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8+ Gift Ideas for Embroiderers

The holiday season is a wonderful time for crafters. Not only do we rejoice in the season by giving our friends and family thoughtful, handmade gifts, but it’s also a time when loved ones give us items that help us celebrate our craft. Embroiderers are some of the easiest people to shop for—anything that helps […]

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Now Available: 5 Projects Added to Projects from EGA’s Past

We have added five projects to our Projects from EGA’s Past selection. These projects were graciously donated by EGA members Catherine Jordan, Kay Stanis and Sara Zander. Projects from EGA’s Past launched earlier this year. These are projects donated by designers and teachers to have them available for purchase as PDFs on the EGA shop. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Chapter News: Louisiana Lagniappe Chapter attends Maker faire at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Today we are bringing you news from our Louisiana Lagniappe Chapter in Louisiana. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their name and contacting them if you’d like to join them! On Saturday, October 7,  members of Louisiana Lagniappe Chapter of EGA attended the annual Maker Faire at the East Baton […]

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Video: Growing Your Chapter Webinar October 2023

On Saturday, October 21 we had a webinar where two EGA chapters and one region shared strategies used to increase membership and retain existing members. This webinar was the first in a quarterly membership series intended to equip our chapters with tools to use in attracting new members and engaging the ones who have already […]

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Pacific Southwestern Region Fundraiser: Victorianna by Margaret Bendig

Our Pacific Southwestern Region is pleased to announce the pdf sale of its fourth annual design, Victorianna by Margaret Bendig. This and three previous designs, Garden of Delight, Historic I and Pulled Thread Passion are available for pdf purchase by individuals or chapters / regions and all designs also make excellent multi-month programs or workshops. […]

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Guest Post: Free Elephant Embroidery from Rikrack Embroidery

We teamed up with Riki Inge of Rikrack Embroidery to bring you a free elephant embroidery project. The Elephant Embroidery project utilizes several different basic embroidery stitches, making it a fantastic and fun project for both novice and advanced embroidery enthusiasts. Embroidery Level Basic Materials and Instruments Embroidery Elephant pattern (Enter your email here to […]

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Through the Needle’s Eye: A Great Marketing Tool for EGA Chapters

The Aiken Stitchin’ Belles chapter in the Carolinas Region, in conjunction with the Millwood chapter, recently held a stitch-in-public day at the South Carolina State Fair. In preparation, we packed up our usual assortment of projects that would attract attention and demonstrate the range of techniques that one might learn through EGA’s education programs. As […]

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Golden Needle Awards has many prizes, including the ‘Best EGA Class’

Now we all take fabulous EGA classes in all different techniques and themes. In the last 5 years, what class piece have you finished which also goes with the Golden Needle Awards theme? Only one entry per EGA member – let us see yours! In 2024, the theme is “preserving” which can mean different things […]

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13 FREE Stitch-a-Long Ornament Projects

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, EGA is busy receiving and organizing all the beautiful stitched ornaments embroiderers have made and sent to our headquarters. Each year we decorate a tree displayed with all of your work—a wonderful reminder of our needlework family at large, and the perfect way to brighten up the dark winter […]

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Chapter News: Bella Vista Chapter (BVEGA) Presents Sampler & Embroidery Workshop

Today we are bringing you news from our Bella Vista Chapter in Arkansas. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their name and contacting them if you’d like to join them! On August 5, a group of chapter volunteers led by our president, Karlene Susnik, met at the Shiloh Museum of […]

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Guest Post: Free Holiday Ornaments from The Floss Box

EGA collaborated with Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box to create a series of holiday ornaments perfect for the winter season. The ornaments feature beaded hanging loops, easy finishing techniques, and a diverse range of stitches. The Floss Box’s ornaments are great for practicing your stitchwork and make lovely holiday gifts! Embroidery Level Intermediate Materials […]

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Chapter News: Embroidery Teacher Alison Cole visits EGA’s Indian River Chapter in Florida

Today we are bringing you news from our Indian River Chapter in Florida. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their name and contacting them if you’d like to join them! With Alison Cole coming all the way from Australia, the Indian River Chapter (IRC) wanted to do something to make […]

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