Kirby Midsummer Hook In THIS SATURDAY

If you are around the Houston area this weekend, please join us for the second annual Kirby Midsummer Hook In.

The theme this year is Out of Africa: A Rug Hooking Safari.  There will be a rug exhibit and a show featuring the ATHA SEEING RED CHALLENGE RUGS.

Vendors: Cal Creations, Country Gatherings, My Little House Rugs, Red Jack Rugs

June 25th, 9 am to 5 pm at Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road

Registration, $25 includes boxed lunch

To register, contact Lurie McAdow at luriemcadow@aol.com

Kirby Hook In and Seeing Red Challenge

If you are in the area, or around the area, or visiting the area, consider joining us at the Kirby Midsummer Hook In.  The theme this year is Out of Africa: A Rug Hooking Safari.  There will be a rug exhibit and a show featuring the ATHA SEEING RED CHALLENGE RUGS.

Vendors: Cal Creations, Country Gatherings, My Little House Rugs, Red Jack Rugs

June 25th, 9 am to 5 pm at Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road

Registration, $25 includes boxed lunch

To register, contact Lurie McAdow at luriemcadow@aol.com

Happy Halloween KHC gathering

Had fun hooking and eating great potluck on Saturday at the Kirby Hooking Circle!

Kirby in September

It's Back to School and back to Kirby Hooking Circle!

Come join us this Saturday, September 18th from 11AM to 3:30PM

Our summer travelers are returning home and we know you've been busy all summer working on your new rugs. Bring them to share at Show and Tell, along with your current project. We still meet at Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road, between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway. Bring your lunch --- and bring a friend, too!  For more information, contact Lurie McAdow (luriemcadow@aol.com).

PS: I'm thinking of bringing some ATC supplies to work on cards. 

Fifth Saturday Kirby Hooking Circle

Reminder that we have a fifth saturday in July, which means an extra hook in for the KHC! Hope you can make it.

KIRBY HOOKING CIRCLE hosted their first Mid-Summer Hook-In on June 26, with 55 in attendance for a fun day of hooking and shopping. Besides meeting the third Saturday of each month, we have a 5th Saturday Hook-In on July 31, 11:00-3:30, at Bethany Christian Church, Houston, TX. For more information and to be added to the regular email list, contact Lurie McAdow, luriemcadow@aol.com.

A GREAT Hook In

The first annual Midsummer Kirby Hook In was FANTASTIC. What fun we all had. Here are some highlights including pictures of my booth.

Alexander was a BIG help setting up. Here he is showing off the booth after helping to carry in the baskets and put the table covers on the tables. The rug sign worked out great. It was light weight enough that I just propped it up on some baskets. The DYEING TO HOOK aprons were really popular, and the t-shirts (especially the I LOVE HOOKING coral pink). It was really satisfying to me to see all my wool laid out like a color wheel around the U-shaped tables. I haven't checked to see yet what were the most popular colors out of the 70. I don't recall selling any more of one color than the rest. So my gut says that when given the choice people pick the colors that they like, and we all like something a little bit different.

Here is a picture of the hook in itself. The rug show had great rugs, but since I didn't seek permission to post pictures of them (I was too busy!), I am not putting those up. Martha Lowry won the Viewer's Choice for the Celestial Challenge rug (her own cute design of a Texas moon with a steer jumping over it). Kathy Stephens won the Viewer's Choice for her primitive rug of a boat with animals in it (...I apologize for not knowing the name of the rug). CONGRATULATIONS!

A HUGE thanks to Lurie McAdow, the women of the Kirby Hooking Circle and the staff at Bethany Christian Church. You made this 'idea' a REALITY!

Tomorrow is the Midsummer Kirby Hook In

I can't believe it is here, but yes it is! The first Midsummer Kirby Hook In is tomorrow at Bethany Christian Church in Houston. It will be the first show I set up a Red Jack Rugs shop, so I am extra excited. I have twenty baskets of wool and some novelty items and patterns.

