Retiring CATS instructors

Nov 06, 2005 11 Replies

Just recently, I found out that two very experienced teachers at CATS are retiring. Linda Reinmiller and Martha Beth Lewis will not be included in the instructors for CATS 2006.



They both have been wonderful mentors (especially to a new teacher) and women that I am pleased to be able to call my friends. They will be sorely missed as part of the CATS experience. I wish them well in their future needlework endeavors.



Phyllis Maurer


I don't know Linda Reinmiller, but I'm sorry to hear Martha Beth will not be teaching there. Martha Beth has been an enormous amount of help to me.

Dianne

Phylis Maurer wrote:

Martha Beth used to be a very active member on rctn, and I met her in Cheery Hill; CATS or zomething similar. I dont know Linda. I am not sure about age, but eventually we all need to retire.

-- Jim Cripwell. A volante tribe of bards on earth are found,/ who, while the flattering zephyrs round them play,/ on "coignes of vantage" build their nests of clay;/ how quickly from that aery hold unbound,/ dust for oblivion!/ To the solid ground/ of nature trusts the mind that builds for aye. Wordsworth.

I knew Linda would not be back next year but I had not heard about Martha Beth. I hope that for both of these teachers that this is just a temporary time out and that they will be back with us in the future. I never took any of Linda's classes but I took a couple from Martha Beth and enjoyed them. Beverly B PS: Phylis I really enjoyed the Yugoslavian weaving class I took with you at Hershey. Amazing how something so simple can give such interesting results.

I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the Yugo project. It really is a nice change of pace from following a chart, stitch by stitch. Phyllis

WWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm finally gonna get to one of these events and now MB isn't going to be there?!?!?!

Joan

I'm sorry to hear that! My mom really wanted to take one of MB's knitting classes.

I took classes with Linda the oast two years. She's great fun & I learned some very useful things from her.

Jacqueline

I agree with the above to the extent of dismay and frustration. To date, I have not been able to justify the trip to CATS that I sorely wanted. I can only pine to the "someday..." One point that I knew, I would want the chance to take classes and meet Martha Beth. I adore her JCS articles. Regardless, I wish her only the best in whatever she is looking for.

~Connie~

Martha Beth wrote articles for every issue of my "Journal of Needlework". They were always well received and I appreciated her help. Martha Beth, with her wealth of knowledge, has been a helpful mentor to many of us.

Dianne

FeySidhe wrote:

I've had the pleasure of meeting Martha Beth and she *is* delightful. She can have the rocking chair next to mine on the retirement home porch any time!

I think she said she was having some health problems, so that may have figured into her decision to retire. Of course, she could be another Cher, who retires every couple of years and then comes back again.....

teachers at CATS

Hi, everyone.

I just wanted to let you all know I am indeed retiring from teaching at CATS, but I am still actively teaching for seminars, guilds, shops, and private groups.

I love teaching too much to leave it. So as long as I'm able and people want to hire me, I'm ready.

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