Last fall, in a church hall in Victoria, 20 women ranging in age from 30 to 60 gathered for a workshop in rug hooking. Midway through the class, organizer Sheila Stewart, owner of the Blue Heron Rug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Betty Ann Cormier says there used to be several hundred rug hookers in the Cape Breton community, but now she only knows around 50 ...

While many have gone to Cape Breton and purchased Cheticamp’s world famous hooked rugs, few know how the humble craft was brought to the attention of the world. The story of the woman who brought ...

Betty Ann Cormier says there used to be several hundred rug hookers in the Cape Breton community, but now she only knows around 50. She’s teaching the craft to a new generation. Anna Rak reports. The ...