Collector’s Cards were introduced during the first US term from 1997-2000. They were a way to meet twelve members over three years from the host country. In the beginning the cards were mailed each quarter to TIGHR members around the world to share a glimpse of each artist’s work and story. As the world went digital many boards began to include the cards in the online newsletter. The last set was created and distributed in Hooking Matters by the Reeth, UK board in 2018. If you have time, grab a warm beverage and scroll through some wonderful TIGHR history!
A special thank you goes out to Susan L. Feller for her diligent research and efforts to fill in the gaps on the early cards. As you will notice, some are still missing, if you have any information please reach out to me at communications@tighr.net
Victoria, BC, Canada (2012 – 2015)
Laura Pierce
Collector Card #59
Garden Azeri (28″ x 54″, wool on linen)
Gene Shepherd
Collector Card #58
Pickering Oak (#8 cut wool strips on linen)
Val Flanigan
Collector Card #57
Oliphant (#4 cut hand-dyed strips on linen)
Sunny Runnals
Collector Card #56
Red Cedar (55″ x 35″, #6 cut wool strips)
Sara Judith
Collector Card #55
Synergy (freeform design using worms & a creative, open mind)
Val Gavin
Collector Card #54
Starfish Parade (#6 & 8 cut strips on burlap)
Wendy Halsall
Collector Card #53
Snaw-Naw-As Welcomes Tribal Journey (30″ x 60″, hand dyed fabric)
Michele Wise
Collector Card #52
Dolls
Michelle Sirois-Silver
Collector Card #51
Love, Decay, Repair Series – Repair 1
Strathalbyn, Australia (2009-2012)
Jo Franco
Collector Card #50
Aquarius
Jane Bassingthwaigthe
Collector Card #49
No One Outshines You
Maggie Lucas
Collector Card #48
Strelitzia
Maggie Whyte
Collector Card #47
Maggie’s Magpie Visitors
Marion Nefiodovis
Collector Card #46
The Vine Patch
Wendy Davis
Collector Card #45
Ying and Yang
Judi Tompkins
Collector Card #44
Guardian Angel
Judith Stephens
Collector Card #43
Miriam Miller
Collector Card #42
Untitled
Ilka Landahl
Collector Card #41
Bark
Joyce Emery
Collector Card #40
Mathew’s Owls (48″ x 30″, new & recycled fabric on hessian)
Louisville, Kentucky (2006 – 2009)
Iris Simpson
Collector Card #39
My Goat Obadiah (25″ x 34″, wool strips & roving on linen)
Anne-Marie Littenberg
Collector Card #38
Purple Mountains Majesty (14″ x 15″, various plied threads on rug warp)
Amy Oxford
Collector Card #37
My Lion In The East (9″ x 7″, wool yarn on monks cloth)
Suzanne Dirmaier
Collector Card #36
Cock of the Block (48″ x 36″)
Stephanie Ashworth-Krauss
Collector Card #35
The Way Home (20″ x 20″, #4 cut wool strips on rug warp)
Linda Rae Coughlin
Collector Card #34
Walking On Eggs (15″ x 17″, new & recycled fabric strips hooked on linen, machine and hand embroidered with gold chain)
Susan L. Feller
Adapted from work by kim robertson
Collector Card #33
Nurturing Friendship (36″ x 24″, needle felting, shirring, hooking and applied beads)
Nancy Jewett
Collector Card #32
Swamp Boogie Nights (43″ x 39 1/2″, hand-dyed wool by artist, purple plaid moon and black as is)
Charlotte Price
Collector Card #31
Pyramids (22″ x 32″, Fumiko Yamatato Design, all dyed texture materials The House of Price Inc.)
DiFranza Designs
Collector Card #30
Morris Cat (18″ x 34″)
Tenby, Wales (2003 – 2006)
Germaine James
Collector Card #29
Memories (All fabric from family members clothing, married together using dark blue from a coat)
Cilla Cameron
Collector Card #28
Goat Cart (28″ x 20″, hooked on hessian, hand-dyed nylon hose)
Sybil Mercer
Collector Card #27
The Welsh Dragon (Motif for 2006 conference in Wales, design by Brian Collins)
Louise Creed
Collector Card #26
Louise & Lewis Making Rugs (Hooked in recycled materials)
Ann Lock
Collector Card #25
Chantry Lighthouse (First piece of work designed and hooked in wool and recycled materials)
Rhona Scott
Collector Card #24
Baby Seal (Wall hanging hooked in a variety of textured recycled materials. A white bead for one eye and tinted thread for the whiskers)
Sue Green
Collector Card #23
Pied Images (Mixed recycled fibers stitched to faux suede backing)
Heather Lamborn
Collector Card #22
Bauhaus (Rug hooked in pure wool/acrylic-wool mix, 6′ x 4′)
Elizabeth Collins
Collector Card #21
Sonia (Rug made from recycled materials)
Ben Hall
Collector Card #20
Shrink To Fit (Hooked denim on coffee sack)
Diane West
Collector Card #19
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Lewis Creed
Collector Card #18
Baby Scarecrow (Rug made of recycled materials)
Mary Ellen McCormack
Collector Card #17
Bowl of Fruit (The fruits are hooked flat, notched along top and bottom edges. The edges are glued, cut out, sewn together and stuffed.)
Amander Rosser
Collector Card #16
Balancing Act (Worked with speed shuttle using recycled wool, 17″ x 34″)
Elizabeth Black
Collector Card #15
Mother & Babes (Featured in Early American Life Magazine as one of the top 100 craftspersons in America)
Margaret Kenney
Collector Card #14
Lottery Cottage (Hooked & prodded using multi fibers)
Toronto, ON, Canada (2000 – 2003)
Jeanne Field
Collector Card #13
Leaf Rug
Jacqueline Hansen
Collector Card #12
Maine Coast Scene (Maine scenic waldoboro displays the raised motifs in the border)
Jill Kempe
Collector Card #11
Azeri of Bermuda (The motifs represent life in Bermuda, its architecture, flora and fauna)
Hedore Gionet
Collector Card #10
Coat of Arms
Ann Hallett
Collector Card #9
The Sheepish Grin (Ann is a multi-media artist with a passion for sheep)
Pat O’Neill
Collector Card #8
Entente Cordial (Pat is an English textile artist working out of Normandy France)
Unknown
Collector Card #7
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Massachusetts, USA (1997 – 2000)
Birgit Mertens
Collector Card #6
Swedish House (Hand cut recycled fabrics on burlap)
Berith Myrvold
Collector Card #5
Joan Lindsay
Collector Card #4
Jeannie’s Rug (54″ x 34″)
Fumiyo Hachisuka
Collector Card #3
The Blue Birds of Happiness (65″ x 52″)
Carol Harvey-Clark
Collector Card #2
Sheepish (20″ x 30″)
Mary Sheppard
Collector Card #1
A Chicken In Every Pot
