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The Ontario Hooking Craft Guild has 93 branches operating within 12 geographical areas of Ontario. Many branches welcome visiting guests. Please see details and contact information below. While branch is unique, one thing remains the same, the love for rug hooking and the desire to share this craft and learn about its heritage.

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Area 1 - Brockville, Deep River, Beaconsfield, Pembrooke, Rideau Valley, Merrickville

Area Rep: Rhonda Kellett
email: kholdog@ripnet.com

Beaconsfield Rug Hooking Branch
Location of Meeting: Centennial Hall, 288 Beaconsfield Blvd., Beaconsfield, Quebec. Date and Time of Meetings: Mondays from September to May; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Information: contact@beaconsfieldrughooking.com or Denise at 514-695-7177

Brockville Thousand Islanders
Location of Meetings: Mallorytown Community/Library Centre
When: Last Saturday of each month, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., September - May. Contact: ormstan@hotmail.com or Kim at 613 923-5956.

Deep River Hookers
Location of Meetings: Various (private homes)
When: Every 2nd Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., September - June. Contact: colleen.payer@sympatico.ca or Colleen at 613 584-3914.

Ottawa Olde Forge Rug Hooking Branch
Meetings: 19 Leeming Drive, Ottawa. September to June on 1st Saturday 9:30 to 3:30 and 2nd and 4th Thursdays 11:30 to 3:30. Contact:Pam Langdon or visit our website http://www.ottawarughooking.com/

On Track II, Pte. Clair, Quebec
Location of Meetings: varies (private homes)
When: Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., September - June
Contact: Jeanne Osler or Jeanne at 514 630-1693

Prescott Hoops and Hooks Branch
Location of Meeting: Walker House, 623 King St. W., Prescott, Ontario
Date: 2nd and last Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There are no meetings in July and August.
Contact Information: Laura Boszormeny 613-342-0088

Rideau Valley Boots & Baskets
Location of Meetings: Burritts Rapids Community Hall
When: 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., September - May. Contact: mamyot1@hotmail.com or Marie at 613 267-1715


Area 2
Campbellford/Seymour, Colborne/Brighton, Harrowsmith, Belleville, Cobourg/Port Hope, Kingston, Picton/Wellington

Area Rep: Karen Kaiser
email: hooking.kaiser@gmail.com

Campbellford/Seymour
Contact: Jill Purcell 705-632-1032

Frontenac Rug Hookers
Contact: Bev Worthington 613-377-6701

Heritage Hands
Contact: Thelma Ouellette 905-355-3775

Northumberland Rug Hookers
Contact: Dianne Algera 905-753-1049

Quinte Isle Hooking Craft Quinte Isle Hooking Craft
Contact: Diane Torney diane.torney@xplornet.ca

Limestone Loopers (Kingston area)
Meetings – Thursday, noon to 4 pm.
Contact Linda Hetherington 613-353-6106

Moira Mat Makers
Please join us if you are in the area!
Location of Meeting: Recreation Centre on Pinnacle Street, Belleville and at Loyalist College the last Saturday of each month. Contact: Christine Walker Bird 613-968-5753

Area 3
Ajax, Haliburton, Kawartha, Lindsay, Oshawa, Peterborough, Port Perry

Area Rep: Grace Tanfara
email: grace.tanfara@sympatico.ca

Ajax Rug Hookers Branch
Location of Meeting: Ajax Senior's Friendship Centre, 46 Exeter Rd., Ajax, Ontario
Date and Time of Meetings: Meetings are the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.; social hooking takes place the remaining Mondays of the month at 7 p.m.
Contact Information: Jayne Nevins 905-686-9315

Beaver River Woolcrafters
We meet on Tuesdays, which afford us the opportunity to take advantage of the 'toonie' Tuesday at the local pizzeria for lunch. It's a day everyone enjoys.
Location: Gillespie Gardens, Nine Mile Road, Beaverton
Date: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact Charlotte Empringham 705-426-4088

Haliburton Highlands Branch
Location: Minden Legion, Highway 35, Minden
Date: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every other Monday throughout the year. Everyone is welcome!
Contact: Linda Dodds 705-447-1169

Kawartha Rug Hooking Guild
Contact: Heather Grant 705-652-7102

Lindsay & District Rug Hookers
Contact: Marilyn Edwards 705-374-4376

Oshawa Burlap Loopers
Contact: Ghislaine Parent 905-697-9663

Peterborough Primitves
Contact: Sandy Campbell  705-745-4336

Port Perry Rug Hookers Branch
Location: Upstairs in the meeting room at VOS Independent Grocery, Port Perry
Date: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month.
Contact: Sandra Ogden-Denby 905-986-1499

