The Fellowship Hall entry door will be unlocked at 9:30 am, not before.
The Tin Pedlar meeting starts at 10 am. If you arrive after 10 am and the door is locked ring the doorbell at the entry and a member will come let you in.
The meeting space will remain available for hooking and conversation following completion of the program until 1 pm.
2025/26 Programs
Sept. 13, 2025
Business meeting / 2025/26 Dues collected / Collection of registered rugs for Cumberland Fair /
Oct. 11, 2025
AUCTION / Cumberland Fair rug pickup
Spread the word, invite friends, pack up your excess wool, patterns you once loved but now do not and other fiber related goodies. To note: *This is a you bring it back home if it doesn’t sell in the auction. Tin Pedlar leaders will not be storing or taking unwanted items to get rid of them.
Oct 11th Auction schedule:
- bring donated items for drop-off between 9:30 to 9:45
- settle in, hook and socialize before the preview starts about 10:20
- Auction will start about 10:45 and go until all items have been offered up for sale.
Payment in the form of cash or check is expected at the end of the auction.
Nov. 8, 2025
Business meeting / Bring working project to share and inspire / Put together beginner kits for upcoming class
Dec. 13, 2025
Social gathering
Jan. 10, 2026
Zoom – presented by Hayley Perry of Loop By Loop Studio
Feb. 14, 2026
Business meeting / presenter
March 14, 2026
Presenter Lauri Troutman on Wool Applique
April 11, 2026
NO MEETING – Region 1 Hook In happening in Bedford, MA
May 9, 2026
Business meeting / New Officer election / Presenter Janet Conner
June 13, 2026
Fieldtrip???
2024/25 Programs
Sept. 14, 2024: Business meeting
September finds us gathering together after a summer off. This meeting will be a Business meeting to include a vote on By-Law changes, collection of items for Cumberland Fair Exhibit, begin working on our Raffle Rug, and the introduction of our Silent Auction of Daisy Higgins’ items. We will also have our first monthly stash box. This box will be a mix of fabrics that members can look through and if they find that perfect fabric they can purchase for a donation to TP. We will also have name tags available when your dues are paid.
Oct. 12, 2024: Business meeting / Inspiration Share
October will be another short Business meeting and the return of your Cumberland Fair items. Bring a holiday (anything from Halloween through New Year’s) celebration piece to share and inspire others. A good meeting to work on your current project. Last chance at the Silent Auction items.
*New Monthly Stash Box
Nov. 9, 2024: Jyl Robbins – Rug Hooking Instructor, Hooked Rug Restoration
Jyl Robbins is a McGown trained instructor and completed her certification at the Northern Teachers Workshop in 2007. She began hooking at the age of eight thanks to her mother, Joan Blauvelt, who also was a rug hooking instructor in Southeastern Michigan and a founding member of our Tin Pedlar Chapter!
Jyl began teaching in the Southern Indiana – Louisville Kentucky area and was a founding member of the Buffalo Trace Rug Hooking Guild of ATHA. She co-owned Cat House Rugs with Mary Silva in New Albany, Indiana for 7 years. During that time Jyl taught classes in her shop two nights per week with workshops on various weekends. Jyl continues to teach at workshops and out of her home. Fine hooking and shading are a favorite of Jyl’s and she reintroduced the technique of hooking a true plaid pattern several years ago. (above “Naomi’s Hudson Star” was selected for Celebrations 2023)
*New Monthly Stash Box. The raffle rug will be available to work on.
Dec. 14, 2024: Social function – Holiday Extravaganza!
More details as we get closer!
*New Monthly Stash Box. The raffle rug will be available to work on.
Jan. 11, 2025: zoom – remote only – Victoria Rudolph – Victoria currently lives in Colorado. She lectures and demonstrates throughout the country and abroad.
Victoria uses the traditional medium of rug hooking to create contemporary art. Each piece tells its own unique story. Her patterns are designed by things that have inspired her or are something requested specifically by a client commission. Color, shape, texture, light and dark are elements that go into each design.
