rug hooking FAQ, part 2
Deborah Merriam
TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKING RESOURCES, version 5.3
Part 2 of 2
Last modified: 4 February 1995
Expires: 30 April 1995
keywords: FAQ, crafts, textiles, rugs, hooked, books, suppliers,
guilds, schools, care, cleaning, restoration
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1
I. Introduction
(a) Copyright Notice
(b) Introduction
(c) How To Retrieve This Document
(d) Acknowledgements
(e) Change Log
II. Description of Traditional Rug Hooking
III. Tips on Rug Cleaning, Care, and Restoration
IV. Annotated Bibliography
Part 2
V. A Hooker's Address Book
(a) Publishers
(b) Suppliers
(c) Guilds and Schools
(d) Permanent Exhibits of Hooked Rugs
VI. Other Computer Resources
(a) Electronic Publications
(b) Newsgroups
(c) Design Tools
(d) Bulletin Boards Devoted To Rug Hooking
(e) Other Services
I. INTRODUCTION
(a) COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
This compilation is Copyright (C) 1995 by Deborah Merriam.
It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that all headers,
credits, and this and other disclaimers remain intact. Permission is
hereby granted for noncommercial use by electronic bulletin
board/conference systems, individuals, and libraries. Permission is
granted for this document to be made available for file transfer from
installations offering unrestricted anonymous file transfer on the
Internet. This document may not be sold for profit or incorporated in
commercial documents without the written permission of the copyright
holder. Notification of the FAQ-maintainer at
<dmer...@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca> of redistribution or archival of this
document would be appreciated.
The information in this document is made available AS IS. No warranty is
made about its correctness or completeness.
Nothing in this article represents the views of The University of Alberta.
The FAQ-maintainer (Deborah Merriam) does not receive any financial gain
or monetary remuneration from the distribution of this document.
(b) INTRODUCTION
This document was born out of my fascination with this historic art form,
and my frustration in trying to learn to hook without a teacher. I hope it
will help other novices get started without having to reinvent the wheel.
I also hope this document will be a valuable resource for veteran hookers
who are trying to find a rare material or the perfect design.
I'm no expert, just an enthusiastic beginner - so if you have any
additions, corrections, or suggestions for improvement to this document,
please send them to me (dmer...@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca). Future versions of
this document will benefit from your wisdom! Please let me know how you
wish to appear in the Acknowledgements (by name only, name and email,name
and city, name and snail-mail, or some combination of the above).
Happy hooking! =) Deborah Merriam
(c) HOW TO RETRIEVE THIS DOCUMENT
Please check the "Expires" date at the beginning of this document. Has it
passed? If so, chances are good that some information listed here is out
of date.
The current version of this compilation is posted to the Usenet
rec.crafts.textiles.misc newsgroup every second month, on or near the 20th.
You can obtain a copy via e-mail by writing to me
(dmer...@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca).
You can also get a copy of the current version from the gopher and
anonymous FTP sites maintained by the P.E.I. Crafts Council. For more
information than given here, please e-mail Peter Rukavina, Information
Services Manager, at <in...@crafts-council.pe.ca>. Here's the information
Peter gave me on how to find the document (it worked fine for me).
(1) By Anonymous FTP
Users can connect by anonymous FTP to "gus.crafts-council.pe.ca" and look
in the pub/RugMaking directory for the two files FAQ.part1.Z and
FAQ.part2.Z which are compressed versions of the two parts of the FAQ.
The URLs are thus:
ftp://gus.crafts-council.pe.ca/pub/RugMaking/FAQ.part1.Z
ftp://gus.crafts-council.pe.ca/pub/RugMaking/FAQ.part2.Z
Please try to restrict FTP access to after business hours (9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Atlantic Time), if possible; they have a slow machine and a slow
Internet connection.
(2) By Gopher
Users can point their gopher clients at "gopher.crafts- council.pe.ca" and
then select "Other crafts-related information" and then "Rug Hooking:
Frequently Asked Questions." The URLs are thus:
gopher://gopher.crafts-council.pe.ca:70/00/other/RugMaking/ FAQ.part1
gopher://gopher.crafts-council.pe.ca:70/00/other/RugMaking/ FAQ.part2
(3) WorldWideWeb
There is also a pointer to the FAQ in their WorldWideWeb home page:
http://www.crafts-council.pe.ca/Welcome.html
I will eventually be submitting this document to the *.answers moderators,
and making arrangements for its archival on more anonymous FTP sites. I
may even write an HTML version... Stay tuned for further developments!
V. A HOOKER'S ADDRESS BOOK
DISCLAIMER: This list is not an endorsement on my part, I don't work for
any of these folks, and I'm not doing this for profit. I cannot accept any
responsibility for what these people may or may not do with your
hard-earned money; all risks are yours.
... That said, it's my hope that this list will help you get in touch with
the experts, suppliers, teachers, and designers you want to find. Remember
to include a self-addressed stamped business-size envelope with your
enquiries. The list is *far* from complete, so please let me know of any
omissions, closures, openings and moves at <dmer...@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>.
