Memorial University DAI: White, Betty. Betty White discusses rug hooking.

add to favorites : reference url

back to results : previous : next

White, Betty. Betty White discusses rug hooking.


Descriptive Title	White, Betty. Betty White discusses rug hooking.
Category	Objects
Topic	Folk art Handmade objects Hooked rugs Rugs
Person as Topic	White, Betty
Description	Betty White discusses the tradition of rug hooking, and methods and materials used in rug hooking.
Date	2011-06-10
Collector	Squarey, Mel
Informant	White, Betty
Recording Location	Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-Heart's Content
Format	Audio/mp3
Extent	27:43 minutes; 50.7 MB
Type	Sound
Resource Type	Audio
Language	Eng
Collection	Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Knowledge and Skills to Produce Traditional Crafts
Log	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.

add to favorites : reference url

back to results : previous : next