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NEWS
September 2024
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We have a very full agenda ahead -- Mark these dates on your calendar

September 30, 2024 -- Deadline to register for the NER classes in November

October 1, 2024 -- Deadline to register for the CRVC "Brrr.... Snowman" workshop in December

October 5, 2024 -- Deadline to register for SOME Workshop --
                Wendy Moore’s "Moon on the Water" class in January

October 5, 2024 -- CRVC Meeting & Stitch-In

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 -- Pequot Colony Stitchers Meeting at 10am

Friday, November 1, 2024 -- NER Workshop with Canby Robertson
                "Painting on Fabric"

Saturday & Sunday, November 2 & 3, 2024 -- NER Workshop with Canby Robertson --
                "A Late-Period Blackwork Folding Orts Box"

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am

November 9, 2024 -- NER Meeting in Nashua, NH

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 -- Pequot Colony Stitchers Meeting at 10am

Saturday, December 7, 2024 -- CRVC Meeting & Program
                "Snow Day" Projects

December 15, 2024 -- Deadline to register for Terri Bay class in February & March

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 -- Pequot Colony Stitchers Meeting at 10 am

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am

Tuesdays, January 14 & 21, and Thursday, January 30, 2025 -- SOME Workshop --
                Wendy Moore’s "Moon on the Water" class

Saturday, February 8, 2025 -- "Water Spiral (Part 1)" with Terri Bay via Zoom

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am

Saturday, March 8, 2025 -- "Water Spiral (Part 2)" with Terri Bay via Zoom

Saturday, April 5, 2025 – CRVC Meeting & Workshop
                "Butterflies" by Susan Jones including an interview with the designer

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am

October 2025 -- CRVC Meeting & Workshop
                "Blue Hills" workshop with Dawn Donnally

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am


CRVC Meetings and Stitch-Ins --

CRVC Meeting
Saturday, October 5th, 2024      Meeting and Stitch-In

You may choose to work on any project you wish, including the Group Correspondence Course, Jacobean Fantasy by Kay Stanis.  We will have an in-person option at Thistle Needleworks, Wethersfield, and a Zoom option.  No registration required.  Contact Judie at JudieStichr@aol.com for a Zoom link.

Schedule for the day:
        10 am to 12:00 pm Work on project
12:00 pm to 1 pm Lunch break
1 pm to 3:00 pm Continue project and Show & Tell


CRVC Meeting
Saturday, December 7th, 2024       "Snow Day" Projects

We are having a "Snow Day" theme for the day with your choice of three snowman designs -- painted canvas, charted canvas, counted cross stitch.  You can pick one or all three, or work on any snow-related project of your choice.
  1. Brrr.... Snowman

    Designed by Pepperberry Designs with stitch guide by Judie Solomon.

    Supplies needed:  13" x 14" stretcher bars, and usual stitching supplies.

    A registration coupon is provided below.  The registration deadline is October 1, 2024.
     
  2. Rosewood Manor – Cross-Stitch Christmas Mini-Sock.

    See the pattern here.
     
  3. Debbie Rowley – Sparkly Snowman.  A charted canvaswork design.

    See the pattern and instructions here.




    Schedule for the day:
            10 am to 12:00 pm Work on projects
    12:00 pm to 1 pm Lunch break
    1 pm to 3:00 pm Continue projects and Show & Tell


CRVC Meeting
Saturdays, February 8th & March 8th, 2025     "Water Spiral" with Terri Bay on Zoom

This is a companion the "Earth Spiral" we did last year, yet very different.

"Water Spiral" is a 6.5" long Hardanger spiral ornament.  Water is a 12" long and 1.25" wide strip worked in various Hardanger stitches.  It alternates between a ship stitch motif and filling stitches.  Water is then wound into a spiral and joined using Ukrainian Insertion Stitches.  The Insertion used in Water is a two-step stitch called the Boikian Joining.  Some of the stitches included are wrapped bars, woven bars, satin, ship, dove’s eye, eyelets, Greek Cross, and Joining.

Kit fee is $60.00

Kit Contents: 28-count linen Cashel White, 2 skeins pearl cotton size 8 Cottage Garden Thread Dark Yew, 1 skein pearl cotton size 12 Cottage Garden Thread Dark Yew, tapestry 24 needle, tapestry 26 needle, charts, and instructions.

Finishing Supplies (supplied by student, but not needed in class): 1" wide ribbon in color of choice - 12" long; 1" x 12" strip of fabric; adhesive such as Heat N Bond™.

