Gene’s Rug Hooking Blog

Cambria Pines Rug Camp – always the first full week in June and this year, June 6-11 – is very fortunate to have 4 returning teachers for the 2010 camp.  (Two first time teachers have been featured the last two days.)   Although each of our returning teachers has been featured on this site several times, it’s always a pleasure to call attention to their work.

Elizabeth Black, Bentonville, Virginia, is known for her work with fine cuts.  While most people think of her as an animal specialist, she is comfortable with nearly any kind of fine hooking. I particularly like her Parrot Tulips as it showcases both her ability to do animals and flowers.  And, of course, I do like birds.

But most people who take her class do decide to do some sort of wild thing!  It’s true, she brings out the beast in most people.

Gail Dufresne, Lambertville, New Jersey, tends to attract students who prefer wider cuts.  She is known for her great sense of color and whimsy, as well as her ability to work in all sorts of prodded and other 3-Dimensional effects.

Gail always wins the prize for brining the most wool to sell at camp – several tables full – which is available to her students and any other camper who would like to stop by and shop.

Jane Olson, Hawthorne, California, is the only teacher who has taught at every Cambria Pines Rug Camp.

Students tend to do a little bit of everything in her class – fine shading to primitive.  Additionally, she always draws a lot of one of a kind patterns for students coming to camp.  And, for those who still do not know what to do for a pattern, her catalogue offers hundreds of choices.

Diane Stoffel, Brewster, MA, (right) is known for generating great enthusiasm and energy in her classes.  Always up for a challenge, a student can choose just about anything as a subject for her class and Diane will produce the wool and the techniques needed to make it happen.  She even brings her own dye pot along and frequently brews up what she needs right on the spot.

Cambria Pines Rug Camp fliers and registration forms can be viewed or printed from the Cambria button on the general web site of www.geneshepherd.com  Registration is now open, so send in your reservation form right away.