(a) ADDRESSES - PUBLISHERS
Booksplus of Maine, P.O. Box 328, Lewiston, ME 04243.
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 201 East 50th St., New York, NY 10022.
Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501. To request a
catalogue, write to Dept. 23 and indicate your area of interest (crafts
and needlework, design, etc.). Many of the designs they publish for other
crafts are readily adaptable for use in rug hooking.
Green Mountain Rug School, RD 1, Box 358, Randolf Center, VT 05061.
Lark Books, 50 College St., Asheville, NC 28801. Phone (800)-284-3388.
Lescarbot Publications, PO Box 237, Yarmouth, NS, B5A 4B2
Rug Hooking magazine, PO Box 15760, Harrisburg, PA 17015. Phone:
1-800-233-9055.
Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 77 Lower Valley Rd., Atglen, PA 19310. Phone:
(610)-593-1777.
Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Phone:
(717)-796-0411.
Sterling Publishing Co., 387 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016
Taunton Press, 63 S. Main St., Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-5506.
Phone:(800)-888-8286.
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 450 West 33rd St., New York, NY 10001.
(b) ADDRESSES - SUPPLIERS
(These are compiled from a number of sources, including Rug Hooking
magazine, Basic Rug Hooking, Country Rugs, Hooked Rugs: An American Folk
Art, and The Rug Hook Book. I've divided them by region, and listed them
alphabetically by company name. Unless otherwise noted, they sell
everything you need or I have no further info. Any supplier that sells
patterns will usually also sell kits; if you're looking for something in
particular, I'd recommend that you browse through the ads in Rug Hooking
or the ATHA newsletter.)
CANADA (NS, NB, PQ, ON)
Bonnie's Rug Hooking Haven, 199 Sunnyvale Cres., Lower Sackville, NS, B4E
2S9. Phone: (902)-864-1375.
The Burlap Room (Shirley Poole), 46 Little Lake Dr., Barrie, ON, L4M 4Y8.
Phone: (705)-726-8516.
EHB Designs, 132 Rosedale Valley Rd., Toronto, ON, M4W 1P7. Phone:
(416)-964-0634. Dyes.
Filature Lemieux Inc., 125 Rte. 108, PO Box 250, St. Ephrem, Beause S.,
PQ, G0M 1R0. Phone: (418)-484-2169. Fax: (418)-484-5561. 100% wool yarns.
Hands Across Time Rug Hooking Supplies (Sarah Ladd), RR 4, Box 349,
Amherst, NS, B4H 3Y2. Phone: (902)-661-3727. Shop hours by appointment or
chance; call ahead and get directions. Custom dyeing, patterns, and
everything else you need for hooking.
Barbara Jess, 19 Highland Ave., Yarmouth, NS, B5A 2A3. Cushing colour
samples on wool.
Majic Carpet Dyes, 205 Locke St. South, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4B5. Phone:
(905)-522-8669.
Moraff's Yarns and Crafts, 752 Victoria Rd., Sydney, NS, B1N 1J6. Phone:
564-8339; 1-800-463-YARN (9276). Supplies for rug hooking and many other
crafts.
The Needle Nut, 100 Kent St., Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 1M9. Phone:
(902)-628-1830.
Quilters Delight and Bayswater Leather & Crafts, 5 Central Ave., Halifax,
NS, B3N 2H2. Phone: (902)-443-4902.
Rags To Rugs Craft Shoppe, PO Box 1812, Pictou, NS, B0K 1HO. Phone:
(902)-485-6060.
Rittermere-Hurst-Field, PO Box 487, Aurora, ON, L4G 3L6. Phone:
(905)-773-2633. In Canada only, 1-800-268-9813.
Spruce Top Rug Hooking Studios, 255 West Main St., Mahone Bay, NS, B0J
2E0. Phone: (902)-624-9312. Hook-ins every Saturday.
The Wool Winder, RR #1, Manilla, ON, K0M 2J0. Phone: (705)-786-1358.
Yesteryear's Rug Hooking Studio, RR #1, Meaford, ON, N4L 1W5. Phone:
(519)-538-2425.
UNITED KINGDOM
King's Wool Centres, 50 South Road, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 0DX. Rugmaking
wool yarns and backing fabrics.
WEST (OR, CA, TX, WA, CO)
Bar-B Woolies, 5308 Roeding Road, Hughson, CA 95326. Phone:
(209)-883-0833. Hand-dyed yarns.
Frederick J. Fawcett, Inc., 1304 Scott St., Petaluma, CA 94954. Phone:
(707)-762-3362. Linens.
Gloria E. Crouse, 4325 John Luhr Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506. Phone:
(206)-491-1980
Dream Works, Inc., 8711 192nd St. SE, Snohomish, WA 98290. Phone:
1-800-524-2976 or (206)-668-8297. Fax: (206)-668-3956. Specialty scissors.
