Membership
Everyone is welcome to join us as a member - from beginners to experts. Our members include traditional rug hooking while others venture into new horizons with more contemporary art pieces.
We are all members of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild (OHCG). We receive a quarterly newsletter from the Guild, as well as opportunities to attend an annual conference and an annual rug hooking school. OHCG is our connection to rug hooking throughtout the province of Ontario and beyond. Ottawa Olde Forge Rug Hooking Branch has a lending library of rug hooking books and magazines available to members in good standing. Membership also provides members with three gatherings each month from September to June, several special events throughout the year, workshops, free demonstrations, mentorship and camaraderie.
Organized events with other regional branches take place througout the year. These include, but are not limited to, hook-ins, picnics and attendance at the annual Ontario Hooking Craft Guild conference.
- Find your rug hooking niche or learn many of the new rug hooking art
forms.
- Be part of a group that shares and mentors.
- Learn new rug hooking techniques or hone your skills (such as designing, colour planning and dyeing) through experienced teachers within and external to the branch and through rug hooking schools.
- Connect with the rug hooking "world" including suppliers in Ottawa, the United States and beyond.
Membership fee is $55 and is renewable yearly in October and includes your membership to the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild.