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Trish has been hooking since 1988.  She was self-taught for the first four rugs and then joined  the Georgetown rug hooking group. She has taken many hooking workshops and belongs to the  teacher’s branch of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild, the Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild and the Upper Toronto Hooking Guild. Trish  hooks rugs about places that are important to her family history, trying to answer questions about what “home” means to her.  Home is where the heart is and all of her rugs are about those things and events that are dear to her heart.  She designs    her own patterns, mostly from her own photographs; dyes most of her own wool (especially the skies) and likes to use some   recycled wool from Goodwill.  Trish has been featured in Rug Hooking magazine's "A Celebration of Hand Hooked Rugs". Trish is show here with the "Chris and Blackie" rug which depicts her mother with her pet Blackie.  To see the full story please drop in to the museum. Our American "Rug Hooking Artist of the Year" is Sibyl Osicka from Parma, Ohio. Sibyl's introduction to rug hooking began in 1982 because she wanted to make a Victorian style rug for her living room.   By 1985, she was sponsored for the Pearl McGown Teacher’s Workshop.  Sibyl became accredited in 1989, and was asked to teach two different workshops that year and has been teaching since.  She has traveled throughout the USA and Canada teaching and displaying her work.  She continues to study and expand her knowledge in all aspects of the art. She currently is a member of the Pearl McGown guild, Emerald#5; ATHA; and TIGHR; and completed her second accreditation in 2003 as a McGown instructor. Sibyl is on the cover of the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of Rug Hooking magazine and featured in an inside article.  Sibyl also mentors students and teachers, and has taught classes over the internet.  For more information on Sibyl please visit her website: Shown here is one of many of Sibyl's beautiful rugs that are on exhibit for the 2014 season. "Toy Rug" designed by Margaret Masters Workshops and Fibre Events Full information for each class can be found below. Please use this Registration Form. Visit us at the Fibre Art Market to register and pay by cash, Debit, MasterCard, or Visa. Or send an etransfer to hrmnaevents@gmail.com Workshops at the Hooked Rug Museum May Workshops Broomstick Lace with Liz Young - 13 May Join Liz Young to learn this unique stitch, taught to Liz in Italy many years ago. Use this beautiful stitch to create a shawl or delicate baby blanket. Full Information: Broomstick Lace 13 May June Workshops Paisley Fish with Jane Steele - 16 & 17 June Join the one and only Jane Steele for this two-day class to create a distinct paisley fish. Be sure to bring along any pretty buttons and baubles for embellishments. Full information: Paisley Fish 16&17 June Beginner Punch Hooking with Kevin LeMoine - TWO available sessions! 27 June Curious about this quick and satisfying craft? Join us to learn from the always fun and creative, Kevin! Full Information: Beginner Punch Hooking June 27 28 August Full information: Beginner Punch Hooking 28 August Two-Sided Punching with Kevin LeMoine - 28 & 29 June Are you looking for a challenge? Come to this two-day class to focus and develop an incredible piece before your eyes. Not for the faint of crafting heart. Full Information: Two-Sided Punching 28&29 June July Workshops Geometric Hit and Miss Pad with Liz Young - 7 July Learn how to sequence your colours and hooking stitches to create a rhapsody of colour and style! Full Information: Geometric Hit and Miss 7 July Shady Ladies with Jane Steele - 15 July Join Jane Steele to create this bold-coloured and happy piece that evokes the special bond of sisters, those you're born with and those you find. Full Information: Shady Ladies - 15 July Beginner Rug Hooking with Suzanne Conrod and Sherry Chandler - 18 & 19 July join McGown-certified teachers, Suzanne and Sherry, to learn the basics of rug hooking. Full Information: Beginner Rug Hooking 18 & 19 July August Workshops Jacobean Pattern with Patsy Gorveatte - August 18 & 19 Join Patsy Gorveatte to learn this eye-catching 16th century style, enhanced and popularized by William Morris. Using rich jewel tones, you'll create a unique piece. Full information: Jacobean Pattern August 18 &19 Snowy Sheep with Jane Steele - 26 August Back by popular demand, the snowy sheep! A fun piece to hook, this piece uses varying widths of wool, specialty yarns, and yarn fleece to create this special member of the flock. Full Information: Snowy Sheep 26 August Punching with Wool Strips with Kevin LeMoine - 29 August Learn how to punch hook with Kevin, using hand-dyed and over-dyed wool strips to create a beautiful autumn-themed mat. Full Information: Punching with Wool Strips 29 August Sampler Workshop with Kevin LeMoine - 30 August Not sure what to do with all your punch needles and wool strips? Join Kevin for this special class where you'll have the chance to use all 8 Oxford Punch Needles and a variety of materials. Full Information: Sampler Workshop 30 August September Workshops Monochromatic with Jane Steele - 2 & 3 September Join Jane Steele to create this one-of-a-kind piece with a pop of colour. Full Information: Monochromatic 2&3 September Diamond Geometric with Liz Young - 16 September Explore the Aztec stitch and colour planning with Liz in this one and only class! Full Informationt: Diamond Geometric 16 September Finishing Workshop with Patsy Gorveatte - 22 September Learn how to finish up all those projects you've had so much fun creating! Full Information: Finishing 22 September Fibre Day Hook-Ins June 13 - Fibre Day The fibre day hoook-ins are a wonderful chance to come together in community with other rug hookers and fibre artists and crafters. Lunch is included! Full Information: Fibre Day Hook-In 13 June 26 September - Fibre Day Join us for the last event of the season and come together in community before the weather turns colder. Full Information: Fibre Day Hook-In 26 September Image Gallery