Joan Foster Rug Hooking

Joan Foster Rug Hooking Home based business featuring traditional hooked mats, & wall hangings, as well as patterns & other rug hooking supplies.

I learned to hook watching my mother in 1979 but really became hooked after attending class at the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia’s annual school in 1993. I have been a member of that Guild and have attended several schools since then. I am a founding member and past president of the Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador. I love to teach beginner workshops and also to teach hooking with

hosiery in the Grenfell tradition. I teach regularly in Newfoundland and have also taught in Nova Scotia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Through my home-based business, I design and sell patterns as well as hook commissioned works. My rugs have been exhibited at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec as well as various other exhibits across the province. I have also received awards from the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador for the Preservation of a Traditional Craft and for Technical Skill.

Smaller version of my Long Point Lighthouse completed! This one is just 9” x 12” and is hooked with Briggs & Little yar...
08/19/2026

Smaller version of my Long Point Lighthouse completed! This one is just 9” x 12” and is hooked with Briggs & Little yarn on linen.

Commissioned memory rug of a person’s family home which no longer exists is finished! Yarn and hosiery on linen. Having ...
08/13/2026

Commissioned memory rug of a person’s family home which no longer exists is finished! Yarn and hosiery on linen. Having the photo as a visual aid was very helpful in doing the design and in color planning.

Go to www.rhgnl.ca for more information on Rug School 2026 being held in October.
08/08/2026

Go to www.rhgnl.ca for more information on Rug School 2026 being held in October.

Another item off my bucket list - yesterday I made a piece of stained glass! Sarah Norman of Sarah’s Glass Works came t...
07/26/2026

Another item off my bucket list - yesterday I made a piece of stained glass! Sarah Norman of Sarah’s Glass Works came to Springdale and taught a great class. Mr. Moose has found a temporary space to hang until he makes the trip to our cabin.

07/16/2026

Notice to those who have registered for the Grenfell workshop in Corner Brook. Earlier this week I emailed all participants. If you have not received my email, please check your junk mail. If it’s not there, please message me. If you did receive the email but have not responded yet, please let me know your choice of kit. Deadline to pay for the kit isn’t until August 15. Thanks to those who have responded already.

CLASS IS FULL! I am teaching "Grenfell Style Hooking with Hosiery" on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 from 9:00 to 3:30 at the ...
07/13/2026

CLASS IS FULL!
I am teaching "Grenfell Style Hooking with Hosiery" on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 from 9:00 to 3:30 at the Quality Inn, Corner Brook. There are three spaces left in the class. For more information and to register, visit the website www.rhgnl.ca, click on News and choose Workshops from the drop down menu. Some previous rug hooking experience is necessary.

If you get to visit the Twillingate Museum, be sure to have a good look at their collection of antique mats. Some of the...
07/13/2026

If you get to visit the Twillingate Museum, be sure to have a good look at their collection of antique mats. Some of these may be over 100 years old!

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4 Junction Rd
Springdale, NL
A0J1T0

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Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

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