Archive of A Previous Program
Saturday, April 14, 2007
 

Annual Meeting Challenge - "The Thread Challenge"

Don't forget to bring along your piece that you have worked with the "little" package of threads.  If you haven't had a chance to work with them, tackle the bundle over the summer and bring your creation to the October meeting.  We'd love to see another group of challenge pieces then.

This meeting will be a wonderful opportunity to work on a beautiful small piece of crewel embroidery.  Gerry Barbeau will be coming to teach her piece entitled "Purple -- Is Fashionable Twice".  See the description and picture below:

PURPLE -- IS FASHIONABLE TWICE

Length of Class:  One day
Proficiency Level:  Beginner/Intermediate

Class Description:  This delightful Keepsake Box will be decorated with a simple thistle design stitched in crewel threads on linen twill.  The royal purple and soft green palette is perfect for this interpretation.  Nine traditional crewel stitches will be taught, as well as how to make a twisted cord.  The fiberboard box will be painted in class by the student, and directions for making a twisted cord and mounting the stitched piece will be included.

The April meeting will be in the Duncaster conference room.  On the registration coupon, please check if you wish to order a lunch ($10).  This will be a generous half sandwich, a cookie and a drink.  You are welcome to bring your own lunch if you prefer.  As always, you are more than welcome to attend if you only wish to join us and stitch on your own project.

What to bring:

1.  Show and tell -- Anything you would like to share 2.  Usual stitching supplies 3.  Hoop

Cost of class:  $25 with the box or $20 without

Schedule for the Day: 10 am to 3 pm
                10 AM to 12 noon       Morning program
                12 noon to 12:45 PM   Lunch, show and tell and a short meeting
                12:45 PM to 3 PM       Afternoon program

Here are directions to Duncaster:  (Official address is 40 Loeffler Road, Bloomfield, CT, but we would like you to enter the building on the Mountain Avenue side)

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.

84 Eastbound from Farmington:
Take exit 41.  Go left on South Main St. [which becomes North Main St. 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.

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.