tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60488381058527126862024-03-05T03:00:17.590-08:00Gentle Pursuits of Richmond EGAMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-15822724627356676112018-01-01T15:56:00.001-08:002018-01-01T15:56:01.697-08:00Follow us on FacebookThis blog is no longer being updated. Please follow us through the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/127604463933551/" target="_blank">Gentle Pursuits of Richmond EGA Facebook page</a>.<br />
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Our second coif for Agecroft Hall has been finished and presented, but we continue to learn new things, and we hope to meet you all at the Powhatan Fiber Festival on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Lots of reasons to check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/127604463933551/" target="_blank">our Facebook page</a>.Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-35964419281266433992015-03-18T18:12:00.001-07:002015-03-18T18:12:53.726-07:00March 2015 Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had a great meeting on St. Patrick's Day. Lots to chat about since our February meeting was snowed out.</div>
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We are gearing up for our 10th anniversary in September by trying to get as many members as possible to 'sign' our member roll. Members have been stitching their name and some sort of sampler row or small picture or motif on the roll. Each person also add their name to a paper list and describes what they stitched. It is an amazing record of our group. Please talk with Jean Connelly, our chapter president, if you haven't had your chance to stitch yet. </div>
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As always, lots of lovely items on our Ta-Da table. The pot holders are too pretty to be used and have been made up beautifully.</div>
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Lots of bookmarks for Outreach. Diana sent some up to a group in Alaska. And their are plans to leave bookmarks in random places, with our group information attached, to encourage membership. If you know of a good spot to leave one, let Diana Paisley know.</div>
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There were beautiful samplers and smalls, and even some smocking.</div>
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Our program was twining with artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JanHodgesStudio" target="_blank">Jan Hodges</a>. Jan (in dark blue) showed us a neat way to twist just about anything into a cord without the need of any gadgets or really long arms. Everyone played with the various materials, and as Gladys pointed out, you could tell when people figure out the technique because the room went from quite to filled with talking.</div>
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In the meantime, on to current activities.<br />
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On March 17, there will be a twining class with Jan Hodges, with kits for those who signed up.<br />
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Our April program will be a beaded dragonfly French wire, taught by Cathy Keith. Coupons and the $10 kit fee are due at the March meeting.</div>
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Our Outreach Projects for this year are similar to past years but a little different. We have a new style of bookmark for our reading outreach project.<br />
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And we are working on a blackwork coif for Agecroft Hall. <br />
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Everyone's help is appreciated. Be sure to talk with Diana Paisley if you want to join in the stitching fun for either project.Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-59717711763197809492014-07-07T15:17:00.005-07:002015-03-15T07:38:41.056-07:00June 2014 Pot luck and President's challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our June meeting was a pot-luck and the reveal of the Presidential Challenge pieces. As usual, our Ta-Da table was filled with lovely things.</div>
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And we had our first look at the next coif we are making for Agecroft Hall. This one will be blackwork. It was inspired by the Pocahontas jacket that several of us worked on earlier this year. Be sure to let Margaret or Diana know if you want to take the coif home to work on for a month or two. Or you can add a few stitches during a meeting if you prefer.</div>
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The President's challenge this year was to create a berlingot shaped pin cushion using a 3" x 3" piece of linen (although a couple of people adjusted the size a bit.) Everyone had a different idea for design and finishing. If you want to try one, <a href="http://www.advanced-embroidery-designs.com/projects2010/ChristmasBerlingot.html" target="_blank">you can find instructions here.</a><br />
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<br />Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-69283993989096130422014-07-07T14:22:00.002-07:002014-07-07T14:22:32.713-07:00May 2014 Super Meeting!Our May program, Silk Gauze Cipher Pendant, was taught by Holly Rison.
