CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER
NEWS
September 2011
WEBSITE
ADDRESS: WWW.CRVC-EGA.ORG
Friday and Saturday, September 30th and October 1st
"Say It With Flowers" with MARNIE
RITTER
A
Foley/Cornelius Teacher
Real fresh flowers are the beginning of this enhanced canvas. We "pound them" onto the glitter canvas to create a bouquet over which the stitched flowers will float. The fascination with the different impressions is unending in both color and shape. It seems magic!
The flowers are crested with embroidered French ribbon manipulation, fishbone stitched overdyed ribbon flowers, beaded flower shapes, satin stitch, bullion, French knots and appliquéd lace.
The basket is created with an offset herringbone counted canvas pattern and basketweave. Silks, overdyed ribbon, beads, rayons and metallics are the chosen threads.
Level of Proficiency: All levels
Ground fabric: #18 gold
glitter white canvas
Finished size: 9" X 7"
Location:
Duncaster Senior Residence in Bloomfield, CT
Time: Class will take
place from 9 to 4 pm.
Schedule for the
day:
9
AM to 12
noon Class
12
to 12:45
PM Lunch
and show and tell
(Friday)
Lunch
(Saturday)
12:45
PM to 4
PM
Class
Here are directions to Duncaster: (Official address is 40
Loeffler Road, Bloomfield,
CT)
(follow
signs to the Aquatic Center)
From Rt. 84 Westbound [from Manchester]:
Take Rt. 291, exit 61.
Follow Rt. 291 to Rt. 218 exit. Take left onto Rt. 218. Follow for about 3
miles. Take right onto Rt. 189 and follow to the center of
Bloomfield. Take a left on Rt. 178. Continue straight on Rt. 178 for
1.4 miles. To use the new front entrance, turn right onto Mountain Avenue
and continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster. From
the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on the campus,
visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness Center
Entrance. Our meeting takes place in the conference room one floor
above the entrance level (4th floor).
From Rt. 84 Eastbound [from Farmington]:
Take exit 41. Go left
on South Main Street [which becomes North Main Street at West Hartford Center] for 4.6
miles to Rt. 185. Turn left on Rt. 185 for 1.8 miles. Turn right on
Rt. 178. To use the new front entrance, after about ½ mile turn left onto
Mountain Avenue and continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into
Duncaster. From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue
entrance, once on the campus, visitors should follow the signs to the
Aquatics & Fitness Center Entrance. Our meeting takes place in the
conference room one floor above the entrance level (4th
floor).
From Rt. 91 [North or
South]:
Take exit 36. Go west on Rt. 178 for 4.5 miles to the center of
Bloomfield. At the traffic light continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4
miles. To use new front entrance, turn right onto Mountain Avenue and
continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster. From the
Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on the campus,
visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness Center
Entrance. Our meeting takes place in the conference room one
floor above the entrance level (4th floor).
Please note that the deadline for signing up for this class may have passed, but check to see if there might be a cancellation. A coupon for registration is at the end of this newsletter.
Saturday, December 3rd
New ornaments - Judie Solomon
Our meeting this month will be held at Thistle Needleworks. Judie will offer two different fabric techniques
for this year’s ornaments; one is blackwork and the other is pulled thread.
Since these both finish as rectangles, finishing should be easy for anyone who wants to
do it herself. Information describing each ornament will be in the
November newsletter.
Saturday, February 4th
"Stitches
and Techniques" - Lynn Payette
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FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS (All members are welcome) |
Stitching Getaways: The next meeting of the West Side Day group will be on November 1st at Suzanne Newton’s house in West Simsbury. Bring along your lunch and a project you are working on and/or any project you would like to share. Please email or phone Suzanne at sfnjsn@sbcglobal.net or 860-658-2037 if you plan to attend.
Pequot Colony – Anyone who is interested can call Doris Boas at: (860) 572-8441 or Stephanie Thorp at: (860) 536-0912
NOTE: We will be carpooling to Region Day, so please contact Linda Berry at dlberry1@aol.com to let her know if you would like a ride.
New England Region Day 2011
Saturday, September 24
A Day in Deerfield, Massachusetts NER is proud to offer a delightful day trip for this
year’s Region Day. Deerfield, Massachusetts, located a short distance from
I-91 in the northern end of Pioneer Valley, was the center of an embroidery
revival at the end of the nineteenth century. Today, Deerfield is the home
of museums and historic houses.
We will begin the day with a visit to Memorial Hall Museum, where we will
meet with Suzanne Flynt, the museum curator. Ms. Flynt will talk about the
Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework (1896-1926) and their adaptations
of colonial New England embroideries. After her talk, we will have time to
explore the museum and view their needlework collection. Ms. Flynt will
accompany us to the exhibit and be available to answer any of our questions.
We will next venture down the street for a buffet lunch at the Deerfield Inn,
where we’ll be joined by Judy Jeroy, a past President of EGA and author of the
EGA publication New England Blue and White Embroidery. Ms. Jeroy
will present a short lecture summarizing her research, followed by a hands-on
program featuring a small motif typical of this style of stitching.
