Cobourg Hook-in & Regional East Workshops!
REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOPS NOW OPEN
until July 26!
We typically host a hook in every 2 years, but this year, we're adding a series of workshops to take place at the same time as the hook-in.
Our theme for this year is THE HEAT IS ON, exploring climate change and weather patterns.
Check out this fantastic rug by our very own Francine Birket! It really plays into the theme for the hook-in and workshops.
Here are the details:
Hook in? Workshop? Both? Your Choice!
Hook-In:
- $5 admission for hook-in only.
- No pre-registration required.
- Vendors! Door Prizes!
- Cutter/Scissor Sharpening by Chris Poole!
- Guest Speakers:
- Alice Olsen Williams, Earth Song (indigenous quilts)
- Jennifer Wiber, Temperature Tapestry (visualizing climate data thru rug hooking)
- Bring your lunch, a completed rug for display (see categories below) and your hooking. Delicious refreshments provided.
- Display of rugs in the following categories:
- Fine Cut
- Wide Cut
- The Heat is ON (think of snow, heat, storms, wind, seasons, hot/cold colours)
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Choose from one of the following four classes.
To register, download and print this form.
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ROOKIE HOOKING - Tina Cole - 9:00-4:00 — $55
Beginner/Refresher Class - Sponsored by the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild
Want to learn the basics of rug hooking? Need a refresher? Join Tina Cole and choose one of her fabulous pumpkin patterns “with a twist” – so colourful, so creative and perfect for fall. A brief dyeing demonstration will be included.
Materials Fee (extra) = $60 kit for pattern 10” x 10”, including wool.
Materials Fee (extra) = $60 kit for pattern 10” x 10”, including wool.
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A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF PRIMITIVES/WIDE CUT - Loretta Moore - 1:30-3:30 - $30
Get a head start on the Christmas season as Loretta Moore shows you how to hook a pocket for Christmas greenery. It hooks up quickly, makes a great gift and is designed to be hung on a door.
In the class you will explore what “primitive” rug hooking means by briefly looking at design, colour, cut size and fibres. Wide cut does not necessarily mean primitive but primitive often uses a wider cut.
While the original was designed to be a pocket for greenery and hung on a door or a wall, it can also be enlarged by adding borders and made into a small pillow.
Materials Fee (extra) = $28 pattern on linen 21"x20", $50 wool uncut, $52 wool cut #8 & 6.
In the class you will explore what “primitive” rug hooking means by briefly looking at design, colour, cut size and fibres. Wide cut does not necessarily mean primitive but primitive often uses a wider cut.
While the original was designed to be a pocket for greenery and hung on a door or a wall, it can also be enlarged by adding borders and made into a small pillow.
Materials Fee (extra) = $28 pattern on linen 21"x20", $50 wool uncut, $52 wool cut #8 & 6.
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TANGLE ART - Wendie Scott Davis* - 9:00-4:00 - $55
Stressed Out? Need some relaxation? “Zentangle” is the thing for you! Wendie Scott Davis will walk you through the art of “tangling” through rug hooking – calm, peaceful, no mistakes can be made.
In the morning you will practice the art of Tangling and in the afternoon you will be able to transfer your design ready for rug hooking.
*(Change in teacher from Janice Daniels)
In the morning you will practice the art of Tangling and in the afternoon you will be able to transfer your design ready for rug hooking.
*(Change in teacher from Janice Daniels)
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THE HEAT IS ON - Pictorial Workshop — Susan Clarke - 9:00-4:00 - $55
Susan Clarke taps into the growing concerns about climate change through hooking stunning pictorial patterns.
Today, many Canadian artists have raised awareness about the global warming issue through beautiful and colourful pieces.
We will explore the art of two Canadian artists, one based on Ontario landscapes and the other based on Arctic landscapes.
Colour planning will be a key part of this workshop.
Patterns based on Ontario landscape, from art by Canadian artist Barbel Smith, and available from Willow Creek Rug Hooking (16” x 22”, approx.) are recommended. Other patterns based on the Arctic landscape are available from Susan. Click HERE to see the recommended patterns.
Please bring your rug hooking equipment and wool for hooking. One cutter will be available, however feel free to bring your own as there will be a lot of cutting involved!
Materials Fee (extra) = $65 pattern available either from Willow Creek Rug Hooking or Susan Clarke. See the recommended patterns.
Please bring your rug hooking equipment and wool for hooking. One cutter will be available, however feel free to bring your own as there will be a lot of cutting involved!
Materials Fee (extra) = $65 pattern available either from Willow Creek Rug Hooking or Susan Clarke. See the recommended patterns.
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