DAMARISCOTTA — Textile artist Kathie Hills plans to demonstrate and discuss the art and craft of hooking rugs from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at the historic Chapman-Hall House at 270 Main St. The demonstration is free.
Hills will demonstrate the craft and exhibit pieces she has created. She learned the craft from LaVerne Dickson and Margorie Freeman, local women known for their mastery of this functional art form.
A member of the Waldoboro Historical Society, she is well versed in the history of hooked rugs and their significance to Waldoboro, according to a news release from Lincoln County Historical Association, based in Wiscasset.
On permanent display at the Chapman-Hall House are 12 antique hooked rugs and a copy of the 1884 E.S. Frost Rug Patterns catalog. Edward Sands Frost of Biddeford was famous for selling canvases printed with pattern designs.
For more information, call 207-882-6817.
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