In Part I of this discussion with rug hooking artist, Betty Anne Cormier, she talks about the craft as a storytelling medium, its role in cultural sustainability and community revitalization.
“Rug hooking is part of who we are, like other things; like our language or our meals or our music…However, in the last two to three generations, the transmission of the technique has ceased…”
Betty Anne Cormier
In Part II, Betty Anne Cormier demonstrates how to rug hook in the Chéticamp style.