Gloria Grey, 4877 Ashworth Rd., Mariposa, CA 95338. Phone: (209)-
966-5888. Dye spoons.
Jane Olson Rug Studio, PO Box 351, Hawthorne, CA 90250. Phone:
(310)-643-5902; also, 5400 W. 119th St., Inglewood, CA 90304. Books,
swatches using McLain formulas, patterns.
Anne Jeter, 6765 Continental Circle, Salem, OR 97306-1485. Phone:
(503)-371-6982.
Lib Callaway Patterns (formerly CA): see Hook Nook (NJ)
Judy Long, 3209 Erwin Dr., Plano, TX 75074. Phone: (214)-423-8312.
Miller Rug Hooking (Nancy Miller), 2251 Ralston Rd., Sacramento, CA 95821.
Phone: (916)-925-8017.
Rocky Mountain Rug Crafts, PO Box 649, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. Phone:
1-800-331-5213.
Rumpelstiltskin's, 20360 NW Philips Rd., Hillsboro, OR 97124. Electric and
hand speed needles.
Sarah Shevett, 6031 Bear River Rd., Ferndale, CA 95536. Homegrown,
handspun yarns.
Victorian Video Productions, PO Box 1540, Colfax, CA 95713. Phone:
(800)-848-0284. Videos.
Way Out West, PO Box 3094, Dept RH, Carlsbad, CA 92009. Phone:
(619)-929-0870, (800)-326-8479. Rug Hugger rug hangers.
MIDWEST (OH, WI, KS, NE, IA, MN, IL, IN, MO, MI)
The Blue Door (Jean Tynan), 18585 38th Avenue N., Plymouth, MN 55441.
Burlap 'N Rags, 52 Courtland St., Rockford, MI 49341. Phone:
(616)-866-4260.
carijarts - Janet Carija Brandt, 2136 Silver Lane Dr., Indianapolis, IN
46203. Phone: (317)-352-0059. Patterns.
Country Cat Loom, 4953 North Ardmore, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217. Phone:
(414)-332-7798. Hand-dyed wool.
Crafts At Bluffton, 2572 Village Rd., Decorah, IA 52101. Phone:
(319)-753-5533. Yarns.
Davidson's Old Mill Yarn, PO Box 8R, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827. Phone:
(517)-663-2711. Wool yarns and mill ends.
DKS Designs, PO Box 202, Mt. Calvary, WI 53057-0202.
Dotti Ebi, 501 Kingsbury, Dearborn, MI 48128. Dyeing booklet.
Emma Lou's Hooked Rugs (Emma Lou Lais), 8643 Hiawatha Rd.,
Kansas City, MO 64114. Phone: (816)-444-1777. Primitive designs.
Ewe, Me & Co. (Red Wagon Designs), 107 E. Main St., Northville, MI
48167-1619. Phone: (810)-347-6080. Designs & supplies for hooking,
braiding, and penny rugs.
Ginny's Gems (Virginia Hildebrant, Cam-syl Designs), 5167 Robinhood Dr.,
Willoughby, OH 44094. Patterns and dyes.
Gruber's Market, 1 Main St., Genola, MN 56364. Phone: (612)-468-6435. Lap
hoop frame.
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, PO Box 1970, Dearborn, MI 48121.
Edward Frost patterns.
Hooked On Rugs (Beth Sekerka), 44492 Midway Dr., Movi, MI 48375.
Hooks & Hues (Roslyn Tanquary), 2296 SW Country Line Rd., Benton, KS
67017. Phone: (316)-744-0185.
Little Shop Of Floors, P.O. Box 83, New Ulm, MN 56073. Phone:
(507)-354-8844. Monk's cloth, rug latex.
Meadows Wool Wash, Inc., Rt.1 Box 110, Dalbo, MN 55017. Phone:
(612)-389-5053. Mild herbal soap for woolens.
Morton House Primitives (Kathy Morton), 9860 Crestwood Terrace, Eden
Prairie, MN 55347. Phone: (612)-934-0966. Patterns.
Oak Spring Publications, 1000 Benson Lane, Green Oaks, IL 60048. Phone:
(708)-816-5969. Rug Hookers Data Sheets for recording all aspects of
planning and hooking your rugs.
One Of A Kind (Cindy Hartman), 7240 Mystic Drive, Hudson, OH 44236. Phone:
(216)-653-9730. Patterns.
Penny Rugs and Runners, PO Box 105345, Dept. RH, Jefferson City, MO 65110.
Prairie Craft House, RR 2 Box 172, Knoxville IL 61448. Phone:
(309)-289-6769.
Sullivan's Woodworks, 15 Sharman, Dept. RH, Fort Madison, IA 52627.
Phone: 1-800-421-0264. "Extra Hands" stand and hoop frame.
Wool Works, Plus, Sue and Bob Baker, 1246 Oak Ridge Dr., South Bend, IN
46617. Phone: (219)-234-2587.
The White House, 653 E. Russell Lake Dr., Zionsville, IN 46077. Phone:
(317)-873-3617 or -6234.
