Hi @karen-anderson, the group counts several things as activity, and one of those is when new people join. I have made some adjustments for it to work better.

This is lovely, Val. Thanks for posting it for us!

How really pretty, Valerie! Yours really “pops” off the fabric!

I love this one – I need to add to my ‘stitch list’

Are you sure it is the March 2006? I have that issue and I don’t find that sampler pattern in it.

The pattern isn’t in it, a coupon to purchase the pattern is there. Thanks for looking.

Sorry, Karen, I misunderstood. I hope you find it.

Vera–have you tried Carol Sessoms at the Linen Sampler in Belmont, North Carolina at 704-825-1807? I see this sampler listed under the “Em-Li” list of samplers available. (I just did some Google diving, so I”m not sure if the shop is still open). Good Luck.

Thank you for your help. I tried “Em-Li” about a year ago but, even though it was shown on their page, they said it was no longer available. Perseverance paid off though, when I ran across it on the stitchin’ stuff for sale page on Facebook. I have it now and am excited to begin it. Thank you again for looking for it. Stitchers are the best!

Hi Heather, thank you for that invite. Wondering what is included in the fee—any materials?

Hi Kay,

The in-class fee of $85 includes the teacher’s fee and kit. If you decide to ghost the class, the $100 fee includes the teacher’s fee, kit and a shipping/handling fee for the kit. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

I’m kind of a new EGA member….can you explain how the ghosting works? Is it just a do-it-on-your-own project?

Kay- I’m not sure you ever got an answer to your question. In my experience, ghosting involves signing up for a class that you cannot attend in person. The teacher or the person organizing the class will mail the kit to you. So, yes, you work on the project on your own. And we’re so glad that you joined EGA. Welcome to our world!

Hi, Helene. I got a letter saying I had gotten the class I requested during preregistration, and that we will get information by 1 February on how to complete registration. That must be done by 1 March, so we’ll have a month to pay the rest of registration and the class fee(s).
Cynthia

Hi Donna, ITT information will be posted soon!

Hi Violet, some of that information is still being worked on and will be added to egausa.org/2020 as soon as it’s available. Stay tuned!

Hi Beth, you can send the necessary changes to me at rduren@egausa.org. Thanks!

The executive committee is discussing the format of the next TNE. As soon as the details are ready, we will get back to you on the deadline question. Sorry for the delay…

Marnie, thanks so much.

Hi. I just want to chime in here as a member of Starlight Stitchers, who hosted the TNE exhibit last year. It was an amazing experience for us, to see such incredible works up close and personal. We do see great examples at the State Fair, for instance, but embroidery exhibits are few and far between, at least in our neck of the woods. The TNE…[Read more]

I love hearing stories like this Helene! Thanks for sharing.

Celeste, do you hear the rounds of applause coming from this direction? Woooo! So, here’s some stitching motivation for all the talented folks in this class. Thank you for all you are doing as Director of Education, Celeste! It is much appreciated.

Ann look in the group on line I saw it last week when looking for new things

Hi Anne, you can get the pattern on this page: https://egausa.org/free-halloween-pattern/

Hi Vera, last year it was during the opening banquet, and that’s how I see it in the National Seminar Guidelines. Maybe @celeste-chalasani can provide a more specific answer.

Yes, the national Gold Thread Winner is announced at opening banquet at national seminar.

Hi Kathy,

That was our previous round. You can see the current GCC Lightning Rounds here: https://egausa.org/product-category/courses/lightning-round/

I’m sorry, I just re-read your question and realized I answered too fast and not what you asked, since you are already registered. At the moment we don’t have Discussion groups for lightning rounds.

Hi Jessica – it looks like a brooch blank that has been filled with petit-point. Probably stitched in a small count silk gauze. Mary Corbet has articles on stitching on silk gauze. It’s usually taped into small mat board for stitching, using one strand of silk or cotton floss. I didn’t see any blank jewelry settings exactly like this, but if you…[Read more]

Jessica, maybe do your search for brooch blank under “findings.”

Hi Suzanne, the announcement was just posted on this month’s newsletter. You can also read it here and share it: https://egausa.org/2019-gold-thread-award-winners/

I submitted a nomination for one of our members in the Metropolitan Region. Since there are no winners for that region, I would like to talk to someone to confirm that my submission was received. Can you suggest someone I can contact. Thanks,

Dear Rand, my mistake. I see that Ellen Saines got the award for our region. Well deserved. Thanks

Hi Suzanne, yes, we had her on the list but misspelled the region’s acronym. We caught it pretty quickly, thanks for the heads up. Have a great day!

We have had good participation with challenges of a “pincushion”, and one of “any project that included a doll”. We usually announce our challenge in January with a deadline of November.

Thank you, Marian. That helps knowing your deadline and types of challenges.
May we both keep stitching, Susan