Hookey Rug Makers
Delves Lane Community Centre is home to Consett Hooky Mats. A dedicated group that follows the age-old miner's tradition of making mats and bedding from old sacks and recycled fabric. Basically, it was recycling before recycling became a posh word.
Many of the members learnt how to make hooky mats from their mother's.
The result is a wonderful creation that kept feet warm, and sleep was certainly a bit cosier. The tools used today are the same as all those years ago, and once the basics are mastered wonderful mats and wall hangings can be made.
The result is a wonderful creation that kept feet warm, and sleep was certainly a bit cosier. The tools used today are the same as all those years ago, and once the basics are mastered wonderful mats and wall hangings can be made.