Rug Hooking Events and Activities
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Rugs All Marked Out and Hooked Rugs by Artists from the Maine Tin Peddler — Two Exhibits at Saco Museum, (January 14-March 24, 2012) Two related exhibits are being presented by the Saco Museum, Saco, Maine. One deals with Edward Sands Frost and his rug hooking pattern business; the other showcases contemporary rugs hooked by local hooking artisans. For information call 207-283-3861 or visit www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org.
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Hook-in at Sauder Village – February 3-4, 2012 — Historic Sauder Village is sponsoring a hook-in on Friday February 3 and Saturday February 4 from 10 a.m. on the 3rd to 5 p.m. on the 4th. The event is limited to 60 participants. Contact Dawn Hauter, Special Events Coordinator, at 800-590-9755, ext. 3076 to register or for more information.
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March Rug Hooking Workshops at Oakeside (A Study of the Rugs of Magdalena Briner) – March 13, 14 & 15, 2012 – Norma Batastini and Linda Woodbury are offering two workshop choices – a one day workshop on March 13, 2012 and a three day workshop on March 13, 14 & 15, 2012. The workshops will feature a lecture by Evelyn Lawrence who has researched the rugs hooked by Magdalena Briner. Contact Norma (973-746-2936 or g_batastini@msn.com) or Linda (973-743-6835 or Linda.woodbury@gmail.com) for more information.
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Woolwrights Spring Hook-in – March 17, 2012 – The Woolwrights Rug Hooking Guild will be conducting their popular Spring Hook-in on March 17, 2012 from 9-4 at the Lancaster Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601. Pre-registration is required. Visit the Guild’s website www.woolwrights.com – for more information.
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2012 Rug Hooking Week at Sauder Village — August 14-18, 2012 – Receive the most up-to-date information by going to www.saudervillage.org/creativity/rughooking.asp.
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Alice Beatty ATHA Chapter normally meets the first Wednesday of each month (September to June) at the Vermeule Center, 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, NJ at 10:00 a.m. For more information contact Sue Johnson at 908- 464-6324 or PowderhornSue8@hotmail.com.
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Goat Hill ATHA Chapter normally meets the first Saturday of the month (September to May) at the South Branch Reformed Church, Hillsborough, NJ. For more information or to verify meeting dates, contact Kathleen Murray-Boyda at 908-442-0995 or kathmb@hotmail.com. Visit goathillatha.weebly.com
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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.
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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.
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Spring Lake ATHA Chapter meets the second Monday of every month from September through May at St Andrews Methodist Church, 907 Fourth Ave., Spring Lake, NJ 07762. For more information visit its website – www.springlakenjatha.org – or contact Barbara Kimbrough at 908-309-3881 or beedkay@gmail.com.
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HCRAG Calendar of Events
January 13, 2012
Monthly Meeting – White Elephant & Auction *
January 13-15, 2012
Hooking Retreat – Flemington Hampton Inn
February 10, 2012
Monthly Meeting – 3-D Hooked Sheep – Workshop by Therese Shick *
March 9, 2012 – Monthly Meeting – Hooking in Geometrics – Lecture & Workshop by Gail
Dufresne (Goat Hill Studio) *
March 23-25, 2012
March Madness Workshop – Flemington Hampton Inn
April 13, 2012
Monthly Meeting – Round Robin – Member Led *
April 21, 2012
Hook-in at the Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville, PA
May 11, 2012
Monthly Meeting – Hooked Brick Covers – Workshop by Lydia Lewis *
June 8, 2012
Monthly Meeting – Annual “Picnic” & Paper Clipped Feet Chicken – Workshop by Debbie Adam*
August 13-17, 2012
16th Annual Rug Hooking Camp – ESC School (West Amwell, NJ)
August 14, 2012
Beginners Workshop, ESC School (West Amwell, NJ)
September 14, 2012
Monthly Meeting – Program TBD *
October 12, 2012
Monthly Meeting – Program TBD **
November 2012
Guild Exhibit – Bucks County Library, Doylestown, PA.
November 9, 2012
Monthly Meeting – Program TBD *
December 14, 2012
Monthly Meeting – Holiday Luncheon *
*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. The street address for the Complex is 1314 State Highway 12, although that does not appear on the road.
** 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. The address, which does not appear on the road, is 1 Municipal Drive, Flemington, NJ 08822-3446
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