Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold, Ohio 43502
In Northwest Ohio
1-800-590-9755

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Rates. Dates & Hours

 

Exhibition4 Wednesday, August 13 – Saturday, August 16, 2008
Exhibit Hours: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Beautiful Founder's Hall showcases an exceptional display of hooked pieces, open to both experienced and beginning rug hookers alike. Plan now to submit your new piece for this year's show! Pre-Registration of your rugs is required! Click here for the pre-registration form.

Features of the 2008 Exhibition include...
Special Featured Display... 

Rug Hooking magazine's "Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XVIII". Your only opportunity to see an exhibit of the year's BEST rugs exclusively at Sauder Village! Click here for more information about this exciting display.
Featured Teacher...  Dianne Kelly, Hiram, OH, woolencottage@config.com

Dianne has been rug hooking for twenty-five years. Her intrigue with this craft started with an early childhood memory of a Great Aunt who hooked. The excitement surrounding her Aunt as she showed off a new hooking creation is a memory that still lingers with Dianne. When she spotted a gathering of rug hookers at an Ohio festival, it inspired her to make a change in the direction of her life. Her love of rug hooking is so fulfilling and it has given her a chance to push the envelope of her creative ability.

Wide cut, hand cut and designing are her favorites. She likes high loops that are wider spaced. That makes for a very soft rug with a unique look and feel. She is currently hooking a series of lovely cake pattern designs. Dianne's interior design background has contributed to her inspiring design of patterns and color development in her rugs. She has her own line of patterns and manufactures a magnetic rug hook that is designed for primitive hooking.

Dianne is a McGown trained teacher and has "Woolen Cottage Rugs" and also runs Woolen Cottage Workshop. Her rugs have appeared numerous times in Rug Hooking Magazine and ATHA Magazine. She has also taught many workshops around the country.

Featured Teacher Exhibit... Each year we select one special teacher for the Featured Teacher Exhibit and assemble a representation of her work to acknowledge her creative style and use of various rug hooking techniques.
 
 
Rug Hooking Vendors...  
Your admission ticket into the exhibit includes opportunities to shop from quality rug hooking suppliers! Supplies will be available for purchase from reputable vendors throughout the entire week.


Exhibit... Rug Categories
Your hooked pieces submitted for display will be exhibited in one of the following categories. Register your rugs early.

  • * Originals... designed & hooked by the same person  

  • * People / Places / Pictorials 

  • * Animals / Birds / Insects 

  • * Orientals / Crewel / Geometric 

  • * Fruit / Floral 

  • * Other Hooked Pieces... multi-dimensional hooked pieces such as footstools, purses, dolls, etc., as well as rugs using other techniques and wool in other forms.

  • 2008 Rug Hooking Challenge "Let's Celebrate"... whether it is a special event, award, accomplishment, birthday, graduation, wedding, anniversary, new baby, retirement, vacation or a gathering of family & friends... what better way to capture that special moment than with rug hooking! Here is your chance to share a part of your life with all of us and create a pictorial memory for yourself at the very same time. In addition to your wonderful hooked rug, please include a photograph and write a short story (a paragraph or two) to tell us more about the people involved and what they are celebrating. We will display your rug, photo and story in our... "Let's Celebrate" challenge exhibit. This challenge is open to patterns of your choosing or original designs to go along with our theme... it is not required that you hook one specific pattern or design.

  • "Celebration Rugs XVIII"... Rug Hooking Magazine... award-winning rugs from Rug Hooking magazine's "Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XVIII"

* If the design is an adaptation, "adaptation" should be written next to the design name and registered in the category best fitting for the design.

Entry Requirements... 

  • All rugs must have a permanent identification label on the back.  

  • Rugs must be fashioned primarily by creating loops on a foundation backing and must be primarily of wool strips, not yarn. Register these rugs in the category best fitting for the design.

  • Rugs that are primarily hooked and incorporate embellishments (buttons, ribbons, trim, yarn, other fabrics, etc.) are welcome.

