see the full schedule below!

Also see new vendors added!

get your hook-in checklist
there is still some space if you don't have your ticket yet!

you must be pre-registered to enter - find out how below!

Pack Your Project Bags –
here's your HOOK-IN CHECKLIST!

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“Summer Blooms” from The Old Tattered Flag, hooked by Patricia Morrison.
​13 September, 2025
from 9-4 at the
First Plymouth Church
3501 S. Colorado Blvd
​Cherry Hills Village, CO. 80113
IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR TICKET YET, GET IT BELOW! PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! 
Email
​CoRugFiberGuild@gmail.com 
if you need help with registration. 
Quink A. and her Rug Show
team are ready to show off your
fiber art creations – all
attendees are encouraged to
bring pieces for display!
  • Rugs for the Rug Show! Members and friends – share your creativity by bringing your rugs and other fiber creations to be displayed at the Rug Show.
  • Your current project: rug punch, rug hooking, punch needle,applique – you’ll have all day to work on your project (in between fabulous shopping, food, and gathering more inspiration from the rug show and demos)!
  • Frame, scissors, wool, yarn, Valdani or DMC, hooks, punch needles – whatever your fiber project requires!
  • Appetite and a water bottle (we’ll have cups available, but are trying to cut down on the use of plastic water bottles and you won’t get wool fuzz in your beverage!).
  • Wool needs and auction items you didn’t know you need!
  • “Ooooohs” and ahhhhhs” for the rug show!
  • Some of our vendors only take cash – bring your stash!

The colorado rug and fiber guild 2025 hook-in

​13 September, 2025
from 9-4 at the
First Plymouth Church
3501 S. Colorado Blvd
​Cherry Hills Village, CO. 80113

alternative online payment: zelle

​pre-registration will be
​required for entry!

​please print the form below and mail it with your payment OR send via email and use the zelle payment link 
TO REGISTER FOR THE HOOK-IN WITH ZELLE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
1. Email your completed application to Lkeup@comcast
(notate “paid by Zelle").
2. Log into your bank application (most banks use ZELLE) or Zelle App - there is no extra payment to use Zelle.
3. Open up ZELLE (set up your account if you have
not already).
4. Scan the QR Code
5. Add your payment amount
6. Confirm that payment was sent.
(Linda receives immediate notification.)B
CoRugFiberGuild@gmail.com

crfg denver hook-in pre-registration form 

pre-Hook-in class to be held the day before the hook-in!
see details and registration form below

  pre-hook-in class!

An exciting addition to your rug hooking experience -- the "Denim Jacket" class presented by Rebecca Martin the day before our hook-in!

we have added more new vendors!

Confirmed Vendors

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StoryTeller Wool - Rebecca Martin
Theresa Rapstine Schafer
SuziePatooziehandmade.etsy - Sue Rust
​CDB Studios - Cheryl Bollenbach
Carol Rutledge and Sandy Walker
Janet Griffith
Sylvia Gauthier and Deb Inglis
​The Bee Skep from Salida, CO.
Baa Ram Ewe - Trisha McGibbon

FEATURing our vendors 

storyteller wool:
rebecca martin 
The StoryTeller Wool booth will be filled with rug yarn, patterns on both monk’s cloth and linen, as well as kits and other supplies for both punch needle rug hooking and traditional rug hooking. ​

 theresa rapstine schafer

As a vendor at this year's Hook-In, Theresa will bring her treasure trove of carefully washed, as- is wools—yards and yards of possibilities waiting to be discovered. She'll also offer her popular and fun patterns and large shank 10mm hooks, providing everything you may need to create your own primitive masterpieces.
Theresa’s love for "as-is" wools opens up a world of possibilities for hookers, introducing them to textures and colors they might never have considered.

CDB Studios:
​cheryl bollenbach

Cheryl has been driven to create things with her hands since she was a young child, and was blessed to have an artistic grandmother that taught her to laugh, cook, garden and paint in oils. She discovered rug hooking at Lakewood's Cider Days in 2002. In 2005, she began her rug hooking journey and hooking has been her high fiber passion ever since. Her specialty is sculpted wool in a figural form and she is McGown certified teaching all cuts from #3 to hand-torn. In addition, she is a master of the dye pot - don't miss her booth with her dyed wools - they are stunning!

