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CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER Please note the location for our meetings is Thistle Needleworks at
506 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, CT. The dates for meetings will be
the first Saturdays of the even months (except August).
Directions to the store are on the
Thistle Needleworks website.
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
“Elegant Diamond” Box At this meeting we will begin to stitch this beautiful box, following Denise’s clear
diagrams and directions. She will prepare colors for the kits based on your preferences
as noted on the registration coupon with lots of possibilities, not just those shown
above. The primary diamond color is worked in variegated floss weight silk, such as
Waterlilies or Silk ‘n Colors, and the effects are so much fun to produce. It may happen
that we construct the box at the February meeting, unless you need to complete it as a
holiday gift.
A coupon is provided for this meeting. Saturday, February 1st, 2020 (Snow date:
February 8 th at Seabury)
We will plan to construct the box with the completed stitching at this meeting. Saturday, April 4th, 2020 (Annual Meeting)
We will hold elections this year. Deb Milvae is looking for nominees for some
positions. Please contact her or any board member if you’d like to step up.
All of our Board meetings are before regular meetings so it doesn’t take that much time
to take part.
The program for this meeting is still to be determined. We’d love your input
if there is a topic, class or field trip that you’d like to suggest. Saturday, June 6th, 2020 CRVC at Durham Fair’s 100th
Members of the Connecticut River Valley Chapter were part of the Durham (CT) Fair’s
100th anniversary celebration in late September, 2019.
Teams held afternoon stitch-ins on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the Fair, with a
small display of their finished pieces in a wide variety of techniques for conversation
starters. We were near the door in the Needlework Building surrounded by
ribbon-festooned exhibits, which included pieces by our own Laurie Sulger, who won a red,
five blues, and a special pink ribbon for her work.
Fair-goers began stopping at our table as soon as we started unpacking our display,
flyers, and free small kits in cross stitch and assisi. There was a steady flow of
the curious – we didn’t get much stitching done, but we had a lot of interesting
conversations. More than 150 kits went to young, old, and in-between willing to give
this stitching thing a try; our favorites were those who took two so they could stitch
along with a parent or a child. A good number of our membership flyers were taken as well.
Our thanks go to Debbie Bellemare and the Durham Fair Needlework Committee for inviting us
and for a providing a well-run and pleasant experience. We even tried the
chocolate-covered bacon!
--- Kathryn J. Lord
A January Outreach Display in Granby
While many modern embroidery exhibits focus on framed pieces for the wall,
“Off the Wall Embroidery” returns to its ancient origins to celebrate the art of decorating
useful items. If you would like to contribute any pieces, either bring them to the
December meeting (they will be returned at the February meeting) or contact Kathryn Lord
at hglord@cox.net to arrange pick-up and drop-off.
We’re looking for the following: Boxes, trays, coasters. Pillows, linens,
afghans. Tote bags, clothing, pins. Ornaments, toys, bookmarks. And of
course, a wide assortment of stitching accessories. As always, we need the name of
the piece, the designer, and the stitcher for the display signage.
We will have two 2-hour stitch-ins while the display is up, Saturday Jan. 11 from 10 am
to noon (snow date the 18th) and Wednesday Jan 15 from 1:30 to 3:30 (snow date
the 22nd). The Granby Public Library is at 15 North Granby Road
(Route 189).
A Request for Irish embroidery demonstrators………
My name is Sheila Olcott and I am writing on behalf of the Irish Heritage Society of
Milford. We are a nonprofit organization and are planning an Irish Exposition on
Saturday, 4/18/2020 at Jonathan Law High School in Milford. We are planning on having
demonstration rooms and was hoping some of the stitchers within your chapter would be
interested. (They are looking for Irish embroidery.) The expo is from
10am-4pm with entertainment in the evening. Perhaps you can share this in your newsletter.
Below is a link to our website. If anyone is interested, they may reach me at my
information below. Sheila Olcott FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
(All members are welcome) Boston Stitch Party Check out the
EGA
website. Pictures and descriptions of all of the pieces are online. Early
registration continues until December 2nd. More information is below.
Boston Stitch Party Seminar Early registration can be processed either online or by mail. Follow the link on the
EGA
website to register online or download the early registration form and instructions
to register by mail.
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