National Guild of Pearl K. McGown Guild of Hookrafters, Inc
The purpose of the National Guild of Pearl K. McGown Hookrafters Inc. is to educate and inform the public about the craft of rug hooking. We hope that you will enjoy exploring more information about the craft.
The McGown Guild was formed to bring together rug hookers new and old, just like yourself who have an interest in learning more about this craft
and appreciate rug hooking as an art. Our guild has a rich tradition and works to preserve the history of rug hooking as well as learning new forms of our art.
As an open guild, we are welcome all styles of rug hooking – fine cut or wide, hooked or punched, whether an original or bought commercially, we delight in making it our creations while remembering and learning from the talented rug hookers who came before.
We would love to have you as part of this learning and sharing community. As our founder Pearl K. McGown asserted: we all have something to learn, and something to offer one another.
Our Rug Hooking community offers it’s membership:
Our rug hooking community offers its membership:
- Community – Guild sponsored events and chapter gatherings
- Communication – via quarterly Newsletters and our website
- Education – online classes and lessons, chapter programming, and 50+ years of online historical archives
- History – access to decades of written and photographic instruction and resources
- Inspiration – exhibits, shows and publications
- Lending Library – Books, slide show, rugs
- Network – National (and international) network of members and teachers
- Personal assistance – From our Board Of Directors