-2230  or e-mail [email protected]


VIRGINIA

GOOSE CREEK RUGGERS ATHA CHAPTER, LEESBURG, VA
Meets every 2nd Thursday from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. 

Contact Jerry Spears at [email protected] for more information.


IN SEARCH OF A GATHERING!
February 2003
I will be moving to the Fredericksburg area in the summer/fall of 2003. I am very interested in finding other primitive rug hookers so that we can start a hooking bee or if there is one in this area I would love to join.

Please email me at [email protected]

 

SHOCKOE SLIP RUG HOOKERS
Shockoe Slip Rug Hookers meets on the 4th Saturday of every month from 10am-3pm. New hookers welcome.

For more information email
[email protected]
Richmond, VA


OLD DOMINION CHAPTER OF PEARL MCGOWAN
We meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday at 10:00 am from September to June. Anyone interested please contact:
Toni Jette
[email protected]



PUNGO HOOKERS
Small group of beginners and old timers meeting second Saturday of every month in Pungo (Virginia Beach) for hookin, lookin & fun.
Please contact:
Cammie Halley
(757)721-5800
[email protected]




HOOKERS, STRIPPERS & COMPANY
We are an ATHA Chapter of 25 happy rug hookers of all skill levels meeting monthly on the 2nd Saturday in southern middle Virginia and over the line in northern middle North Carolina. A typical meeting has a business component and lunch. Members receive the group newsletter. Instruction available, visitors welcome!

Please call Robin Hasty at (804)374-5830 or email: [email protected] for more information.



THE JAMES RIVER RUG HOOKERS
Meets 2nd Saturday of each month in Chuckatuck(Suffolk County) and Williamsburg, Virginia. 10-3pm. Beginners welcome. For information contact: Mary Henck [email protected] or 804-740-6511 


COLONIAL RUG HOOKING GUILD OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
We are an ATHA chapter located in Northern Virginia.  We meet monthly, September to June, usually on the second Sunday of each month, at the Sully Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, VA 20151, from noon to 4:00 p.m.  To confirm meeting dates and location, please contact [email protected]

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WASHINGTON



INLAND EMPIRE RUG CLUB
Meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.

SouthHill Senior Center
3151 E. 27th (at Ray)
Spokane, WA
Call Lorraine for information: (509) 456-5668 or Julie (509) 475-1918.
Every one welcome. 


WHERE: Bellingham, Washington
FOURTH CORNER RUG HOOKERS
We have an active group that meets every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center. We fire up the dye pots almost every Tuesday! Please join us! For more information, call or e-mail Mary Ellen Wolff: 360-384-6679 or [email protected] .

WHERE: Bellingham, Washington

 


2ND SUNDAY OPEN HOUSE HOOKING
Drop in session between 11:00 and 3:00 on the 2nd Sunday of the month from September till May. Brown Bag lunch if you wish, the coffee and tea pot are always on. No instruction provided, but opinions are never in short supply! We have fun, please join us if you can.

WHERE: Beacon Hill Area, Seattle, Washington
CONTACT: [email protected]


CLASS E
Class E meets the fourth Tuesday of every month.

WHERE: Grace Lutheran Church, Vancouver, Washington
CONTACT: Barbara Crowley (360) 695-8799


PUYALLUP VALLEY RUGGERS
Puyallup Valley Ruggers meet in Puyallup, Washington every week. You're invited to bring a brown bag lunch and come for fun.

WHERE: Puyallup, Washington
CONTACT: Norma Bryant at (206) 840-5352 or write at 3108 17th Street Place, S.E., Puyallup, Washington 98734


OLYMPIA HOOKING BEE
a small group meets wed afternoons contact Debbie for more information

WHERE: Olympia, Washington
CONTACT: Debbie Nelson :813 Midway NW, 360-352-7982
E-mail: [email protected]

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WISCONSIN

 

HORICON MARSH AREA RUG HOOKERS CLUB
Monthly meeting at local library on the second Saturday of the month. New hookers and experienced hookers welcome. 1:00 - 4:00.  Contact [email protected] for more 

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AUSTRALIA


HAPPY HOOKERS DELORAINE
Tasmania, Australia

We meet at Elizabeth Town Bakery Cafe at 11am on the last Sunday of each month. We share recycled wool colours from the Tascot Carpet Factory (East Davenport) & support each other.  For more information, e-mail [email protected]  or visit our website at lasting-impressions.com.au

 


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CANADA


JUST HOOKING
Wildwood Park Community Centre
271 North Drive
Winnepeg, Manitoba R3T 0A1

Join us once a month to just hook, peruse hooking books and magazines, share tips and ideas with other hookers and have fun! For more information, call 284-1863 or email [email protected]


EDMONTON, CANADA AREA
Traditional rug hookers wanted. I would like to start a "Bee" one or two evenings a month. If you are interested please contact Janet at 482-3708


DOGWOOD TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKERS
Nanoose Bay, Nanoose, British Columbia
The group meets every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. New rug
hookers and experienced are invited to join us. 
Contact: Shirley Burns at [email protected]

 
THE SIDNEY HOOKERS
Sidney, B.C.
The group meets the third Tuesday afternoon of each month in various members homes. New members welcome. (250)656-4201 


CHAPTER OF ALBERTA HANDICRAFT GUILD
I live in the Calgary, Alberta area. I am part of a rug group that has been meeting for many
years. We have 75 members. We are part of the Alberta Handicraft Guild. We have several
good teachers, and many interesting rugs are produced by our members.  Laura Johnson [email protected] .


VICTORIA RAGGED ART GROUP
Victoria Ragged Art Group of rug hookers meets the second Wednesday evening of each
month. 
Contact: Martha Barchyn, 250-598-7286 or E-mail [email protected]


PENTICTON, BC
I'm wondering if there is anyone in the south Okanagan interested in forming a periodic rug hooking get together. Anyone interested please send me an e-mail and we can figure out further details.

[email protected]

THE FIREHOUSE HOOKERS

The Firehouse Hookers get together the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month from September through June. We meet upstairs at the Black Point Fire Hall on Highway #3 in Black Point, Nova Scotia from 11:00am-3:00pm. Bring your lunch, your hooking project and a $2 donation for the Fire Dept. Beginners and people who want to learn or just see how it's done are most welcome to drop by.

Black Point Fire Hall
Black Point, Nova Scotia B0J 1G0
Tel: 902-826-7147
[email protected]

BURLINGTON HOOKING CRAFT GUILD

Meets the first Tuesday of each month (except July and August) from 7:30pm to 10:00pm. Informal Hook-ins every Tuesday from 7:30pm to10:00pm and Thursday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

WHERE: Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1A9
CONTACT:(905) 632-7796

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