Raedean Windish, 1215 N. 6th St., Springfield, IL 62702. Phone:
(217)-523-5481.
SOUTHEAST (LA, GA, FL, WV, TN, MD, NC, SC, VA, KY)
Anderson Handcrafted Products, Star Route Box 87A, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Phone: (301)-994-2262. Rug hooking frames.
Kathryn Angauer, 4208 Everett St., Kensington, MD 20895. Phone:
(301)-942-2749.
Mary Sheppard Burton, 21600 Davis Mill Rd., Germantown, MD 20874. Booklet.
Connie Charleson, 9920 Weiskopf Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34655. Phone:
(813)-372-1010. Hand-dyed wools, dye manual.
Doublejays Rug Studio, 1199 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. Phone:
(803)-884-7082.
Ellen Femiano, 6052 Cedar Wood Dr., Columbia, MD 21044. Phone:
(410)-997-0145. Dyeing booklet.
Forestheart Studio, 200 South Main St., Box 112, Woodsboro, MD 21798.
Phone: (301)-845-4447.
Nancy Greenberg, 25 Spring Cove Court, Arden, NC 28704
Harry M. Fraser Co., R&R Machine Co., Inc., Rt. 3, Box 254, 433 Duggins
Road, Stoneville, NC 27048. Phone: (910)-573-9830. Cutters, patterns, rug
hooking and briding supplies.
Marguerite J. Hastings, 812 Western Run Rd., Cockeysville, MD 21030.
Phone: (410)-584-2550.
Lancaster Rug Hooking Co., 102 Hamilton Ave., PO Box 553, Lancaster, KY
40444. Phone: (606)-792-4536 or (606)-792-6545.
Little Quilts, 4939 Lower Roswell Rd., Suite 204C, Marietta, GA 30068.
Patterns.
Morning Glory Designs, Box 206, Cedar Lane, Chester, MD 21619. Phone:
(410)-643-2010. Patterns.
Pfistner Associates Inc., P.O. Box 296, Brunswick, MD 21716. Phone:
(301)-834-5354. "Ye Susan Burr" punch needle.
The Robin's Nest (Robin D. Hasty), Rt. 1 Box 89A, Buffalo Junction, VA
24529. Phone: (804)-374-5830. Unique gifts for rug hookers.
Salma's Selections (Salma S. Dhanji), 6580 NW 44th Court, Lauderhill, FL
33319. Phone: (305)-748-7180. Patterns (primitive, floral, and oriental).
Sea Holly Hooked Rugs, 1906 N. Bayview Dr., Kill Devils Hills, NC 27948.
Phone: (919)-441-8961.
Marianne Storm, 22329 Pondsville Rd., Smithsburg, MD 21783. Phone:
(301)-824-3330.
NORTHEAST (MA, VT, PA, RI, CT, NH, ME, NY, NJ)
American Heirloom, 77 Brow Ave., Braintree, MA 02184. Phone:
(617)-843-1816. Punch-needle supplies, oriental designs.
Appleton Krafts & Supplies, 50 Appleton Ave., S. Hamilton, MA 01982.
Phone: (508)-468-7778. Rug hooking frames.
Bartlettyarns, Box 36T, Harmony, ME 04942. Phone: (207)-683-2251.
Finishing yarn and swatches.
Nancy Claflin Blood, 60 McMaster St., Owego, NY 13827. Phone:
(607)-687-0142.
Braid-Aid, Dept.RH, 466 Washington St., Pembroke, MA 02359. Phone: (617)-
826-2560. Wool, patterns from Heritage Hill and Karlcraft, and much more.
B.Rugged, 11 S. Adelaide, Highland Park, NJ 08904. Punch hooking supplies.
Colorama, Vivily Powers, 36 Fairview St., Manchester, CT 06040. Wool
swatches.
Colors by Maryanne (Maryanne Lincoln), 139 Park St., Wrentham, MA 02093.
Phone: (508)-384-8188. Dye formulae and hand-dyed wools.
Cox Enterprises, RR #2, Box 245, Bucksport, ME 04416. Phone: (800)-
233-0234. Supplies and instructional books and videos for rug braiding.
W. Cushing & Company, Joan Moshimer's Rug Hooker Studio, 21 North St., PO
Box 351, Kennebunkport, ME 04046-0351. Phone: toll-free 1-800-626-7847, in
Maine (207)-967-3711. Fax: (207)-967-8682. Patterns, books, supplies,
Cushing's Perfection dyes.
Designs To Dream On (Jane McGown Flynn, Inc.), PO Box 1301, Sterling, MA
01564.
DiFranza Designs, 25 Bow St., North Reading, MA 01864-2553. Phone:
(508)-664-2034. Patterns, kits, books.
The Dorr Mill Store, PO Box 88, Guild, NH 03754 Phone: (603)-863-1197 or
(800)-846-DORR.
The Elbeau Room (Meredith P. LeBeau), 9 Elm Ave., Salem, MA 01970.