Holly taught us how to make a one inch square monogrammed pendant on 40 count silk
gauze. Thanks Holly for a wonderful class.<br />
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Thanks to the organizing efforts of Dee Ragsdale and Mona Cecil, we had extra excitement for our May meeting. <a href="http://www.tracyafranklin.com/" target="_blank">Tracy Franklin</a> and <a href="http://www.nicolajarvisstudio.com/" target="_blank">Nicola Jarvis</a>, who were teaching RSN classes in Williamsburg, came up to Richmond to visit our group and have a Southern style covered dish dinner. Thanks to everyone who brought food.<br />
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And as always, there were lots of beautiful pieces by group members to inspire us to try new things or finish up UFOs.<br />
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Our April meeting was a wonderful class on needle painting taught by Carolyn Porter. Not only was she a patient instructor but she created detailed kits to help us learn about this beautiful technique. As you can see from the photo above, there are tricks to getting the right color combinations for needle painting and Carolyn gave us lots of idea for finding the right combination.<br />
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In the near(?) future, you will see quite a few of these beautiful flowers on our Ta-Da table.<br />
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As usual, we had lots of fun and there were many wonderful pieces on our Ta-Da table.<br />
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Hope to see you all in May for silk gauze stitching and a pot luck with Royal School of Needlework instructors.Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-76471383071077211612014-04-07T17:37:00.001-07:002014-04-07T17:37:30.197-07:00March 2014 Ackworth Sampler LectureDee Ragsdale gave us a wonderful lecture on Ackworth School samplers for our March meeting. Dee has visited the school in England and gave us a history of the founding of the school and the evolution of the sampler styles over the years. To accompany the lecture, Holly Rison brought part of her collection of framed, in progress, and kit Ackworth Samplers. Everyone was impressed with the sampler designs and Holly's wonderful stitching.<br />
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For those who couldn't attend the lecture, one of the best sites online to see Ackworth Samplers and order patterns is <a href="http://needleprint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Needleprint</a>. Both Dee and Holly agreed that the best book is <span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><strong>Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth</strong></span> by <span class="author notFaded" data-width=""><span class="a-declarative" data-a-popover="{"position":"triggerBottom","name":"contributor-info-B001HMU4YW","allowLinkDefault":"true"}" data-action="a-popover">Carol Humphrey <a class="a-popover-trigger a-declarative" href="javascript:void(0)"></a></span></span><br />
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The breadth and scope of Holly's collection is very impressive!<br />
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The Ta-Da table had some lovely items, including a couple of Kumihimo bracelets from Linda's February program and some dyed fabric and floss from Catherine's dying workshop.<br />
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Don't forget to bring in your needle work for the chapter display that will be in the Tuckahoe Library in May. Large pieces will not fit in the display cases, but any smaller embroidered or beaded items would be wonderful. Exhibits are one way we encourage others to join our group.<br />
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If you have signed up for the Needle Painting class with Carolyn Porter, don't forget to bring:</span><br />
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Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-67920823390070626432014-02-23T18:27:00.000-08:002014-03-16T17:27:09.192-07:00Dyeing Workshop with Catherine JordanA small group of stitchers from Gentle Pursuits and the Virginia Guild of Needlewomen, and a couple of guests, learned how to use <a href="http://www.wcushing.com/direct_dye_color_card.htm" target="_blank">Cushing Direct Dyes</a> to overdye threads, linen, and silk. As well as overdying various shades of Anchor and DMC threads, we had linen and silk fabric, ribbon, and chenille thread. We also had a chance to use cutch dye, alone or in combination with the Cushing Dyes. Catherine did a great job and we had hours of fun. You can get the same dyes and fabrics from <a href="http://www.catherinesdesigns.net/index.html" target="_blank">Catherine's website</a> if you want to try it at home.<br />
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First we tried the Cushing Dyes.<br />
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Catherine had cards showing other natural dyes. Who knew the dirt around here could be used to make nice fabric colors instead of just making it hard to clean the kids' laundry.<br />
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I'm sure you haven't though of using your rice steamer to heat set dyes. Catherine uses this only for dying - no rice is cooked in this!<br />
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Lots of color fun creating dyed fabrics.<br />
