Rug Hooking Ottawa

The rideau valley boots and baskets rvbb rug hooking group is celebrating 40 years of hooking and friendships.

Rug hooking ottawa.

5 out of 5 stars 1 425 1 425 reviews. Ohcg provides a connection to rug hooking throughout the province of ontario and western quebec. The rvbb was established in 1980 at the home of marg carson near burritts rapids. 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.

Not far from kingston or ottawa it is situated along the rideau canal an unesco world heritage site. We are a rug hooking group based in ottawa ontario with members from across the ottawa valley and into western quebec. Trent school of rug hooking mission is to provide an independent school promoting traditional rug hooking in canada in an environment that encourages learning and. St lawrence college fibre arts program in traditional rug hooking instructor and program coordinator.

The rug hook often has a wooden handle to provide a more ergonomic grip to the hooker. Rug hooking kit abstract pillow complete 12 by 12 inch primitive 100 wool fiber art kit on your choice of foundation loopbyloopstudio. Nasturtiums with frame rug hooking kit 8 x 8 99 95. This comes complete with a 8 by 8 frame and instructions for mounting.

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. Browse through the many unique bundles of preloved wool and yarns all designed with traditional rug hooking in mind. Inspired by the flower that is pretty enough to eat.