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Calling all teachers: Submit your proposals for EGA’s Greater Pacific Region Seminar 2022

The EGA Greater Pacific Region 2022 Seminar will be held July 8 through July 13, 2022 in Ashland Oregon at the Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites. Located in the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon, Ashland is a vibrant little city and home for the annual internationally acclaimed Oregon Shakespeare Festival. We are seeking proposals totaling […]

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Kim Sanders and Sheryl Borden discuss Silk Ribbon Embroidery on Creative Living

On this clip from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden(KENW), designer Kim Sanders discusses the beautiful technique of silk ribbon embroidery. Kim demonstrates the steps used to create a spiderweb rose and the leaf stitch.  Examples of various silk ribbon embroideries show how those stitches can be incorporated into larger embroideries. Kim’s silk ribbon project Spring’s Glory featured on […]

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Learn about Sam Norgard’s global beading project ahead of her Extended Study Program with EGA

Our newest Extended Study Program is Contemporary Geometric Beadwork – Demythicized with Sam Norgard and it will take place in Williamsburg, VA in April of 2021. Sam is a professor at Savannah School of Art and Design and possibly teaches one of the only curriculums that include beading classes for credit. How amazing is that! […]

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New: Set 5 of Embroidery Projects supporting Wounded Service Members

We have a new set of projects supporting America’s wounded service members. When a new EGA president is appointed, the incoming president has the privilege of appointing a charity to support. President Janet Noble has selected America’s wounded service members as her designated National Outreach Project. As part of this effort, we have made several […]

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Listen while you stitch: EGA’s Beth Lindsay on Fiber Talk podcast

Beth Lindsay, our Director of Membership and Marketing, recently participated in a great episode of Fiber Talk. For those not yet familiar, Fiber Talk is a twice-weekly podcast for fiber-art hobbyists. Listen to the episode below and  learn more about Beth’s needlework journey, her favorite styles and techniques, her work with EGA and more. Check […]

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Handy Instructions, Techniques and Translations for Opposite-Handed Stitchers

Our magazine Needle Arts recently featured the series Left, Right, Up, Down, and Around by Marjorie Mann focusing on opposite-handedness in stitching. All three articles are available for download on the link below and they include techniques for opposite-handed students, translation techniques for left-handed needleworkers and more. We know these will be a great tool […]

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The New England Region Tea Cozy Exhibit returns to Boston Stitch Party 2023

Members of the New England Region have been very, very busy creating Tea Cozies to share wtih all of you when the National Seminar returns to Boston in 2023. Our special exhibit was originally planned for you in 2020 but we promise you will love it just as much in 2023! Our exhibit will include […]

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July Stitch-a-long: Outreach Project with Hearts for Hospice

For our July Stitch-a-long on Facebook we will be stitching an outreach project for Hearts for Hospice. Here’s more about Hearts of Hospice and this month’s stitch-a-long from from admin Kate Gaunt: Outreach projects have a long history with EGA. It’s a great way to show “what we do” and show caring for others. EGA supports […]

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Needle Arts: Floral Splendor Supplies Update

Here’s more information regarding the materials needed for Floral Splendor by Joan Thomasson as seen in the June 2020 issue of Needle Arts. The Thread Gatherer’s Silken Ribbon, 2mm Aegean Twilight (SR2 051), is available through special order from Stitchin’ Stuff. Please allow time for manufacture and delivery. For those in immediate need of ribbon, […]

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New Petite Project: Golden Shamrock

The Education Department is pleased to present the latest in the Petite Project series: Golden Shamrock by Helene Ossipov from our Starlights Stitchers Chapter in Arizona. This petite project is an introduction to goldwork embroidery: specifically, working with Japan threads and learning to couch them. Petite Projects is a collection of over 60 beautiful projects in a […]

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EGA on Diversity and Inclusion

In the stressful times we all find ourselves in, many organizations are looking internally to see how they can improve diversity and become more inclusive. We are no different and are doing the same internal review. As history has shown us, it can take generations for the culture of an organization to evolve. We, in […]

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Listen while you stitch: The Very Serious Crafts Podcast and Fiber Talk

You know what goes well with stitching? Listening to podcasts about stitching! We have been partnering with some great podcasts that are all about the things we love and you can listen to some of their latest episodes below. You can also search by their names on your phone/tablet’s podcast app and follow them there. […]

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Stitching in the Carolinas: Fun projects and activities from our Carolinas Region’s chapters

Despite the “stay at home” orders and cancellations of face-to-face meetings, the Carolinas Region members have found ways to cope. We have held virtual stitch-ins, communicated through Facebook and texts, shared photos of our work, and found many other ways to support each other and to find comfort in our stitching. FLORENCE (Florence, SC) The […]

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Congratulations to our 2020 Gold Thread Award Winners

Our Gold Thread Award is a way for chapters and regions to recognize outstanding individuals who have given freely of their time and talents, and best exemplify EGA’s purpose. We would like to congratulate the winners of our 2020 Gold Thread Award, these are members who make our chapters thrive. They inspire stitchers to stretch their talents, […]

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Mid-Eastern Region Merchandise: Picnic blanket and Travel mug

You can support the Mid-Eastern region of EGA by ordering one of the items below. Download a handy order form here and learn more at the Mid-Eastern Region website. Travel Mug Imagine a travel mug designed to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold for hours! Made of double wall stainless steel, this vacuum-insulated […]

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Stitch the Rainbow: Arc En Ciel, a rainbow ruler pocket

There are rainbows everywhere this month as the LGBT community celebrates national pride month. And if all these colors have you itching to stitch a beautiful rainbow, we have you covered! Arc en Ciel is a rainbow ruler pocket by Terry Belanger and it is part of a selection of Petite Projects available to all our […]

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Educational Opportunities for You: Courses on Finishing, Beading Whitework and more

It’s a new quarter and that means we have a fresh group of EGA educational opportunities for you to participate in! From June 1st through August 31 we have the following GCCs available as Lightning Rounds. Lightning Rounds are 3-4 group correspondence courses made available for individuals to register without the need for a group.  […]

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Calling all teachers: Submit your proposals for EGA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Seminar 2022

Mid-Atlantic Region Seminar 2022 is extending the deadline to submit teaching proposals until July 1, 2020. Our Mid-Atlantic Region Seminar 2022, Waves of Stitches, sponsored by the Tidewater Virginia Chapter, will be held June 15-19, 2022, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott, 235 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA. We encourage you to submit your most enticing […]

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Vintage Garden Sampler Online Class with the Metropolitan Region

The next Metropolitan Region online class will be with Vicky Witterschein teaching her design, Victorian Garden Sampler. This class is available to all EGA members. The cost is $95 which includes the teaching fee, full kit and shipping of the kit. Registration is now open thru June 30; class will begin on September 14 with […]

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Turquoise Trail Chapter makes masks for the Navajo Nation

Hotspot – According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a place of more than usual interest, activity, or popularity. Recently, a hotspot would be considered a trendy club or a place where you can connect to the internet. Unfortunately, in 2020 the word hotspot is synonymous with an area of intense viral outbreaks. I understand hotspots in […]

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