2008 Rug Camps and Retreats
are Scheduled!

April 5, 2008
6th Annual Virginia Rugfest  
Mechanicsville, VA (outside of Richmond)
Hook in, Rug show, Vendors.
Speaker: Ginny Stimmel, editor, Rug Hooking Magazine, 
Beginning Rug hooking class,  Door prizes, and a hooked rug will be raffled! 
Contact:  Mary Henck, hookrug@comcast.net, 804-740-6511 or visit our website at http://www.geocities.com/varugfest/

April 6-11, 2008
Friends By The Sea Rug Camp  
Rockaway Beach, OR
Contact: Arlene Strutz, Director   503-355-2560

May 8-10, 2008
Hookity-do-dah Hook-In
Participate one, two or all three days
Contact: Janet Powers  jaypow218@aol.com

June 6-15, 2008
27th Annual Green Mountain Rug School
Randolph Center, VT.
Offering 23 traditional and contemporary rug
hooking classes during one five-day and
two weekend sessions.
For a free brochure contact
Stephanie Ashworth-Krauss,
802-223-1333
vtpansy@greenmountainhookedrugs.com or visit www.GreenMountainHookedRugs.com/rugschool-08.htm

August 3-8, 2008 (Get Rug Camp Info.pdf (1.5MB)
Rug Hooking Knows No Borders
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Contact Rug Art and Supply, 503-648-3979, or
shelley-barbara@rugartsupply.com

September 3, 4, & 5, 2008
Jane Olson Rugger’s Workshop 
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Bend, Oregon sponsored by The High Desert Hookers of Bend, Oregon
Contacts:  Grace Miller at 503-362-5177,
Bambi Curtis at 503-389-4669, or
Jean Vogel via email at jeansvogel@hotmail.com

September 8 – 11, 2008
Ann Taylor Four-Day Rugger’s Workshop
Bend, Oregon sponsored by The High Desert Hookers of Bend, Oregon
Contacts:  Grace Miller at 503-362-5177,
Bambi Curtis at 503-389-4669, or
Jean Vogel via email at jeansvogel@hotmail.com

Sept 19 - 21, 2008
Hook by the Sea Retreat/Workshop
Location: Dorchester Hotel
70 Church St., Nanaimo, BC Canada
3 day hook-in Retreat
2 day begginer rug hooking workshop
1 day mini punch needle workshop
Contact: Lynne Smith (250)245-7678
Email: hookbythesea@yahoo.ca

Sept 24-27, 2008
Autumn In The Northwest
Register by Contact:
Kelly Peirce at   Kelly.Peirce@verizon.net

Sept 28 - Oct 3, 2008
Little River Inn Rug Camp, Little River, CA 
Contact: Laura Pierce  707-762-2595
LWPierce@comcast.net

October 24-26, 2008
Fran Reiter Retreat
Gold Bar, WA
Register by Contact:
Michele Wise  (360) 830-4910

October 26-31, 2008
Outer Banks Rug Hooking Retreat
Corolla, North Carolina
hookrug@comcast.net

Send me your Rug Hooking Events with meeting times and information, in plenty of advance notice so everyone can signup to participate. Thanks!

E-mail Shelley-Barbara@rugartsupply.com