Wednesday 27 July 2016

7th HASTINGS FOUNDERS FIBRE FESTIVAL

                                       Textile Tourism Project Hastings Historical Society
                                        Lang Pioneer Village Museum LOCAL MASTERS
 In our Community Friday August 19, 2016 / 10 am to 4 pm Hastings Civic Centre, 6 Albert St. E.
 
     Opening Ceremonies & Displays from The Northumberland Rug Hookers & Townsend Quilters of Campbellford
 Workshop Demonstrations 11am to 1pm Knitting, Hooking, Embroidery Quilting Weaving & Spinning •
 Alpacas: Update from the Fields of Trent Hills / TwoLoom Alpacas • Guest Groups demonstrations / #1 Sewing Centre
 Lunch by Hastings Textile Arts Group Guest Talks: 1 pm to 3 pm • Hooked Rugs: Traditional and Contemporary Movements  Diane Algera & the Northumberland Rug Hookers (Established 1983) • Local Masters: The Townsend Quilters of Campbellford Ontario  Stories from the Machine and the needle. (Established 1998) • Selvedged Voices: Film from the President of Chile & the artisans of Chile & India TEA @ 3 pm •
 Wrap Up / Door Prizes / Surveys Free Will Donation/ no admission fee Come to the Festival of Textiles @ Lang Pioneer Village Museum SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 10 am to 4 pm: see demonstrations & displays from local guilds working in textile traditions today. Participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Jacquard Loom. www.langpioneervillage.ca or call 705-295-6694 ext. 23 or 1-800-289-5264

Monday 4 July 2016

Happy Canada Day to you all!

I was checking my  e-mail and a tip came in from the Rug Hooking Magazine that said that...........

by choosing textured or plaid wool this adds interest and hints of other colors within the pattern element you’re hooking. The wool you choose and the way you hook it can have a big impact on the finished look of your rug!
Also you can see the second photo that mixes of blues give the ocean movement.