Courses: Trent School of Rug Hooking

Trent School of Rug Hooking - The Innukshuk


Open Class	Jeanne Benjamin
Jeanne will be teaching an open class. Her specialties are Orientals, antique look, pictorials of all size cuts, and folk art. She has been McGown certified since 1979, having begun hooking in 1971. Jeanne teaches at several events each year and owns new earth designs. A catalogue is available for ordering through her web site. She loves to dye, and has a loyal following for her hand dyed wools. Patterns and wool will be available at rug school. For this class, you are welcome to work on any commercial pattern, or an original design of your own. Adaptations or copies of others artwork must have permission granted paperwork. She encourages good pre rug school communication and advance planning to maximize your time in class.

Turning Over a New Leaf	Laura Boszormeny
Are the leaves in your rug hooking projects lacking pizzazz? Learn how to design for and hook a selection of different shaped leaves on a rug or wall hanging. Using templates provided by Laura, the students will be encouraged to create their own patterns or personalize a commercial design. Then, using a variety of wools including swatches, dip dye, painting on wool, casserole and spot dyeing, step-by-step instructions will take the rug hooker from start to finish for this project and beyond. A basic knowledge of shading would be helpful.

"Memories" of Houses, Buildings, Cottages, Historical Buildings and/or Architectural Details	Anne Boissinot
Do you have a favourite building you took a picture of from a holiday or your family home/cottage or does your interest lie in DOORS, WINDOWS, and OR WROUGHT IRON DETAIL or an ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL from stone or other. Wide and/or narrow cuts work well. Assistance prior to class regarding the pattern and materials will be available. Class members should have prior experience in rug hooking.

Jacobean Crewel	Carolyn Clemens
In this class you will learn the basic fancy stitches that are used in Jacobean crewel – reverse, chain stitch, seed stitch, sculpture, turkey work, single and double French knots. You can work on a commercial pattern of your choice and the size of your motifs will determine the width of cut you can use, #3 to #6 cut. Using swatches or dip dyeing will also depend on the style and size of your motifs.

Nylons: Explosion of Colour	Hédore Gionet
Discover the world of colours to bring your own design to life. Uncover the vivid display in any your choice of pattern. It could be as a geometric, a pictorial or a primitive design. Sources for such could be quilting magazines, favourite photos or ancient rugs. Nylon rugs hooked on verel are washable, practical and fun to hook. They will enhance [adorn] your home with gorgeous colour on a daily basis, as you can see from these examples.

Ontario Fraktur	Beatrice Grant
In the 1700s many Mennonite families travelled from Pennsylvania to the north shore of Lake Ontario, establishing settlements at Niagara, Waterloo and Markham. Among the customs they brought was intricately designed and coloured documents called "frakturs". This course will feature the works of Anna Weber 1814 – 1888, whose watercolours and rugs were in a more naïve style. With this as inspiration we will design a rug based on fantasy rendered horses, birds and flowers found in her creations of bookplates, painted paper work and rugs. The colours Anna used were clear and delightful. It is possible through symbolism to create your family tree. This course will appeal to those who work in wide cuts or fine cuts.

The Hooking Room	No instructor
In this class, students will work on their own projects while being encouraged by their classmates.