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We are sponsoring a food drive for St Nicholas’ member families that are struggling economically due to Covid. For more information, click here or consult the Dec 2021/Jan 2022 issue of The Needle's Eye.
We will construct the rest of the lantern by finishing the roof and adding the bottom; please refer to the August/ September newsletter or the Part 1 calendar entry for the link to the pattern and necessary supplies.
This group meets the 2nd Friday from 10am - Noon.
LOCATION: We are temporarily meeting by video conference due to COVID-19. A link to connect to it is on the Member Resources page.
We will begin working the multi-month Baby Steps project at our January 14, 2022 meeting. A kit with the scissors, rhinestone beads, Swarovski crystals, cabochons, needle case, bangle, and other hard-to-locate findings is being offered at a price of $90. If we are still not meeting in person, please use the order form in the newsletter to order your kit. Please add $4 if you wish your kit mailed. The deadline for ordering this kit is the December 10th meeting.
NO Board meeting in December. Have a great holiday month!
Monthly business meeting of Guild officers and committee chairs
The board meets monthly on the 2nd Monday from 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm.
LOCATION: This meeting is held by video conference. A link to connect to it is on the Member Resources page.
This will be a joint meeting with Daytime Counted Thread and Needlepoint and one week earlier than usual. We will have a Holiday Potluck at Sandra Resnick’s home with videoconference available.
Bring that last minute item to finish before the holiday and a great dish to share - or join in by Zoom. We welcome both kinds of participants.
Astrid Weidling will go over finishing the Brazilian ornament that we worked on last month. Directions and drawings of three sides of this Brazilian embroidery ornament are available on the website under Potpourri handouts in Member Resources.
This group meets monthly the 3rd Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to approx. 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: This will be a hybrid meeting. In-person attendees will meet at Sandra Resnick's home. The link for those connecting by video conference is on the Member Resources page.
We are having a potluck at Sandra Resnick’s house as a joint meeting with the Potpourri SIG. You can also participate by videoconference. Let's welcome in the winter season together.
This group meets monthly on the second Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until Noon.
Next month, we start "To Quote Shakespeare", a pattern finished as a sewing box using 40 count linen and overdyed threads and designed by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle & Thread.
Stitchville has the pattern. This project uses an oval paper mâché box (7" x 5" x 2-7/8") which can be ordered for $3.99 plus postage from Factory Direct Craft. It may also be available at Michaels or Hobby Lobby.
This group meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday, 7pm–9pm.
LOCATION: NO Meeting this month, but this group meets IN PERSON at St. Nicolas Church. Reminder: Per church rules, all attendees must wear masks while in the building.
Line up some holiday snacks and a comforting beverage to enjoy while we wish each other good cheer and discuss the state of our stitching. Don't forget to bring along any holiday-themed projects - either completed or in progress - to help set the mood.
This group meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday from 7 pm-9 pm.
Copy deadline for the February/March issue of The Needle's Eye.
No December meeting due to the holidays - see you next month!
Daytime Stitch-Ins are held monthly on the 4th Tuesday from 10am-12pm.
Have a wonderful holiday season! See you next month.
Do you have snapshots of past Guild events? Or photos of past Guild projects? Starting January 1, you’ll be able to share your memories with others by uploading them to an online album accessible through the Member Resources page.
Please help us out by going through those boxes, CDs, and flash drives where memories of people and projects have been languishing, just waiting for a purpose like this. We’ll send out an email notice when the album is ready for submissions. In the meantime, please start sorting and making notes, because once the site is ready for uploads, we’ll ask that you also supply information about your photos.
To register for any of the Traditional Japanese Embroidery videoconference sessions with Kay Stanis on February 5 & 6, contact Carrie Hancock by January 2, 2022. For more information, see the December/January issue of The Needle's Eye.
It's time once again to check in with your challenge project. Let's also discuss what we hope to accomplish during this new year of 2022!
Bring your finished challenge project or email Candy Leonard a picture. We will pick one lucky winner of a Stitchville gift certificate from among those who finished their challenge projects.
Mary Lonsky will highlight Gay Ann Rogers’ designs. Bring your finished, in process, or just planning-to-do Gay Ann Rogers patterns for all to admire.
Birthday Mail Art: Finally...we are planning a Birthday Mail Art project starting June 2022. We did this project in 2005 and it was so much fun we are doing it again. You design and stitch an envelope, insert your choice of birthday card, and mail it at the post office so they can hand stamp the envelope.
