CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER NEWS March 2022 WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.crvc-ega.org

Remember that dues are now paid annually by May 1st as the membership year runs from June 1 to May 31.  Please use the coupon below to renew your membership as soon as possible.

Save the Date:
NER has been accepted by the International Teacher Tour to host Hazel Blomkamp on September 24-25.  She will be teaching “The First Sip” as seen above, and the class will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott in Andover, MA.  The class will be limited to 22 students.
 
More specifics will be announced when available.
 

Saturday, April 2^nd, 2022         Annual Meeting

Our program on this date will be in person at Thistle Needleworks.  We will have lots of Show and Tell, including showing progress we have made on the crewel piece and the rozashi project begun at the October meeting.

In addition, we will elect officers for the 2022-2024 term.  The slate to be presented is:
              President:  Laurie Sulger
              Co-Vice Presidents/Program:  Deb Milvae and Lisa Green
              Vice President/Membership:  Linda Berry
              Secretary:  Kathryn Lord
              Treasurer:  Linda Berry
              NER Rep:   Kathryn Lord
Nominations from the floor are welcomed and will be accepted.
 

Saturday, June 4^th, 2022           Zoom Class with Wendy Moore
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Saturday, June 11^th, 2022         "A Livelier Bargello Iris"

“This delightful bloom grows tall and proud on a fresh blue vintage canvas using Straw Silk, Silken Straw, Edmar Boucle` for the blossom, adding Caron Waterlilies for the leaves.  Over-dyed Perle cotton and floss fill out the frame.  As a design in Bargello and Laid Filling Stitches, it stitches up quickly in shades of lavender and purple in a multitude of values.  The background is left unstitched and the frame is simple Scotch couched long stitches, with unique corner and side motifs.  Watch as simple bargello stitches bring this iris to life!”

This class will be offered via Zoom on consecutive Saturdays for 3 hours on each day.  Because we are zooming for shorter time periods, these three hours will be mostly instruction with limited stitching.  The class is considered intermediate in level and is stitched on 18-count light blue vintage mono canvas.  The design size is 10 1/2” x 15 1/2”.  The kit cost is $95 and includes the 16” x 20” line drawn canvas, threads to include straw silks, Waterlilies, and solid and over-dyed cotton floss and pearl cotton, instruction booklet, and needles.

Students will need to provide:
            16” x 20” stretcher bars (one pair of each)
            tacks or staples
            laying tool
            usual stitching supplies
            light and magnification, if desired

The deadline for signing up for this piece has passed, but Wendy has a couple of extra kits if you’d like to join the class.  Please contact Linda Berry at lindaberry343@gmail.com as soon as possible.
 

Saturday, October 1^st, 2022       Christmas Tree Ornament

We will meet via Zoom to work on the Mini Tree Ornament described in the December 2021 issue of Needle Arts.  This ornament was designed by Mary Waldsmith, and the instructions begin on page 28.  Please make sure you locate and retain this issue for use at this meeting.  A piece of green canvas will be mailed in September to class participants, and the threads will be provided by you from your stash.

A coupon is provided for this meeting.
 

Saturday, December 3^rd, 2022       Snowman Ornament

This meeting will also meet via Zoom.  The Winter Snowman ornament that we will work on is in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of Needlepoint Now.  If you have this issue, please save it for the directions.  If you need a copy of the magazine, we have them for your purchase.  For this class, we will supply the canvas in November and hope that you can find the threads needed in your supplies.

A coupon is provided for this meeting.
 

 

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS   via Zoom   (All members are welcome) Contact Judie Solomon (see website) if you want an invitation to these meetings May 3rd       September 13th       November 1st

 

CRVC Program Registration Form -- Zoom Class "A Livelier Bargello Iris" with Wendy Moore -- June 4th & June 11th Either email Linda at lindaberry343@gmail.com or mail completed form and check to: Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002 Deadline - March 1st (extra kit may be available) "A Livelier Bargello Iris" with Wendy Moore     __________$95 member kit fee  (Check made payable to CRVC-EGA)       __________$115 non-member kit fee   Name:     ____________________________________________________________________   Address: ____________________________________________________________________   Email:     ____________________________________________________________________   Phone#:  ________________________________________

CRVC Program Registration Form -- Zoom Class "Mini Tree Ornament" by Mary Waldsmith -- October 1st Either email Linda at lindaberry343@gmail.com or mail completed form to: Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002 "Mini Tree Ornament" by Mary Waldsmith     __________Please send me a piece of canvas   Name:     ____________________________________________________________________   Address: ____________________________________________________________________   Email:     ____________________________________________________________________   Phone#:  ________________________________________

CRVC Program Registration Form -- Zoom Class "Snowman Ornament" -- December 3rd Either email Linda at lindaberry343@gmail.com or mail completed form and check to: Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002 "Snowman Ornament"     __________Please send me a copy of Needlepoint Now ($5)                             (Check made payable to CRVC-EGA)     __________Please send me a piece of canvas   Name:     ____________________________________________________________________   Address: ____________________________________________________________________   Email:     ____________________________________________________________________   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 and check 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 $___________