May 29, 2017


Dear Rug Hooking Friends,  

It's almost June!  And whether or not we can get away for a summer workshop, there's always more to learn and friends to inspire us.   As our days grow long, let's enjoy the good company of kindred souls, savoring warm evenings and pulling loops till the sun goes down.  Like you, we are Midwest Rug Hookers who love and practice the art of traditional rug hooking.


In this fourth issue of the newsletter, we'll invite you to sign up for the Nebraska Fall Hook In.  Hookers nearby may wish to join our fledgling ATHA Chapter for only a dollar a month.   Below, you'll find both original designs and cool commercial patterns, another group of vendor spotlights, and our usual calendar of events.  But first, here's a summer-themed groove with gorgeous variations on the same beautiful theme.


BIRDS AND BERRIES
FROM THE ST. LOUIS
HOOK-IN AND RUG SHOW

Catherine Pennington started a new wave in her hooking community, and it's a wave you can catch.  What better subject for summer hooking than Birds and Berries?  Take a gander at the work of these St. Louis hookers who each put their own spin on a lovely Bea Brock pattern.

RIGHT:  detail of Catherine's Birds and Berries rug.

"I fell in love with the pattern," Catherine said, "when I saw Bea Brock's original rug at a show. While I used the basic color scheme of the original rug, I toned it down a little with the help of my instructor, Edwina Prinster. I loved hooking the birds; not so much the berries.  Also loved the multiple colors in the background. I completed the rug in 2008, and it has been on the floor of our guest bedroom ever since. Had to remove dog hair before I took pictures! "


At LEFT:  "I was intimidated by the number of leaves and berries," Nina Dempsey said, "and put the pattern aside. I finally decided that I had better get started on it. I have it on the floor in a sitting area. I had done a few backgrounds in an antique black so I decided to go more brown with this one. The blue inner border brings out more blue in the leaves." 

Thank you, Nina, for sharing your beautiful version.






Pat Seliga hooked her version at RIGHT.  "I just love the color combination  of brown and peachy coral," Pat said.  "I love this pattern so much. The circles were a challenge, though."

Thank you, Pat.  Coral and blue sure do sing together!



Our thanks, by the way, to Donna McHargue, who hosted the St. Louis Hook In and Rug Show, and to Karen Greenfield for bringing these beautiful rugs to our attention.


ABOVE:  Pamela Hufford of Kirkwood, Missouri, took her color scheme in a different direction. "This is my favorite rug," Pamela said, "not only to hook, but to enjoy.  I started it in Arkansas, and Bea Brock was my teacher.  I chose a different color scheme because this pattern reminded me of a rug in my grandmother's home in Buffalo, MO."  Love how those vines stand out in Pamela's version, tying into the outer border color.  Also Pamela hooked additional leaves and berries along that inner/outer border. 

Here's another BELOW, from Maria Masurat, also of St. Louis. "We were all introduced to Birds and Berries through Catherine Pennington's beautiful rug...I really enjoyed hooking this one, even though there were A LOT of berries and leaves.  It is my favorite rug that I have hooked."  Maria said these rugs are 5' X 3.9'.  What an accomplishment!
ABOVE:  We conclude with the one that started it all, hooked in 2008 by Catherine Pennington, whom we thank!
NEW TWISTS ON AN OLD THEME FROM THE NEBRASKA SPRING HOOK IN AND RUG SHOW

Some of us have all but filled our wall space, and fortunately this issue provides a few hooking ideas for the floor.  This pattern, called the New England Twist, was originally created by Pearl McGown.  Today, it's being re-imagined by Anita White and many Midwest rug hookers.  Runners are available in many sizes, but Anita is trying out new ideas, hooking vines up the middle and also using a version of the twist as a frame or border around central motifs (see pics below).  Go neutral or add color, whatever palette pleases you. 

ABOVE, Karen Krebsbach used a mostly neutral palette, while Sondra Block used cream and terra cotta on a dark background, BELOW.  Both are Nebraska rug hookers.  








LEFT:  This version has paisley motifs with a twist border.  Designed by Anita White and hooked by Rita Potter of Springfield, Missouri.
ABOVE, two small mats from Anita White of Overland Park, Kansas, featuring vines between the twists--love how she finishes her mats with wool, too.  Well placed bits of paisley give these mats "the Anita touch."
ABOVE and RIGHT:  For another look, Barbara Houck mixed things up with this pattern.  From Lone Jack, Missouri, Barbara used a mixture of light and medium textured wool that jumps off the dark background. 

