 The February meeting was a lot of fun. It was great to see everyone there and we nearly filled the room!
In this photo Teresa and Ginny struggle to hold up a rug that Teresa designed and is in the process of hooking. She is using a 10 cut and it is a very heavy and fabulous rug! See more pics on photo page. Sandy Schleuter gave a program geared toward a creative challenge. Rather than the doodle rugs that we have all read about. . . . Sandy did the doodling on each persons backing material. The challenge was in how each person then interpreted that doodle. By the end of the day we had 2 folks who had completed fish, one with a cowboy, one with sheep and another contemplating a ship. I believe the majority of folks were shy about jumping in and it is hard to keep your mind on developing an idea in a room full of folks that you have not seen for a solid month - and want to catch up with! I know that even the people who did not actively participate in this exercise still learned a lot just from thinking about and watching what took place. Thank you, Sandy for the fun exercise! Next month's meeting will have a program on different types of proddy. If you want to get in on the fun, please bring a piece of backing, a pair of hemostats if you have a pair and some 3" wide strips of wool. (We will be cutting this to proddy.) Please remember that the March meeting will be held at the Arvada Police station on the 30th of the month from 9-4! Hope to see you there!!
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Happy Valentine's Day!
We have a grey snowy day here in Golden as the noon bell rings and the hooking possibilities abound! Come to our February meeting where we will have a fun exercise in creative thinking and development! Please bring a blank piece of backing that will fit your frame and a large baggy of cut strips. (We will have linen available for purchase at the meeting). Sandy Schleuter will be heading up the program and it is sure to be fun and thought provoking. We had a great time demonstrating hooking and talking to the crowd at the Sew Expo last weekend. Many thanks to Jenny Schechter, MaryAnn Goetz, Gloria Shone, Judy Peterson, Emily Scudder, Pam Sisk, Cheryl Bollenbach, Quink Arlt and the person responsible for organizing our group - Teresa Rapstine! It is always a lot of fun to meet and talk with folks who are interested in learning more about rug hooking. Education is key and teaching the differences between Traditional Rug Hooking and Latch or punch is an eye opener for many people. 2013 Biennial News: Registration We are excited as registration is underway. While some classes are full, there are still classes available. Check out the opportunities on our website: atharugs.com/biennial2013 Patterns: Coast to Coast- Second Edition Due to popular demand, we have issued a second edition of the Patterns: Coast to Coast Pattern Collection. Instructions for ordering are attached as well as on the ATHA website atharugs.com/biennial2013/ and in the ATHA newsletter. Order in bulk to save on shipping - rates are included on the attachment. Need a gift for a hooking friend, have a hook-in or other chapter/region event coming up? Copies of Patterns: Coast to Coast make great gifts and fundraisers items. Advertising Update If you are a subscriber or purchaser of Early American Life our Biennial ad was in the last publication and we have ads in the upcoming editions of Create and Decorate, Wool Street Journal, and Primitive Quilts and Projects. Penny White Publicity 2013 Biennial |
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