What is Rug Hooking?
Rug Hooking is an ancient Textile art. Cut strips of a woven woolen material are looped into the open weave of a burlap base. Rugs and wall-hangings of lasting beauty can be created in this manner and the techniques are equally applicable to traditional and contemporary design.

What we are.
The guild is an association whose aims are:

• To promote and develop the craft of Traditional Hooked Rug making.
• To encourage excellence of Craftsmanship.
• To foster an awareness of beauty in colour and design.
• To provide opportunities for the exchange of ideas and the information among Members of the Guild.

Facilities
Spacious well-lit studio, equipped with

• Kitchen
• Dying Facilities
• Cutters,Materials etc.

Meetings:
The Guild meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm.
We also meet every Thursday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, and Tuesday evening from
7:00pm to 9:30pm for hooking and fellowship.
Membership in the Burlington Guild is open to everyone interested in Traditional Rug Hooking.
Membership in the Ontario Guild is open to all interested in the craft of traditional rug hooking.
Only members can show their completed work at the Annual Display, held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, where the attendance is limited to members only. The Annual Display is open to the public for a small fee on the second day of the meeting.

Hooking Craft Guild Membership Fee:
Individual..............$15.00 per year
Senior (65+) .........$12.00 per year

Burlington Hooking Craft Guild
c/o Burlington Art Centre
1333 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, Ontario
Canada L7S 1A9
Tel. (905) 632-7796
Fax (905) 632-0278