 Our thanks to Judy Roth and Jan Hall, who hosted the Nebraska Spring Hook In and Rug Show, where we first noticed these "new twists." 
THE NEBRASKA FALL HOOK IN: 
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

BE AN EARLY BIRD. JOIN US!
On Friday, October 6th, we move into a new chapter and a brand new venue.  Surrounded by green fairways and sparkling fountains, the Oak Hills Country Club offers a newly remodeled decor, lots of natural light, a visually dynamic floor plan, and a kitchen of talented cooks!  We'll draw for prizes throughout this fun-packed day.  For the sake of learning and inspiration, we continue to offer brief talks from hooking experts before and after lunch and a non-competitive rug show with its own drawing for the grandest prize of all.  Bring a favorite rug for a chance to win the BIG ONE!

CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE to download our flyer.  Make checks payable to Midwest Rug Hookers and mail to Dennie's address on the flyer.  By no means is this your last chance to sign up for the hook in, but early birds are welcome now.   

In case you're wondering, our lunch will be a plentiful Taco Buffet.  Make a salad or tacos: flour and corn tortilla shells, ground taco beef, queso, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, cheese, lettuce, olives, and tomatoes.  Brownies or cookies for dessert.

EASY-TO-FIND LOCATION AND NEARBY HOTEL
The Oak Hills Country Club is located at 12325 Golfing Green Drive, Omaha, Nebraska.  From I-80, use exit #445 at 120th and L Streets.  Turn left or south on 120th Street, and continue about half a mile as the road winds through a residential area and the golf course.  The club will be on your left.  You'll find parking lots on both sides of the street.  We'll welcome you at the front door under the portico.

Conveniently, Oak Hills Country Club at 120th and Q Streets is only blocks from the Comfort Inn at 108th and L Streets where we have a special room rate for our vendors and friends.  How does $59.00 per night sound to you?  Please call 402-339-8111 for your hotel reservation--ask for Pam and mention the rug hooking rate.  She has blocks of rooms available on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.  Breakfast and the usual amenities are available, including a pool.  There'll be some hooking going on at the hotel--see below!

For GPS, the address of the hotel is 10729 J Street.
HOTEL HOOKERS, FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY 
Some of us volunteers are not able to hook at the hook in, but we would love to hook with you afterwards.  We're booking a few rooms at the Comfort Inn on Friday night, so that we can relax, hang out, and hook with our out-of-town friends and maybe some of our vendors, too.  Local hookers, please join us.  You're welcome to spend the night at the hotel, but you don't need to.  Hook with us as long as you can.

Hooking together, with or without a teacher, is a sweet and simple pleasure, and we hope you can join us at the Comfort Inn.  ABOVE, Diane and Karla (and a friend) hooking together at the Jayne Hester workshop at Gatherings on the Blue, Seward, Nebraska.  Thank you, Jodi Isom, for this photo.

There is an expense to use the Comfort Inn meeting room (just off the breakfast area) for hooking, so we'll pass the hat among hotel hookers on Friday and Saturday, hoping to recoup some or all of this expense.  (On other occasions, we have chipped in $5 per person.)  

Later on, we'll get a handle on how many are planning to come.  Everyone is welcome.
DOUBLE WHAMMY WEEKEND: HOOK IN + JUNKSTOCK
Is it safe to assume that if we love hand-hooked rugs, we may also love other handmade things, vintage finds, salvaged pieces, and one-of-a-kind items for our homes?  If this sounds like you, consider coming to Omaha for a Double Whammy Weekend, with our Hook In on Friday and Junkstock at Sycamore Farms on Saturday and/or Sunday.  Junkstock happens just a few miles west of our hook-in venue, and whatever you do, friends, bring your walking shoes.  We're talking acres and acres, barns and booths, music on stage and food vendors galore.  Antiques, collectibles, architectural pieces, textiles, botanicals, re-purposed vintage items, and more.  What's your style?  From Farmhouse to Boho to French Country to Rustic Chic, it's all here.  So if you're looking for a reason to make the drive to the Nebraska Fall Hook In, look no further.  Three days of hooking and junking are all the reason you need.   