Victoria has a BA from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and an MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. She is a certified fiber hooking teacher through the Pearl K. McGown program and a member of ATHA. She has published in Rug Hooking Magazine.
Feb. 8, 2025: Business meeting / Lisa Chaloner will present on color planning after our business meeting.
*New Monthly Stash Box. The raffle rug will be available to work on.
March 8, 2025: Business meeting with “Wool Sale”
Our Spring business meeting will include the opportunity to begin designing and hooking a “BEE” to add to the 2025 Cumberland Fair Exhibit. Or bring your project piece for this year’s fair theme of “Be a Farmer”. The TP Cumberland Fair challenge this year is to hook a piece around the fair theme. There is a $50 prize for 1st place in the 2025 Cumberland Fair Challenge.
We will also be holding a “Stuff a Bag for $5 Wool Sale” to liquidate the donated wool that has accumulated over the years. Bags will be provided. Cash, check or venmo will be accepted.
The raffle rug will be available to work on.
April 12, 2025: Dena David, Ribbon Candy Hooking / https://www.ribboncandyhooking.com/
“Deana David started rug hooking to stay connected with home when she was living abroad. Fast forward to now, she is busy managing Ribbon Candy Rug Hooking, an active Facebook group, designing rug making patterns and kits and more! Through her efforts, she honors the rich heritage of this age-old craft, captivating a new generation of artisans with the timeless art of rug making with a modern twist.” She is also the creator of Magpie Times, a new and unique publication for fiber artists.
The raffle rug will be available to work on.
May 10,2025: Business meeting / Fabric Dyeing field trip to NH
We are heading to NH to our President’s home for where we can get messy and learn about different dyeing techniques. We will have a short Business meeting to wrap up the year.
June 14, 2025: Repeat field trip to Peaks Island
Those that attended last year’s field trip to Peaks Island had such a good time that we are doing it again. Specific of times will be available as we get closer to trip date.
Suggestions are always welcomed for future programs/workshops. Please let us know your ideas!
2023/24
September 9th – Welcome back! Business meeting, Cumberland Fair exhibition items collected, share projects, hooking and socializing time.
October 14th – Robin Whitford from Ottawa Canada will be with us. The workshop will be: Designing Rugs Even if You Can’t Draw “Do you wish you could design your own rugs but can’t draw a stick figure? Or maybe you don’t feel creative enough? Or maybe you just don’t know where to start? In this fun presentation, several different approaches to the design process will be explored and I will share all the tips and tricks I use. Bring some drawing paper and a good pencil with an eraser. You can also bring an enlarged image of a photo that you’d like to hook.”
November 11 – We are the primary sponsor to bring the Pearl K. McGown Rug Hook Crafters Guild The Golden Age of Illustrated Fairy Tales Rug Exhibit to our area. The exhibit will be on the UNH campus, Holloway Commons, 75 Main St, Durham, NH. Admission fee is $15. Several vendors will be there.
December 9th – Our Holiday party is back! Bring a potluck dish and the recipe! A time of fun and celebration.
January 13 – Julie Mattison of Searsport Rug Hooking will join us via zoom. The details of which pendant project we’ll do are not finalized yet, but it’s sure to be fun and something different.
February 10th – Rachel Johns will present on the topic of finishing your rugs.
March 9th – Cyndy Duade from NH will come and present on Wide Cut Crewel and Shading. Yes, it’s possible to achieve a beautifully shaded design with wide cuts!
April 13th – Contain your snippets! We’ll make you a neat neighbor when you are hooking at an event or our meetings so you can contain your clips from your ends! A few different options for making a snippets containers will be shared.
May 11th – Plan ahead for the Fall 2024 Cumberland Fair. We always have a ‘challenge’ that we want as many members as possible to participate in. We’ll work on that project =stay tuned for more information/details.
June 8th – A magical mystery tour! Details are in the works for a fun adventure to Peaks Island for a day of socializing and hooking to finish off our 23/24 programs!
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