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Lillian Burke, standing left, with short bob haircut, shown with 648 sq. ft. hooked Savonnerie rug, reputed to be the largest ever created. Lillian Burke (October 4, 1879 – April 13, 1952) was an American artist, teacher, musician and occupational therapist chiefly known for developing a hooked-rug cottage industry in the village of Chéticamp, Cape Breton.
Elizabeth Lefort was born in 1914 in Point Cross, Nova Scotia. [2] In 1926 at the age of 12 she left school to begin her career and bring in needed income for her family. [3] Lefort learned the craft of rug hooking from her mother. [2] This craft has strong roots in Cape Breton. [4]
In 2016 there are 825 rugs on display, including a special exhibition to honor Pearl McGown. The 2023 Rug Hooking week at the Sauder Village is expecting to have around 700 fiber art pieces. In the 1980s, Canadian artist Nancy Edell, discovered rug-hooking after moving to Nova Scotia, located on Canada's east coast. She introduced traditional ...
Chéticamp (locally; English: / ˈ ʃ ɛ t ɪ k æ m p / [1]) is an unincorporated town on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a local service centre. A majority of the population are Acadians.
Pearl McGown learned rug-hooking as a child. [1] Hooked rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or thin strips of fabric through a base material with an open weave, typically burlap or linen. [2] [3] [4] In North America, rug-hooking has been a widespread handicraft since the early 19th century, possibly brought over by English textile workers. [5]
Traditional rug hooking is a craft in which rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, rug warp or monks cloth. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a latch hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage.