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ATHARegion 9UpdateOctober 2017Association of Traditional Hooking ArtistsTricia Travis - Region 9 Representative --- 210-262-2646 --- triciatravis2@gmail.comGreetings Region 9 Rug Hookers!Our new Region 9 Representative, Lurie McAdow, takes office at the Cleveland2017 Biennial. Lurie is from Houston and is President of the Houston HookersChapter. This is a newly organized chapter! Christa Bowling moved toAnchorage, Alaska and Lurie is our appointed representative by the ATHA Board.She will do an outstanding job.The ATHA 2017 Biennial is October 11 – 14 in Cleveland, Ohio. I hope many ofyou will be joining this educational event with rug hookers from across the USA,Canada, and Japan.Region 9 has a new ATHA Chapter!Region 9 has a second new chapter!The OK Scissortail Fiber Arts Chaptermeets in Oklahoma City and began inJune with 5 members and now has 14members. Awesome!Pictured are Lynn Hughes, LisaHooper, Lee Williams, Carolyn Poe,Martha Lowry, Carol Weatherman,Rhea Simmons, and Glenda Payne.1
Missing are: Dee Bartrug, Ginger Jackson, Patti Wolfe, Marilyn Lowder, MitziThomas, and Teresa Smith.Rug Hooking Events Around Our Region:October 2017Jail House Rock Hook-In, October 19 – 21, The Magnolia Wool Dust Society, Canton, MS, atthe historic Jailhouse, 234 E. Fulton St, Contact Charlene Bishop, bellefleurcmb@cox.net, 225687-8392 for information.Heart and Hands “Just Hooking Weekend”, October 20 – 22, One Quilt Place,Fredericksburg, TX, contact Veronica Strackbein, bvstrackbein@yahoo.com for information,830-739-7224.January 2018Glenrose Winter Retreat, January 12 – 14, Glenrose, TX.beckyhettinger62@gmail.com for information.Contact Becky Hettinger,Diane Stoffel Workshop, January 25 – 27, Country Gatherings, San Antonio, TX. Registrationis 195 for three days, lunch included. Contact Tricia Travis, triciatravis2@gmail.com forinformation, 210-262-2646.February 2018Red Stick Hook-In, February 12 - 15, Baton Rouge, LA, at the historic Nottoway Plantation andResort, contact Gayle Soileau at candgsoileau@cox.net or by phone 225-754-7554. Vendors areKatie Hartner with Nimble Thimble, Folk Artist Rebekah L. Smith, and Ali Strebel with AliStrebel Designs.March 2018Stash Sisters 13th Annual Hook-In, March 1 – 3, Dayton Community Center, Dayton, TX,vendors Cammie Bruce, Betsy Reed, and Katy Hartner. Registration for 3 days is 105 andincludes lunch or day registration, 35 per day, is available. Contact Pam Herringtongpdykast@att.net for information.June 2018Happy Holidays Hook-In, June 8 - 9, Houston ATHA Hookers, Bethany Christian Church,3223 Westheimer Rd, Houston, rug hooking and shopping. Save the date! Contact LurieMcAdow, luriemcadow@aol.com for information.2
Two Stars in Texas Tyler Rug Hooking Camp, June 10 – 14, 2018, Holiday Inn Select, Tyler,TX. Teachers are Sally Kallin, Maggie Bonanomi, Gail Dufresne, Sharon Smith, and a UFOTable. Registration is 195. For information contact Tricia Travis, triciatravis2@gmail.com, or210-262-2646. More information is on the website countrygatheringsshop.com and listed underHooking Events.July 2018Woolfest Historic McKinney Hook-In, July 19 – 20, Second Annual historic McKinney HookIn, First United Methodist Church’s Church Street Auditorium, McKinney, TX 9:30 AM – 4:00PM, registration is 45 for two days, 25 for one day, for information email Adrienne Dykes atcliffpadd3@yahoo.com, Robin Reynolds Burns, robin809@earthlink.net.August 2018Angela Pumphrey Rug Hooking Workshop, August 7 – 9, Heart of Texas ATHA Chapter,Oblate Renewal Center, San Antonio, Texas. Contact Rayna Taylor, for information contactrayna.reed.taylor@gmail.com.Eleventh Annual Fall Woolgathering and Workshop, Sunday, August 26 – Tuesday, August28, Inn on Barons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX. Registration is 20 per day for fun, vendors, andlots of hooking! Contact Tricia Travis, triciatravis2@gmail.com for information.September 2018Two Stars in Texas Fredericksburg Rug Hooking Camp, September 16 – 20, 2018, Inn onBarons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX. Teachers are Janice Johnson, Jayne Hester, Sharon Smith,Sally Kallin, Carol Weatherman, and Anita White. Registration is 195. For informationcontact Tricia Travis, triciatravis2@gmail.com, 210-262-2646, or countrygatheringsshop.comand click on Hooking Happenings for camp flyer.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 in College Station and the thirdThursday at Lone Star Quilt Shop in Bryan, TX from 10:00AM-4:00PM. Contact Pat Smith,patriciasmith1@juno.com, or 979-690-7845.Brazos River Hookers, Granbury, TX, meets last Thursday of each month at 3:00PM, wine at5:00PM, at Yeats-Duke Museum & Teddy Bear Shop, 214 N. Crockett, Granbury, TX, contactJulie Pitts, 817-707-1012 for information.Central Arkansas Rug Hookers (CARHS), Jacksonville, AR., meets once a month at theJacksonville, AR main library.For more information contact Aileen Anderson,hookbadger@gmail.com, 501-915-0696.3