 

Area 4
Toronto and Greater Toronto Area, York County, Agincourt, Newmarket, Port Union

Area Rep: Grace Tanfara
email: grace.tanfara@sympatico.ca

Agincourt Branch
Location: Christian Education Building of Knox United Church, 2575 Midland Avenue in Toronto (on Midland Avenue, go one block north of Sheppard Avenue, turn east on Rural Road and down driveway to part at the back of the church)
Date: 9:30 a.m. until noon. 2nd Wednesday of each month (excluding July and August)
Contact: Janice Bailey 416-298-3753

Toronto Branch
Location: Don Mills United Church at the corner of Page and O'Connor
Date: 4th Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Claire Villafana 416-463-3542
Email Contact: Vivien Thompson, maveen@rogers.com

Upper Toronto Branch
Contact Lynne Lee 416-488-4520

 

Area 5

No information available

Area 6
Georgetown, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Oakville

Area Rep: Mary Abercrombie
email: mary51@sympatico.ca

Heritage Rugcrafters of Etobicoke Branch
Location: Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Toronto (Etobicoke) M9C 1V7
Date: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 9 a.m to 4 p.m. and 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- splendid light-filled studio;
- basic rug hooking supplies maintained;
- extensive library of rughooking books,
- magazines and catalogues;
- cutters for members' use;
- great camaraderie! 
Contact: Shirley Kirby 416-626-3618 or 416-622-5294
Email contact – Ann O’Shea

Georgetown Rug Hooking Branch

Our branch has a large membership and offers many workshops.
Location: Norval Presbyterian Church, 499 Guelph Street, Norval
Date: Second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. and every Wednesday (hooking) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact: Mary Abercrombie 519-658-4293

Oakville Hooking Guild
Contact: Sylvia Lewis 905-827-7401

Mississauga Rug Hookes
Contact: Leonora Breault 905-823-3204

 

Area 7
Burlington, St. Catherines, Cayuga, Paris, Stoney Creek

Area Rep: Marilyn Waller
email: mwaller2@cogeco.ca

Burlington Hooking Craft Guild
Location: Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington
Date: 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Every Thursday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:30 p.m. for hooking and fellowship.
Contact Information: Marilyn Waller at 905 635 5455 or mwaller2@cogeco.ca

J .J. Ruggers Branch

L ocation: Paris Public Library, 12 William Street, Paris
Date: 1st Thursday of every month starting at 7:30 p.m., September until May
Contact Information: Cheryl Krug-Wiltse 519-758-5725
cheryl@wiltse.ca

Off the Hook in Haldimand Branch
Location: 27 Munsee St. South, Cayuga
Date: Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Contact Information: Joy Wheatley 905-772-5695 hooknwool@hotmail.com

St. Catharines Branch
Location: Members' take turn hosting hook-ins in their homes
Date: 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Sharon Laine 905-682-8419 sharon.laine@gmail.com

Stoney Creek Hooking Branch
Location: Members' take turn hosting hook-ins in their homes
Date: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month
Contact Information: Evelyn Jones 905-662-7563

 

Label 8
Grand River, Fergus, Elora, Shelburne, Ariss, Guelph, Mt. Forest

Area Rep: Helen Watts
email: helenmronaldfwatts@hotmail.com

Kitchener Waterloo Rug Hooking Branch
Branch incorporates members from Waterloo Region. Saturday Hook-ins are also organized.
Location: Wing 404 RCAFA Rotary Adult Centre, 510 Dutton Drive, Waterloo, ON N2L 4C6
Date:4th Thursday of the Month from 9 a.m. to noon; and
2nd Monday of the Month from 7 pm to 9 pm
September to May.
Contact: Janet Hook 519-742-7419 or
Ingrid Hieronimus 519-578-0826

Ox-wood Hooking Artisans Branch
Our meetings are informal, often a member will speak/demonstrate on a topic of interest or about rug hooking techniques, color shading and coordinating, etc. We also meet most other Wednesday afternoons for a hook-in at the above address.
Location: 65 Brick Pond Lane, Woodstock, Ontario
Date: 2nd Wednesdays on the Month at 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. (September thru June)
Contact Information: Helen M. Watts 519-539-3376

