Rug Hooking Events and Activities
At the Sign of the Hooked Rug: Historic Rug Designs Exhibit—April 6 – July 11, 2010 At the Sign of the Hooked Rug: Historic Rug Designs by Mary Jo and Karl Gimber will be the first exhibit of the 200th Anniversary season of the historic Red Mill Museum Village and will be on view from Tuesday, April 6 through Sunday, July 11, 2010. The Museum is located at 56 Main Street, Clinton, NJ. For more information contact Melissa Mohlman at 908-730-7626 or matmohlman@yahoo.com.
Woolfest 2010 at Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland, Ohio — June 26 & 27, 2010. In addition to the Western Reserve Spinners & Weavers (Kirtland, OH), the Northcoast Knitting Guild (Mayfield, OH) and Western Reserve Rug Hookers Guild (Bainbridge, OH) are participating. About three dozen vendors are currently scheduled for the weekend and about two dozen classes in the various fiber arts are scheduled from Friday, the 25th, through Sunday, the 27th. For more information, visit www:.lakemetroparks.com/Programs/Woolfest.shtml.
Rugs by the Sea – September 12 – 24, 2010 — The popular rug hooking school returns to Cape May, NJ for its 23rd season. The instructors for the first week (September 12 -17) will be Bev Conway, Gail Dufresne, Kris Miller and Judy Quintman. Week two (September 20 - 24) features Cheryln Brubaker, Bev Conway, Lucille Festa and Cindi Gay. For more information contact Norma Batastini at 973-946-2936 or g_batastini @msn.com or Linda Woodbury at 973-743-6835 or Linda.woodbury@gmail.com.
Hooked on New Jersey Exhibit – September 24 – October 24, 2010 — Rugs initially hooked for the Alice Beatty ATHA Chapter’s 2009 Jersey Girls Challenge will be on display at the Barron Art Center in Woodbridge, NJ. An opening reception will be held on September 26. For more information, contact Janet Santaniello at 908-754-6787 or flowjans@hotmail.com.
Brandywine ATHA Chapter Annual Hook-in and Auction – October 30, 2010 – The Brandywine
Rug Hooking Guild is hosting a hook-in to support the 2011 ATHA Biennial in Lancaster, PA. Terry Dorr of Dorr Mill Store is the guest speaker. For more information, visit their website – brandywinerughookingguild.weebly.com.
ATHA Biennial Conference in Lancaster, PA – October 19-22, 2011 — For more information, contact Mary Lynne Naples at marylynnelan@aol.com.
The Mercer Hookers meet on the first Thursday of every month from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Mercer County Library in Pennington, NJ. It would be a good idea to contact Weezie Huntington (weezie711@gmail.com) if you are coming for the first time. The hook-in is open to anyone sharing an interest in rug hooking. Bring your lunch.
A “Gathering” of rug hookers meet at Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel, NJ every Tuesday from 10-3. The hook-in is open to rug hookers of all levels. For more information, call the Farm at 732-946-3758.
2010 HCRAG Calendar of Events
January 8, 2010
Annual White Elephant Sale and Auction**
January 8-10, 2010
Rug Hooking Retreat – Flemington Hampton Inn
February 12, 2010
Something to Warm the Heart – Pet Designs (Lydia Brenner & Cheryl Halliday) **
March 12, 2010
Monthly Meeting – Round Robin Demo (Connie Coleman, Gisele Meader and others) *
March 19 – 21, 2010
March Madness – Flemington Hampton Inn
April 9, 2010
Monthly Meeting – Back a Jacket (Lydia Lewis)**
May 14, 2010 – Monthly Meeting – Working on UFOs *
June 11, 2010 – Monthly Meeting—Annual Picnic*
August 9-13, 2010 –
HCRAG Rug Hooking Camp – Educational Services Commission School
August 12, 2010 –
HCRAG Beginners’ Workshop – Educational Services Commission School
*Unless otherwise noted, our meetings run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Assembly Room B
in the County Administration Building, which is part of the Hunterdon County Complex on Route 12, Flemington, NJ. As you turn off Route 12 onto the road leading into the Complex, make the first right into the parking lot. The meeting is in the first building on the right
** Meeting will be at our alternate site – The Court Room within the Police Station at the
Raritan Township Municipal Complex. The Complex is by the Rt. 12 and Rt. 523 traffic
circle just outside Flemington.
