Kaffe Fassett - the World of Colour
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2d ago
The Northumberland Rug Hookers will be holding an in-person workshop with Karen Kaiser:   Kaffe Fassett - the world of colour. May 6, 2024 10:00- 2:00 Grace Church, 440 King St E, Cobourg. We have a couple of spaces available if you’d like to join us.  The cost will be $60 (payable to the Northumberland Rug Hookers) plus $45 for the kit* (payable to Karen Kaiser on the day of the class). Deadline for registration is April 8. The class will cover 1. a discussion of colour, hue, value contrast and how to use colour to make your work eye catching. 2. We will talk a little about colo ..read more
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Semi-Local Fibre Events
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6d ago
Spring can’t be far away…..despite what the weather is telling us! Just look at the number of upcoming fibre-y events in our general area: April 5:  Opening of Wanda Elliot’s display of rugs at These 4 Walls in Trenton is on April 5.  Originally from Newfoundland, Wanda is a member of the Campbellford Rug Hookers.  Here’s a link with a few more details. April 6-28:  A Textile Sampler, from Gather In The County. This looks to be an interesting display of all things textile, with artist talks and demonstrations each Sunday.  Full info can be found here. April 13: &nb ..read more
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Snippets from A Cup of Conversation
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1w ago
The Art Gallery of Northumberland does artist talks with most of their shows.  Called A Cup of Conversation, it’s a great way to meet the artist and learn about their work. March 2 was the designated day for the talk with Laura Kenney, and it was a wonderful and very engaging  time - for rug hookers and muggles alike. I filmed it, but had to stand to do it, and as a result it’s a very jiggly prospect to watch.  However, I’ve selected out some snippets for your viewing enjoyment.  Here’s the first installment: The full show is available on Laura Kenney’s facebook page, o ..read more
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They Got Hooked!
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2w ago
(This post & photos - courtesy of Brenda Ashton - thanks!) We had a wonderful afternoon demonstrating primitive rug hooking for the second time this year at the Port Hope Library.  We had 16 eager learners and 5 hookers to share their hooking knowledge with others!  It was a perfect rainy afternoon fun. Many thanks to the Port Hope Library, and to the trainers for their time, and to the trainees who braved the weather ..read more
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Laura Kenney, Live!
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3w ago
The Art Gallery of Northumberland held the grand opening of their latest exhibition “Judy” by Laura Kenney, featuring a wonderful series of hooked works of art. The display is a fantastic and inspiring series about issues important to the main character, Judy - covering topics like climate change, women’s issues, Nova Scotia, etc.  Olinda Casimiro, Executive Director of the Gallery hosted the opening event, and introduced Michael Maynard, Board Chair, as well as Cobourg Mayor, Lucas Cleveland.  Then Laura Kenney took the “stage” and told us about herself, her alter ego, Judy, and m ..read more
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Oops!
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1M ago
  The talk with Laura Kenney on March 2 starts at 1 pm, not 2 pm as previously stated!  Don’t miss out on this one ..read more
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Save the Date: Laura Kenney at the AGN
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1M ago
We’re soooo excited!  Laura Kenney, rug hooker extraordinaire from Nova Scotia, will be exhibiting her works at the Art Gallery of Northumberland this spring!  Details will be available shortly, but in the meantime, please save March 2 at 2 pm in your calendars for a very special event at the AGN in downtown Cobourg. Here’s Laura’s bio, from her website: Laura Kenney was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, but her roots are in Nova Scotia. Kenney has been creating and exhibiting hooked rugs as a professional artist for 21 years in her studio in Truro, NS. While rug hooking has a long ..read more
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Wet Felting with Resist
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1M ago
This past Thursday, our Laurie taught several others her wet felting technique…..it was a very physical class (see the video!), but looks like a good time was had by all! Basically, you take wool roving/fleece and wrap it around a small balloon (the “resist”), encase it in pantyhose, and then apply friction, water, soap and a bunch of your energy to make the felted fabric.  The actual instructions are a whole lot more involved than that, but you get the general idea.   The end result was a small bowl/vessel. Laurie did a great job of leading everyone through the process ..read more
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Public Service Announcement: Time to Clean Your Rugs
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2M ago
With the snow we have on the ground right now, it seems to be a good time to remind you to get cracking on cleaning your rugs, in the snow of course!  Click here for instructions. (And a big thank you to Brenda for letting us use this photo of a rug she bought in a thrift store ..read more
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All About Rug Registry
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5M ago
  Follow this link to read everything you could ever want to know about rug registries!  We had a successful event and registered 38 items…..do you have items that could be registered?  Or are you a member of a branch that could host a rug registry??   ..read more
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