Good Tidings (Shirley Engel), 222 Northfield Rd., Mars, PA 16046. Phone:
(412)-776-5791.
Halcyon Yarn, 12 School St., Bath, ME 04530. Phone: 1-800-341-0282 (U.S. &
Canada), 1-800-439-7909 (Maine). Wool yarns, dyes, punches, hooks, frames,
latex, books, videos.
Jamie Harmon, RD 2 Box 170-150R, Richmond, VT 05477. Handspun yarns.
Harrisville Designs, Center Village, P.O. Box 806-7, Harrisville, NH
03450. Heather and tweed wool yarns.
Heirloom Care, PO Box 2540, Westwood, MA 02090. Phone: (617)-762-2177.
Detergent for cleaning rugs.
Heirloom Rugs, 28 Harlem St., Rumford, RI 02916. Patterns, designs by
Louise Hunter Zeiser.
Hook Nook, Margaret Siano, 1 Morgan Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822-1902. Phone:
(908)-806-8083. Now carries the Lib Callaway collection of patterns.
Pat Hornafius, 113 Meadowbrook Lane, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Phone:
(717)-367-7706. Patterns and instructional videos.
I.W. Designs, 248 Outlook Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15228. Phone:
(412)-344-1257. Collapsible rug hooking frame.
Jacqueline Designs (Jacqueline Hansen), 237 Pine Point Rd., Scarborough,
ME 04074. Phone: (207)-883-5403.
John Smidt Co., Inc., 21 Caller Rd., Box 111, Peabody, MA 01960.
"Illusion" metallic wool.
Johnson Woolen Co., Johnson, VT 05656. May sell wool remnants from
clothing manufacture.
Karlkraft Studio-Cheva, Severns Bridge Rd., South Merrimack, NH 03054.
Phone: (603)-883-4429.
Ebba V. Loveridge, HCR 61, Box 99, Round Pond, ME 04564. Labels.
Mandy's Wool Shed, Rt. 1 Box 2644, Litchfield, ME 04350. Phone:
(207)-582-5059. Wool fabric.
Jessie A. Marshall, 3251 Main St., Coventry, CT 06238. Phone:
(203)-742-8934.
Mayflower Textile Co., PO Box 329, Franklin, MA 02038. Puritan frames.
Pat Moyer, Box 403, 308 W. Main St., Terre Hill, PA 17581. Phone:
(717)-445-6263. Patterns, Dial-A-Harmony colour wheel.
Nancy Sawyer's Rug Shop, PO Box 611, Yarmouth, ME 04096. Phone:
(207)-846-6311.
New Earth Designs, RR #1, Box 93, Lake Road, Brookfield, MA 01506. Phone:
(508)-867-8114. Patterns, dyeing.
Patsy B (Patsy Becker), 18 Schanck Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733. Phone:
(908)-946-3485.
Patternworks, P.O. Box 1690, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Phone: (800)-
438-5464. Handeze Therapeutic Craft Gloves.
Primitive Pastimes (Kim Dubay), 37 Bow St., Freeport, ME 04032. Phone:
(207)-865-0512. Primitive patterns.
PRO Chemical & Dye, Inc., PO Box 14, Somerset, MA 02726. Phone:
(508)-676-3838, 1-800-2-BUY-DYE (orders only).
Quail Hill Designs (Marion N. Ham), 4018 Pennellville Rd., Brunswick, ME
04011-9404. Phone: (207)-729-0299. Patterns and primitive rug hooking
workshops.
Red Clover Rugs, 2 Mill St., Dept RH, Middlebury, VT 05753. Phone:
1-(800)-858-YARN. Punch-needle hooking supplies: patterns, materials, wool
rug yarns, punch needles, speed hooks, and more.
Rigby, PO Box 158, Dept. CRH, Bridgton, ME 04009. Cloth stripping
machines.
The Ruggery (George Wells Rugs, Inc.), P.O. Box 196, 565 Cedar Swamp Rd.,
Glen Head, NY 11545. Phone: (516)-676-2056. Patterns and supplies for both
traditional hooking and punch-needle rugmaking.
The Rugging Room (Jeanne Fallier), PO Box 824, 10 Sawmill Dr., Westford,
MA 01886. Phone: 1-800-822-2957; in MA, (508)-692-8600. Patterns and
books.
Ruth Ann's Wool, RD 4, Box 340, Muncy, PA 17756. Phone: (717)-546-5548.
State Line Tack, Inc., PO Box 428, Route 121, Plaistow, NH 03065. Phone:
1-800-228-9208. Orvus WA Paste for cleaning rugs.
Sterling Name Tape Company Inc., Dept. RH, 9 Willow St., P.O. Box 939,
Winsted, CT 06098. Phone: (800)-654-5210; (203)-379-5142. Fax: (203)-
379-0394. Custom labels.
Sweet Briar Studio (Janet Dobson), 866 Main Street, Hope Valley, RI 02832.
Phone: (401)-539-1009.