  • Rugs primarily created by using other techniques and wool in other forms (proddy, felting, needle felting, needle punch, punch hook, penny rugs and wool make-do's) are welcome, however, should be registered in the "Other" category.

  • "Other" category also includes multi-dimensional pieces such as footstools, purses, dolls, etc.

  • Rugs must be clean and not soiled. 

  • Rugs must be complete with binding or "appropriate finish".

  • "Latch-hook" and "locker-hook" rugs are not candidates for this exhibit.  

  • Rugs may be submitted once every five years.

  • All items must remain in the exhibit until 5:30 PM on Saturday at the close of the show.

  • The show director reserves the right to refuse any entry not appropriate for this exhibit.

ALL RUGS FOR THE EXHIBIT MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED

Pre-Registering Your Rugs for the Exhibit...

  • Complete one registration form per entry.

  • Forms can be submitted online, via fax or mail. 

  • Pre-registration form must be received before Tuesday, August 5, 2008, or until our limit is reached due to space considerations.
Check-In / Pick-Up / Shipping Your Rugs for the Exhibit...

Checking-In Rugs for the Exhibit...

  • Pre-registered rugs must be brought to Founder's Hall for check-in on Monday, August 11, 2008 from 1:00 - 5:00 PM.

  • Claim tickets will be issued for each piece (which will serve as owner identification), which must be presented at check-out in order to pick up the rug(s).

  • Do not bring hang rods or hardware with your pieces.

  • Guilds are encouraged to designate a representative(s) to bring your group's rugs to check-in.

Picking-Up Rugs after the Exhibit...

  • Exhibit rugs will be ready for pick-up from 5:30 - 6:30 PM on Saturday, August 16, 2008.

  • The claim ticket(s) issued at check-in must be presented at check-out in order to pick up your rug(s).

  • If someone else is picking up your rug(s), please be sure that they have your claim ticket(s) so that they can check-out your rug(s) on your behalf.

Shipping Rugs for the Exhibit...
Security...
The exhibit hall is a secured facility and Village grounds are patrolled during the hours the exhibit is closed. While Sauder Village takes every precaution to protect all pieces brought in for the exhibit, we know you will understand that we cannot accept liability for them. Rug owners are required to carry the appropriate insurance on their hooked pieces.
Awards...

  • The public is invited to vote during the show for their favorite rug in the exhibit. The results of these votes determine the top three "People's Choice Awards", which are recognized with ribbons on the last day of the show. The "People's Choice" is awarded in three categories... Traditional, Primitive and Other.

  • Also, one rug will be selected by the show director for "The Sauder Award", as the piece that best exemplifies the mission and spirit of Historic Sauder Village and represents outstanding artistry and quality of work.
Admission to Exhibit...

  • Single day admission tickets.

    Tickets into the Rug Exhibit, Vendors and entire Historic Village...
    Adults... $12.50   Students (6-16)...  $6.50  (Senior and AAA discounts apply)

    Tickets into just the Exhibit and Vendor Shops Only... $8.50
    (Must be purchased in Founder's Hall where exhibit & vendors are located.)
     

  • Group rates. Bringing a group of 20 or more? Special group rates and arrangements are available by calling our Group Sales department at 800.590.9755.

In appreciation for entering hooked pieces for the exhibit, you will be provided with complimentary admission into both the Exhibition and the Historic Village for the week. This is a non-transferable ticket and can be used only by the named recipient. Please enter through Founder's Hall.

Workshops...
Wednesday, August 13 – Saturday, August 16, 2008
Click here to view a variety of great classes... there is something for everyone!
Lodging...
Whether you spend all week or just a day or two, make plans to stay in our beautiful Sauder Heritage Inn or Campground. Confirmed Retreat and Workshop participants are given priority lodging from a block of rooms and campsites. Instructions for making a reservation from this block will be forwarded with class confirmations.



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