Canadian Mats and Canadian Carousels

Emma, hooked by Marian Pitkethly, Sudbury, Ontario, 2008.

North Bay, Ontario, is at the junction of Highways 11 and 17, three and a half hours north of Toronto and four hours northwest of Ottawa. It is the location of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild’s 46th Annual Convention being held May 25–27, 2012. Hosted by the North Bay Rags to Riches and held on the Nipissing University campus, the theme of the Annual Convention is “All Abuzz About Bugs.” For more information about the convention, visit the OHCG website at www.ohcg.org.

But there will be more than hooking in North Bay. There are the two carousels.

There is something magical about a carousel. Each ride is a trip back to another era, to a mystical time when everything your heart desires is within your grasp. All you have to do is dream.

To view the whole collection of these wonderful rugs, click carousel now!  And, to read more about each carousel rug, please see the January/February 2012 issue of Rug Hooking magazine.  To purchase a copy of this issue, please click here or to subscribe to Rug Hooking, click subscribe.