Meeting Information

Anyone interested in learning about Traditional Rug hooking or looking to connect with other Rug Hookers, we welcome you to join the Tin Pedlar of Maine Association of Traditional Hooking Artists on the Second Saturday of our meeting months. Our program year starts with our Sept meeting and ends with our June meeting. At this time we are not meeting in person during Dec. and Jan.

We meet at the Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Rd, Scarborough, ME

Directions: Take Exit 42 off Maine Turnpike.
Turn right onto Payne Road at the lights after the tolls.
When meeting up with Rt 1 go south and get immediately into left lane.
Turn left onto Rt 9 – Pine Point Rd. Follow 2.1 miles.
The church is on the left – its a brick church building. The parking lot is just to the right side of the church.

The lower level of the church is also handicapped accessible through use of a chair lift.

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Following the church safety guidelines the Fellowship Hall entry door will be unlocked at 9:30 am, not before. The entry will remain unlocked until the Tin Pedlar meeting starts at 10 am. If you arrive after 10 am you will need to ring the doorbell at the entry and a member will come let you in.

Programs will start at 10:30 am. Presentations generally run for an hour.

The meeting space will remain available for hooking and conversation following the program until 1 pm.

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2023

September 9th – Welcome back! Business meeting, Cumberland Fair exhibition items collected, share projects, hooking and socializing time.

October 14th – Robin Whitford from Ottawa Canada will be with us. The workshop will be: Designing Rugs Even if You Can’t Draw  “Do you wish you could design your own rugs but can’t draw a stick figure?  Or maybe you don’t feel creative enough? Or maybe you just don’t know where to start? In this fun presentation, several different approaches to the design process will be explored and I will share all the tips and tricks I use.  Bring some drawing paper and a good pencil with an eraser. You can also bring an enlarged image of a photo that you’d like to hook.”

November 11 – We are the primary sponsor to bring the Pearl K. McGown Rug Hook Crafters Guild The Golden Age of Illustrated Fairy Tales Rug Exhibit to our area. The exhibit will be on the UNH campus, Holloway Commons, 75 Main St, Durham, NH. Admission fee is $15.         Several vendors will be there. 

December 9th – Our Holiday party is back! Bring a potluck dish and the recipe! A time of fun and celebration.

2024

January 13 – Julie Mattison of Searsport Rug Hooking will join us via zoom. The details of which pendant project we’ll do are not finalized yet, but it’s sure to be fun and something different.

February 10th – Rachel Johns will present on the topic of finishing your rugs. 

March 9th – Cyndy Duade from NH will come and present on Wide Cut Crewel and Shading. Yes, it’s possible to achieve a beautifully shaded design with wide cuts!

April 13th – Contain your snippets! We’ll make you a neat neighbor when you are hooking at an event or our meetings so you can contain your clips from your ends! A few different options for making a snippets containers will be shared. 

May 11th – Plan ahead for the Fall 2024 Cumberland Fair. We always have a ‘challenge’ that we want as many members as possible to participate in. We’ll work on that project =stay tuned for more information/details.

June 8th – A magical mystery tour! Details are in the works for a fun adventure to Peaks Island for a day of socializing and hooking to finish off our 23/24 programs!

Suggestions are always welcomed for future programs/workshops. Please let us know your ideas!

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Dues remain $20 of paid by Oct. for renewing members. $20 at any time for new members. Remember you also need to be a member of ATHA.