ATHA Region 9 Update. October Association of Traditional Hooking Artists Lurie McAdow, Region 9 Rep, ,

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1 ATHA Region 9 Update October 2018 Association of Traditional Hooking Artists Lurie McAdow, Region 9 Rep, , luriemcadow@aol.com Welcome October! With Fall in the air, I hope you re feeling inspired with your rug hooking. Be sure to check out the happenings in Region 9. Remember our ATHA dues will be increasing from $26 per year to $32 per year. in You may renew your membership early before the end of the year to take advantage of the lower rates. If you wish, you may sign up for two years. Payment may be made via PayPal on-line or by personal check mailed to Joan Cahill who is our membership chairman. Let me know if you have any questions. The ATHA Biennial will be held in Denver on August 28, 29, 30, and 31, I hope you re planning to attend! In the last issue of ATHA s magazine, you can read about the classes offered. Stay tuned for even more information and when you may register. Be watching for a special announcement by the Texas Rug Runners regarding a rug hooking cruise in September 2019! There are wonderful things happening in Region 9! Happy Hooking! Lurie! 1

2 Rug Hooking Events Around Our Region: October 2018 Jail House Rock Hook-In and Rug Show, October 18-20, 2018 at the Historic Old Madison County Jail in Canton, MS. Hosted by the Magnolia Wool Dust Society ATHA Chapter. Come join us and rock the jail house! One evening and two days full of hooking, vendors, wool, wool, and wool, plus food and fellowship! Contact Heart and Hands ATHA Chapter s Just Hooking Weekend, at One Quilt Place in Fredericksburg, TX, October 19, 20, and 21. $10 per day. Contact Veronica Strackbein at bvstrackbein@yahoo.com for more information. November 2018 The Wool Harvest and Market, November 7-10, 2018, sponsored by the OK Scissortail Fiber Arts Chapter. Classes with Nola Heibreder, Sally Kallin, Tricia Travis, and Carol Weatherman. For more information, go to Carol will be teaching a Fragments Class at the Woo Harvest. If you re interested, please contact Carol at hellodolly25@cox.net. Wool Rich Cash Poor Workshop in Natchez, MS November 9-16, Instructors are Diane Stoffel and Carrie Martin. This is during the Fall Angels on the Bluff event. For info: mart3285@bellsouth.net Cal Creations and Antiques Holiday Open House, in McKinney, TX, November 9 and 10. Contact Adrienne Dykes for more information. at cliffpadd3@yahoo.com. January 2019 Mid-Winter Rug Hooking Retreat, January 17-20, 2019, at Summers Mill in Belton, TX. Vendors include Tricia Travis, Susan Myers, and Sheila Schindler. For more information, contact Julie Oles at julieoles@yahoo.com or At this time, there are only spots available for commuters. Diane Stoffel Workshop at Country Gatherings in San Antonio, TX, January 24-26, This is an open class and all patterns are welcome. Registration $200. Contact triciatravis2@gmail.com for more information.! 2

3 February 2019 Red Stick Rug Hooking at Nottoway Plantation, White Castle, LA, February 11-14, Gayle Soileau, Director. Registration $180. Contact for more information. Wool Rich Cash Poor Workshop in Savannah, GA, February 17-22, Instructors Diane Stoffel and Carrie Martin. For info: Stash Sisters 14 th Annual Hook-In, Feb. 28, March 1, and March 2, 2019, Dayton Community Center, 801 S. Cleveland St., Dayton, TX. Save the date! April 2019 Red Stick Rug Hooking in Natchitoches, LA at the Church Street Inn, April 8-11, Registration: $125. Contact Gayle Soileau for more information at Wool Rich Cash Poor Workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 23-May 3, Instructors are Cheryl Bollenbach, Theresa Rapstine, Diane Stoffel, and Carrie Martin. Registration available after May 1, For info: June 2019 Houston ATHA Rug Hookers Annual Hook-In, June 7 and 8, 2019, Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX. Save the date! Two Stars in Texas Waco Rug Camp, June 9-13, 2019 at the Hilton Waco. Teachers include Linda Mehler, Therese Rapstine Schafer, Sally Kallin, and Marijo Taylor. Plus, Capri Boyle Jones has been added as a teacher. UFO Table available. Contact Tricia Travis at triciatravis2@gmail.com, or for more information. July 2019 Twelth Annual Fall Woolgathering and Workshop, Sunday July 21 - Tuesday July 23, 2019 at the Inn on Barons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX. Registration is $20 per day for fun, vendors, and lots of hooking! Contact Tricia Travis at trciatravis2@gmail.com.! 3

