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Susan Sutherland, Baden, Ontario

Traditional rug hooking is Susan Sutherland’s passion She pulled her first loops in 1979 and has never looked back. She enjoys combining a wide variety of fibres and techniques into her hooked pieces and loves adding a touch of whimsy to her designs Susan enjoys public speaking on the history of this settler craft Susan obtained her teacher’s accreditation with the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild in early 2000 She has taught rug hooking to students in Canada, the United States and Australia. Susan is a former president of both the Ottawa Olde Forge Rug Hooking Guild and the Kitchener-Waterloo Rug Hooking Guild. She is a member of the rug hooking guilds of Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, a member of the Association of Hand Hooking Artists and at present is the Board secretary of The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers susan l sutherland