WESTERN CANADA RUG HOOKING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (WCRHEA)

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1 WESTERN CANADA RUG HOOKING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (WCRHEA) Teacher s Accreditation Program Mission Statement of WCRHEA The purpose of the WCRHEA is to train and educate teachers and judges in the fibre art of traditional rug hooking. We will also work to promote an awareness and appreciation of traditional rug hooking in western Canada by supporting both rug schools, and rug exhibitions. Our intent is to be as inclusive as possible, embracing both the traditions of quality craftsmanship while exploring the boundaries of artistic possibilities.

2 Welcome to the Western Canada Rug Hooking Education Association Teacher s Accreditation Program. Congratulations on your decision to take your rug hooking skills to the next level by becoming a teacher, or by further developing your teaching skills. We are proud to be able to offer you this teacher s training program. In developing the program, we were looking to build on the excellent teacher training programs already available and to offer something more. Our goal is to distinguishes ourselves by not only supporting those who have a desire to share their love of rug hooking by becoming teachers, but to educate beyond our Teacher Accreditation program by offering a self-study professional development program that will further assist teachers in their personal, business, and artistic development. It is also our hope that our teacher accreditation program will eventually be offered by correspondence to better serve those who live in remote communities, much as Pearl McGown's correspondence course did decades ago. Distance education is the wave of the future, taking education beyond physical boundaries. In summary, we hope to provide benefits to our teachers by going beyond the initial production of beginner teachers, to offering opportunities for professional development and by removing the physical walls around rug hooking teacher education. Hopefully, this will excite both new and established teachers to participate in the WCRHEA Teacher Program. Sincerely, WCRHEA Teacher Training Committee Marlene Bartlett Heather Fox Tanya Graham

3 Teacher's Accreditation Program A. Requirements for Admission 1. A minimum of three (3) years hooking experience. 2. Completion of a 30 hour fine shading course that includes fingering and mock shading. The pattern should contain a minimum of three of the following five basic flowers: rose, morning glory, pansy, lily, daisy and three basic leaf shapes (one of which is a strap leaf) 3. Completion of two major rug hooking workshops (30 hours each) or four miniworkshops (of 15 hours each). The workshops should be taught by at least two different teachers. Exceptions may be granted for prospective students who do not have easy access to teachers. (The mini-workshops do not include such items as ornaments, purses, etc.) 4. Provide a certificate of completion (or letter from the workshop teacher) for each of the workshops listed in requirements #2 and #3. 5. Submit a letter from a certified rug hooking teacher supporting your application to become a teacher 6. Submit a picture of the following rugs for review by the Teacher Training Committee. a. The finished rugs from the two workshops (or 4 mini-workshops) b. The finished rug from the fine shading workshop c. A piece of the candidate s choice (minimum size 144 square inches) The pictures can be submitted on a CD or as photographs. The picture should show the whole front of the rug including the finished edges 7. Membership in WCRHEA. 8. The application form along with the pictures from requirement #6 will be submitted to the Director of the Teacher Training Committee. B. Time Requirements for Completion 1. Suggested completion time for the program is five (5) years. C. Requirements for Certification 1. A minimum 25 hour dye course including basic colour theory and application taught at a recognized school or by a teacher approved by the Teacher Training Committee. a. The dye course will be accepted if it was taken prior to acceptance into the program. b. A copy of the certificate for the course must be submitted to the Director of the WCRHEA. 2. Completion of the Education Principles and Practices workshop which is comprised of: a. Teaching theory including such topics as planning lessons, developing course outlines, classroom organization and management. Page #3

4 b. The development of a course outline for teaching a one day workshop (topic to be assigned by the instructor) c. The completion of a 10 x 10 rug to act as a teaching aid for your one day workshop d. Teaching for a minimum of one hour on one component of your course outline D. Pieces to be submitted for Accreditation 1. One hooked piece of the student s choice. The piece cannot be one of the rugs submitted for acceptance into the program. a. Minimum size 144 square inches (ex. 12 x 12 ) b. Provide a journal 1 documenting the hooking process i. What was the colour plan? ii. Why was this colour plan selected? iii. Provide all the dye formulas used (unless using as-is wool) iv. Provide samples of the dyed wool used in the rug v. If using as-is wool, provide a two inch square of each fabric used and indicate where it was used in the rug vi. Cut(s) of wool used and reason for selecting the cut(s) chosen vii. Challenges encountered when hooking the piece and how you resolved the challenges c. Accepted finishing methods for the piece are: whipped and bound to the back rolled and whipped to the front crocheted edge finished with a fabric binding herringbone finish d. A lesson plan for a workshop on how to hook this piece you determine the workshop length (from 1 to 5 days) 1 This purpose of the journal is to give the student an opportunity to express choices that are often unconsciously made. By documenting and understanding why we made specific choices in our rugs, it will help us as teachers to work through these same issues with our students. 2. Dye journal Dye fabric and submit samples of the following five methods listed below: a. A piece of abrashed or spot dyed background. b. A dyed 6 or 8 value swatch used in fine shading c. A sample of dip dyeing d. A sample of over-dying done using textured wool (include a 2 x 2 square of the original fabric) e. Changing the colour of the fabric without using commercial dyes Examples would be using onion skin, a bleeder, walnuts, tea bags, etc Provide the dye formula for each sample All submitted samples are a minimum size of 3½ x 12 Page #4

5 3. Education Principles and Practices a. A detailed course outline for a one day workshop (assigned by the instructor) b. 10 x 10 rug hooked as a teaching aid 4. Give a short presentation (5 10 minutes) at the Prairie Harvest Rug Hooking School. You will introduce yourself and present one of your rugs. E. Maintaining WCRHEA membership 1. Membership in the association is maintained by paying the annual Association membership fee. Page #5