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Here is a small selection of some of the overdyed threads. <br />
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Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-13316147974156877192014-02-20T17:45:00.002-08:002014-02-20T17:45:46.964-08:00February Kumihimo Bracelet Linda DaValle did a great February program on making Kumihimo braids. She designed bracelets for us to make. By the end of the evening several people already had bracelets. We all had lots of fun.<br />
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Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-53862096041541415362014-02-20T17:41:00.002-08:002014-09-08T18:45:45.532-07:00The Coif is Home at Last.On Saturday, February 15 we finally presented the finished polychrome coif to Agecroft Hall. It has been fun working on it over the last 3 years, but now it is ready to be part of the interpretive program at Agecroft. First it will be on exhibit with the other coifs held in the Agecroft collection. Be sure to go and see the coif and of course <a href="http://www.agecrofthall.com/" target="_blank">Agecroft Hall</a>.<br />
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Here is the Saturday turnover with Gentle Pursuits members and two Agecroft representatives.<br />
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And here is one of the professional photographs taken on the head form Agecroft Hall had ready for the coif. <br />
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Next up, a blackwork coif for another interpreter!Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-18276259224230066142014-02-01T05:56:00.002-08:002014-02-01T05:56:21.040-08:00Stitch in Public - Today - February 1Hope to see you at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts café, where members of Gentle Pursuits will be stitching on all sorts of lovely things to encourage people to learn more about embroidery. We'll have the coif there if you want to see it before it goes to Agecroft Hall.<br />
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We'll be stitching until 1 pm. Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-73709910213722403552014-01-22T10:40:00.002-08:002014-01-22T10:40:46.469-08:00A Bevy of Bookmarks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And she won our monthly opportunity drawing. Thanks to Dee for bringing in the bag of goodies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brenda Rosseau came to tell us about the <span>Pocahontas </span>jacket being recreated at </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 16px/normal Andalus, serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Colonial Williamsburg’s Costume Design Center for Preservation Virginia’s Historic Jamestowne.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Several group members signed up for sample kits and hope to join in the project which starts this week.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-28612217010675487352014-01-14T18:59:00.001-08:002014-01-14T18:59:24.041-08:00January 2014 Meeting<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our first meeting of 2014 will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 9AM.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is an Outreach meeting and we will stitch bookmarks to benefit the READ Center (see last year's bookmarks above). The chapter is providing the bookmarks, needles, threads, silk ribbon, some idea books, charts and embellishments to make our bookmarks. Bring along your usual stitching supplies. Because these bookmarks are so fast and easy to do, it's a good way to stitch and catch up with your friends. We will be providing a light morning snack and a pizza lunch - as always, please provide your own drink. <br /><br />During our bookmark stitching, Brenda Roseau from Colonial Williamsburg costuming will be talking about the Pocahontas embroidered waistcoat that is being stitched for Historic Jamestowne.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br />Sample kits to make the bird shown above will be available for those wanting to stitch a sample and help with the jacket.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Clear Your Stash Any Time</strong><br />This year we are trying a new way of stash busting/fundraising for our chapter. Rather than waiting until June to bring in any books, charts, kits, supplies, etc., for a silent auction, you are invited to donate a bag or box of items at any meeting. <br /><br />Clear Your Stash items will be set out and anyone who wants something can write a check to donate what they think is a fair amount.<br /><br />Each month we will try to have a goodie bag of donated items. You will be able to purchase opportunity tickets for a drawing at the end of the meeting.<br /><br />Tickets will cost 50 cents; we will not have change available. Please bring exact change if you wish to use cash. <br /><br />You need to be present to win or give your ticket to a friend to pick up at the end of the meeting.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span>Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-85351365256875321142013-12-15T14:25:00.001-08:002013-12-15T14:25:46.745-08:00End of a Busy Year of Gentle Pursuits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Wonderful food, wonderful Ta-Das and a great meeting in November. Cathy Keith discussed how to use 4 specialty threads (with advice from <a href="http://thestitchingstudiova.com/" target="_blank">The Stitching Studio</a>) and the practice piece was a small plastic canvas that fit in a pen. What a great idea for a gift giving.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">January 18, 2014 Meeting (Saturday)<br />Outreach, bookmarks for The READ Center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And before our February meeting, we have Stitch in Public Day!</span><br />
