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  Saturday, February 3rd, 2024
          Zoom Class with Terri Bay
          "Earth Spiral"

Earth Spiral is a 4 ½" long Ukrainian Whitework spiral ornament.  Earth is a 12" long and one inch wide strip of diagonal rows of Ukrainian Whitework.  It is then wound into a spiral and joined using Ukrainian Insertion stitches.  It is worked on 28 count linen with two sizes of Cottage Garden thread pearl cotton.  Some of the stitches are pulled double cable, eyelet and mosaic.  This is a basic/intermediate level class.

Registration for this class has closed.

Class Schedule:
        10 am to 12:00 pm Zoom class with Terri
12:00 pm to 1 pm Lunch
1 pm to 4:00 pm Continue Zoom class with Terri

 

Saturday, April 6th, 2024       Annual Meeting and
          Group Correspondence Course –
          "Jacobean Fantasy" by Kay Stanis

We will have our Annual Meeting with the election of officers for 2024-2026 as well as starting our new Group Correspondence Course.  We plan to have a "Project Swap" as well.  Please bring any no-longer loved projects and we can swap with each other.  Any projects not selected will be used for the fundraising efforts for our chapter.  This meeting will be held at Thistle Needleworks, Wethersfield as well as via Zoom.

Schedule for the day to include:
        10 am to 12:00 pm Annual Meeting, Show & Tell, Project Swap, Jacobean Fantasy
12:00 pm to 1 pm Lunch
1 pm to 3:00 pm Jacobean Fantasy program continues

Techniques include working Battlement couching, Burden stitch, chipping and "S"ing.  Soft twist silks in solid and overdyes will be combined with braids, crimped purl, check purl, and pearl purl.  For dimensional effects we will work the detached elements separately on sheer fabric in the creation of this exquisite embroidery.  Students will be encouraged to use their own ideas in color and stitch interpretations.

Type of project:  Picture
Size:  6" x 7.75" design on 12" x 12" silk foundation
Skill Level:  Advanced
Technique:  Silk and Metal embroidery on fabric with detached elements
Length of Class:  Six lessons in 12 months
Supplies (approximate):  $80.00 for Materials, if provided directly by the teacher.

We will arrange with participants to purchase supplies once registered.

A registration coupon is provided for this Group Correspondence Course.  Registration deadline is February 1, 2024.
 

Saturday, June 8th, 2024

We will continue our Group Correspondence class, Jacobean Fantasy, or you can work on any piece of your choice.  We will have in-person and Zoom options.
 

Saturday, October 5th, 2024

We will again continue our Group Correspondence class, and will have an additional piece to work on.
 

Saturday, December 7th, 2024

Class details are being finalized.  We are planning a "Snow Day" theme with a variety of snow-related projects to pick and choose from.
 

 

 
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