Student Will Need to Provide:  Bauble (charm) and hanging loop.  Small, sharp Hardanger scissors; 6" hoop or frame - optional.  May be worked in hand.  Any lighting or magnification needed by student to work on 28-count linen;  Usual stitching tools

"Water Spiral" is a basic/intermediate level class.  Students should have the ability to work on 28-count linen and some experience with thread cutting and needle weaving.

The classes will be held over two days, February 8, 2025 and March 8, 2025.  (4 1/2 hrs. per class).

A registration coupon is provided below for this Zoom class.  Deadline to register is December 15, 2024.


CRVC Meeting
Saturday, April 5th, 2025     "Butterflies" by Susan Jones

Program will include an interview with the designer.  More details to follow.


CRVC Meeting
Saturday, October 2025     "Blue Hills" workshop with Dawn Donnally

Exact date and more details to follow.


News from the New England Region

NER Workshops
Friday, November 1, 2024 -- Workshop -- Painting on Fabric
Saturday/Sunday, November 2 & 3, 2024 -- Workshop -- A Late-Period Blackwork Folding Orts Box

Location:  Bayside Resort in West Yarmouth (Cape Cod), MA

We have a wonderful weekend planned for November 1-3 in the pretty setting of Cape Cod.  Canby Robertson will share her knowledge of painting on fabric and surface embroidery.

On Friday afternoon and evening there will be a class on painting on fabric.  The kit fee includes the highest quality paints, brushes, muslin, and linen plus everything you need to practice your new skills.  This is not a project but a hands-on learning experience.  For a future stitching project, you will have learned to paint sky, sandy beach, grassy foreground, clouds, etc. to personalize the background fabric.

On Saturday and Sunday there will be a two-day, full-day workshop to create an orts box.  This is surface stitching and not counted blackwork.  The fabric will be printed with the design.

The kit for the painting class is $40 and the orts box embroidery kit is $130.
Additionally, there is a registration fee of $50 for refreshments and overhead.
These costs must be paid for in advance.
The hotel will be paid by you onsite, but you need to make your reservation by phone.

More details about the Orts Box workshop may be found here.
Details about the hotel and the registration coupon may be found here.


NER meeting in Nashua, NH on Saturday, November 9, 2024

Contact CRVC NER Representative Kathryn Lord at hglord@cox.net to arrange carpooling.


SOME Workshop -- Wendy Moore’s "Moon on the Water"
            January 14, 21, & 30, 2025 on Zoom


This counted canvas embroidery class is presented by the Southern Maine ("SOME") Chapter of NER.

The class will be held via Zoom and is open to all CRVC members.

Details about the design and the registration procedure and cost, including the registration coupon, may be found here.

Deadline for sign-up is October 5, 2024.




All members are welcome to attend CRVC Board meetings.
            These meetings are held via Zoom.
            Contact Judie at JudieStichr@aol.com for the links to these Zoom meetings
            and other CRVC Zoom meetings.

All members are welcome to attend the Pequot Colony Stitchers meetings.
            These meetings are held via Zoom.
            Contact Stephanie at StephThorp@comcast.net for links to these Zoom meetings.



CRVC Program Registration Form
Snow Day -- December 7th, 2024

Mail completed form and check (made payable to CRVC-EGA) to:
Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Deadline: October 1st, 2024 for Brrr... Snowman

Snow Day

    _______Brrr... Snowman hand-painted canvas, stitch guide, threads and beads: $146.50
                              (CRVC and PVC member fee)
    _______Brrr... Snowman hand-painted canvas, stitch guide, threads and beads: $182.00
                              (non-member fee)
    _______Brrr... Snowman hand-painted canvas and stitch guide only: $88.00

  Name:     __________________________________________________________________
 
  Address: __________________________________________________________________
 
  Email:     __________________________________________________________________
 
  Phone#:  ________________________________________
 


CRVC Program Registration Form
"Water Spiral" with Terri Bay on Zoom -- February 8th and March 8th, 2025

Mail completed form and check (made payable to CRVC-EGA) to:
Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Deadline: December 15th, 2024

"Water Spiral" with Terri Bay on Zoom

    _______ $60 kit fee (Check made payable to CRVC-EGA)

  Name:     __________________________________________________________________
 
  Address: __________________________________________________________________
 
  Email:     __________________________________________________________________
 
  Phone#:  ________________________________________