The Triple Over Dye Family, Janet Matthews, 187 Jane Dr., Syracuse, NY
13219. Phone: (315)-468-2616. Dyes and dyeing equipment.
Mrs. Chalmer C. VanHorn, R.D.#4, Box 340, Munsy, PA 17756. Woolrich wool.
Marcy H. VanRoosen, 8 Samoset Rd., East Sandwich, MA 02537. Phone:
(508)-888-3860.
Whispering Hill Farm (Donna Swanson), Box 186, Rt. 169, South Woodstock,
CT 06267.
Yankee Peddler (Marie Azzaro), 57 Saxonwood Road, Fairfield, CT 06430.
Phone: (203)-255-5399
(c) ADDRESSES - GUILDS AND SCHOOLS
(These are compiled from ads in Rug Hooking magazine, a fistful of
newsletters, and information sent by other Internet-connected hookers. As
with the suppliers, the addresses have been divided by region and listed
alphabetically. Remember to include a business-size SASE with inquiries!
In addition to this far-from-complete list, Rug Hooking magazine's
listings are an excellent place to look for current events, guilds, and
schools; and any suppliers in your area will be able to tell you about
events happening nearby.)
INTERNATIONAL
Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists (ATHA). Nancy Martin, ATHA
National Membership, 1360 Newman Ave., Seekonk, MA 02771.
International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers. contact: Dar Ford Kayuha,
223 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5TH, England. Phone (noon-2PM EST):
011-44-895-675-391. Conference: 3-5 March 1995.
Pearl K. McGown National Hookrafters Guild, Inc., 7108 Panavista Ln.,
Chattanooga, TN 37421. Phone: (615)-892-1858.
Help finding local groups and rug schools: SASE to Nancy Elliott, 2004
Estate Court, Woodstock, GA 30188.
CANADA (AB, ON, NB, NS)
Burlington Hooking Craft Guild, Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd.,
Burlington, ON, L7S 1A9. (905)-632-7796.
BHCG Workshop, Burlington, ON, 11-15 Sept. 95. Contact: Cora Dvorak, 4291
Forsythe Blvd., Burlington, ON, L7L 2M2. Tel: (905)-637-1913.
Canada West Rug Camp, Banff, AB, 24-29 Sept. 95. Contact: Evelyn Brown,
3024-14th Avenue, S.W., Calgary, AB, T3C 0X1. Tel: (403)-249-3603.
Chantry School of Rug Hooking, Southhamptom, ON, 16-20 Oct. 95. Contact:
Mary Ellen McCormack, RR #5, Kincardine, ON, N2Z 2X6. Tel: (519)-396-9395.
Haliburton School of Fine Arts, Haliburton, ON, July/August 95. Contact:
Ruth Walker, Haliburton School of Fine Arts, Sir Sanford Fleming College,
P.O. Box 839, Haliburton, ON, K0M 1S0. Tel: (705)-457-1680.
Heritage Rug Hooking Guild, Fredericton, NB. Contact: Doris Norman, 490
Glengarry Pl., Fredericton, NB, E3B 5Z9. Phone: (506)-454-3855.
Loyalist College, Belleville, ON, 3-7 July and 10-14 July 95. Contact:
Sharon Campbell, Loyalist College, Walbridge Loyalist Road, P.O. Box 4200,
Belleville, ON, K8N 5B9. Tel: (613)-969-1913 ext. 467.
Ontario Hooking Craft Guild, Membership Convenor: Nan Anderson, 101
Brooke Ave., Toronto, ON, M5M 2K3. Tel/Fax: (905)-483-3712.
OHCG Weekend School, Nov 95. Contact: Ingrid Hieronimus, RR#2, Petersburg,
ON, N0B 2H0. Tel: (519)-578-0826.
Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia, C/O Claire MacDonald, Membership
Director, R.R.#1, Smith's Cove, NS, B0S 1S0. Phone: (902)-245-5256. Note:
RHGNS includes groups in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island as well.
RHGNS Rug Hooking School, Truro, NS, 7-12 May 95. Contact: Marie Wentzell,
27 Dawson St., Bridgewater, NS, B4V 1S5. Tel: (902)-543-3476.
Saugeen Rug Hookers. Contact: Gwen Becker, 608 Thede Dr., Port Elgin, Ont.,
N0H 2C4.
1000 Islands Summer School of the Arts, Brockville, ON, July 95. Contact:
Lynne Walker, St. Lawrence College, 2288 Parkdale Ave., Brockville, ON,
K6V 5X3. Tel: (613)-345-0556 ext. 3145.
Trent Hooking Craft School, Peterborough, ON, 18-24 June 95. Contact:
Marjorea Roblin, 43 Lincoln Green Dr., Markham, ON, L3P 1N6. Tel:
(905)-294-1382.
WEST (OR, CA, TX, WA, CO)
Camelia City Rug Hookers Guild, Sacramento, CA. Contact: Nancy Miller,
(916)-925-8017, or Kellie Bruton, (916)-682-4411.
