Rug Hooking Ottawa

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Rug hooking ottawa.

Ohcg provides a connection to rug hooking throughout the province of ontario and western quebec. The rug hook often has a wooden handle to provide a more ergonomic grip to the hooker. Not far from kingston or ottawa it is situated along the rideau canal an unesco world heritage site. Rug hooking today typically uses strips of wool of varying width 1 32 to 1 2 of an inch that are pulled through a stiff woven backing burlap linen or rug warp with a tool rug hook to form loops.

St lawrence college fibre arts program in traditional rug hooking instructor and program coordinator. We are a rug hooking group based in ottawa ontario with members from across the ottawa valley and into western quebec. The rideau valley boots and baskets rvbb rug hooking group is celebrating 40 years of hooking and friendships. The name boots and baskets was chosen based on the buttonhooked victorian boots that were popular up until the 1950s and the apple baskets used for.

5 out of 5 stars 1 425 1 425 reviews. Ohcg s rug hooking school held annually in the fall. Browse through the many unique bundles of preloved wool and yarns all designed with traditional rug hooking in mind. Members are optionally individually affiliated with the ontario hooking craft guild ohcg and ottawa olde forge is recognized as an ohcg branch within area 1.

This comes complete with a 8 by 8 frame and instructions for mounting. Rug hooking kit abstract pillow complete 12 by 12 inch primitive 100 wool fiber art kit on your choice of foundation loopbyloopstudio. Exquisite previously loved garments including harris tweed blazers cashmere coats scottish plaid kilts and hand woven.