LEFT:  The gate to Junkstock, where treasures abound.  You can even get a Junk Hunk to carry the heavy stuff to your car. 

ABOVE:  To shop or to hook?  Always a tough decision.  In Lincoln on April 7th, this happy group spent at least some time hooking at the Nebraska Spring Hook In--a favorite event around these parts.  Congrats to Jan Hall and Judy Roth on a wonderful turn-out and a delightful group of vendors.  Thanks to Terri Bangert for the photo.
 

COMING RIGHT UP
Last call for early June hooking events.  See all the wonderful summer camps and workshops on our calendar below.  On June 10th, for instance, at the NWA Hook In, you could try Stained Glass Rug Hooking with Aileen Anderson.  That's her butterfly, LEFT.  Treat yourself to a summer rug hooking event in your area of the Midwest!
A NEW BOOK ON DESIGNING
Haven't yet tried designing your own rugs?  Let twenty-plus Midwest Rug Hookers help.  Designed by You: Ideas and Inspiration for Rug Hookers (by Tammy Pavich) will show you 150 interesting rugs from the U.S., Canada, and beyond.  The majority of them, though, were hooked in our stomping ground, right here in the middle of the USA.  This book aims to bring out the artist in you.  Early chapters suggest ways to spark your imagination and tools to help you draw.  Some 36 design ideas fill the majority of the pages.  You can start with color, start with art, start with a style or a story, but the important thing is to start designing your own rugs. As of June 1, you can get your copy from RHM or from Amazon.com.  

RIGHT:  Lilly Phillips of Iowa drew her pattern using a paper template.  This is a story rug.  Lilly's granddaughter, Isabella, was away at college.  "When she was little, Bella used to take Molly everywhere," Lilly said.  "So I wanted to make her a Molly rug to remind her of her childhood."  This photo shows the template, the finished rug, and the little doll herself.  "Molly's Rug" is featured in Designed by You, published by Rug Hooking Magazine.






LEFT:  "The Peace of Wild Things," inspired by a Wendell Berry poem, was also drawn with paper templates.  Designed by You also suggests many other tools to help you draw and transfer your drawing to linen.  Designed and hooked by Tammy Pavich.
RUG HOOKING MAGAZINE SHARES MIDWEST HISTORY RUGS

In the June/July/August issue of RHM, Hazel Almendinger of Ohio has written about her Orphan Train rug, telling the story of children transported from New York City into the Midwest and the rest of the country from 1854 to 1929, photo BELOW.  You'll also find Celebration 26 Readers' Choice winner Linda Powell of Ohio with her impressively detailed Barnwood rug, RIGHT.  It's a little piece of history in itself.



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THREE VENDOR SPOTLIGHTS

Leading up to the Nebraska Fall Hook In in early October, we will continue to introduce you to our remarkable vendors and give you a taste of what's to come.  Last time, we introduced Black Sheep Wool Designs, Hall's Hooks, and Ewe and Eye.  All of our vendors transform our venue into a magical place, decorated from the floor up with all of our favorite things.  We include their email addresses in case you want to order beforehand---some things just won't wait.  Here are our next three vendor spotlights.
Pretties and Primitives: What I Learned from My Mom

Karen Marie Greenfield, the creative force of Pretties and Primitives, lives in Elkhorn, Nebraska, but her story begins across the Atlantic Ocean. "My world of handwork began when I was a little girl in Denmark," Karen said, "sitting by my mother's side as she spun her yarns and then created beautiful sweaters, dresses, socks, mittens and such for for our family.  

"My journey brought me many kinds of fantastic, artistic and creative media which all got my creative juices flowing. Fortunately I have finally settled on the wonderful world of Wool Fiber, and I love it!  Rug-hooking came to me about 20 years ago and is such a joy. I love needle felting and dying wool as well.
"For Pretties and Primitives, I create one-of-a-kind wool appliqué on re-purposed wood pieces such as vintage boxes, footstools, cabinets, ice cream chairs, baskets and much much more. My husband Dixon is pretty handy with wood working. He refinishes all the wood pieces I use in my work. As he says, his new hobby is 'Antiquity Refurbishment.' 

LEFT, just a little vignette of Karen's hand-sewn items with one of her applique table runners.  A variety of embroidery stitches in beautiful colors adorn most of these pieces.