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Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-75673794451690971762013-11-29T09:58:00.002-08:002013-11-29T09:58:42.016-08:00Jamestowne Waistcoate Embroidery Project - more information<br />You may have noticed the call for volunteers for this project in our latest newsletter. Here is some further information:<br />
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the wedding of Pocahontas to John Rolfe, Preservation Virginia’s Historic Jamestowne will create a woman’s embroidered sleeved waistcoat worked in black silk inspired by a surviving garment in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (London). This waistcoat will be worn as part of Pocahontas’s wedding attire during the commemoration on Saturday, April 5, 2014. <br /><br />The original object is an early 17th century woman’s jacket embroidered with depictions of mythical and realistic creatures, flora, and scenes from Geffrey Whitney’s Choice of Emblems and Other Devices (1586). The Jamestown jacket will replace these motifs with fruit, flowers, insects, fish, fowl and beasts specific to Virginia. A matching embroidered coif and forehead cloth will complete the suit.<br /><br />The jacket in the London museum is embroidered with black silk on a plain weave white linen ground in four basic stitches: stem and outline stitch, long and short, and speckling or seeding stitch. Our adaptation will use those types as well.<br /><br />Historic Jamestowne is seeking volunteers to assist with the creation of this garment. Skilled and novice embroiderers are invited to contact:<br /><br />Julie Zellers-Frederick<br />Volunteer Coordinator<br /><a href="mailto:julie@preservationvirginia.org">julie@preservationvirginia.org</a><br />757-856-1259<br /><br />You will be sent a small sample to complete, demonstrating the stitch types present in the original garment. All skill levels are welcome. This special project is done in collaboration with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and their Costume Design Center.<br />
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Once you have sent in the sample embroidery and volunteer form, you will be sent the scheduling information. As you can see above, they hope to have it ready for April 5, 2014, so there will be lots to do between now and then. Stitching will be done in the costume center of Colonial Williamsburg, with evening and weekend hours, as well as weekday hours.Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-50637592369844010532013-11-17T14:56:00.004-08:002013-11-17T14:56:59.036-08:00Upcoming Fun<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gentle Pursuits members should have received their newsletters by now, but those of you thinking of becoming members, might be tempted by our upcoming events.<br /><br /> Our annual holiday luncheon at Hermitage Country Club will be held Saturday, December 14, 2013. Following a brief meeting, we have a lovely meal, ornament exchange, and a lot of fun! You are not required to make an ornament to attend this event.<br /><br /> How can you resist these entrees?<br />Bacon, mushroom, and cheddar quiche served with fruit kabobs. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Horseradish Crusted Salmon – oven baked with panko-horseradish crust and finished with whole grain mustard sauce. <br /> Chicken Sinatra – breast meat stuffed with prosciutto and provolone cheese.<br /><br />Reminder to Members - Coupon due December 6!<br /><br />January 7, 2014 Board Meeting <br />Board meetings are open to all members and start at 6:00 PM. For those who can, we gather at 5:00 PM to either stitch or eat (bring your own food). Location: The Parlor at Christ Church Episcopal.<br /><br />January 11, 2014 Beading Interest Group (BIG) Meeting <br /><br />January 18, 2014 Meeting (Saturday)<br />Outreach, bookmarks for The READ Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">February 1, 2014 Stitch in Public Day<br />This is a great chance to educate others about how much fun stitching can be.<br /><br />February 8, 2014 BIG Meeting <br /><br />February 18, 2014 Meeting<br />Kumihimo Cording Bracelet taught by Linda DaValle. <br /><br />February 22, 2014 Workshop (Saturday) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Overbrook Presbyterian Church<br />2605 Dumbarton Road, Richmond Va.<br />Explore the use of dyes to make beautifully shaded and variegated skeins of threads and vintage looking linen. Catherine Jordan will be teaching and the workshop is a joint workshop with the Virginia Guild of Needlewomen.<br /><br /> Usually, Gentle Pursuits of Richmond meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 9:00 pm at Christ Church, 5000 Pouncey Tract Road, Glen Allen, Virginia, 23059. We welcome new members of all needlework levels. Sit and Stitch -The time prior to our formal meetings each month (5:00 PM to 6:30 PM) is intended for us to stitch and receive help or mentoring with a technique. But check the calendar above to be sure we have a meeting. We occasionally have special meetings on Saturdays, and in other locations. Become a member and get a newsletter so you will always know when and where we are meeting. Contact Dee Ragsdale at stitchnfish@cox.net or (757)229-1166 with any questions.</span><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-7275078795904710862013-10-28T18:26:00.002-07:002013-10-28T18:26:13.054-07:00Christmas in AugustThis is a somewhat belated post, but our annual Christmas in August class was once again a great success. Trisha Johnson did a crazy quilt ornament class for the group. Trisha pieced the fabric, leaving the embroidered seam treatments to us, and there was a choice of shapes. Lots of choices, which is always fun.<br />