KIRBY HOOKING CIRCLE'S MID-SUMMER HOOK-IN is this Saturday, June 26, 9:00-4:00 at Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77098. Vendors include Lacey Jane Primitives, CheapSheep.com, Cal Creations and Antiques, Donna Holt Footstools, and My Little House Rug Hooking Studio, and Red Jack Rugs. If you have not registered, don't worry...WALK-INS ARE WELCOME. If you have not preregistered, you will need to bring a sack lunch or take advantage of a restaurant in the area. The Rug Show is from 1:00-3:00, and everyone is welcome, free of charge for the rug show itself. Contact: Lurie McAdow, luriemcadow@aol.com.

Boxes and boxes of wool

What have I been up to lately? Organizing the palette wool now that I have dyed all 69 colors in 8-gradations each. It was a chore figuring out how to organize and store the wool. Since my numbering system is arbitrary in terms of color, I found that I couldn't organize according to the dye numbers. I also found that changing dye numbers mid-stream is a bad idea. I tried it on a couple of dyes and ended up with jars of liquid dye in my cupboard that got mixed up and mislabeled because of it. I only found out after I dyed up material and lo and behold the wrong color emerged.

So I spent several hours viewing the wool and putting it into baskets that made sense in terms of color. Then I made little plastic signs and attached them to each basket so I know what is supposed to be in each basket.

I'm almost finished with Got Wool?, and will post a picture soon. Also been working on some surprises for the Kirby Midsummer Hook In on June 26th.

Kirby Hooking Circle and the Mid-Summer Hook-In

VENDORS: Lacey Jane Primitives, Cal's Creations and Antiques, CheapSheep, Donna Holt and her fabulous footstools, My Little House Rugs, and Kirby Hookers' Handmade Table

The Kirby Hooking Circle invites you to attend the first annual Mid-Summer’s Hook-In on June 26th, 2010 from 9AM to 4PM at Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77098 (between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway – parking is behind the church).

Registration: $25 which includes a box lunch for those who pre-register.

Join us for a day of hooking, shopping, and making new friends.

Please bring a finished hooked piece for the rug show which will be held from 1 PM to 3 PM.

Our “Celestial Challenge” is to create a 144 square inch rug featuring the Sun and/or Moon, in any shape you wish, as we celebrate the Summer Solstice. The challenge mats will be on display at the hook-in.

We will have several vendors that day for your shopping pleasure. (Please no outside sales!)

Please send the completed registration form below and mail it along with your check no later than June 1st to:

Kirby Hooking Circle c/o Lurie McAdow 11210 Huggins Drive, Houston, TX 77035-6030

For more information contact Lurie McAdow at luriemcadow@aol.com

REGISTRATION FOR MID-SUMMER HOOK-IN

June 26, 2010

Name: ___________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________

Phone: ___________________

Email: __________________________________________________

Registration fee: $25.00

Please make checks payable to “Lurie McAdow”.

Choice of Box Lunch (please circle one):

Sandwiches: Turkey Ham Roast Beef Chicken Salad

OR

Mixed Green Salad + Chicken Mixed Green Salad no meat

Please note any food allergies: __________________________

I agree that the representatives of the Kirby Hooking Circle, Bethany Christian Church, or any vendors attending the Mid-Summer Hook-In shall not be held accountable or liable for any damage, loss, harm, or injury to person or property resulting from my attendance at the Mid-Summer Hook-In.

Signature: ______________________________ Date: ____________

Mail completed, signed form, and $25 registration fee by June 1st to:

Kirby Hooking Circle, c/o Lurie McAdow, 11210 Huggins Drive, Houston, TX 77035-6030

Great time yesterday

We had a great time yesterday at the Kirby Hooking Circle. It was great to visit with everyone in the circle, catching up on all things rug-related happening in and around the area.

A visitor from the Hill country joined us for the first time, since she was in Houston for the day. Other newbies: my husband Wade joined the circle, working on his rendition of Suzanne Vega, my friend Lisa pulled her first loops, and I met Pamela for the first time who is hooking a big rug.

We are moving ahead with plans for the June 26 hook in. In March we will have pre-registration forms available, so watch for those. Please consider entering a hooked sun and/or moon (approximately 144 sq. inches; any shape; it's about 12" by 12" if you are hooking a square) in our Celestial Challenge which will be exhibited that day.

Kirby Hooking Circle NEWS

Saturday, February 20th, the Kirby Hooking Circle meets, 11:00am-3:30pm, Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX. Causal hook in. Bring lunch and a friend.