SylVIA GAUTHIER AND DEB INGLIS

​Sylvia and Deb hail from Cody, Wyoming, and are avid rug hookers and are very involved in our ATHA region and rug hooking events across the country. Sylvia is a designer and will be offering her patterns, as well as reproductions, kits, jewelry, rug lables and Debra's Bee Line Blade bags. She is best known for her specialized "spot dyed" and "overdyed" wool and will have a wide and enticing selection at the hook-in.

suzie patuzie handmade:
​sue rust

Sue Rust has been a rug hooker and quilter for many years. She has combined these two art forms to make beautiful bags, pouches, totes and seasonal decor items. Her quality handmade goods have been popular at the Denver Biennial and other rug
camps around the country. She has an Etsy site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/suziepatuziehandmade
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carol rutledge and sandy walker
These ladies are teaming up to offer you an OOH LALA selection of handmade items, frames (Townsend and Puritan), wool supplies, baskets, shelving, antiques, beautiful wool, and patterns!

janet griffith - teacher and wool dyer

Janet recently moved to Colorado from Texas where she ran a home studio for 17 years teaching small group classes and hosting dye workshops. She is setting up her new studio, complete with a dedicated wool room and kitchenette for dying – one of her favorite parts of rug hooking. She is an accredited teacher and indulges her passion by attending camps, workshops, ATHA biennials and learning from some of the best in the field.

The bee skep from salida
​The Bee Skep promotes rug hooking, rug punching and punch needle arts as crafts to be enjoyed by people of all ages. We sell both bolt and hand dyed wool as well as kits, supplies and finished products that are inspired by our Colorado experiences and are created in Colorado with materials that are dyed and assembled in our Salida home. Come by our booth for a demonstration or to try one of these wonderful crafts.

baa ram ewe designs: trisha mcgibbon

A Colorado Hook-in favorite for her beautiful wools, patterns, wood creations and dyeing supplies, Tonia is
making the trip from Utah to join us again this year.
“I was born with a desire to create.
My passion is rug hooking. I love the
designing, hooking and pulling the
colors together from wool.”
T. McKibben

aside from our growing list of vendors, we're planning so much more:

9 a.m.                           - Doors Open and the fun begins: rugs dropped off for Rug Show, Vendor booths open and Silent Auction begins!
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.            - Open Hooking
9:30                              - Welcome - Theresa Rapstine, CRFG President
10 a.m                         - Demos begin (see schedule below) and ... Door prize drawings begin and repeat every hour!
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.         - Rug-Bee Outreach
11 a.m.                        - Rug Show Opens
12 Noon                     - LUNCH!
1-2:30 p.m.                - Beginner Rug Hooking Class
3 p.m.                          - Rug Show closes and rug pick up
3:15                              - Silent Auction ends and bid sheets collected
3:30                              - Auction winners announced (participant number assigned with registration) and item pickup
4 p.m.                           - Hook-in ends and Vendor booths close

DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY!
10 - 10:15 a.m.           - How to Make a Quillie Tool - Linda Iriye
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.     - Quillies - Emily Scudder
11 - 11:15 a.m.           - Quillie Trees - Emily Scudder
11:30 - 12 Noon        - Wide Cut Rug Hooking - Theresa Rapstine
1 - 2:30 p.m                 - Beginner Rug Hooking Class - Linda Iriye & Lois Dietrich
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.          - Hooking with Nylon Loops - Linda Iriye
3 - 3:15 p.m.                - Designing a Magdalena or Spooner Rug - Linda Iriye
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.          - Adding Iridescence to Rugs - Lois Deitrich

A “Rug-Bee” – a CRFG Outreach opportunity!

A Unique "Rug-Bee" Community Project at the 2025 Hook-In
This year's Hook-In features a special community outreach opportunity – join fellow guild members in a collaborative "Rug-Bee" to help complete a beautiful family heirloom rug.
The Project: The family of a fellow rug hooker has reached out to our guild for assistance in finishing a treasured fine hooked rug. While the binding is already attached, volunteers are needed to help stitch the binding to the rug backing.
How It Works: The Rug-Bee station will be set up in the main room with all necessary needles and thread provided. We're asking volunteers to contribute just 30 minutes of their time during the Hook-In – participation operates on the honor system, making it easy to help when your schedule allows.
Special Thank You: Sylvia G., our Region 10 ATHA Representative, who suggested this wonderful group outreach effort, will be donating some of her spot-dyed wool for a mini-raffle. All attendees who volunteer their 30 minutes will be entered to win!
This is a meaningful way to demonstrate our guild's commitment to community support while creating lasting connections with fellow hookers.
Questions? Contact Karen R. at CoRugFiberGuild@gmail.com

plan to come to the hook-in, plan to bring a friend or two! (but pre-register first!)