Rug Hooking Events


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This page last updated: 05/31/2005

RUG HOOKING EVENTS DIRECTORY

 
MAINE
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW YORK
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
CANADA
 

 

MAINE

 


THE MAINE TIN PEDLARS
The Main Tin Pedlars will host their rug show and hook-in on Saturday April 17, 2004 at:

Woodfords Congregational Church
202 Woodford Street
Portland, Maine

All are welcome to enjoy the rugs, wall hangings, exhibits and demonstrations by Tin Pedlars members.  Door prizes, delicious food, and a wide variety of vendors will make the 10th a day not to be missed.  Admission is $5.00.  For more information, contact Norine Bucknell at (207) 625-3927 or e-mail Rachel Johns at [email protected].

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MASSACHUSETTS

 


The Art Complex Museum
Underfoot: Contemporary Hooked Rugs
August 29 - November 7
Opening Reception, September 26

Several of the finest artists in the northeast, today give an overview of contemporary approaches to rug hooking

The Art Complex Museum
Underfoot: Contemporary Hooked Rugs 
189 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA 02331

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NEW YORK

 


Kinderhookers
May 22, 2004 1st Annual Spring Hook In
Churchtown Fire House, Churchtown, New York 12513

May 22, 2004 the Kinderhookers are having a 1ST annual Spring Hook In. THERE WILL BE VENDORS, RAFFLES, MASSAGE THERAPIST WITH A CHAIR. WE HAVE MORE ROOM SO ALL ARE INVITED HOOKERS AND VENDORS ALIKE. $20.00 for the day will cover your seat and bagels in the Am with coffee, and a catered lunch. The more the merrier please call either myself Jody 518-851-6920 or Heavens to Betsy 518-851-2149 


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VERMONT

 


 Vermont Fiber Retreat
November 13-14, 2004
Wilmington, Vermont


WILMINGTON, VT � Adams Farm is proud to announce the inaugural Vermont Fiber
Retreat, to be held November 13-14, 2004. The two-day learning vacation
features some of the most well-known fiber artists in North America. Jill
Adams Mancivalano and her husband, Carl, welcome spinners, knitters,
weavers, dyers, rug hookers and general fiber enthusiasts to their family
farm in southern Vermont.

The Vermont Fiber Retreat offers workshops by Jeannine Bakriges, Norman
Kennedy, Amy Oxford, Deborah Pulliam, and Celia Quinn, as well as by the
Mancivalanos. In addition to the workshops, the Retreat features historical
and informative presentations, unique entertainment and Vermont-style meals.
Workshops include fiber preparation, spindle and great wheel spinning,
natural dyeing, working with novelty yarns, and needle-punch rug hooking.

Reservations can be made by calling Adams Farm at (802) 464-3762 or by
visiting their web site at www.adamsfamilyfarm.com.

In addition to the Vermont Fiber Retreat, Adams Farm hosts free weekly
instructional Spinning Bees and Knitting Circles, as well as daily
demonstrations during the summer and fall. The Fiber Arts Loft features
yarn and roving from Adams Farm�s own merino sheep and angora goats, as well
as supplies, books, videos and locally made quilts and knitwear.

Adams Farm is a working sixth-generation farm in southern Vermont, offering
the public seasonal activities and agricultural interactive experiences for
the whole family, as well as a complete Farm Store and Quilt & Fiber Arts
Loft. Adams Farm has been rated as a �Top Ten Vermont Attraction� by
Vermont Magazine and an �Editors� Pick� by Yankee Magazine Travel Guide to
New England. For more information, call Adams Farm at 802-464-3762 or visit
online at www.adamsfamilyfarm.com.

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VIRGINIA

 

3rd Annual Virginia Rugfest Rug Show and Hook-in. Come join us for a full day of hooking and shopping! The 2005 Rugfest will feature a display of vintage and antique rugs with speaker Tracy Jamar, a rug show with featured artist Janet Williams, raffles for a hooked rug and goodie baskets, and, of course, lots of vendors!!! Please visit the rugfest website at:

www.geocities.com/varugfest for more information.


WISCONSIN
GREEN APPLE RUGGERS
MENASHA, WI
1ST Thursday each month - 6:30 - 8:30 PM.  Primitive gatherings.
850 Racine Street
Menasha, WI
Contact Lisa @ 920-722-7233 or e-mail Peggy @ [email protected]


MARSH AREA PRIMITIVE HOOKING CLUB
BEAVER DAM, WI
Monthly meeting for those interested in learning to hook, dye wool, and share ideas for hooking. Meets monthly at the Beaver Dam library. Contact me at: [email protected]

CANADA

Acadian Festival Hooked Rug Sale 
Colchester Historical Museum, 29 Young Street
Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 5C5
Monday, August 2, 2004- 10am to 6pm, Acadian Festival Hooked Rug Sale at the Colchester Historical Museum, 29 Young Street, Truro, Nova Scotia features Atlantica Canadian rugs.

 Contact: Penny Lighthall (902)895-6284 for info


 




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