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Monthly business meeting of Guild officers and committee chairs
The board meets monthly on the 2nd Monday from 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm.
LOCATION: This meeting is held by video conference. A link to connect to it is on the Member Resources page.
Kathryn Nerison will speak about her extensive travels and the ethic stitching she has encountered on her trips.
Daytime Stitch-Ins are held monthly on the 4th Tuesday from 10am-12pm.
LOCATION: We are temporarily meeting by video conference due to COVID-19. A link to connect to it is on the Member Resources page.
Consider this scenario: A good friend calls you, and he's calling because he knows you are an embroiderer (and he isn't). This friend's daughter-in-law has just started doing the type of needlework that you focus on. He asks "I want to buy my daughter-in-law a book on embroidery. Is there one you could recommend for her?"
Your task: Think about the needlework books published in your primary area of stitching. Which one book would you recommend to your friend as a gift purchase for his daughter-in-law?
We'll compile a list and post it in the Member Resources area of the website. That way when you get "the call", you'll have a handy reference list. But remember...you can name only one book.
Evening Stitch-Ins are held monthly on the 4th Tuesday from 7 pm-9 pm.
Ornament Quartet by Marilyn Owen will be taught by Sandy Resnick at the November 2020 and February 2021 meetings of Evening Needlepointers and the Evening Stitch-In. For more information see the August/September issue of The Needle's Eye.
In response to interest expressed by Evening Needlepointers (and others) for more Nancy Cucci Banner patterns, Jan Kelly will be placing a group order. For more information and an order form, check the August/September issue of The Needle's Eye.
2022 and NGM's 50th anniversary are just around the corner, and no virus is going to keep us from celebrating! If you're willing to roll up your sleeves to plan and execute a celebration, come to this video meeting.
Our annual ornament project is the Star of Wonder Ornament pattern by Teresa Morse of Iceni Bead Design in the United Kingdom. The pattern price is around $8.50 and can be purchased here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/604321186/bead-pattern-star-of-wonder-christmas. This ornament is double-sided and may be worn as a pendant. In this meeting, we will bezel the rivolis and build the inner disk. In December (Part 2) we will discuss the outer bands and how to finish the ornament.
Supply list:
This group explores a variety of off-loom bead weaving stitches using the many types of beads available, as well as finishing techniques and how to use jewelry findings. At times we study some non-needle projects such as chain maille, kumihimo, and wirework.
This group meets monthly on the 2nd Friday from 10am–12pm.
LOCATION: (TEMPORARILY MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS)
The fall Japanese Embroidery workshop with Kay Stanis will be held on October 10-11, 2020. Due to the pandemic, we will meet by video conference. Kay will host four video sessions over the two days, each 40 minutes long: Saturday 10 am and 1 pm, and Sunday 10 am and 1 pm. Each session will cost $5 per student.
For more information, email Carrie Hancock and provide the following:
Share your patriotic patterns and ideas! We will discuss our Coming to America kits, Suffrage and other projects we are working on with a patriotic theme.
This group studies many counted techniques such as cross stitch, specialty stitches, hardanger, pulled thread, drawn thread, blackwork and hemstitching on evenweave fabric and canvas. Will alternate monthly between counted thread and needlepoint.
This group meets monthly on the second Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until Noon.
This meeting will be a stitch-in as we continue to look for leaders of the group and define the types of programs we'd like to pursue in coming months.
We enjoy many counted techniques such as cross stitch, specialty stitches, hardanger, pulled thread, drawn thread, blackwork, and hemstitching, but let’s be honest, there is knitting, crocheting, quilting and needlepoint going on as well. Come for the camaraderie and the stories as well as the stitching!
This group meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday, 7pm–9pm.
Jeanne Çur will share how to create the "Ima Stitcher" nametag from the September 2013 ANG Needlepointers magazine. She has obtained permission for our group to make copies of the project instructions from the magazine. We will each randomly pick 3 crayons and stitch the nametag using those colors. Please email Jan Kelly if you would like to receive a copy of the pattern.