"Dixon and I create heirlooms for tomorrow. Hope to see you at the Nebraska Fall Hook In this October. We will be looking for you. Find us at PrettiesandPrimitives.com, [email protected], and on Facebook."  You can reach Karen at [email protected]. 

BELOW:  More pretties and primitives from Karen.  She and Dixon find vintage gems and turn them into irresistible pieces for your home.
ONE RUG, TWO RUG: CARRIE MARTIN,
WOOL COUNSELOR

"Way back when I was volunteering for the Humane Society in the 1970’s," Carrie said, "a hooked rug came in as a donation. I purchased it, and there began my love for rug hooking.  Searching, using and repairing vintage hooked rugs became part of my life. Weekends were spent haunting thrift shops, flea markets and garage sales with an eye out for hooked rugs.

At RIGHT, Carrie's design, "Dub It to Death."  It looks like a precious antique!  

"After moving to Louisiana and not finding hooked rugs, I decided that I would have to make my own.  To the library I went and found a book on rug hooking with the most wonderful resource section. Within weeks I was working on my first rug, receiving Rug Hooking Magazine, and a Bliss cutter was on its way.  As we all say, I was hooked. My first camp instructor and one of my greatest influences was Sharon Townsend, a friendship that I have valued ever since.  Many friendships have developed through this hobby. 

BELOW:  Carrie's design, Grandmother's Oaks, combining a sweet botanical image with a penny border.
 
"Catching the rug bug is easy, but once caught, it is difficult to cure the lure of this craft.  It first starts with collecting a 'stash' of wool in many colors and textures.  Next thing you know you have others who are infected coming to your home or meeting in churches, libraries, and at times even dental offices to commune in rug hooking.  You know it's bad when you start an ATHA chapter and consider sharing a Biennial convention.  I don't mean to alarm those of you reading this, as there is a cure:  just venture out as often as you can and suppress the symptoms by purchasing a little wool, a pattern, or a hook.  And be inspired by what you can create."   

RIGHT: Larkspur Chintz by Jane McGown Flynn, hooked by Carrie Martin.
 



Carrie counsels and aids those with this addiction at camps and private workshops, so look for one near you.  Contact her at [email protected].
And visit her booth for wool, patterns, and other lovely things at the Nebraska Fall Hook In!
 


[Editor's Note: You'll find a Carrie Martin class on our calendar of events below, in early October.]



BLACK BOX WOOL:
BEST FRIENDS TURN HOOKERS

In 1967, two mischievous little girls, best friends, were playing together and whooops!  They broke a pretty lamb piggy bank.  Today, they're the business partners of Black Box Wool.

ABOVE RIGHT:  the beginning of a beautiful friendship, Lori Curtis and Sue Nelson DeWitt a few years ago.

"I started rug hooking with my sister 20 years ago," Lori said, "in a small class in Soni Cassell’s dining room.  I gradually recruited Sue to join me at a rug hooking group.  I armed her with a spare hook, a small pattern, and some wool worms, and that's all it took to get her 'hooked.'  Now we've turned mischief into art.   Black Box Wool offers hand-dyed 100% wool in more than 80 colors.  Most days, we have well over 400 quarters of wool in the studio for you to shop.  BLACK BOX WOOL is located at 10340 N. 149th circle, Waverly.  We're open by appointment and we welcome individual shoppers or your entire rug hooking group.  You can visit us in our booth at the Nebraska Fall Hook In, or contact us now at 402-450-8410 or [email protected] .  You can also find us on Facebook."




LEFT:  Sue DeWitt and Lori Curtis today, in their booth full of wool




RIGHT and BELOW: A garden of colors from Black Box Wool.  


 
 



We'll introduce our next group of vendors in the September newsletter.

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Evan and His Lamb

Marilyn Becker grew up on a Wisconsin farm, and the experience of raising lambs is a favorite childhood memory.  In this new rug, she captured her neighbor boy with his prize-winning lamb.

"People here in the country take pride in their 4-H  clubs," Marilyn said.  "Two years ago, our 12-year-old neighbor boy, Evan, learned to raise and train two lambs, and he took them to the local County Fair to be judged.  His photo appeared in a small local newspaper.  The lamb in the photo is Luna, Evan's favorite.  She fell asleep in Evan's arm during the long wait for the judging." 



  






At RIGHT, the newspaper photo of Evan and his lamb.  Marilyn requested and received written permission from the newspaper to adapt the photo.