Corvallis Open-House Hooking, C/O Carol McDuffie, 1745 SW Whiteside Dr.,
Corvallis, OR 97333. Phone: (503)-753-9242.
High Desert Rug Hookers, c/o N.J. Gillette, 61078 Chuckanut Dr., Bend, OR
97702. Phone: (503)-388-1751.
Hookers At Heart, San Bernardino, CA. Contact: Margaret Robinson,
(909)-875-1689, or Sandra Grasso, (909)-886-1222.
North Coast Rug Hooking and Tapestry Artists, C/O Arlene Strutz, 26335
Beach Dr., Rockaway Beach, OR 97136. Phone: (503)-355-2560.
Ocean Park Rug Club, C/O Jerre McDaneld, 21807 Pacific Hwy., Ocean Park,
WA 98640. Phone: (206)-665-4127.
Oceanside Rug Hookers, C/O Alice Taylor, 3929 San Lorenzo Ct., Oceanside,
CA 92057. Phone: (619)-433-3175.
Olney Rug Club, C/O Myrtle Young, Rt.1 Box 8430, Astoria, OR 97103. Phone:
(503)-325-5183.
Square Hookers, C/O Wilma McKenzie, 17380 Marjorie Ave., Lake Oswego, OR
97304. Phone: (503)-636-3758. 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.
MIDWEST (OH, WI, KS, NE, IA, MN, IL, IN, MO, MI)
Blue Valley Rug Hookers, Marysville, KS. Contact: Arvilla Wolfe,
(913)-292-4492 or Kathryn Kennedy, (913)-292-4550.
Lake Nokomis Rug Hookers, C/O Kathy Morton. (see address for Morton House
Primitives)
Little Apple Rug Crafters, C/O Helene Schmitz, 2218 Cedar Acres Dr.,
Manhattan, KS. Phone: (913)-539-4178.
Rug Hooking Group, C/O Jean White, 208 S. Cottonwood Dr., Morristown, IN
46161. Phone: (317)-763-6313.
SOUTHEAST (LA, GA, FL, WV, TN, MD, NC, SC, VA)
Les Brodueses, C/O Dorothy McFatter, 4318 Dean St., Lake Charles, LA
70605, (318)-477-3715.
Castle In The Clouds Rug Seminar, Chattanooga, TN, 21-28 May 95. Contact:
Ramona Maddox, Director, 7108 Panavista Lane, Chattanooga, TN 27421.
John C. Campbell Folk School, Rt.1 Box 14A, Brasstown, NC 28902. Phone:
(800)-365-5724.
Piedmont Ruggers, C/O Jane Senger, 8 Abingdon Way, Durham, NC 27713.
Phone: (919)-544-6995.
Williamsburg Rug Hooking Group, C/O Christine Dube, 404 Hempstead Rd.,
Williamsburg, VA 23188. Phone: (804)-565-0137.
NORTHEAST (MA, VT, PA, RI, CT, NH, ME, NY, NJ)
Bucks-Mont Rug Hookers, C/O Alma Coia, 1781 Whitebriar Rd., Southampton,
PA 18966, (215)-322-8578.
Long Island Rug Hooking Artists. Contact: Fran Weinstein, President,
(516)-666-8030.
Rug Hooking Bee, Chadds Ford, PA. Contact: Bettina Maraldo,
(215)-444-2603, or Cecilia Clement, (215)-857-2628.
Vermont Rug Hooking Craft Guild, contact: Suzanne Dirmaier, RD #1, Box
9780, Waterbury Center, VT 05677, (802)-244-5587.
(d) ADDRESSES - PERMANENT EXHIBITS OF HOOKED RUGS
The American Museum In Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath, England, BA2 7BD.
Phone: (0225)-60503.
Dallas Art Museum, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas, TX 75201. Phone:
(214)-922-1200. The Bybee Collection.
Elizabeth LeFort Gallery, P.O. Box 430, Cheticamp, NS, Canada, B0E 1H0.
Phone: (902)-224-2612.
The Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., PO Box 1970, Dearborn, MI
48121. Phone: (313)-271-1620.
Shelburne Museum, Rt. 7, PO Box 10, Shelburne, VT 05482. Phone:
(802)-985-3344.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Beauport House,
75 Eastern Point Blvd., Gloucester, MA 01930. Phone: (508)-283-0800.
Spruce Top Rug Hooking Studios, 255 West Main St., Mahone Bay, NS, B0J
2E0. Phone: (902)-624-9312.
VI. OTHER COMPUTER RESOURCES
(a) ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS
If you know of any other electronic publications for rug hookers, please
let me know!
(1) WOOLGATHERINGS: The Hooked Rug E-Zine
As the maintainer of the rug hooking FAQ, I've been privileged to
correspond with Internet-connected traditional rug hookers from all over
North America. I've gotten the sense that many of us (myself included)
are learning our craft in isolation, without the "support group" of a
guild or class - and that all of us would be eager to share our excitement
and ideas with other hookers, if only we could find them.
