CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
CHAPTER
NEWS
March 2012
WEBSITE
ADDRESS: WWW.CRVC-EGA.ORG
Saturday, April 21st - ANNUAL
MEETING
Trip to Salmon Brook Historical Society in Granby and
Lunch
The program that the historical society has arranged for us will include the following:
A viewing of two silk embroideries made by sisters Hilpah and Melissa Hays in 1803 while they attended the Litchfield Female Academy. Not usually on display, they will be taken out of storage so our members can view them.
A bed-turning of quilts held in the historic Abijah Rowe House, circa 1732. Embroidered redwork, crazy quilts and others will be included, along with examples of fine quilting.
A viewing of samplers in the Rowe House and an exhibit of various pieces of handwork set up especially for the Connecticut River Valley Embroiderers Guild. They understand that our interests cover most forms of needlework including fine crochet and knitting.
A display of vintage ladies gowns, including a lace wedding gown from the late 1930s.
The morning program will last two hours, and the fee is $15/person.
The deadline for signing up for this trip is April 10th. A coupon for registration is at the end of this newsletter.
What price education?
What does it cost CRVC to bring in nationally known teachers? Where does this money come from? What is a Foley/Cornelius teacher?
Their
teaching fees run between $250 to $375 per day. Transportation from
distant states runs about $400 or more, plus baggage fees. Usually a
member will provide housing which avoids that expense, but we pay for some
meals. It is costing us at least $1,000 for non-local teachers or $50 per
student IF we could get 20 students (unlikely). In order to provide the
highest quality teachers, the CRVC Board has chosen to underwrite the teaching
fees, meals, and much of the transportation. We charge members only for
their kits and a small class fee to help with transportation if the teacher is
not local.
Over the years CRVC has earned money
from Seminars, the sale of our collection, fundraising, and recently, the sale
of donated materials. We have accumulated a respectable sum. We have
cut our administrative expenses to a bare minimum (mainly website and
newsletter) and obtained rent-free meeting locations. The $15 per member
we receive in local dues (the rest goes to EGA and the New England Region) more
than covers these expenses. Since our main mission is education, the Board
feels that the best and fairest way to spend our surplus is by subsidizing class
expenses. We are decreasing our surplus by about $1,000 per year.
The families of Cele Foley and
Rosemary Cornelius graciously donated embroidery books and materials to
CRVC. Many of the items were sold to raise money for our chapter adding to
the accumulated amount, mentioned above. It was decided that using those
funds for educational purposes would be very appropriate. To remember
these donors, you will see a notation when some of these monies are being used
to offer classes by nationally known teachers.
SLATE for the Election of Officers at the April Annual Meeting
President - Julia Harvey
Vice President Programs -
Lisa Green
Vice President Membership - Suzanne
Newton
Secretary - Kathryn
Lord
Treasurer - Linda Berry
NER Rep -
Deb Milvae
Friday & Saturday, June 15th and
16th and Saturday, December
8th
"Tree of Life" - Lynn Payette – A Foley/Cornelius Teacher
‘Tree of Life’ (non-charted) is a personalized design using flosses, pearl cottons, metallic threads and beads.
Padded ‘Tree’ trunk and branches are overstitched in twisted, curved patterns with metallic threads.
Motifs are in student’s choice of colors and stitches, including: couching, chain, outline, whipped back-stitch, long and short, satin, raised chain, raised outline, buttonhole, closed and open fly, fishbone, and French knots.
Students choose color-way (rust/gold/green or blue/silver/green with copper) and work their initials into tree branches.
You will also need to bring the following supplies to the class:
13" x 15" stretcher bars and tacks to mount the piece
Small, very sharp
scissors; and small, sharp paper scissors
Invisible thread, and Beeswax – not
Thread Heaven
Needles: #22 and #18 chenille, #5, #6, and/or #7
crewel/embroidery, #22 tapestry, beading needle; (bring several of each)
A
few common pins
A piece of tracing paper
Pencils– 2 -
(sharpened)
Glue-stick – not the blue or purple type
A ‘C’ clamp or other
means of attaching the working frame to the table – optional but
recommended
Extra lighting and magnification, if desired
A pillowcase or
other cover for the work in progress
You may also wish to bring several small
plastic bags (snack size) to place your threads in (and label)
Lots of
enthusiasm for stitching a really fun and enjoyable piece!
KIT CONTENTS: Pre-drawn ecru Congress cloth; flosses, pearl cottons, Planet Earth silks; beads, and a variety of metallic threads including braids, flat ribbon metallics, Fyre Werks, Treasure Braid, sewing weight metallics, cords, and Candlelight; felt; complete instructions and diagrams and a color copy of the completed piece.
KIT FEE: $105 (for 3 days of classes)
The deadline for signing up for this class is
April 30th. A
coupon for registration is at
the end of this newsletter.
Friday & Saturday, October 12th and 13th
"Ancestree" – Carolyn Standing Webb – A Foley/Cornelius Teacher
Embroidery Technique: Blackwork
Class length: 2 days
Skill level: All
Project size: 11 inches by 7 inches
Kit cost: $55.00
Kit contents: Linen, silk threads, gold thread, basing thread, needles, directions
Student supplies: colored pencils, usual stitching supplies, light and magnification, stretcher bars and tacks
***Pre-work: 6 to 8 hours
Class Description:
This tree of life design will be a very personal family tree for you. You will get a chart where names that you supply become part of the design. You can add your mother, grandmother, great grandmother and back for 5 generations or you can make one with just your immediate family. The tree is stitched on 32 count antique white linen with black silk threads. Three sizes of black thread is used to shade the design. Gold thread is added for a special sparkle. Shading is achieved by using both pattern and thread. You will learn how to create the paths for double running and why some blackwork patterns are not reversible.
Goals:
To learn how to chart your own paths for double running and how to create shading using thread size and stitch density.
The deadline for signing up for this class is
September 1st. A
coupon for registration is at
the end of this newsletter.
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