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9 Fascinating Needlework Tapestries like the Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry has fascinated needleworkers and historians alike for centuries. Unlike most tapestries, which are woven, the Bayeux Tapestry was embroidered in stem stitch and couching, or Bayeux Stitch. Over the years, EGA has offered educational opportunities exploring the Bayeux Tapestry, such as our recent virtual lecture with Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer (learn more here). The […]

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Introduction to Tambour Embroidery for Cosplay

Tambour Embroidery is an embroidery technique that uses a hook to create a chain stitch instead of the traditional needle and thread. Tambour has been around since the 18th century, when it was considered a pastime that could be done while socializing. It is believed that Tambour came from the Indian embroidery technique Aari beading, […]

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Send a Stitched Ornament for the 2023 Holiday Tree at EGA Headquarters

It’s that time again! Although the weather is hot in many places in the northern hemisphere, I am once again calling for stitched ornaments to be donated to EGA headquarters. We keep and use them from year to year, and my goal is to have headquarters covered in trees as the years go on. It […]

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Retiring Soon: White On White Crazy Quilted Wallpiece with J. Marsha Michler, currently available as a GCC Lightning Round

Our Group Correspondence Course White On White Crazy Quilted Wallpiece with J. Marsha Michler will no longer be available after the end of 2023. White On White Crazy Quilted Wallpiece is currently available as a GCC Lightning Round through August 31, 2023. This means that individual members can register for this correspondence course for a […]

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Limited Spaces Available for Online Studio Class Frank the Zebra with Hazel Blomkamp

Registration is now open for our Online Studio class Frank the Zebra with teacher Hazel Blomkamp! Frank the Zebra with Hazel Blomkamp is a design featured in Blomkamp’s latest book, Crewel Animal Portraits. It is worked with an interesting variety of embroidery, needlelace, needleweaving, and bead embroidery techniques, with the focus of the design being […]

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Chapter News: Our Fort Worth Chapter in Texas launches YouTube channel

Today we are bringing you news from our Fort Worth Chapter in Texas. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their name and contacting them if you’d like to join them! I’m excited to brag to you this morning about our Outreach team. Yes, we have a whole team…because outreach is […]

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Fiber Forum invites you to a lecture on Sculptural Machine Embroidered Art with Claire B Jones

Fiber Forum invites EGA members to join us for a Zoom lecture with Claire B Jones on July 18 at 7:00 Eastern time. There are a limited number of seats available, so I recommend that you register ASAP as the lectures fill quickly. Claire will share her journey to develop a process for sculptural machine […]

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EGA National Seminar 2024 Announces Faculty for ‘Preserving Needle Art’ in Atlanta

Our 2024 National Seminar Preserving Needle Art will take place on August 14-18, 2024 at the Hilton Hotel in Atlanta, GA! We are excited to announce our faculty of 25 teachers who are looking forward to greeting you in August 2024 for class. When registration starts, you’ll get to see photos and descriptions for all […]

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July 2023 Stitch-a-long: Stitch a Project that Celebrates Not Only Our Nation’s Independence, But Also Our Uniqueness

For our July 2023 stitch-a-long on Facebook we are working on a project that celebrates not only our nation’s independence, but also the uniqueness of every one of us by stitch-a-long admin Dianne Stauber. Here’s more about this month’s project  from Dianne: This project celebrates not only our nation’s independence, but also the uniqueness of […]

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Chapter News: Marin Golden Threads Chapter Completes Banner with 32 Needlework Technique Pennants

Today we are bringing you news from our Marin Golden Threads Chapter in California. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking here or you may point your phone’s camera to the stitched QR code and touch the code on the phone screen to see the website! How cool is that?! Members of […]

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Join the Great Lakes Region’s Stitch-In in September and Explore an Exhibit of Egyptian Embroidery

The Great Lakes Region is having a stitch-in, in coordination with an exhibit of Akhmim embroidery at Grailville, in Loveland, Ohio, on the north-east side of Cincinnati. The region was alerted by one of the authors of an article in the December 2020 edition of Needle Arts that this Egyptian exhibit would be in our […]

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Interview with Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer: Exploring the Bayeux Tapestry

Most needleworkers have heard of the Bayeux Tapestry. While its origins have long been debated, historians presume it was commissioned in the 11th century to decorate the newly consecrated cathedral of Bayeux. Unlike most tapestries, the Bayeux Tapestry was not woven—it was embroidered, in a mix of stem stitch and couching (the Bayeux stitch). The […]

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Registration Now Open: Counted Thread and Lacis Bell Pull, a Contemporary Interpretation of the Traditional Lacis

Registration is now open for our Online Studio class Counted Thread and Lacis Bell Pull with Jonalene Gutwein! Counted Thread and Lacis Bell Pull is a 15 week course with one border taught each week. Counted Thread and Lacis Bell Pull is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional lacis that uses the existing linen for […]

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Chapter News: Learning to Embroider with our Susquehanna Chapter and the Skyllkill Chapter’s Needle Arts Show

Today we are bringing you news from two of our chapters, the Susquehanna Chapter in Pennsylvania and the Skyllkill Chapter in New York. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their names and contacting them if you’d like to join them! Susquehanna Chapter Some people came to refresh their stitching knowledge. […]

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Recording Now Available: How to Research an Antique Sampler with Cindy Steinhoff

Did you miss our virtual lecture with Cindy Steinhoff? Good news, registration is now open for instant access to the recording of her lecture: How to Research an Antique Sampler! Here’s your chance to catch up with this exciting lecture if you missed it live. Upon registration you will be able to access the video […]

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EGA’s Dorothy Babcock Memorial Library now has over 4,000 Needlework Titles

EGA is excited to let you know that the revamp of the EGA needlework library is complete, and there are now more than 4000 titles for you to choose from and check out. In 2019, EGA received almost 2000 books from one member’s estate. Louisville Chapter volunteer Karen Bibb started sorting and cataloguing, and then […]

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Now Available as a PDF Download: Ambrosia Honey by Karen Steklasa Matze

Great news! The very popular project Ambrosia Honey by Karen Steklasa Matze is now available for purchase as part of our Projects from EGA’s Past. Ambrosia Honey first appeared in Needle Arts magazine as 4 parts, and because several of those issues are no longer available, this is a great option for those wanting to […]

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5 New GCC Lightning Rounds: Create a Bargello Sampler, a Crazy Quilted Wallpiece, a Three-dimensional Ball and more

It’s a new quarter and that means we have a fresh group of EGA educational opportunities for you to participate in! GCC: 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. This is a great opportunity […]

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EGA Seminar 2023 Boston Stitch Party announces Virtual Stitch Party with Hazel Blomkamp

EGA Seminar 2023 – Boston Stitch Party is excited to announce Virtual Stitch Party featuring International teacher – Hazel Blomkamp. Our featured teacher will be available to teach virtually in conjunction with Seminar 2023 in November 2023. The classes offered are Colin the Rooster and Creative Crewel and will take place online in November 2023. […]

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One member, One vote: See the Officers, Updated Login Instructions and more

Voting is open through August 21, 2023. Click here to vote! This article first appeared in the June 2023 issue of Needle Arts. This version includes updates on the process for receiving your login information to our website. For the first time in more than 40 years, all EGA members will have a voice in […]

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