White, Betty. Betty White discusses rug hooking.

• Main Author: Squarey, Mel
• Other Authors: White, Betty
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Objects; Folk art; Handmade objects; Hooked rugs; Rugs; White; Betty; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_crafts/id/494

Betty White discusses the tradition of rug hooking, and methods and materials used in rug hooking. Betty White describes what rug hooking is and why it’s an important tradition; she talks about her first memories with rug hooking; the need to put something into the design of the rug that is a recollection of the past; the story of Betty’s Water Fetching from her family’s well as a child; Gene Boland’s idea about starting a New Horizons Seniors program to show people how to hook a rug; Betty’s first experiences with hooking her rug; the design and colour process of rug making; what it feels like when you are hooking; what’s involved in beginning a rug; the tools involved in hooking; the recycled materials used in rug hooking; how to construct a mat frame; what hooks are made of; what red dot is and how to use it; first time experiences with an old tradition; the stories and history behind hooked rugs; the changes in rug hooking function; the seniors program; the description of Betty’s Mat and Jack Cumby’s Hill; the place of rugs in the modern home, museums, and exhibitions.