After lunch and Ms. Jeroy’s program, participants may return to see more of
Memorial Hall Museum, walk around and enjoy the sights of Deerfield, or visit
any of the Historic Deerfield properties (additional charge). |
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Schedule 10:30 a.m. Lecture at Memorial Hall Museum begins 12:30 p.m. End of Memorial Hall Museum visit 1:00 p.m. Lunch at Deerfield Inn Costs |
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New England Region Day
Saturday,
September 24, 2011
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Preferred Phone: _________________________________________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________________________________________
The registration deadline is September 1, 2011.
Choose One:
_____ admission and
lunch $27.00
_____ admission, lunch, and hands-on
kit $35.00
Color Choice (choose one):
_____
Traditional Blue and White
Threads
_____ Rainbow
Threads
Please send this form along with a check in the appropriate amount made
payable to "NER EGA"
to: Pat Timpanaro, 41 East Highland Avenue, Melrose, MA
02176.
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NER EDUCATION COMMITTEE NEWS
NER is pleased to be sponsoring
two Group Correspondence
Courses:
Liesel-Schwalm,
a German whitework technique, taught by Barbara
Kershaw
A Memory Book:
Scrapbooking with a Needle, taught by Cathy Trostmann
NER is paying all registration fees associated with the classes. Each student pays only the cost of the instruction booklet and supplies, plus $5.00 towards the postage costs. The cost of the Liesel class is $55.00, which includes the $50 text fee and the $5.00 postage fee. You will also receive 6 skeins of Coton à Broder, along with the 40-page instruction booklet. The cost of the Memory Book class is $40.00, which includes the $35 text fee and the $5.00 postage fee. You will receive a 47-page instruction booklet. Registration deadline is October 28. Booklets will be received by the group leader approximately 6 to 8 weeks after that. Registration forms for each class follow, with the specific details.
A Memory Book: Scrapbooking with a Needle (Teacher: Cathy Trostmann)
Have you ever wondered what to do with linens that
stay in your closet because you cannot bear to toss them? Maybe Grandmother Jo or
Aunt Sallie made them but now there are holes or stained spots in some area. In this
fun course, you use bits and pieces of these treasured linens that are no longer
useful in the home. Create a cloth book containing these keepsakes and
make them available for viewing every day. If you have no keepsakes, then
maybe a collection of buttons or handkerchiefs might be the answer. When
your pages are complete, you will be directed to make a crazy quilt cover.
This will enable you to use more collectables in this Victorian artwork. A
truly unique course that will inspire your creativity while enjoying a little
nostalgia!
Project: A cloth book with linen pages and a crazy quilt
cover
Size: Folded book is 8" x
10"
Threads: Wildflowers, pearl cotton or stitcher‘s
choice
Colors: Stitcher‘s
choice
Skill Level: All
levels
Prerequisites: Basic sewing and embroidery
knowledge
Time: 6 meetings, 6
months
Text: 47 pages that can be used in a
notebook
Supplies: Approximately $30 for linen, 100%
cotton muslin, threads such as Wildflowers and pearl cotton, and stitcher‘s
choice of other decorative threads; This is an excellent project to kit from
your stash.
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Memory Book Group Correspondence Course
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
Preferred Phone:
__________________________Email:______________________________________
EGA Membership Number (required): _______________
The registration deadline is October 28, 2011.
Please send this form along with a check in the amount of $40.00
made payable to "NER EGA"
to: Pat Timpanaro, 41 East Highland Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176.
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Liesel-Schwalm (Teacher: Barbara Kershaw)
This course has been designed to introduce you to
the beautiful German whitework technique of Schwalm Embroidery, which combines surface
stitches with pulled thread and drawn thread techniques. This course will teach you
the basic surface stitches: coral knot, chain stitch and satin stitch. You
will also learn to cut threads and form a grid on which you will then work some
beautiful pulled thread stitches such as the rose stitch, cording stitch and
mosquito stitch and a traditional mousetooth edge. Watch as a blank strip
of 32-count Strathaven linen and DMC Coton à Broder are transformed into a
lovely decorative band. This unique pillow band will slip onto a pillow
for display but also slip off again for easy laundering or a change of
background color when you redecorate. The text also includes directions of
making your pillow. You must specify whether you are left- or right-handed
when registering.
Project: Pillow Band
Size: 12" x 27" (30 x 69
cm)
Fabric: 32-count Strathaven Linen
Threads: DMC®
Coton à Broder (Broder Spécial) #16, 20 &
25
Colors: White
Skill Level: Beginner Schwalm Embroidery
for the Intermediate Stitcher
Prerequisites: None
Time: 6
meetings, 6 months
Text: the 40-page text is accompanied by 6
skeins of Coton à Broder
Supplies: Approximately $15
for linen, plus the cost of a pre-made pillow or materials for constructing your
own
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Liesel-Schwalm Group Correspondence Course
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
Preferred Phone:
____________________________Email:_____________________________________
Left- or Right-Handed: __________________
EGA Membership Number (required): _______________
The registration deadline is October 28, 2011.
Please send this form along with a check in the amount of $55.00
made payable to "NER EGA"
to: Pat Timpanaro, 41 East Highland Avenue, Melrose, MA
02176.
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CRVC-EGA Membership $55. Primary Membership For a membership card, please enclose a SASE. Amt. Pd. ____________ Check # ____________ Date Pd. ____________ |
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after Mail your completed form to: Suzanne Newton, CRVC-EGA Membership,
14 Madison Lane, West Simsbury, CT 06092. __ Address Change Name:
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