4 September 2019 Two Stars in Texas Fredericksburg Rug Hooking Camp, September 15-19, 2019 at the Inn on Barons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX. Teachers are Janie Johnson, Jayne Hester, Maggie Bonanomi, Marijo Taylor, Lucille Festa, and Diane Stoffel. Registration is $200 For more information, contact Tricia Travis at or Region 9 Rug Hooking Groups Meeting Times: Aggieland Rug Artists ATHA Chapter, College Station, TX, meets first and second Thursday, 12:00Noon - 4:00PM, at the Arts Council of Brazos Valley on Dartmouth Street in College Station, and the third Thursday at Lone Star Quilt Works in Bryan, TX from 10:00AM-4:00PM. Contact Pat Smith, patriciasmith1@juno.com, or Central Arkansas Rug Hookers (CARHS), Jacksonville, AR., meets once a month at the Jacksonville, AR main library. For more information contact Aileen Anderson, hookbadger@gmail.com, Country Gatherings LLC, San Antonio, TX, rug hookers meet on special Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays in the shop at FM 2252, San Antonio, TX. Call for details , or contact Tricia Travis, triciatravis2@gmail.com, for information. Dallas Firehouse RugHookers, Dallas, TX, meets at the Lakewood Methodist Church on Abrams Rd. each Wednesday, 10:00AM-2:00PM. Bring your lunch and $3.00 for use of facility. Contact Martha Reynolds, rugbug48@gmail.com The Fiber Co-op, San Angelo, TX, 7024 Orient Rd, , offers classes, wool fabric, and rug designs, open every Monday or by appointment. Heart and Hands ATHA Chapter, Fredericksburg, TX, meets the third Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., One Quilt Place, Fredericksburg, TX. Bring a sack lunch. Also, join them for the Just Hooking Weekend which is held the 3rd weekend of March and October. For more information contact Veronica Strackbein, bvstrackbein@yahoo.com, Heart of Texas ATHA Chapter, San Antonio, TX, will meet July 21, 2018, at the Forke Store in Conservation Plaza, 1300 Church Hill Drive, New Braunfels, TX. Hooking from 9A to 3P,! 4