Country Gatherings LLC, San Antonio, TX, rug hookers meet on special Tuesdays,Wednesdays, and Saturdays in the shop at 18771 FM 2252, San Antonio, TX. Call for details210-262-2646, or contact Tricia Travis, triciatravis2@gmail.com, for information.Dallas Firehouse RugHookers, Dallas, TX, meets at the Lakewood Methodist Church onAbrams 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, 325-262-5447, www.thefiberco-op.comoffers classes, wool fabric, and rug designs, open every Monday or by appointment.Heartland Rug Hookers, Moore, OK, is looking for a new meeting place, contact SandraCudd, 405-830-8366, sandrasc1961@gmail.com for information.Heart and Hands ATHA Chapter, Fredericksburg, TX, meets the third Saturday of themonth, 9:30AM-3:30PM, One Quilt Place, Fredericksburg, TX. Bring a sack lunch. For moreinformation contact Veronica Strackbein, bvstrackbein@yahoo.com, 830-739-7224.Heart of Texas ATHA Chapter, San Antonio, TX, will meet November 4, 2017, at the OblateRenewal Center, in the conference/library, 5700 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, Texas from 10:30 –12:30 and January 20, 2018 at the Forke Store, New Braunfels Conservation Society, 1300Church Hill Drive, New Braunfels, TXfrom 9:30 – 3:00. Contact Rayna Taylor,rayna.reed.taylor@gmail.com, for information.Hidden Hills Happy Hookers, McKinney, TX, meets every Tuesday, 10:00AM-2:30PM atAdrienne Dykes’ McKinney home. Coffee provided, please bring a sack lunch. Adrienne’sshop 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 972-542-3214. The shop is open during group time and other timesby chance or appointment.Hook Me Up Group, Carrollton, TX, meets the third Saturday, 10:00AM-3:00PM, atCarrollton Church of the Nazarene, 1529 E. Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton. Contact Janet Kersh,woolgarden@hotmail.com or 972-822-0986.Houston ATHA Hookers, Houston, TX, meets every Wednesday at the Weekly CommunityCenter on Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, Texas from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM and the third Saturday atBethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX from 11:00 AM – 3:30. ContactLurie McAdow, luriemcadow@aol.com for information.Hub City Rug Hookers, Lubbock, TX, Contact Teresa Heinze, 806-794-3332, for information.Katy Lambchops, Katy, TX, meets every Wednesday, 10:00AM-3:00PM, and the secondSaturday, 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 JanPeckenpaugh at mylilhouse@hotmail.com or 281-687-2088.Kerrville Rug Hookers, Kerrville, TX, meet on the first Monday at the First United MethodistChurch on Thompson Dr., in the Activity Building, from 10:00AM-2:00PM. Contact KarenMaddox, karen39m@gmail.com, 830-257-3741.4
Magnolia Wool Dust Society ATHA Chapter, Canton, MS, meets the second Saturday11:00AM – 2:00 PM, Historic Jail, Canton, MS.Contact Martha Langley,motlangley@bellsouth.net.Natchez Trace Rug Hookers, Nashville, TN, meets at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 9770Highway 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 onthe calendar. Contact Margaret Mahler, mzmahler@comcast.net.OK Scissortail Fiber Arts Chapter, meets 4th Tuesday monthly at the home of Carolweatherman from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon. Contact Carol Weatherman at hellodolly25@cox.netor 405-740-0863.Panhandle Rug Hookers, Amarillo, TX, meets the 4th Thursday at the Southwest PublicLibrary on 45th St. in Amarillo. Contact Carolyn Rapstine, carolynrapstine@yahoo.com.Round Top Ruggers, Round Top, TX, meets the second Monday and last Saturday of themonth, 10:00AM-5:00PM at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Rec Center, 409 S. White St. inRound Top. Bring Sack lunch or enjoy area restaurants. To get on the email reminder list,contact Karen Kubeczka, karen.kubeczka@mac.com or visit their website atwww.rtruggers.weebly.com.Sew Graceful Quilting, Rogers, AK, Sherri Barnhill and her group meet at the shop at 14094Pleasant Ridge Rd., Thursdays, 9:30AM–2:00PM. Contact Darlene Szabo, owner, at 479-3727403 or info@sewgracefulquilting.com 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, 940-6927700.Springdale Arkansas Hookers meet at the John Powell Senior Center Annex, first and thirdMonday February through May from 10:00AM–3:00PM. Bring a sack lunch. Contact LauraThompson thompson04@ritternet.com, or Paula Wentz at esprainman@gmail.com.The Stash Sisters ATHA Chapter, Houston, TX, meets each Wednesday, Kingwood PublicLibrary, 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX; and first Saturday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, SecondBaptist Church Kingwood, 22770 Hwy 59, Kingwood, TX. For more information and toconfirm meeting time, contact Sondra Ives, twoives@swbell.net, 713-665-7749.Texas Rug Runners ATHA Chapter, Arlington, TX, invites you to their monthly meetings atAll Saints Lutheran Church, 4325 SW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76017, secondSaturdays, 10:00PM-3:00PM. Contact Becky Hettinger, beckyhettinger62@gmail.com.Tulsa Rug Hookers, Tulsa, OK, meets the 3rd Tuesday at Panera Bread (71st and Garnett) at1:00PM, and the first Thursday at Hardesty Regional Library, 6:00PM-9:00PM. Contact MitziThomas, stitziandmyron@gmail.com.The Village Rug Hookers, Hot Springs, AR, meets the first Monday of each month in HotSprings Village. Contact Aileen Anderson, hookbadger@gmail.com, 501-915-0696.5
Carrollton Church of the Nazarene, 1529 E. Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton. Contact Janet Kersh, . Lubbock, TX, Contact Teresa Heinze, 806-794-3332, . 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, 830-257-3741. .
