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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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Today we are bringing you news from the Neapolitan Chapter in Florida, The Laurel Chapter in North Carolina, and the Ann Arbor Chapter in Michigan. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their name. Now you can join or renew your membership with our chapters directly from our website! Neapolitan Chapter […]
EGA’s Virtual Lecture Series is Now Also Available to Non-Members
Exciting News! Registration for our virtual lecture series is now open to non-members for $25 per lecture. Logged in EGA members will continue to be able to register for $5 per lecture. Log in and register today! Not a member yet? Join us! Our next virtual lecture is Animals in the Bayeux Tapestry with Gale […]
Community Spotlight: Clare Bradshaw of The Steady Thread
Since publication, Clare Bradshaw’s beguiling Blackwork Honeycomb Needlebook project for EGA’s Free Projects Library has become a favorite among stitchers. Embroiderers in the EGA Stitch-a-long group have stitched their own versions (see below!), and the design continues to draw interest and attention from the community. Clare is a Blackwork beacon in the embroidery community—she has […]
7 Tips for Embroidering with Beads
Have you tried adding beads to your embroidery? Incorporating beads into your surface embroidery work adds shine, dimension, and opportunities for creative and unique design interpretations. Think of layering beads to create scales on a fish, or using beads for an animal’s eye, or splaying beads in a star formation to create flower petals. There […]
Bobbie Pilling Memorial Award 2025: Show us your “Outside the Box” Embroidery Work
The deadline for entering a work for the Bobbie Pilling Memorial Award is rapidly approaching. Have you stretched yourself…to be creative, to experiment, to go beyond your comfort zone by thinking “outside the box”? Have you taken the traditional and turned it inside out using stitches and materials in an unusual and modern way? If […]
Flosstube: See a Work-In-Progress Parade from EGA National Seminars
How many work-in-progress (WIPs) projects do you currently have? We have quite a few so we won’t judge. Today we are sharing a WIP parade focusing on classes from different EGA National Seminars that we are still working on! EGA National seminars have classes by outstanding teachers from all over the world and on this […]
Registration for our August 2025 Growing Your Connection EGA Meeting: Group Correspondence Courses
Our next Growing Your Connection topic is Group Correspondence Courses (GCCs) and will be held on Saturday, August 23rd at 1:00 pm EDT; Noon CDT; 11:00 am MDT; 10:00 am PDT. Have you seen all the GCCs EGA offers? Do you know what a GCC is? Have you had questions you would like to ask […]
Enter the 2025 Golden Needle Awards, Open to All Forms of Creative Needlework
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Interview with Cheryl Sharp: A Life with Embroidery
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Registration Closing Soon: Spring Wreath with Emma Broughton, An Exquisite Floral Embroidery Project
Registration is open for our Online Studio class Spring Wreath with Emma Broughton through August 6, 2025! This exquisite floral embroidery is not just for beginners and it’s a great project to work on at your own pace. There are five colorways to choose from: orange, red, purple, blue, and pink. The stitches you will […]
EGA’s National Nominating Committee is Looking for Volunteers like You!
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Registration for our July 2025 Growing Your Connection EGA Webinar: Google Forms
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