2026 ANNUAL SPRING HOOKIN
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HOOKIN 2026
Thank you to EVERYONE who came to the HOOKIN.
Thank you Melissa Newswanger for all of the great photographs.
Thank you to the "Wenger Gang" for all of your hard work - helping vendors set up and tear down, selling raffle tickets, helping whereever needed.... You are the best!
Thank you vendors.
Thank you volunteers.
Thank you participants.
Thank you shoppers
We all had a great time and we're already looking forward to our 2027 event. Next year's challenge mat will be to use the hex sign theme. If you attended this years event you should have received a pattern and random piece of wool to incorporate into your mat.
Keep checking the website for more information on the 2027 Hookin.
Thank you Melissa Newswanger for all of the great photographs.
Thank you to the "Wenger Gang" for all of your hard work - helping vendors set up and tear down, selling raffle tickets, helping whereever needed.... You are the best!
Thank you vendors.
Thank you volunteers.
Thank you participants.
Thank you shoppers
We all had a great time and we're already looking forward to our 2027 event. Next year's challenge mat will be to use the hex sign theme. If you attended this years event you should have received a pattern and random piece of wool to incorporate into your mat.
Keep checking the website for more information on the 2027 Hookin.
The day begins with the rush of participants (from 9 states) anxious to start the day!
81 beautiful rugs on display - al little something of everything - commercial patterns, self designed rugs, rug hooking, punch, primitive, fine shading, pillows, rugs, and creativity.
The Challenge Mat theme this year was a tulip pattern that participants could modify and "make it their own", Creativity was on display with the unique ideas of those entering.
We shopped until we dropped. 10 FABULOUS vendors: Just Be You Studio * Wool N Gardner * The Wool Studio * The Spotted Cur * Goat Hill Designs * Baskets by Dianne Pearce * Check Mate Farm * Fluff and Peach Bean * The Bee and the Bear * Wooly Die Works
Ask a Hooker? Sue was busy all day with folks new and experienced visiting the Ask a Hooker area.
The Woolwrights raffle off baskets of wool, books, patterns, and other rug hooking goodies o raise money for donations to nonprofit organizations.
But most fun of all was connecting with old friends and new. Hooking, chatting, laughing, hooking, chatting, laughing, hooking,........
The Hookin will be on March 21, 2026 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
at the Farm & Home Center
1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, Pa 17603
Plans for the 2026 Hookin are well underway. We have commitments from many of your favorite vendors for this years event. Registration will be opened on January 1. Registration forms will be on the Woolwrights website and forms will be emailed to anyone who has attended our hookin in the past few years. Please encourage your rug hooking friends - especially those new folks in your guilds, for a fun day of hooking, shopping, laughing, and meeting new friends.
Our challenge mat this year will be Tulips. The pattern was handed out to those who attended last years event and is posted below. Size of your mat is your choice. Be creative, get outside your box, join the fun and competition.
Our challenge mat this year will be Tulips. The pattern was handed out to those who attended last years event and is posted below. Size of your mat is your choice. Be creative, get outside your box, join the fun and competition.
TULIP MAT CHALLENGE
Vendors 2026
We are excited to host some of the best known vendors for rug hookers. We are grateful for their interest in participating in our event. Please come prepared to "Shop until You Drop"
The Wool 'n Gardener with Jan & Fred Cole [email protected]
Hand dyed wools: rich and deep primitive palette to soft and subtle pastels.
The Wool Studio with Rebecca Erb & Matt & Amy Moore
www.thewoolstudio.com
100% wool. Excellent quality. Beautiful plaids, checks and textures.
www.thewoolstudio.com
100% wool. Excellent quality. Beautiful plaids, checks and textures.
Goat Hill Designs with Gail Dufresne
www.goathilldesigns.com
Gorgeous hand dyed wools, velvets, sari ribbon, patterns and more.
Baskets by Dianne Pearce with Dianne Pearce
[email protected]
Beautiful baskets of many sizes and shapes. Dianne focuses on utilizing many patterns, weave types and colors in her weaving.
[email protected]
Beautiful baskets of many sizes and shapes. Dianne focuses on utilizing many patterns, weave types and colors in her weaving.
Fluff & Peachy Bean Designs with Nancy Jewett
www.fluffandpeachybean.com
Glorious hand dyed wools. (with special pricing on multiple pieces, like 5 Fat Special (save $5), 3 1/2 Yard special (save $6)). Over 200 whimsical patterns, silk, yarns, cutters, Miller and Ritchie hooks and much more.
www.fluffandpeachybean.com
Glorious hand dyed wools. (with special pricing on multiple pieces, like 5 Fat Special (save $5), 3 1/2 Yard special (save $6)). Over 200 whimsical patterns, silk, yarns, cutters, Miller and Ritchie hooks and much more.
Checkmate Farm with Kathy Donovan
checkmatefarm.com
Oxford Punch needle supplies and kits. Karakul Yarns, Oxford Punch Needle Kits
checkmatefarm.com
Oxford Punch needle supplies and kits. Karakul Yarns, Oxford Punch Needle Kits
The Bee & The Bear with Katie
www.thebeethebear.com
Kits, hand dyed wools, books, and unique gift items.
www.thebeethebear.com
Kits, hand dyed wools, books, and unique gift items.
Wooly Dye Works with Marian Hall
www.etsy.com/shop/WoolyDyeWorks
Hundreds of colors of hand dyed wool. Textures and overdyed selections. Flesh colored swatches and more!
www.etsy.com/shop/WoolyDyeWorks
Hundreds of colors of hand dyed wool. Textures and overdyed selections. Flesh colored swatches and more!
The Spotted Cur with Suzanne White
www.spottedcur.com
Hand dyed wools and other needfuls for the rug hooker or crafter.
www.spottedcur.com
Hand dyed wools and other needfuls for the rug hooker or crafter.
Just Be You Studio with Lisa Ochs
Lisa is our member vendor this year. She will be selling an array of items for Easter, Spring, Halloween and Christmas. All of this items incorporate wool! There will be different types of Woolie Trees, Bunnies, floral arrangements and patriotic items. Items for 250PA will be available.
