ATA Fall Newsletter pg21

Tapestry Topics brought reviews of the first ATA seminar at Convergence Minneapolis, ‘94, followed by the second seminar called “Design Solutions” in Portland, ‘96. We reported about the Convergence Cincinnati ’retreat’ of ‘98 at the Northern Kentucky University. In addition to covering all of ATA’s workshops and seminars, Tapestry Topics covered the doings of related guilds and organizations. For example, the Winter '96, issue announced the birth of Tapestry Weavers South covering the southeastern U.S. and Stella Polaris in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

There have been sad times, too. Obituaries, many times a page or more in length, remembered our members who were often board members* at the time of their deaths, with Hal Painter in 1996, Lydia Hillier and Victor Jacoby* in

1997, Jeyhan Rohani* in 1999, Pat Poggi* in 2000, Martha Heine in 2001 and Muriel Nezhnie Helfman in 2002.

Tapestry Topics brought hightlights of members, organizational news, election ballots, awards and recognition. Tapestry Topics shared news and events between weavers and their elected officers. It became the voice of ATA.

Correspondents are the backbone of reporting for the newsletter, but articles arrived from many, many contributing members over the years. Please forgive me, all of you who have taken part in the success of Tapestry Topics. Over such a long time period it is difficult to mention everyone who has helped along the way.

My thanks to the new editor for including my ramblings which have brought back many pleasant memories to me and I hope they have done the same for you. I hope to contribute to the organization and the newsletter from time to time.