SEND PHOTOS!
We've said it a few times, but lest it be forgotten, please know that we are always excited to receive your photos--a rug with a Midwestern theme, a group of hookers trying something new, an exciting group challenge, or something interesting to you, wool-related.  What's happening in your neck of the Midwest?  Share your twists and grooves with our readers, won't you? 

MIDWEST RUG HOOKERS

MIDWEST CALENDAR OF

HOOKING EVENTS

Here's the latest calendar with new events added.  Usually when a class is full, you can inquire about a waiting list.  If you have a class, a retreat, a camp, a hook-in happening within the next twelve months, shoot an email to [email protected].  We will publish again in September.

6/4-6/8, 47th Annual Decorah Rug School, Decorah, Iowa (teachers Carol Kassera, Kathy Morton, Marianne Storm, and Patty Piek-Groth), Dorothy Huse, [email protected]

6/5-6/7, Susan Feller Workshop, Kansas City, Missouri, Linda Stoker, 913-620-6968

6/8-6/10, Susan Feller Workshop, Kansas City, Missouri, Linda Stoker, 913-620-6968

6/9-6/11, Janice Johnson Workshop (Full, but inquire about the wait list), Seward, Nebraska, Jan Hall, [email protected]

6/9-6/10, NWA Hook in, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Vicki Hardcastle, [email protected]

6/10-6/11,  "Art and Noodles," teacher Diane Geisinger, Valley, Nebraska, Janice Lee, [email protected], 402-359-2699.

6/17-6/18, Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival, Ames, Iowa, IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL SITE

8/9-8/13, Heather Ritchie Workshop, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Vicki Hardcastle, [email protected]

8/11-8/13, Kathy Clark Workshop, Briarwood Folk Art, Seward, Nebraska, Jan Hall, [email protected]

8/13-8/17, Heather Ritchie Workshop, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Vicki Hardcastle, [email protected]

8/14-8/19, 27th Annual Rug Hooking Week at SAUDER VILLAGE, Archbold, Ohio, Kathy Wright, [email protected], 800-590-9755, SAUDER VILLAGE Website

9/15-9/17, Master Class with Pris Buttler, Valley, Nebraska, Janice Lee, [email protected], 402-359-2699.

9/21-24   Autumn Wool Haven, (hook in, vendors, classes, meals) Springfield, Missouri, Jan Adams 660-438-77018 or Karen Durbin 417-725-4278

10/6, The Nebraska Fall Hook In, Omaha, Nebraska, Denise Hoffman, [email protected]

10/7-10/9, Carrie Martin Workshop, Lincoln, Nebraska, MaryJo Lahners, [email protected] .

10/11-10/14, Play Hooky in Cleveland, the ATHA Biennial, Cleveland, Ohio, ATHA Biennial Website

10/15-10/20, Rock River Rug Camp (teachers Sharon Skanit, Sibyl Osicka, Dorothy Huse, Carole Kassera, Jeanne Benjamin), Rockford, Illinois, Joan Reckerdt, [email protected]

10/18, Free Rug Exhibit, Rockford, Illinois, Joan Reckerdt, [email protected]

10/27-10/29 RETREAT with Diane Stoffel or Pris Buttler, Valley, Nebraska, Janice Lee, [email protected], 402-359-2699.

11/10-11/12  RETREAT with Donna Hrkman, Valley, Nebraska, Janice Lee, [email protected], 402-359-2699.

Throughout the year… Contact Paulette Wentzlaff about her half-day make-and-take classes and her wool appliqué club in Hudson, Wisconsin: [email protected]

MOVING INTO OUR 2018 CALENDAR
So far, we have published our calendar three times with a total of  33 Midwest rug hooking events.  We will publish again in September and December, before we flip the calendar. It's certainly not too early to start gathering and including 2018 dates.  Just reply to us with your dates, event title, (teacher name/s), city and state, contact person, and an email address.  We will happily publish the next time and going forward.




DYEING LONG LOVELIES
Up in Wisconsin, Cathy Stephan, Marilyn Denning, and Marilyn Becker tried out a technique they'd seen in Rug Hooking Magazine:  how to dye long and lovely wool swatches.  Thanks to MB for the pics!


