Raymond and Lydia Scott. Rug Hookers. Gagetown, N.B. Active mid to late 20th century.
Famous as the Gagetown Hookers, Raymond and Lydia Scott began to hook rugs as a team in the early 1950’s when their farm was expropriated as part of the Camp Gagetown military base in New Brunswick. Their farm work lost; they began to hook rugs after Raymond recovered from a heat attack.
They worked as a team – Raymond hooked the mats and Lydia drew the patterns and chose the colours. Their output was prolific – their mats are in museums from the Smithsonian to the Canadian Textile Museum. Some examples of their rugs are shown here.
Hooked rugs of Life on the Farm:
Raymond and Lydia Scott. Rug Hookers, Gagetown, N. B.
Raymond and Lydia Scott. Rug Hookers, Gagetown, N. B.
The artists at home:
Raymond and Lydia Scott. Gagetown, N.B.
