THE ART OF HOOKED MATS IN NEW BRUNSWICK2026-03-10T08:22:29-03:00
Edith M. Crossman Gillcash
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Canadian, born in 1941
Biography:Place of residence: farm Location of residence: Taylor Village, forty years; Moncton, six years Ethnic influences: Grandmother who used Garrett patterns Occupation: teacher, Normal School Groups, church and/or other activities: Travel within various mat hooking groups, member of New Brunswick Heritage Rug Guild How did hooker learn, from whom, what age and how long: Started hooking in 1967. In 1981 started an informal mat hooking school in Church Point, Nova Scotia What was the hooking done for: family use, social times in Sackville, NB, and charitable causes for Keillor House, and creative expression (Jewish footstool?)

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