WHAT A DIFFERENCE A CHAPTER MAKES!
Vice President Jodi Isom presided over our first official chapter meeting in April.  On behalf of all of us, she thanked Dennie Hoffman, who has done most, if not all, of the heavy lifting on getting our ATHA Chapter started. 

We include links to our meeting minutes and other documents below.

"WHY WILL RUG HOOKERS JOIN OUR CHAPTER?" 
We really gave some thought and discussion to this question, and we fleshed out a few direct benefits to members of Midwest Rug Hookers.  But as we get started, membership dues would primarily be used to promote our favorite fiber art and connect all of us through our events and newsletters. 

TEN GOOD REASONS
to join Midwest Rug Hookers ATHA Chapter:  
  • You’ll help offset the expense of designing and distributing this e-newsletter, 4-5 issues per year, along with management of our growing email list (we use Constant Contact for our newsletter and list management);
  • We hope to offer chapter members first chance at any classes offered by our chapter and/or reduced class fees;
  • Members may borrow from the national ATHA lending library of books and DVDs;
  • ATHA provides tax-exempt status to chapters, so that we can carry funds forward from year to year and build toward our goals;
  • ATHA provides liability coverage for chapter events, like the Nebraska Fall Hook In;
  • Our chapter may acquire inexpensive loaner frames to help new hookers learn;
  • In many ways, ATHA promotes the events of chapters: at the ATHA website, in the print calendar, and with a free display ad in the magazine;
  • If needed, dues may also be used to support the Nebraska Fall Hook In;
  • Member dues help our new chapter to achieve our goals of promoting the art of rug hooking and strengthening ties among all Midwest Rug Hookers;
  • Only a buck a month to help our common cause!

If you'd like to join us, please download the membership application below, complete it, and mail in your dues ($1 per month) to Dennie Hoffman, our treasurer.  A whopping $19 will make you a member through December of 2018!  

You must be a national ATHA member to join a chapter (more below), and you may be a member of more than one chapter.   Feel free to click on the following links and read further about Midwest Rug Hookers.

4/07/17 Minutes

MRH Bylaws

MRH Purpose and Activities

MRH CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION... WON'T YOU JOIN US?
JOIN THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY: 
ASSOCIATION OF TRADITIONAL HOOKING ARTISTS (ATHA)
ATHA is an international fellowship of artists that fosters individuality and diversity in rug hooking.  If you're thinking of joining this creative community, remember that your membership dues of $26 get you a magazine subscription, too!  More information here:  MORE ABOUT ATHA
 
LEFT: GARDEN BUDDHA
For many years, Lou Ann Ayres of Papillion, Nebraska, gardened around this Buddha statue, making special places for him among her flowers---until one day she decided to snap a photo and try hooking him. Showing the features in a three-dimensional way was important to her, as well as conveying the age of the statue through the pitting and wear caused by exposure to the elements.  Her finished rug has won a local art award.  When seeking inspiration, sometimes we need look no further than our own gardens.

Thank you, Lou Ann, for permission to publish your Garden Buddha!

LATE BREAKING NEWS 
The Central Iowa Hooking Artists (CIHA), a new ATHA Chapter, enjoyed a day of hooking and a luncheon at the Ames Frolic on May 18th.  Nice to see these familiar faces.  We thank Marie Schropp for her photos at RIGHT and BELOW.  It looked like the gathering was very well attended.  Congratulations to all on your new guild!
BELOW:  After the Nebraska Spring Hook In, we gathered at a Lincoln bistro for the first meeting of our own new ATHA Chapter:  Dennie Hoffman, treasurer; Ann Eastman; Laura Shramm; Jodi Isom, vice president; Karen Krebsbach; Terri Bangert; Tammy Pavich, secretary; Karen Greenfield.  (Not shown:  Luci Bolding, president; Linda Boehle; and Holly McMillan.)
That's all for this time.  Early birds, feel free to click on the image of our flyer above and sign up now for the Nebraska Fall Hook In!  Watch for our next issue, please, right about September 1.

May your summer be sweet, friends, and full of the people you love.

Midwest Rug Hookers  







Our thanks to Jane Scott of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, for permission to publish her lovely irises, LEFT.  

The star runner pictured in our masthead above is from Red Barn Rugs, Cathy Stephan, Wisconsin.
The Nebraska Fall Hook In is produced by ATHA Chapter, Midwest Rug Hookers,
a non-profit group of volunteers.
Want to contact us?  Please write to [email protected].