Les tapissiers de Saint-Henri / Saint-Henri Rug Hookers

Here are some images of the latch hook selfies created by my grade 6 students this year.    Students started by taking photos of each other. They then uploaded their image to a website called  leftsource.com . You can use this site to create gridded patterns for free. You can use up to 64 colours. I limited the colour choices to 7 but some used fewer. The website even generated a shopping list depending on the company we order our latch hooking supplies from! We chose Mary Maxim since it is Canadian. The rugs measure approximately 9x12 inches. Here is a list they brainstormed about what they learned by working on this. Please let me know if you have any questions! SOME THINGS WE HAVE LEARNED BY WORKING ON A LONG-TERM PROJECT LIKE THIS: ·       To not procrastinate. ·       That listening to music helps with concentration for this kind of project. ·       That practice improves skill. ·       To work on the project regularly otherwise you might for

I am so excited to get started this year! I am working on three rugs with the goal to finish two of them by Christmas. The Executive has met and can't wait to share some of the ideas we have come up with. Hope to see many of you on September 9th. The fees this year remain the same ($20) and I will have my new hat on as Treasurer so I will be ready with the account book! Chris Delaney

The new guild season will be starting in September. Our first meeting will be on the 9th of September from 10h00 to 15h30. Click here to see the full schedule. We had a wonderful exhibition in May. Pictures can be seen on this page: Exposition 2017