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Contacting EGA Headquarters and COVID-19:Update May 28, 2020
As Kentucky begins to reopen, EGA is also making plans to begin the journey towards normalcy. Beginning Monday, June 1st, the office will be staffed during the following hours: Monday – Wednesday, 9 AM to 5 PM ET; Thursday and Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM ET.
Due to an abundance of caution, there will still only be 1-2 people in the office on any given day, and the rest of the staff will continue to work from home. Please continue to be patient as we work to safely serve you, the members. We are hoping to resume full hours, staffing, and allow visitors beginning July 1st – please keep an eye on the website for further details. – Cynthia Welch, EGA Administrator(Link to share)
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Note: We continue to update the Frequently Asked Questions section below as more information becomes available. New and updated items have a timestamp. Latest update: 4/12/24. For instructions on How to Renew your EGA membership click here. Exciting changes are coming in the first quarter of 2024! We are currently working on several aspects of […]
Interview with Denise Harrington Pratt: Exploring Three-Dimensional Embroidery
Denise Harrington Pratt’s counted thread pieces and three-dimensional projects have delighted EGA members for years. Denise takes an interesting and innovative approach to design, going so far as to invent stitches when the need arises! We sat down with Denise to learn more about her design process, including what initially attracted her to creating three-dimensional […]
Calling All Needlework Teachers: Submit Your Proposals for the South Central Region Seminar 2025
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America South Central Region Seminar 2025 will be hosted by the Fort Worth Chapter at the Double Tree Inn in Fort Worth on June 11-15, 2025. This is an invitation to submit proposals for Region Seminar 2025 for 1 or 2 day classes. Teacher compensation will include: $450 per day for […]
5 New GCC Lightning Rounds: Courses on Crewel, Counted Thread, Blackwork, Drawn Thread and Filet Embroidery
From December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024, any member may register for the Lightning Rounds featured below. Lightning Rounds Every quarter, our Education Department selects some of our Group Correspondence Courses(GCC) and these are made available for members to register individually without needing a group. These correspondence courses are a great opportunity for members-at-large […]
Join the Indian River Chapter in Florida for 2 Classes with Dawn Fisher on February 2024
The Indian River Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America proudly announces that Dawn Fisher is coming to our Chapter In February 2024 to teach! Dawn Fisher will be teaching at the Indian River Chapter of the EGA on February 12 thru 14, 2024! Dawn will teach a one-day class (Grandma’s Button Box) followed by […]
The Complete Guide to EGA Courses
EGA members have access to all EGA’s educational opportunities. The questions we hear from a lot of needleworkers interested in EGA membership involve the differences among EGA’s courses. The following breaks down the details for each of our course offerings including requirements, availability, and eligibility. We hope this helps members and prospective members recognize the […]
Join EGA’s Rocky Mountain Region at Education Santa Fe – Registration Ends December 15th, Late Fees Waived
Come join us at the “End of the Santa Fe Trail” and sample the unique food and culture of New Mexico. Education Santa Fe is a new, unique type of event that includes one day and half day classes, museum tours and lectures in the “city different” May 1-5, 2024. Santa Fe is known for […]
Due to Popular Demand: Preserving Needle Art 2024 in Atlanta offers 2nd session of Two Classes
Due to popular demand, Seminar 2024 Preserving Needle Art – Atlanta is excited to offer a second session of the following classes: Audra Kennedy’s Silk Ribbon Initial class on Wednesday and Thursday, August 14 & 15, 2024. The class number is 217 – Silk Ribbon Initial. Alison Cole’s Beetle Brooch. This class will take place […]
See the Stitched Ornaments Sent by our Members for our 2023 EGA Headquarters Holiday Tree
We asked, and you delivered! This year we received over 60 ornaments donated by our members for our holiday tree at EGA Headquarters. This year we are doing things a little different, to make sure all the ornaments are featured we are sharing them all in the gallery below and will also spotlight some of […]
December 2023 Stitch-a-long: Sleeping Bear
For our December 2023 stitch-a-long on Facebook we are stitching an adorable sleeping bear in a project by stitch-a-long admin Helena Whyte, from our Pajarito Chapter in New Mexico. Here’s more about this month’s project: This crewel project was completed using wool thread from my stash on linen in a 6 inch hoop. The bear […]
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Now Available: 5 Projects Added to Projects from EGA’s Past
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Registration is Open for our Virtual Lecture with Lynn Hulse, exploring the early history of the Royal School of Needlework
On Sunday, December 17, 2023 1PM Eastern, Lynn Hulse will be joining us for a virtual lecture on Reviving the art of embroidery: Lady Victoria Welby and the founding of the Royal School of Needlework, 1872-1881. Registration for this live lecture is now open to EGA members and closes on December 15, 2023 at 1PM […]
Limited Spaces Available for the Fiber Forum Retreat 2024 with teacher Laura Smith
Fiber Forum has just opened up a limited number of seats for EGA members to attend the Fiber Forum Retreat 2024: Visioning in Textiles and Mixed Media with teacher/artist Laura Smith on April 14 to 19, 2024 at the Marywood Conference center in St. John, Florida. This retreat is a great opportunity to stimulate your […]
New Group Correspondence Course: Pulled Stitches Clover with Marion Scoular
Our Education Department has added a new course to our selection of Group Correspondence Courses: Pulled Stitches Clover with Marion Scoular. The leaves and blooms of the charming clover design contain twelve pulled fillings in a variety of patterns. There are both linear and diaper patterns in which the emphasis is placed on tension. Tension, […]
Registration for January 2024 Growing Your Chapter Webinar is Now Open!
Our next Growing Your Chapter webinar will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 1:00 pm eastern/noon central/11:00 am mountain/10:00 am pacific time. Hear Chapter President Susie Jordan of the Constellation Chapter and Tiffany Ford of the Winchester Chapter discuss what they are doing for recruiting and retention for their chapters and the Mid-Atlantic […]
Interview with Marion Scoular: More Than 50 Years Teaching Embroidery with EGA
Marion Scoular has taught for EGA for more than 50 years, and in that time she has shared a wealth of knowledge with our needlework community. Her Blackwork courses quickly and consistently fill up with excited students year after year, and her Hardanger course continues to attract new stitchers eager to tackle the intimidating technique […]
Stitch with EGA’s Rocky Mountain Region at Education Santa Fe
Come join us at the “End of the Santa Fe Trail” and sample the unique food and culture of New Mexico. Education Santa Fe is a new, unique type of event that includes one day and half day classes, museum tours and lectures in the “city different” May 1-5, 2024. Santa Fe is known for […]
Pikes Peak EGA Chapter in Colorado Springs, CO will host teacher Kathy Andrews on April 2024
Pikes Peak EGA Chapter (Colorado Springs, CO) hosts Kathy Andrews 4/18/24 – 4/20/24. “Ghost stitchers” are allowed! Sign up today for Kathy Andrews classes! She will teach her two-day class, Prince’s Thistle, on Thursday – Friday, April 18 – 19, 2024 and her one-day class, Mary Parsons, 1780 Sampler, on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Both […]
November 2023 Stitch-a-long: Grandma’s House Quilt Block
For our November 2023 stitch-a-long on Facebook we are stitching a lovely house in a project by stitch-a-long admin Helena Whyte, from our Pajarito Chapter in New Mexico. Here’s more about this month’s project: Grandma’s House is a quilt block embroidered in a 10 inch hoop. The pueblo house is made using a strip of […]