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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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This Fiber Forum lecture is now full. For more virtual lectures click here. EGA Fiber Forum invites EGA members to join us on Sunday February 19, for a free Zoom Lecture with Christina Erickson. Your local times are 3:00pm Eastern, 2:00pm Central, 1:00pm Mountain, and 12:00pm Pacific. The topic of Christina’s one-hour Lecture is “Designing […]
Stitching Across the United States: 9 Needlework Events to Check out in 2023
2023 is filled with needlework opportunities for you! Our regions and chapters have been hard at work planning seminars, exhibits and retreats for stitchers all across the United States. Below you will find a list of upcoming events with open or upcoming registration. Visit the link for each event for the latest updates and to […]
February 2023 Stitch-a-long: Fill Your Hearts with Stitching!
For our February 2023 stitch-a-long on Facebook we are filling our hearts with stitching with a project by stitch-a-long admin Dianne Stauber. Here’s more about this month’s project from Dianne: It’s FEBRUARY!!!! It’s the month of LOVE…the month of BLACK HISTORY…and it’s National Embroidery Month!!!! A few days ago, I shared a link to little […]
Interview with Katherine Diuguid: Color Theory + Impressionistic Practices in Embroidery
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Just Announced: 2023 International Teacher Tour with Needlework Teacher Alison Cole
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An Embroidery Checklist for the New Year
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New Individual Correspondence Course: The Sampler Family Tree with Carolyn Standing Webb
We are excited to announce a new addition to our roster of Individual Correspondence Courses: The Sampler Family Tree with Carolyn Standing Webb. Samplers are one of the most recognizable of the forms of historical embroidery. This Individual Correspondence Course will help you to explore the history that is the family tree of samplers with […]
Registration is Open for our Virtual Lecture with Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo: A Journey into Tibet’s Sacred Textile Art
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