Handmade table is set up for wool, patterns, and hooking related items for sale or swap. All exchanges are made between individuals, so mark all items clearly if you bring them to the table. I will have available my 8-value hue packs and some other goodies.

In addition, at the March 20th Kirby Hooking Circle, I will be facilitating a class on how to hook faces, using my Saint Nicholas face. If you are interested in attending the class and hooking Saint Nicholas, please get in touch with me ASAP (if you haven't already). This means that I am motivated to get the pattern drawn up with instructions, so I will be posting about that once I make it available here on Red Jack Rugs.

Finally, mark your calendars for the First Annual MIDSUMMER KIRBY HOOK IN, Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX, June 26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bring a rug to display for our rug show, and consider joining the event's Celestial Challenge by hooking a rug or project featuring a sun and/or moon (approximately 144 hooked square inches) any shape, and exhibit it in our special Celestial Challenge Display.

Hooking all day, Celestial Challenge Display and rug show (1-3 pm), lunch and vendors. $25 for the day, which includes lunch for those who pre-register. So pre-registration by June 1st is highly recommended. To register, or for more information contact Lurie McAdow at luriemcadow@aol.com.

Mark your calendars for the First Annual Midsummer Kirby Hook In

In celebration of the summer solstice and inspired by the words of William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream "The object of art is to give life a shape".

The Kirby Hooking Circle will be hosting the First Annual MIDSUMMER KIRBY HOOK IN, Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX, June 26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bring a rug to display for our rug show, and consider joining the event's Celestial Challenge by hooking a rug or project featuring a sun and/or moon (approximately 144 hooked square inches) any shape, and exhibit it in our special Celestial Challenge Display.

Hooking all day, Celestial Challenge Display and rug show (1-3 pm), lunch and vendors. $25 for the day, which includes lunch for those who pre-register. So pre-registration by June 1st is highly recommended. To register, or for more information contact Lurie McAdow at luriemcadow@aol.com.

Something new at Kirby Hooking Circle

Since the handmade table is usually the highlight of hook-ins, we thought it would be fun to set one up at our monthly hook-ins. So we are going to give this a try on Saturday, September 19th, when we meet from 11:30am-3:30pm, Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX. Starting this Saturday, members may put out for sale hooking related items, including supplies, at our hooking circles each month. Items should be marked with the seller's name and price. All transactions will be conducted with the sellers directly.

Our hook-ins are casual. All levels of experience are welcome, including beginners. We will get you started. Bring lunch and your project to work on.

Kirby Hooking Circle meeting tomorrow

Just a reminder that the Kirby Hooking Circle meets tomorrow, Saturday August 14th at 11:30 am-3:30 pm. We meet at Bethany Christian Church on Westheimer, Houston, Texas.

If you are in the area, please stop by even if you don't know how to rug hook yet. We will show you how to get started. Our gathering is an open circle for all levels of rug hookers.

We meet the third Saturday of every month except holidays. If you are in town, come and join us. Relax and hook among friends. Bring a brown bag lunch and a project to hook if you have one.

Kirby Hooking Society meeting on Saturday

Saturday July 18th at 11:30-3:30 am the Kirby Hooking Society will hold its second meeting at Bethany Christian Church on Westheimer, Houston, Texas. It's an open circle for all levels of rug hookers, even beginners who would like to get started. I won't be there this meeting (I will be in the Hill Country), but many others will. Have fun!

Fun in circle

The inaugural hook in for the Kirby Hooking Circle was a blast. Good turn out with lots of conversation and generous sharing of ideas. Thanks to all who came, and looking forward to the months to come!

Inaugural meeting of Kirby Hooking Circle

Saturday, June 20, 11:30 am-3:30 pm, is the inaugural meeting of the Kirby Hooking Circle. A few of us in Houston got together and did some dyeing last month and decided that we would like to informally get together once a month for a casual hook-in in a location that would be central for Houstonians.

So this is it! We will be meeting at Bethany Christian Church at 3223 Westheimer in Upper Kirby the third Saturday of every month except holidays. If you are in town, come and join us. Relax and hook among friends. Bring a brown bag lunch and a project to hook.

All levels of experience are welcome, including beginners who need help getting started.