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For the Region Challenge for 2013 - to be auctioned off at the regional meeting/Fall SMART (Stitching Mid-Atlantic Regional Tutorial) Day on Oct. 18-20 in Virginia Beach - our chapter created this lovely box. Many members helped with the embroidery and smalls, and Gladys Zorhoff created the box. Nobody wanted to let this beauty go, and several people sent silent auction bids with the people who were attending the meeting. Everyone was happy to see the final product at the October meeting.</div>
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There were some interesting items to share, especially the Halloween skirt made by Dee's mother many years ago.<br />
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Lots of lovely Ta-Da items as well. Everyone should note that it is dangerous to bring small items like beaded necklaces or small Christmas items to show at a meeting because many members threaten to steal them</div>
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We all had a great time learning to make flowers and leaves with silk ribbon. Thanks Catherine!</div>
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Gentle Pursuits members Lalli, Catherine and Linda enjoyed the butterfly stumpwork class with Judy Jeroy at the regional meeting (October 19) but no word yet on who ended up with the box. Stay tuned.<br />
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<br />Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-82937803754019081332013-10-02T18:15:00.001-07:002013-10-02T18:15:06.845-07:00The Coif Debuts at Our September Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, we did it. The coif is finally done. Stitching was finished in April. Now Margaret has put the lining in and sewn it up. We'll let you know when it is presented to Agecroft Hall.<br />
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Jean taught our annual Members' Appreciation Program this year. A small pulled-work sampler that we can make into an ornament. As usual, Jean made the work seem much less intimidating the many of us thought it would be.<br />
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Congratulations to Catherine Jordan! Catherine's Zentangle inspired art box received First Place in Original Professional category, Juror's Award, Delegate's Award and Best of Show at American Needlepoint Guild National Seminar exhibit, Anaheim, CA 2013. Note that the centers of the ribbons all have embroidered designs. <br />
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Lots of lovely things at our Ta-Da Table this month as well. We've all had a couple of months to work on things. Carol was lucky she left with all five of her beaded nutcrackers.<br />
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<br />Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-34793955868474659882013-07-07T17:52:00.001-07:002013-07-11T17:04:56.581-07:00New Board Induction and Upcoming Programs<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our new board was inducted at our June meeting. Holly (far left) did a great job announcing our new board. Starting next to Holly, Carol, treasurer, Kathy, secretary, Catherine, programs, and Jean, president (and queen!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Catherine's last president's challenge was to have us make something from a pre-finished coaster or two. Lots of lovely projects were presented at the June meeting.</span><br />
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<br />Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-59208968350635229272013-05-19T14:19:00.003-07:002013-05-19T14:19:59.281-07:00Outreach Activities - Spring 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hegner, a teacher at Riverside School, came to our April meeting and presented her
with all of our bookmarks! It was an impressive sight to see them all on the
table. The school is very happy to have the bookmarks to distribute to the
children at the end of this school year. Please continue to bring any finished
bookmarks to a meeting as Bookmarks for Literacy is an annual project for EGA. We
will be looking for a new group to support for next year, so let me know the
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The embroidery and goldwork are finished on the coif and it has been hemmed, but the lining is still in the works.</div>
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But the coif did visit Agecroft Hall when the DC EGA chapter came down to see Agecroft and Virginia House. Hard to believe it has been three years since the coif started and all the hands that have helped get it to this state.</div>
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We started the month with National Stitch In Public on Feb. 2. We met at the Short Pump Barnes & Noble and had quite a crowd. There were lots of different projects and we had quite a few people show interest in our work. <br />
