| October
Meeting: Saturday and Sunday, October 13th &
14th
Margaret Vant Erve will be arriving to teach a two-day class.
Her background as an artist makes her approach to stitching more interesting
because of her perspective. Below is a picture of the class piece that
will be offered and a description of the class:
Spring Garden by Margaret Vant
Erve
2 day workshop - basic surface embroidery knowledge
required
Project size - 8" x 6"
The spring garden is probably the most delightful vision
for the Canadian gardener. After a long winter it is wonderful to witness
the profusion of color that emerges from the ground. This embroidered
garden features some standard favourites; Siberian irises, tulips and daffodils
nestle in front of bleeding hearts while scattered in the foreground are
dandelions and forget-me-nots. This class will teach the student how
to use combinations of simple surface embroidery stitches to create each
of the flowers in this dense garden. DMC flosses are used on Habotai
silk.
This 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 sandwich, a cookie and a drink from Indigo Kitchen in Avon
(homemade bread, high quality meats, etc.). You are welcome to bring
your own lunch if you prefer. As always, you are very welcome to attend
if you only wish to join us and stitch on your own project.
What to bring:
Show and tell -- Anything you would like to
share
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2 pairs of 3/4" soft wood stretcher bars; 10" and 11" inches, available at
embroidery supply shops.
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12" (total length with a 6" opening) Quick Grip Clamp (available from hardware
stores) OR C-Clamp OR embroidery floor clamp OR table frame clamp
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brass tacks - Japan embroidery tacks are best because they are sharper and
easier to insert into the frame - also available from embroidery supply shops
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small sharp scissors
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HB pencil or water-soluble fabric marker (Fine Point Mark-B-Gone)
Schedule for both days: 10 am to 3 pm
10
AM to 12:30
PM Morning
program
12:30
PM to 1:15
PM Lunch, show
and tell, and a short meeting
1:15
PM to 3
PM Afternoon
program
We are making all of our classes available to EGA members in other chapters,
so it is important to register early if you want to make sure you have a
place in the class. The cost of this class is $35.
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.
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