Welcome to the Rug Aid Rug Rave!
On Saturday 21st November 2009, rug makers around the world were invited to join the Rug Aid Rug Rave. As well as having a fun-filled day, Rug Aid's founder Heather Ritchie asked participants to try hooking blindfolded for 30 minutes: this gave everyone an idea of what the blind trainees in The Gambia experience.
Anyone who wanted to join in could work on a current project or make a start on this rug which Heather designed for the day.
The photo below shows how Heather interpreted her design and we'd really appreciate having a photo of your finished rug to include in a gallery we'll create later to see how brought your own colour scheme and techniques to the design.
Please email photos of your rug rave and of your finished Rug Rave rug to rave@rug-aid.org
You can also see our video on YouTube
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| Group |
Location |
Yorkshire Rug Makers
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National Mining Museum, Wakefield |
Lostwithiel Rug Makers (photos in gallery 8)
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Lostwithiel, Cornwall |
Clayport Matters (photos in gallery 9) |
Newton Hall Community Centre, Durham |
The Happy Hookers of Penzance
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Cornwall |
The Lune Valley Rug Makers
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Cumbria |
Narrawilly Ruggers (photos in gallery 8)
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Australia |
Tyne Dale Ruggers
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Northumberland |
Lucker Rug Group
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Northumberland |
Happy Hookers
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Earsdon |
Woodhorne Matters
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Morpeth |
Alice's Friends (link to blog about the day)
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Lexington, Ohio |
Nieberding Fiber Arts Studio
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Loveland, Cincinatti |
Richmond Station (Friday)
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Richmond, North Yorkshire |
Rag Art Studios
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Dunoon |
Rag Art Studios (Sunday)
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Glasgow |
Rag Time (Thursday 26th)
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Dennington Village Hall, Suffolk |
Orange Coast Classics ATHA Guild (Holiday Party) (photos in gallery 9)
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Southern California |
Samuel King's School (rugging lunch club, Friday, and Saturday!) (photos in gallery 8)
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Alston, Cumbria |
Fox Cottage
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Centerville, Ohio |
Ladies of the Wool & Friends
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Westerville Library, Ohio |
Chapel Rug Art (on the water!)
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Ullswater, Cumbria |
Miriam and Jacqui (of Narawilly Ruggers fame, Friday)
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St Victor la Coste, Southern France |
| Treasure Valley Rug Hookers |
Community library, Boise, Idaho |
| Gone Hooking traditional rug hooking group |
Burnaby Heritage Village, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada |
| Quoddy Loopers (link to blog report of day) |
Kingsbrae Garden, St Andrews, NB, Canada |
| Barbara Bonds |
Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| Hands Across Time Rug Studio |
Wallace River Baptist Church, Pugwash Junction, NS |
| Airedale Ruggers |
Oakworth Methodist Church, West Yorkshire |
| Flying Dog Hookery |
Petaluma, California |
| Barbara Spencer |
Tollond, Somerset |
| The Rug Aid workshop (photos in gallery 9) |
Serrekunde, The Gambia |