If you are interested, contact Judy Smith by March 1st, 2022 with your birthday, the address you want used, and what you would like to see stitched on your envelope (favorite colors, favorite themes, etc.). Sometime before mid-April each interested person will receive someone’s name, birthday, and any other details. The first card should go out starting this coming June 2022 and continue through next May 2023.
You'll receive a reminder a month before your birthday envelope should be mailed. For more information on mail art, see: https:// gomakesomething.com/ht/thebasics/what-is-mail-art/.
LOCATION: This group meets IN-PERSON at St. Nicolas Church. Reminder: Per church rules, all attendees must wear masks while in the building.
We will begin the Baby Steps toward Master Craftsmen project with learning the square stitch. This stitch has the look of the loom stitch without needing a loom. We will make six-bead by six-bead “squares” in three different colors that will be used on the bead embroidered scissor case in a later session. In addition to the kit beads, you will need to provide:
All welcome! We finally begin Strawberry Fayre by Carolyn Pearce, from Inspirations magazine Issue 95. Sandra Resnick is leading this part.
This is a folding heart-shaped necessaire stitched with various surface embroidery techniques. We will be working on this together over several meetings with breaks in between.
The magazine is no longer available but the 32-page pattern is available as a PDF for $9.99AU from: https://www.inspirationsstudios.com/ product/strawberry-fayre-2/.
LOCATION: This will be a hybrid meeting. In-person attendees will meet at a member's home TBD. The link for those connecting by video conference is on the Member Resources page.
We will continue working on Nancy Cucci’s December Dazzle design, this time covering squares 5 through 8. Stitches to be discussed include Scotch stitch, staggered vertical stitches, adding a word or numbers into a column of stitching, diamond pattern with framework fill-in, brick stitch, and bead embellishment.
Designed to hold necessary stitching supplies, this etui opens to reveal a needle page and a scissors keeper. The edges of the book act as a pinkeep.
Click here for a detailed description of the project.
Click here to see the seven different colorways.
Registration for this workshop has closed.
50th Anniversary Kick off Meeting!
Anne Hilker, co-author of Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches, will speak about the historical significance of the famed embroideress of the 1960’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Following the lecture, we’ll be inviting current and former long-term members to participate in a discussion about the world of embroidery in the Guild’s first few decades.
This is an online check-in for students working on an already started phase.
There will be 4 sessions: Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon. Kay will join each session for approximately 40 minutes to work with each student. We will have a 1 hour lunch break and Kay will join in for lunch and conversation.
Please contact Carrie Hancock for additional information and to register for 1 to 4 sessions. Class fee is $5.00 per session. Details will be sent by email to registrants.
Bandolier bags are the large, heavily beaded shoulder bags made and worn by the Ojibwe of northern Minnesota. The Minnesota History Center has one of the largest collections of these works, and in 2017 published Marcia G. Anderson’s book, A Bag Worth a Pony. Using the book as a primary source, Denise Beusen will summarize the history, forms, structure, and motifs that give these works their lasting visual appeal.
Catherine Jordan (www.catherinesdesigns.net) will be the featured visiting artist for NGM’s 50th Annual Meeting weekend. Events include:
More information about these events is available here. Registration for all events opens February 1, 2022
We will host Kathy Rees for a two day needlepoint workshop, Beaded Bermuda Reef. Complete details will be available in early 2022 - watch The Needle's Eye for more information! Registration will open on February 1, 2022 and close on March 8, 2022.
The spring Japanese Embroidery workshop with Kay Stanis will be held on May 19-22, 2022. Watch for registration information in The Needle's Eye.
Watch upcoming issues of The Needle's Eye for information about the projects to be offered in workshops by Jackie du Plessis.
For more information, visit the Seminar's website: https://sites.google.com/view/heartlandega/events
Every year, on the second Saturday in July, the lawn at St. Kate’s turns into an artists' paradise – for makers, wannabe makers, and those who just like to look. Enthusiasm runs high, which makes for a great audience as we show others what we do, and even convince some of them they should do it, too! We'll be stitching under a tent - if you'd like to join us, contact the organizer, Sandra Resnick.
Amy Mitten, Deborah Mitek, and Sandra Arthur - who were originally contracted for our cancelled Retreat 2020 - have agreed to teach for Retreat 2022 . The schedule will include a nice blend of previous classes as well as some new class options.
An email announcing the Retreat invitation with a link to download it will be sent on March 1st and registration will officially begin April 1st.
The fall Japanese Embroidery workshop with Kay Stanis will be held Sept 22-25, 2022. Watch for registration information in The Needle's Eye.
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