CURRICULUM VITAE – Mary Lou Bleakley

• Hooked her first piece in 1962, hooked seriously since 1979
   
• Certified Pearl K. McGown Teacher since 1982
   
• Accredited Pearl K. McGown Teacher since 1995
   
• Rug Hooking teacher since 1982
   
• Founded and directed Rugs By The Sea at Cape May, NJ for 13 years (1988-2001)
   
• Assistant Director Southern Teachers’ Workshop in Ripley, WV for 10 years (1987-1997)
   
• Co-founded MLB/JML Contemporary Hand Hooked Rug Appraisers in 2004
   
• Taught at :

Chautauqua Rug School

Maryland Shores Rug Camp

Chesapeake Rug Camp

Smith Mountain Rug Camp

Denton, Maryland

 

• Past President McGown Guild Chapter 72

 

• Resident Teacher McGown Guild

 

• Member McGown Guild & ATHA

 

• Was requested to judge for Celebrations but declined

 

• Was requested to judge for Maryland State Fair but declined

 

• Attended American Society of Appraisers Course [National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal (USPAP)] and passed examination

 

• Conducted private workshops