CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER
NEWS
December 2020
WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.crvc-ega.org

Our meetings for the foreseeable future will be online, but when in-person meetings are possible again, they will be at Thistle Needleworks, 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, February 6th, 2021
                                 Zoom class with Diane Herrmann

                                                           "Walking the Water’s Edge"

This class is for the intermediate stitcher who wants to learn how to use floss to produce subtle shading, and to experiment with freeform eyelet stitching.  We will include instructions on how to add some beads to the foam to give a dummy sparkle to the wave.  As a finishing touch, you will learn the Button Knot Stitch to place a starfish on the shore.

Design Area:  8 in. Wide x 8 in. High
Ground Fabric:  18-count vintage canvas, eggshell
Kit Cost:  $50
Student Supplies:  12” by 13” stretcher bars & tacks; laying tool; frame weight; usual stitching supplies
Deadline for registration:  December 1st
 

Saturday, April 10th, 2021           Annual Meeting via Zoom
            An Early Sign of Spring - Jane Ellen Balzuweit

This pattern will be purchased for you by the chapter and will be sent to you before the class.  All you need to do is register by February 15th and collect your linen and thread.  We will be working on this piece as a group as we learn these techniques.

A coupon is provided for this meeting.  Deadling for signup for the pattern is February 14th.
 

Saturday, June 5th, 2021
          Zoom class with Susan Hoekstra - "Thread for All Seasons"

"Thread For All Seasons" offers a chance to work with the design color of your choice.  There are three color options from which to choose: Seasons, Jewel and Spring!  After this exercise, you will better understand how colors work together and how colors work off each other.  This exercise will be a real eye opener!
 
"Thread For All Seasons" is stitched on 18-count canvas measuring 9" x 9".
The finished size of this delightfully colorful piece is 6" x 6".
 
Class Objectives:
Learning how canvas color and threads work together is important for anyone doing needlepoint.  In the piece "Thread For All Seasons" the stitcher has the opportunity to delve deeper into this relationship.  The stitcher will pick out which painted canvas they like (from three color choices).  A stitch guide is provided.  Come play with this design, challenge your sense of color and work outside your box!  Join the color revolution!
 
Proficiency Level:  Intermediate
Kit fee:  $80
 
Students To Provide The Following:
Laying Tool
Scissors
Graphite Drawing Pencil 2H
Plastic Eraser
Light & Magnifier (if required)
Tacks or Stapler
Frame and/or Frameweight
Stretcher bars – 2 9" pairs
 
Your color choices are (you select one):


Color choice: Seasons		      
Color choice: Spring		      
Color choice: Jewel

A coupon is provided for this meeting.  Deadline for registration is April 1st.
 

CRVC Program Registration Form
Zoom class on April 10th at 10:45am

Either email Linda at lindaberry343@gmail.com or mail completed form to:
Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Deadling for signup for pattern is February 14th

"An Early Sign of Spring"

________ I would like a pattern

Name:     ________________________________________________________________________
 
Address: ________________________________________________________________________
 
Phone#:  ________________________________________
 

CRVC Program Registration Form
Zoom class on June 5th with Susan Hoekstra

Either email Linda at lindaberry343@gmail.com or mail completed form to:
Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Deadline for registration is April 1st

"Thread for All Seasons"

________ $80 Kit fee
 
My color choice is:   _____Seasons   _____Spring   _____Jewel

Name:     ________________________________________________________________________
 
Address: ________________________________________________________________________
 
Phone#:  ________________________________________
 

CRVC-EGA Membership

$57. Primary Membership
$15. Plural Membership (NER)
$18. Plural Membership (not NER)

For a membership card, please enclose a SASE.

Amt. Pd. ____________

Check #  ____________

Date Pd. ____________
    (keep as your receipt)

 

CRVC-EGA Membership and Address Change Form

The membership year runs from June 1 to May 31.  If you are joining after
September 1, please contact the membership chairman for prorated dues.

Mail your completed form to:  Linda Berry, CRVC-EGA Membership, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Make check payable to CRVC-EGA.  Enclose SASE for membership card.

        __ Address/Email Change
        __ CRVC Primary Membership ($57)
        __ Plural Membership, Primary Chapter in New England Region ($15)
        __ Plural Membership, Primary Chapter not in New England Region ($18)

Name:             ____________________________________________________

Address:        ____________________________________________________

City, ST,ZIP  ____________________________________________________

Phone:           _________________ Email:______________________________

Primary Chapter:   ________________________________________________

Membership No.  _______________________   Total Enclosed $___________