Branch Information
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 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
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
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
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
No information available
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
OHCG Teacher's Advisor is Marie Miller. Contact shadesofmarie@rogers.com
See the Teacher's Page for information on individual teachers.