This group explores a wide variety of specialty threads and stitches on canvas including counted needlepoint and finishing techniques. All stitchers are welcome.
This group meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday from 7 pm-9 pm.
We are continuing to meet by video conference to keep each other up to date on our stitching progress.
This group explores a variety of needlework. All members are welcome. Please bring your own bag lunch. Coffee/tea and dessert are provided by the hostess.
This group meets monthly the 3rd Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to approx. 2:00 p.m.
Copy deadline for the December/January issue of The Needle's Eye.
Your choice:
1. Pick out a Holiday ornament from any Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue. Show and share why you choose that ornament to stitch.
Or
2. Make a Moravian Star ornament. This month we will discuss fabric selection, cutting and basting. Supply list:
Join Professional Home Organizer, Chandra Haugh, as she guides us on keeping our needlework stash in order. Watching her PowerPoint presentation will help you determine which projects retain meaning and which ones to let go. Or, if you'd like to keep all your needlework supplies but need a better way to organize them, she has tips and tricks for that too. Find more information about Chandra at:
http://www.declutteryourdigs.wixsite.com
Inspire other members with your winter/holiday projects and gift ideas!
We will continue making the Bubbles and Bumps Necklace by Jill Wiseman which we began in August. We will concentrate on problems people may have in constructing the bumps. People who wish to begin this project are welcome.
You will need to supply:
Jeanne Çur will teach us how to make a felted rose.
Supply list
Work one or all four of Marilyn Owen’s Ornament Quartet to learn some classic needlepoint patterns: Bargello, Pattern, Couching, Diaper Patterns, String Art and Nun’s Stitch Edging. This is a two-month program that will be taught for both Evening Stitch-In and Evening Needlepointers by Sandy Resnick in November 2020 and February 2021. During the second meeting, we'll discuss finishing. If you don't want to finish these as ornaments, each will fit in the top of a Sudberry small oak box.
This project was originally published in the 2011 ANG Chapter Project Book, and the designer is making the instructions available to us. See the Aug/Sept and Oct/Nov issues of The Needle's Eye for information about how to order the pattern.
Supplies needed:
Final check in for the Challenge project and drawing for the $20 Guild Bucks!
Show your holiday ornament from any Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue - hopefully it’s finished ready for the holidays!
We’ll discuss ornament assembly and if we have time we’ll discuss Moravian Star Finishing- otherwise we’ll cover it in January.
We will finish our annual ornament project, using the Star of Wonder Ornament pattern by Teresa Morse of Iceni Bead Design.
Today we will cover the outer bands of the ornament and how to finish it. The pattern and supply list may be found in the October listing for the Beading SIG.
We don't know where or how, but we'll figure out a way to celebrate! If we can meet in person, we'll all bring goodies to share. If not, we'll have to share a virtual toast by video conference. Stay tuned!
LOCATION: TBD
Due to Christmas being so close we will not have a meeting this month. Have a great time with family and we’ll meet in January, maybe in person!
Since the holidays are so close, we are not having a Evening Stitch-In meeting for the month of December. See you next year, hopefully in person!
We return to the Comfort Inn in Plymouth for our annual fun weekend of stitching and socializing with friends. Bring those projects that need some time devoted to them and get away from all that distracts you from needlework.
Registration will open in late 2020 - watch your newsletter!
Sashiko: Art with Needle and Thread
Sashiko (刺し子, literally “little stabs” or “little pierce”) is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching from Japan. What are the origins of Sashiko? How many forms of Sashiko exist? How has the art form changed thought out time? What do I need to know to start my journey with Sashiko? This conversation will attempt to answer these questions.
Registration for this event will open in late 2021.
We will host Sue Reed for a two day needlepoint workshop titled Mystery of Life. Complete details will be available in early 2021 - watch The Needle's Eye for more information!
Workshops with Jackie du Plessis will include:
Additional information will be published in The Needle’s Eye.
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