November Newsletter

White Mountain Woolen Magic

November 2014 Newsletter

We had a very successful, fun hook-in on October 26.  Many thanks to everyone in the guild who helped by supplying goodies, making proddy pins, donating door prizes, doing security duty, andsetting up and cleaning up.  A special thank you goes to Lynda Hadlock and Joan Wood for arranging the venue and organizing all the details.  The church ladies provided another delicious luncheon and the vendors offered many choices of beautiful wools and supplies.  We had a fabulous turnout of about 60 hookers from all over the region AND some new members joined the guild!  The committee will start plans for next year’s hook-in soon, so stay tuned to hearmore about that in the coming months.  Visit the White Mountain Woolen Magic Facebook page to see pictures of the hook-in.

Congratulations to our Peg Irish, one of the featured artists at the Hooked in the Mountains Rug and Fiber Arts Exhibition in Essex Jct., VT.  From all accounts the exhibit was exceptional. Also,congratulations to our Grace Collette who was one of the viewer’s choice award winners for her “Child of the Universe” rug.  Go tohttp://www.gmrhg.org/ to view the juror’s choice and viewer’s choice award winners.

Our next meeting is quickly approaching:  This coming Saturday, November 1. The meeting will be held at the Maxfield Public Library, 8 Route 129, in Loudon, NH.  Please bring your lunch and a snack to share.

Our guest will be Pam Rowan.  Pam is an accomplished braider who worked with us in the spring on attaching a braided edge to a hooked rug.  She will work with those who still need help finishing their spring project.  She will also show us how to make a braided turtle.  Pam brought many of her pieces with her in the spring, including the turtle (and the LL Bean boot!), and she will bring some of her new braided items that she made this summer.

Pam will have supplies on hand for purchase or you may bring your own wool.  She will bring the directions for the turtle, wool for the turtle, and wool for the turtle background (black).

We need to bring scissors, safety pins, needles and sewing thread.

The December 6 meeting will be a Yankee swap and potluck at the library.  More information will follow.  For now, mark your calendar.

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October meeting is right around the corner

White Mountain Woolen Magic

October 2014 Newsletter

Fresh from the Deerfield Fair...what a weekend! Despite the crazy heat, several guild members were there todemonstrate and educate folks about the art of rug hooking. We may have some new guild members and/or hook-in attendees as a result of all the promotion.

Congratulations to everyone who entered their rugs.  It was a beautiful display and we should all feel very proud of our accomplishments.

Special congratulations to our Grace Collette, the 2014 Featured Artist. Her beautiful rugs seem to come alive with the various techniques she uses and they all tell wonderful stories.  Well done, Grace!

The next meeting of the White Mountain Woolen Magic Guild will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the Maxfield Library in Loudon, 10:00am-2:00pm.  Bring your lunch and a snack to share.

This will be a finishing program.  Mary Jane Peabody will be there to assist with the proddy projects such as the flower pins for the October hook in and rugs started at her workshop last winter.  

Lisa Chaloner will assist folks with hooked name tags...ahhhh, remember those?  Bring some scraps of wool and create a name tag for yourself.

We are hoping that Ann Winterling will be there to answer any questions you may have about your face project and set you on track to finish your piece.  Stay tuned.

The October 25th Hook-in is quickly approaching and Lynda will give an update at the meeting. She worked very hard at the fair to promote the event!  Remember to please bring door prize items.  Theydon’t need to be fiber related but those are always welcome. Thank you to those who have alreadymade pins. We have some beautiful pins to give to our guests.

The Hooked in the Mountains XVII Hooked Rug & Fiber Arts Exhibition will be held October 15-19 in Essex Jct., VT. Another talented guild member, Peg Irish, is one of the featured artists.  For more information go to: http://www.gmrhg.org/

Coming in November, Pam Rowan will return to teach us how to make a small, braided turtle. Plan to attend the meeting on November 1.2014

Happy Hooking!

Happy New Year!!

We hookers have been a busy bunch! We ended our year with a pot luck luncheon and yankee swap. The swap was calm...although I think Lynn is still mad at me for "stealing" her scarf, woven by the talented Theresa H.  That scarf has kept me warm during this polar vortex! There was great food, laughs and excellent gifts.

2014 started with a great proddy workshop led by member MaryJane Peabody. We learned the proper technique for hemming and preparing our backing.

We spent the day cutting and poking our wool into our backing to make the fluffiest rugs ever! There were piles of colorful wool to chose from...we all found our favorites.

Proddy Tools 

Basting and designing

Pile o'wool

Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, Feb 1st at the Maxfield Library, Loudon NH
We will be hooking and gambling with wool!! One of our attending members will win a large pile of beautiful hooking wool. Message me for details.
Happy Hooking,
Lynda

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