Their inclusion is not an endorsement by RHGNS, simply a reflection of resources that may be of interest to rug hookers everywhere.
Associations, Groups and Guilds
Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild
Beaconsfield, Quebec
http://http://beaconsfieldrughooking.com/contact.html
Burlington Hooking Craft Guild
Burlington, Ontario
http://www.burlingtonartcentre.on.ca/hookers.html
National Guild of the Pearl McGown Hookrafters
http://www.mcgownguild.com/
Ontario Hooking Craft Guild
http://www.ohcg.org/
The Ottawa Olde Forge Rug Hooking Branch
Ottawa, Ontario
http://www.ottawarughooking.org/
The Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador (RHGNL)
http://www.rhgnl.ca/
Suppliers
ANAJON Rug Hooking
Owner: Jon Ciemiewicz
Location: Litchfield, New Hampshire, USA
Offers 2 - 5 day workshops at venues throughout the US and Canada. Will do custom patterns from your pictures.
http://www.anajon-rughooking.com/
Bolivar Rug Hooking Fabric Cutter
Owner: Joan Bolivar
Location: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Offers three models of fabric cutting tools that use circular shearing action to cut fabric into strips.
http://www.bolivarcutter.com/
Deanne Fitzpatrick
Owner: Deanne Fitzpatrick
Location: Amherst, Nova Scotia
Rug hooking patterns, kits, books and supplies.
http://www.hookingrugs.com/
Encompassing Designs Studio
Owner: Christine Little
Location: Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Features unique rugs, quality kits, original patterns, backings, hand-dyed Dorr wool and yarns, and accessories.
http://www.encompassingdesigns.com/
Fourspears Formation of Formulae
Owner: Barbie Baker-Dykens
Location: East Dalhousie, Nova Scotia
Offers publications of formulae using Majic Carpet dyes, swatchettes, and workshops.
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/fourspears/
Heirloom Rugs
Owner: Terri Quinn
Location: Vernon, Connecticut, USA
Offers hooked rug patterns designed by Louise Hunter Zeiser and Margaret MacKenzie.
http://www.heirloomrugs.com/
Highland Heart Hookery
Owner: Ann Rankin
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Offers Maud Lewis and Joe Norris designs and kits and traditional rug hooking supplies.
http://www.hookarug.com/
Hooked Treasures
Owner: Cherylyn Brubaker
Location: Brunswick, Maine
Offers dyed wool, bolt goods, rug foundations, books, patterns, and accessories.
http://www.hookedtreasures.com/
Hooking By The Sea Retreats
Owner: Vicki Graham
Location: Westport, Brier Island, Nova Scotia
Offers weekend and day rug hooking workshops.
http://www.hookingbythesearetreats.com/
Joan Kays Rugs
Owner: Joan Kays
Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Offers patterns for traditional rug hooking, two of which feature Prince Edward Island's beloved Anne of Green Gables™.
http://www.joankaysrugs.com/
Judith Dallegret
Owner: Judith Dallegret
Location: Westmount, Quebec
Artist and Teacher - offers wool and supplies at the Studio.
http://homepage.mac.com/judithdallegret/Menu25.html
Let's Hook Rugs - Rittermere-Hurst-Field
Owner: Jeanne Field
Location: Aurora, Ontario
Rug hooking designs and supplies. Home of Majic Carpet Dyes.
http://letshookrugs.com/
LinArt Designs
Owner: Linda D. Ferretti
Location: Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Specializing in fibre art and rug hooking designs. Offers patterns, kits, supplies, books and yarns.
http://www.linartdesigns.com/
North Shore Island Traditions Past & Present Rug Shop
Owner: Lois Summerfield Nelson
Location: North Rustico, Prince Edward Island
Traditional rug hooking supplies.
http://www.hookamat.com/
Ragg Tyme Studio
Owner: Ingrid Hieronimus
Location: Petersburg, Ontario
Offers patterns, fabrics, backing, frames, cutting machines, dyes and accessories.
http://www.rughookinghome.com/currentstore/index.htm
Rags to Rugs Craft Shoppe
Owner: Linda MacDonald
Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia
Home of the Bluenose Hooked Rug Patterns since 1998. Offers patterns, hooks, frames, rag cutters, new and recycled wool, dyes, scissors, rug hooking books and a variety of other rug hooking supplies.
http://www.ragstorugs.com/
River Gallery
Owner: Sande Gunning
Location: Glenwood, New Brunswick
Gorgeous 100% wool solids and textures and all of the tools you need to create your next heirloom.
http://www.rivergallery.ca/
Spruce Top Rug Hooking Studio Incorporated
Owner: Carol Harvey-Clark
Location: Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Offers a variety of rug hooking and braiding related supplies and services.
http://www.sprucetoprughookingstudio.com/
The Niche in the Nook
Owner: Pam Chase
Location: Farmingdale, Maine
Offers original hand hooked rugs, original designs, rug making supplies, and hand made crafts.
http://www.thenicheinthenook.com/
The Rug Hooker's Cupboard
Owner: Beverly Levine
Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
We are an e-based business, representing seven Nova Scotia rug hooking designers. The designs range from beginner to advanced, fine cut to primitive.
http://www.rughookerscupboard.ca/
Under The Rug
Owner: Kathy Dean
Location: 15 Carter Road, Brookfield, Nova Scotia
Under the Rug is owned and operated by Kathy Dean with a great deal of support and help from her talented friend Ankie Fisher. We offer rug hooking patterns, kits, books and supplies, and are very pleased to offer original designs by Shelly Atkinson, a talented Truro artist.
http://www.undertherug.ca/
Museums
Canadian Museum of Civilization's "Hooked on Rugs" exhibit
We would like this site to highlight the extraordinary heritage bequeathed to us by Canadian rug hookers for more than 150 years.
http://www.warmuseum.ca/arts/rugs/rugs00e.html
Museum of the Hooked Rug and Home Life
http://www.lestroispignons.com/troispignons/en/hooked_rug.html
Rug Hooking Econo Museum
http://www.economusees.com/spruce_top_rug_hooking_studio_en.cfm
Textile Museum of Canada
http://www.textilemuseum.ca/
Schools
Ontario Hooking Craft Guild
OHCG Rug Hooking School 2008
Mount Mary Retreat, Ancaster, Ontario 23 - 26 October 2008
The beginner class is open to non-OHCG members.
OHCG membership is required for all other classes.
See www.ohcg.org School for more information.
Contact: Jennifer Curran
Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador
14th Annual Rug Camp 14 - 17 August 2008
Arts & Culture Centre, Prince Philip Parkway, St. John's NL
See www.rhgnl.ca for more information.
Contact: Diana Dove, Registrar
Phone:
Email: nageriahouse@nf.aibn.com
Trent School of Rug Hooking 15-21 June 2008
Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
http://schoolofrughooking.ca/
Publications
A Needle Pulling Thread
A Canadian magazine about Canadian needle and fibre arts from coast to coast
http://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/
Rug Hooking On-Line
Rug Hooking Magazine's on-line version
http://www.rughookingmagazine.com/
The Wool Street Journal
A magazine dedicated to primitive style rug hooking
http://www.woolstreetjournal.com/index.html
