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Interest
in traditional rug hooking by several women in the Wallace area
culminated in the forming of the Remsheg Rug Hookers Group in 1994.
From that time and many new members later, the Remsheg Rug Hookers have
gathered once a week at the Wallace Area Museum to share their passion
for the craft as they hook individual pieces or participate in a group
based project to be donated to various organizations for fund raising
efforts.
Each
August a Hook-In is held outdoors on the beautiful grounds of the
museum and rug-hookers from all across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island are invited to attend. The Remsheg Rug Hookers
gather every Thursday at the Wallace Area Museum from 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. and always welcome new faces whether they be visiting
rug-hookers from other areas or those wishing to learn the craft.
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more information Click
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In 1995
the members undertook the making of a cookbook to raise money for the
Wallace Area Museum. The membership consisted of: Effie Delay - Pres.,
Ann Ross - Secretary Treasurer, Sarah Ladd - Secretary, Elizabeth
Barbour, Catherine Bennett, Betty Brown, Effie Brown, Joyce Cove, Joan
Fuller, Joyce Gillard, Penny Lighthall, Ida Young, Bernadette Cooper,
Nancy Kmera, Dorothy McIver, Bernice Beattie, Janine Rohac, and Marilyn
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(Left)
Sarah
Ladd and Effie Delay discussing the mat that was hooked by the members
and donated to the Wallace museum. (Right) In 1995 Sarah Ladd designed
and hooked a rug called "All Creatures Great and Small". The $800 from
the sale of this rug was donated to the L. A. Animal Shelter.
(Left) In
1999 Barbara Clark designed a rug which was hooked by the Remsheg Rug
Hookers to raise money for the L. A. Animal Shelter. (Right) In 2000
Barbara Clark and Sarah Ladd designed a rug which was hooked by the
members to raise money for the Malagash Heritage Association for the
Salt Mine Museum.
(Left) In
2002 Barb Clark and Elizabeth Barbour holding canvas to be hooked as a
joint project to raise money for the Wallace Area Museum. (Right) Sarah
Ladd hooked the lighthouse, Phyllis O'Connell the seagull, Barbara
Clark the fishing schooner, Betty Byers the Blue Heron, Ida Young the
Lupins and Donna Johnson the Canada goose. A cheque of over $1,000 was
presented to the Wallace Area Museum at the annual Remsheg Rug Hook-In
which was held in the museum garden.
(Left) In
2004 Sarah Ladd suggested a possible design for another rug project to
raise money for the Cyrus Eaton Elementary School playground equipment.
Barbara Clark designed the rug which was then hooked by the Remsheg Rug
Hookers. (Right) Also in 2004 Barbara Clark designed a rug pattern of
the creamery in Tatamagouche. This rug is presently being hooked by the
Remsheg members in order to raise funds for the planned Tatamagouche
Creamery renovations.
The 10th
anniversary celebration of the Remsheg Rug Hookers was held in the
garden of the Wallace Area Museum in 2004. The following founding
members were honored: From left to right (front row) Joan Fuller, Betty
Brown, Bernadette Cooper and Ida Young. (Back row) Joyce Cove, Ann
Ross, Penny Lighthall, Sarah Ladd and Janine Rohac.
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more information Click
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Article written by Marilyn
Williams and Zella Perry with additional pictures supplied by Barbara
Clark and Sarah Ladd.
© Zella Perry, May 2005
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