West Virginia - Southern McGown Teacher Training, Day 4

 Thursday, Day 4, is the last day of hooking. On Friday we  pay our bills, get our Workshop reports (the write ups from every course offered during the week) and there is usually an educational presentation. This time it was a presentation on a hooked footstool and another on how to teach on Zoom. Then Jennifer and I got on the road for our return drive. 

Back to Thursday

I took this pattern that was designed to be a bench pad.

It was taught by Jessica Ford

and from her array of wool

I chose to hook the central motif as a Purple Coneflower. It was to be done in a wide cut and this is in a #7. I usually use my bent fine cut hook for every cut but this linen was quite a tight weave and I was struggling. Luckily Jennifer had a wide shank hook that opened the holes nicely, that I was able to use.

 More Fairy Tale Rugs:

Whirlwind the Whistler Carries Away Golden Tress, 1916. Illustrator Frank Cheyne Pape. Hooked by Pam Finnegan.

The Tortoise and the Hare, 1912. Illustrator Arthur Rackham. Hooked by Susan Nash

Rapunzel, 1914. Illustrator Florence Harrison. Hooked by Judy Carter.

 

Marienkind, 1904, Illustrators Heinrich Lefler and Joseph Urban. Hooked by Susan Clarke.

 

Princess Minon Minette rides out to meet Prince Souci, 1913. Illustrator Kay Neilson. Hooked by Karen Cormier.

Rick was visiting Paris (via high spreed train from Brussels) and sent tons of photos of his day there. I told him that Heather and Don were also there and he claimed to have seen them biking past.

Most of these need no identifying caption. He said the lineup to get tickets was too long so he didn't even walk up it.

Military Museum. I have never visited this but Jason said it was very good.

Makes me sad to be reminded of that terrible fire but it will be interesting to see after the rebuild.

Rick said the Egyptian Obelisk was his favorite sight in Paris

but he was also taken by this medieval door.

On ~the other side of the world, Mike, Aimee and the kids are celebrating River's first birthday with Aimee's relatives in Vancouver.

Sunset at the pier where Avery saw "sea monsters". Turned out they were Harbour Seals.

All ready for the party.