New York State Sheep and Wool Festival

My favorite show of the year has rolled around again: Rhinebeck, formally known as the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival.  I'll be heading up the Hudson on Friday, enjoying the autumn colors along the bluffs.  Here's the scoop:  The Festival is held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Saturday, October 19, 2013, 9 AM to 5 Pm, and Sunday, October 20, 2013, 10 AM to 5 PM.  For more information, go to the website: New York Sheep and Wool Festival.

Barb and I will be in Building A, Booth 28, just like last year.  Come and visit and see my just finished rug, The White Whale Tavern.  I hooked this rug to look like an old trade sign, using 1 inch strips of fabric ripped by hand.  The texture is amazing.  I dyed up a new background color for this piece, which I call Blue Whale, and I'll have a few pieces available for purchase at the Festival.

Join Us!

My guild, the Peconic Ruggers, is sponsoring its first-ever two-day rug hooking class at the end of this month!  The class, taught by Tina Ackerman of g. woolikers, will feature an exclusive pattern drawn by Bonnie Smith of The Wool Street Journal available nowhere else.  The pattern is called A Whale of a Tale and Tina will emphasize color planning and hooking sky and water.  Here's a drawing of the pattern, which measures 28 x 36 inches:

A Whale of a Tale ©2011 Bonnie Smith/The Wool Street Journal

please respect the artist and do not copy her work!

Here are the particulars:

A Whale of Tale

Friday, July 29, 2011 and Saturday, July 30, 2011

9:30 am to 3:30 pm both days

Cutchogue Presbyterian Church

Main Road, Cutchogue, New York

Class fee (paid to guild): $80

~includes snacks, beverages, lunch and a great goody bag~

Pattern fee (paid to teacher): $46

Potluck for class members Friday evening

wool for sale, too!

For more information: peconicruggers@yahoo.com

The North Fork of Long Island is a fabulous place to visit, especially in the summer.  We have vineyards and farms galore, beautiful beaches, great shopping and restaurants, and lots of rug hookers!  You can get here by train from Manhattan or by ferry from Connecticut.  There are inns, bed and breakfasts, and hotels tucked in lots of out of the way places here, too.  There are a few spots left, and you won't find a class at this cost anywhere else, so sign up now!