5 meeting at 11A. Bring any wool or supplies that you would like to sell, trade, or give away. Bring your lunch as well. Please contact Rayna Taylor, for more information. Hidden Hills Hookers, McKinney, TX, meets every Tuesday, 10:00AM-2:30PM at Adrienne Dykes McKinney home. Coffee provided, please bring a sack lunch. Adrienne s shop is on the premises, offering bolt and over dyed wool, patterns, and other hooking items, Americana antiques and accessories. For more information contact Adrienne, cliffpadd3@yahoo.com or The shop is open during group time and other times by chance or appointment. Hook Me Up Group, Carrollton, TX, meets the third Saturday, 10:00AM-3:00PM, at Carrollton Church of the Nazarene, 1529 E. Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton. Contact Janet Kersh, woolgarden@hotmail.com or Houston ATHA Hookers Chapter, Houston, TX, meets every Wednesday at the Weekley Community Center on Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, Texas from 10:00 AM 3:00 PM and the third Saturday at Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX from 10:00 AM 3:30. Contact luriemcadow@aol.com for information. Hub City Rug Hookers, Lubbock, TX, Contact Teresa Heinze, , for information. Katy Lambchops, Katy, TX, meets every Wednesday, 10:00AM-3:00PM, and the second Saturday, 10:00AM-3:00PM at My Little House, inside Dovetail Antiques in Old Town Katy. The wool applique group, Katy Wool Krazies, meets the first Saturday. Contact Jan Peckenpaugh at mylilhouse@hotmail.com or Kerrville Rug Hookers, Kerrville, TX, meet on the first Monday at the First United Methodist Church on Thompson Dr., in the Activity Building, from 10:00AM-2:00PM. Contact Karen Maddox, karen39m@gmail.com, Magnolia Wool Dust Society ATHA Chapter, Canton, MS, meets the second Saturday 11:00AM 2:00 PM, Historic Jail, Canton, MS. Contact Martha Langley at magnolia.wooldust@yahoo.com. Natchez Trace Rug Hookers ATHA Chapter, Nashville, TN, meets at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 9770 Highway 96 West, Nashville, TN 37221, third Sunday afternoons. If there is a change in plans, (Father s Day or large event the day prior to the regularly scheduled meeting day), it is noted on the calendar. Contact Margaret Mahler, mzmahler@comcast.net OK Scissortail Fiber Arts ATHA Chapter, meets the last Tuesday of the month at the home of Carol Weatherman from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon. Contact Carol Weatherman at hellodolly25@cox.net or Panhandle Rug Hookers, Amarillo, TX, meets the 4th Thursday at the Amarillo Art Institute, 3701 Plains Blvd., Unit 117, in Amarillo. For info, please contact carolynrapstine@yahoo.com! 5

6 Round Top Ruggers, Round Top, TX, meets the second Monday and last Saturday of the month, 10:00AM-5:00PM at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Rec Center, 409 S. White St. in Round Top. Bring Sack lunch or enjoy area restaurants. To get on the reminder list, contact Karen Kubeczka, or visit their website at Sew Graceful Quilting, Rogers, AK, Sherri Barnhill and her group meet at the shop at Pleasant Ridge Rd., Thursdays, 9:30AM 2:00PM. Contact Darlene Szabo, owner, at or for information. The Shepherd s Wool Hooking Group, Wichita Falls, TX, meets every Thursday, 2:30PM 7:00PM, at the Shepherd s Wool Shop, 5316 Turkey Ranch Rd, Wichita Falls, TX, Smoky Mountain Spinnery Rug Hooking, the first Tuesday of the month from 10A to 4P. The spinnery is located at 466 Brookside Village Way, Suite 8, in Gatlinburg, TN. Contact Rhonda at smokymountainrughooking@gmail.com. Springdale Arkansas Hookers meet at the John Powell Senior Center Annex, first and third Monday February through May from 10:00AM 3:00PM. Bring a sack lunch. Contact Laura Thompson thompson04@ritternet.com, or Paula Wentz at esprainman@gmail.com. The Stash Sisters ATHA Chapter, Houston, TX, meets each Wednesday at the Kingwood Branch Library, 4400 Bens View Lane, Kingwood, TX, and the first Saturday of the month at Second Baptist Church Kingwood Campus, Hwy. 59, Kingwood, TX 77339, 10:00 AM 3:00 PM. Bring your lunch, hooking, and finished projects. Contact Sondra Ives, twoives@swbell.net, or , for information. Texas Rug Runners ATHA Chapter, Arlington, TX, will be hosting Cheryl Bollenbach September 8 and 9, Texas Rug Runners meet at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Arlington, TX on the second Saturday, 10:00PM-3:00PM. Contact Becky Hettinger at beckyhettinger62@gmail.com. Tulsa Rug Hookers, Tulsa, OK, meets the first Thursday at Hardesty Regional Library, 6:00PM-9:00PM. Contact Mitzi Thomas, stitziandmyron@gmail.com. The Village Rug Hookers, Hot Springs, AR, meets the first Monday of each month in Hot Springs Village. Contact Aileen Anderson, hookbadger@gmail.com, ! 6