Royal City Ruggers
Contact: Susan Pulleyblank 519-824-2232

Grand River Ruggers
Contact: Diane Barley 519-843-1133

The Arbour
Contact: Mary Ellen Spicer 519-767-9674

Area 9
Sarnia, Strathroy, St. Thomas, Chatham, Windsor, Huron County, London

Area Rep: Katherine Walmsley
email: katherinewalmsley@rogers.com

Heritage Ruggers
Contact: Faye Squire 519-727-5058

Forest City
Contact: Lydia Reinhard 519-686-5637

ME Critchlow Branch
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church London
Date: 1rst and 3rd Monday nights of the month. September - June. Visitors and new members welcome!
Contact: Connie Wyllie Naftel 519-858-2823

Memories in Wool
Contact: Ruth McLean 519-858-2823

Sarnia Lambton Traditional Hook Crafters Branch
Location: various locations in Sarnia
Date: 4 times a year (no set dates)
Contact Information: Patricia Truesdale pattitruesdale@hotmail.com

Simply Hooked: a Branch of the Guild of Traditional and Contemporary Rug Hooking Artists
Date: 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Hutton House, Wonderland Road, London.
Visitors and new rug hookers are welcome.
Contact: Rose Dewulf 519-542-3970

Y2K Rug Bugs
Location: Clinton Public School Library
Date: Last Thursday of the month March thru December.
Contact: Nancy Klomps 519-565-2494

Area 10
Grey and Bruce Counties, Markdale, Flesherton, Owen Sound, Wiarton, Shallow Lake, Allenford, Annan, Massie, Paisley, Kincardine, Port Elgin, Southampton, Tara and Walkerton

Area Rep: Gwen Morris
email: krmorris@eastlink.ca

Georgian Bay Branch
Location: Summit Place, 850 4th Street East, Owen Sound
Date: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the Month from September to May; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Contact: Rachael Miller 519-794-3652

Grey Highlands Branch
Weekly hook-ins are held at Walter Harris Memorial Library, 75 Walker Street, Markdale each Friday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Guests are always welcome at the regular evening meeting or the hook-ins.
Location: Cooke's Presbyterian Church, 14 George Street, Markdale, Ontario
Date: Third Monday of each month (except July and August) at 7:30 p.m.
Contact Information: Marilynn Davies amdavies@bmts.com

Newmarket Rug Hookers
Contact: Sue Vernuccio 925-398-8116

Saugeen Rug Hookers Branch
Location: St. Johns Anglican Church, Mill Street, Port Elgin
Date: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m.
Contact Information: Joan Rigby 519-797-3262 or jrigby@bmts.com

 

Area 11
Orillia, Barrie, Penetang, Gravenhurst

Area Rep: Lorna Atkins
email:lornamonty@rogers.com

By the Bay
Contact: Eileen Powers 705-527-0067

Gravenhurst Rug Hookers
Contact: Donna Irwin 705-687-0924

Huronia Branch
Contact: Valerie Fraser 705-435-3932

Orillia Sunshine Hooking Group
Contact: Fail LaBerge 705-326-9415

Area 12
North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Powassan, Kirkland Lake, Thunder Bay, Fort Frances

Area Rep: Donna Grudnik
email: rughooker.donna@gmail.com

North Bay Rags to Riches
Contact: Wanda Wallace 705-472-1376

Powassan Padulas Powassan Padulas:
Contact: Helen Trussler 705-724-6331

Sault Ste. Marie Shady Ladies
Contact: Elizabeth Currie 705-759-6909

Stratton Sunset Country Hookers
Contact: Pat Ogden 807-482-2255

Sleeping Giant Rug Hookers Branch
Everyone is welcome. Bring your projects and hook with us. Needlepunching is popular with some members too.
Location: Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre, 700 River Street, Thunder Bay
Date: 2nd and 4th Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. December to March. April to November every Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m.
Contact Information: Marie Kelly at 807-345-5874

Sudbury Rugs on the Rocks
Our group meets in a casual manner. We help each other in any way we can but we do not have an instructor. New members and guests are always welcome.
Location: 140 Durham Street (Parkside Centre) Sudbury
Date: Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
Contact Information: Nancy Barber 705-692-3433

 

Area 13 Teachers Branch

OHCG Teacher's Advisor is Marie Miller. Contact shadesofmarie@rogers.com

See the Teacher's Page for information on individual teachers.