So, I've started a newsletter just for us! WOOLGATHERINGS is a digest,
consisting entirely of articles sent in by its readers. It's my hope that
WOOLGATHERINGS will give the rug hookers I've met in cyberspace a
much-needed forum for discussing our craft - a place where we can ask for
advice, tell stories, share information, and debate the merits of
different techniques and equipment.
WOOLGATHERINGS is now published by e-mail every fourth Sunday. An archive of
back issues is available to subscribers. Issue #1 was published on
October 23rd; by the time this is posted, I'll be compiling Issue #8.
I'll send you a list of the contents of back issues, and the most recent
issue, immediately upon receiving your subscription.
To subscribe and request back issues, just write to me at
<dmer...@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>.
Submission Guidelines: Basically, anything you'd like to share will be
welcomed! Please put "WOOLGATHERINGS Submission" (or something similar)
in the subject line. As moderator, I'll delete unnecessary headers and
.sig files, and group messages by subject. Individual submissions will
remain Copyright (C) the authors, 1995. All rights reserved.
(2) FAQ files
To my knowledge, there is no other existing FAQ that deals with
traditional rug hooking, and my Veronica and Jughead searches of gopher
servers have come up empty.
(b) NEWSGROUPS
The Usenet rec.crafts.textiles newsgroup was a good place to ask questions
(if a bit spotty in the answers department, since the rug hookers on the
Net are a busy few). As a result of the recent split of that group into:
rec.crafts.textiles.misc
rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
rec.crafts.textiles.sewing
rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
rec.crafts.marketplace
...well, I'm confused - so I'll be posting this document in
rec.crafts.textiles.misc, for now.
(If you do have questions, please consider subscribing to WOOLGATHERINGS -
see section VI(a-1) for details.)
(c) DESIGN TOOLS
If you'd like to try your hand at computer-generated designs for your
rugs, your best bet at the moment is to use a generic drawing program to
create your design (or upload a graphic that strikes your fancy). Then,
print it off and enlarge it by the method of your choice. I had a look at
the (excellent) cross- stitch design software packages that are currently
available, and they don't seem to be easily adaptable to a rug-maker's
purposes. Quilting design software may be more adaptable to rug design.
(d) BULLETIN BOARDS DEVOTED TO RUG HOOKING
Shirley Poole maintains a BBS for traditional rug hooking called
Connecting Link Of Traditional Hooking (C.L.O.T.H.), from her home in
Barrie, ON, Canada. Here's the information she sent me about it:
YOU NEED: a computer with a Hayes-compatible modem, and software which can
emulate one of the following types of terminals: VT 100; VT52 Digital; TTY
[GENERIC]. Other terminal emulations may work. Having "Ansi" is a definite
benefit.
THE PROTOCOL: Baud rates = 300, 1200, 2400, or 9600. Data bits = 8, Stop
bits = 1, Parity = none. Phone number 705-726-9077.
AVAILABILITY: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, other than unscheduled
"downtimes" due to maintenance.
GETTING CONNECTED: Set up your communications package for the terminal
emulation. Dial 705-726-9077. Wait for the "connect" message. Type any
key for the next screen to appear; you will see the welcome screen. The
next screen will ask for your personal information: name, address, postal
code, phone number, alias, terminal emulation, etc. Then a main menu will
appear which will list different areas for you to read, leave messages,
order supplies, and so on.
SIGNING OFF: Return to the main menu. Select "Goodbye". Disconnect from
the system. Please note that the system will automatically logoff after 4
minutes of inactivity.
FURTHER INFORMATION: Shirley Poole, The Burlap Room, 46 Little Lake Dr.,
Barrie, ON, Canada, L4M 4Y8. Phone: (705)-726-8516.
(e) OTHER SERVICES
The Crafts Board BBS offers a searchable database of North American arts
and crafts suppliers, software, newsletters and discussion forums. They
are making this FAQ available for their users as a downloadable text file,
and there's a textiles forum available. The BBS number is 205-339-0722,
and the voice/fax number is 205-333-8045. For more information, send
e-mail to Holla...@AOL.COM (Tuffy Holland).
The Textile Arts Forum (TAF) on Delphi has members in all the textile arts
areas, and maintain a database of shareware programs, gifs, and text files
(including this one). For more information, please send e-mail to
drud...@delphi.com (Susan Druding).
Cheryl Kellman informs me that America OnLine (AOL) has a forum for the
discussion of rug hooking, as follows:
under The Exchange/Crafts Sewing/Other Crafts/Rug Hooking
(Hopefully all you AOL subscribers will be able to decode that. ;)
The Prince Edward Island Crafts Council maintains an anonymous FTP site
and a gopher server of crafts-related information. See section I(c) for
details of how to get there. The Crafts Information Service may be of
particular interest: they maintain a comprehensive database of contact
information for suppliers to the crafts industry. For further
information, write to <in...@crafts-council.pe.ca>.