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Next, we met on Saturday, Feb. 16 for our rescheduled Outreach Program. Diana found some really nice bookmarks online that easily fit a small square of stitching on plastic canvas. You can see how many of those we were able to finish in just a few hours. Plus a couple of bookmarks done before the session. We are well on our way to the 70 bookmarks we need by May. And the pizza was great!</div>
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On Tuesday, Feb. 19, we had the second part of the acorn stumpwork class. With any luck, somebody will bring their work to the next meeting so we can see how things are going - and get some photos to post.<br />
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Speaking of our next meeting, on Tuesday, March 19, fellow member Jennifer Stumpf will present a lecture class on tambour embroidery. If you would like to see some of
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Don't forget March 19 is the sign up deadline if you want to take part in the April 16th retro-embroidery iron-on class.Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-32016169926754406342012-12-18T18:08:00.000-08:002012-12-18T18:08:20.023-08:002012 Holiday LuncheonAs usual, our annual Holiday Luncheon at the Hermitage Club was wonderful. Thanks to everyone who worked to set things up. Everyone enjoyed the measuring gauge favors. And of course, we all loved the ornament exchange. It is always so exciting to see all the different techniques and styles that appear from the bags. <br />
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Don't forget, our January program is Bookmarks for Literacy. Diana will have lots of simple kits for us to work on and FINISH at the meeting. Please bring in any you have worked on as well. We are trying to gather 70 stitched bookmarks so all the children in one school can get one.Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048838105852712686.post-23640987638916539612012-11-04T14:02:00.000-08:002012-12-16T12:31:22.513-08:00Tuckahoe Library ExhibitWe
were invited to set up an embroidery display at the Tuckhoe Library again this year. The theme was Holiday Stitching and there were lots of lovely pieces on display in October. Thank you to everyone who lent their work for the display.<br />
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BIG (Beading Interest Group) will continue to work on our holiday bracelets. Please join us from 9:00 to
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Andalus","serif";">November 20, 2012 Meeting</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Andalus","serif";"><br />
Kathy, our Education Committee Chair, will present <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">From Flax to Linen</i>. This will be a
lecture and there will be no cost to attend. We encourage you to bring a piece
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<strong>September 18:</strong> Member Appriciation Program. Catherine wil show us how to make cross stitch completely
reversible and beautiful on both the front and back of your work. Perfect for
projects such as book marks, afghans, collars, table linens, cuffs, and
coasters! We will cover how to work cross stitches in any direction and how to
hide beginning and ending threads invisibly. Your coaster will be finished with
the reversible Four-Sided stitch. We will be working on Zweigart® <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Biella</i></st1:city></st1:place>
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<strong>October 16th and February 19th</strong>: the stumpwork acorn project. We have
decided to use two meetings for this project - October and February!
Cynthia will facilitate the October meeting where we will focus the class
on making the three dimensional acorn and cap. We will be practicing on a
larger wooden bead than the one in your kit. We will continue with the making
of the leaves in our February class. Please feel free to bring your
project to other monthly meetings. We will be available to help you during
the time period prior to the start of the chapter meeting.
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<strong>March 19th</strong>:a lecture class on the art form of tambour embroidery with member Jennifer Stumpf. If you would like to see some of her work, you can visit her blog at: <a href="http://stitchinginthepursuitofhappiness.blogspot.com/">http://stitchinginthepursuitofhappiness.blogspot.com/</a>
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<strong>April 16th</strong>:“Let’s Go Retro” with iron-on transfer embroidery. Won’t this be loads of fun? To the right is just an example of what can be done
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<strong>May 21st:</strong>Victorian beaded embroidery with Merry Susan. We will be doing something
similar to the piece below, but it will be done on a printed fabric, not
on canvas. This class will be a technique class. You will be able to
finish your piece as you like.
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We now have a Beading Interest Group (BIG) in our EGA chaper. The group started with these lovely scissor fobs. At the next meetings, on October 13 and November 20 the Beading Interest Group (BIG) will continue to work on our
holiday bracelet. THey will explore the peyote
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