Special Events
Annual 2026 Spring Rug Hook-in
February 26-27-28, 2026
Details:
VENUE: Baymont by Wyndham Owatonna, MN,
Heritage Meeing Rooms
Group Name: Spring Rug Hooking Event.
Hotel Reservations: 507-455-1142
Room Reservation Deadline: January 26, 2026
Please Register for this Hook-in by February 18, 2026
(Form below)
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Three days and Two nights of Fun
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Good Food & Treats
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Two Catered Meals
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Free Coffee & Tea during the day
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Free Continental Breakfast
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Use of Meeting Room Mini-kitchen (Fridge & Microwave)
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Wool Vendors
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Sale Table for Fiber Related Items (Please No Wool!)
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Local eateries within walking distance of Hotel
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Door Prizes
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Rug Show
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Fun Group Game (requires 1/4 yd of donated wool to play)
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Lot of memories to share and stories to tell.....
More details to follow, closer to the event date!
If you have any questions about this event, please call
Joyce at 507-413-0130 (& leave a message).
I'll return your call soon!
Registration Fee: (2-3 Days): $80.00
(1 Day): $30.00
Print Registration Form (Below) and mail in soon!
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2026 Halloween Rug Hooking Event
October 22-23-24, 2026
**(Information will be updated at a later date)**
<<<Registration Form
2025 Annual Halloween Rug Hooking Event
October 23-24-25, 2025
Bring your costumes for Friday night!
VENUE: Baymont, by Wyndham, Owatonna, 245 Florence Avenue, Owatonna, Minnesota. Room reservations: 507-455-1142,
Group Name: Halloween Rug Hooking Event 2025 (Expires 10-3-25)
The Hook-in will be held in the Heritage Meeting Rooms at the Hotel. Doors will open each day at 9:00 AM and close at 10:00 PM. You can park in the back parking lot of the Hotel and enter through the Kitchen doors to the Meeting Rooms. Please check in with Joyce when you arrive at the Hook-in.
EVENT SCHEDULE will be posted in the Hooking Room.
VENDORS: Georgia Adams, Georgeville Store, Patti Morning,
Dye4Ewe, Straight River Rug Hooking
CLASS: Georgia Adams: Georgia is a well-known rug Artist among the Rug Hooking Community. Georgia will offer a class in hooking her recent pattern, "Pocketbook", featured on the cover and inside the June/July 2025 ATHA Journal. This pattern is an adaption of a silk purse from the 1700's. The pattern is 31" x 25", drawn on linen and sells for $100.00. The Class Fee for Georgia's class is $100.00. The class is "Open" meaning that you can hook any pattern that you wish and use your own wool or, you can contact Georgia and purchase one of her patterns. Georgia can mail your pattern to you or bring it to the Hook-in. Georgia's patterns are shown on her FaceBook page: Georgeville Store. Georgia will help you with color planning your pattern, teach you a few tricks, and provide tips for hooking a beautiful rug. You will have to pre-register for this class as there are limited chairs available.
MEALS: Dinner will be catered on Thursday and Lunch catered on Friday for registered attendees only. Other meals will be on your own for the Hook-in. There are plenty of eating establishments within walking distance of the Hotel or within a short distance by vehicle. You are welcomed to bring appetizers, snacks, desserts etc., to share with the group. I will provide all paper and plastic products.
SALE TABLE: Available in the Hooking Room for fiber-related items only. PLEASE no wool. Mark your items with your name & price. Take home what you don't sell.
WOOL SNATCH GAME: This is a game we play Friday afternoon to get everyone laughing and to get to know each other better. If you wish to play, you need to donate a quarter yard of wool. You will end up taking home a quarter yard of wool for participating!
RUG SHOW: Bring your rugs to show off or show what you are working on! The Rug Show will be in the Heritage Room, Friday.
OPEN SHOPPING: Saturday, 10 AM - Noon. There is no charge for stopping in at the Hook-in Saturday morning just to shop for supplies.
This Hook-in will end at 6:00 PM Saturday night
ENTRY FEES: $75 (for 2-3 days) $30 (for one day)
You MUST register for this Hook-in prior to September 20, 2025 so that I will know how many will be present for dinner on Thursday, and Lunch on Friday. Thank you!
Print the Registration Form below and return to address shown on form along with your check, prior to September 20th.
2025 Annual Halloween Rug Hooking Event
October 23-24-25, 2025
Bring your costumes for Friday night!
VENUE: Baymont, by Wyndham, Owatonna, 245 Florence Avenue, Owatonna, Minnesota. Room reservations: 507-455-1142,
Group Name: Halloween Rug Hooking Event 2025 (Expires 10-3-25)
The Hook-in will be held in the Heritage Meeting Rooms at the Hotel. Doors will open each day at 9:00 AM and close at 10:00 PM. You can park in the back parking lot of the Hotel and enter through the Kitchen doors to the Meeting Rooms. Please check in with Joyce when you arrive at the Hook-in.
EVENT SCHEDULE will be posted in the Hooking Room.
VENDORS: Georgia Adams, Georgeville Store, Patti Morning,
Dye4Ewe, Straight River Rug Hooking
CLASS: Georgia Adams: Georgia is a well-known rug Artist among the Rug Hooking Community. Georgia will offer a class in hooking her recent pattern, "Pocketbook", featured on the cover and inside the June/July 2025 ATHA Journal. This pattern is an adaption of a silk purse from the 1700's. The pattern is 31" x 25", drawn on linen and sells for $100.00. The Class Fee for Georgia's class is $100.00. The class is "Open" meaning that you can hook any pattern that you wish and use your own wool or, you can contact Georgia and purchase one of her patterns. Georgia can mail your pattern to you or bring it to the Hook-in. Georgia's patterns are shown on her FaceBook page: Georgeville Store. Georgia will help you with color planning your pattern, teach you a few tricks, and provide tips for hooking a beautiful rug. You will have to pre-register for this class as there are limited chairs available.
MEALS: Dinner will be catered on Thursday and Lunch catered on Friday for registered attendees only. Other meals will be on your own for the Hook-in. There are plenty of eating establishments within walking distance of the Hotel or within a short distance by vehicle. You are welcomed to bring appetizers, snacks, desserts etc., to share with the group. I will provide all paper and plastic products.
SALE TABLE: Available in the Hooking Room for fiber-related items only. PLEASE no wool. Mark your items with your name & price. Take home what you don't sell.
WOOL SNATCH GAME: This is a game we play Friday afternoon to get everyone laughing and to get to know each other better. If you wish to play, you need to donate a quarter yard of wool. You will end up taking home a quarter yard of wool for participating!
RUG SHOW: Bring your rugs to show off or show what you are working on! The Rug Show will be in the Heritage Room, Friday.
OPEN SHOPPING: Saturday, 10 AM - Noon. There is no charge for stopping in at the Hook-in Saturday morning just to shop for supplies.
This Hook-in will end at 6:00 PM Saturday night
ENTRY FEES: $75 (for 2-3 days) $30 (for one day)
You MUST register for this Hook-in prior to September 20, 2025 so that I will know how many will be present for dinner on Thursday, and Lunch on Friday. Thank you!
Print the Registration Form below and return to address shown on form along with your check, prior to September 20th.