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New Technique Basics: Intro guides to Assisi and to Counted Cross Stitch on Linen

Two segments of our Technique Basics series have been recently revised by our Education Department and are available for EGA members to download. Not a member yet? Learn more about the Benefits of Joining EGA here. An Introduction to Assisi Embroidery by Diane Snyder, member of our Green Mountain Chapter in Vermont, is a notebook lesson […]

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Wrapped Chain Stitch: Taking the chain stitch to the next level

The wrapped chain stitch builds on the basic chain stitch. After stitching the chain stitch, the needle goes through the fabric only at each end. The wrapping of the chain stitch is all on the surface – the needle slides under the chain stitch already on top of the fabric without piercing the fabric itself. […]

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New from our Education Department: Guideline Series on Leadership

The Education Department is pleased to announce the release of two leadership documents in the Guideline Series that are great tools for our chapters and members. What Good Leaders Do and How They Do It: A Leadership Training Manual is a retyped of Penny Berman’s 1991 document which was on dot matrix. This document contains advice […]

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Stitch an Oak Leaf Needlebook and an Acorn Fob on our October and November Stitch-a-longs

For our October and November Stitch-a-long projects on Facebook, we will be stitching two fun fall-themed projects: An Oak Leaf Needlebook and an Acorn Fob! Here’s a little more about this month’s project from Stitch-a-long admin Kate Gaunt: Our October and November projects come to us courtesy of Denise Pratt and Suzanne Bruno from our […]

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Calling for Stitched Holiday Ornaments

2019 Holiday Countdown: 31 Days of Stitched Ornaments | See The Ornaments Would you like to see your stitched ornament on the EGA headquarters holiday tree? So would we! We are looking for finished, stitched ornaments to display on our tree at headquarters during December. Now that we’re in our new space, we can’t wait […]

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Introducing GCC: Encores, a new and exciting educational offering

GCC: Encore is a new and exciting way to provide more educational offerings for our members! GCC: Encores  are courses that were first taught at our seminars at least five years ago and have been rewritten for EGA’s Education Department as group correspondence courses. Encores will bridge the gap for members who weren’t able to […]

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Abbie in Stitches, a book for chapters working with Young Stitchers, available while supplies last

We have received a gift of 100 copies of the book, Abbie in Stitches, from author, Cynthia Cotten. Cynthia is the daughter of the late Mary Lou Storrs, National President of EGA from 1999 to 2001. A few years back, Mary Lou donated the Storr Miniature House, which is currently on display at our headquarters. […]

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Chain Stitch: A basic embroidery stitch with infinite variations

The chain stitch is one of the most basic embroidery stitches, with infinite variations. Each link of the chain in the attached line can be straight, curved, stitched in lines next to each other to fill an area, used as an outline for another shape, or as a single stem of a flower. The needle […]

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Registration is now open for Create a Vision 2020, our South Central Regional Seminar

Registration is now open for South Central Regional Seminar 2020 CREATE A VISION Hosted by San Antonio Needlework Guild June 10 – 13, 2020 at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center San Marcos, Texas. In addition to several wonderful Region Day activities SCR Seminar 2020 is offering mini classes, a boutique, merchandise night and […]

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Open House Photos: Check out our new Headquarters Office

On September 13 we celebrated the move to our new space with an Open House. While we didn’t move far, there was plenty to celebrate. Our new space has lots of wall space to exhibit pieces from our Permanent Collection, ample space for our Lending Library, easier access and more. During the Open House, guests […]

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NY Capital District Chapter works on Historic Preservation at the Mills Mansion in Staatsburg

This summer several of our members from the NY Capital District Chapter volunteered at Peebles Island to work on reproducing the dining room curtains from the Mills Mansion at the Staatsburgh Historic Site. Members went every Tuesday during July and August and stitched under the direction of Sarah Stevens, the conservator in charge of the […]

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Member Carol Sylvester stitches award winning piece, fresh out of our Online Class

We love seeing and featuring the amazing work stitched by our members. Today we are featuring a piece stitched by Carol Sylvester, Life Member and chair of our Master Craftsman: Surface Embroidery program. Earlier this summer, Carol was a student of our online class The Flax Sampler with Eileen Bennett. Once she was done stitching […]

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Photos and more: EGA Extended Study Program in the United Kingdom 2019

Some of our members are currently in the United Kingdom through September 20 participating in one of our Extended Study Programs. Kathleen Weston, EGA member from our Turquoise Trail Chapter in New Mexico, has been sharing reports of the groups’ experience so far and some great photos. We will continue to update this post with […]

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Satin Stitch: A great stitch for flowers, bricks and other areas needing dense filling

Satin stitches are made of straight, parallel side-by-side stitches that solidly fill in an area.  It it often used for flowers (both petals and leaves), bricks in a house, and other small areas that need dense filling.  The stitches should be worked close to each other, and not be too long or they will not […]

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Teaching Children to Stitch with our NY Capital District Chapter

Our NY Capital District Chapter had a great turn out at their Creative Stitches program this year. Read more about it below from their Education Committee Chair, Kathy Kuhrt. August 5 through 9th marked the 39th year of our Creative Stitches program for nine year olds and up. This year, fifteen students worked intently to […]

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Stitching in the Carolinas: Check out the creative work done by our Carolinas Region’s chapters

Our Carolinas Region has had fun working on a variety of projects in the past few months. Here are the reports from some of the Carolinas Region chapters: Our Aiken (SC) Stitchin’ Belles worked on yarn ort baskets this spring. We experimented with different sizes and styles, including the addition of handles and accessorizing with buttons. […]

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September Stitch-a-long: Stitched Bookmark Contest

For this month’s Stitch-a-long we will be continuing our work on stitched bookmarks with a contest! Here’s more information on the contest from EGA Stitch-a-long admin Kate Gaunt. Submitted patterns will be available in our new Stitch-along page here. For the contest, there are two main areas: One for Design/Pattern for EGA and one for […]

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Calling all teachers: Submit your proposals for EGA’s Heartland Region Seminar 2021

Our Heartland Region‘s 2021 Seminar will take place from June 4, to June 6,2021 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. This Region Seminar is hosted by the Lincoln Needleworker’s Guild, and will include 3 full days of classes or tours. We are seeking teaching proposals for one-day, two-day and three-day classes. We […]

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Photos: Through the Needle’s Eye embroidery exhibit in New Mexico

Through the Needle’s Eye is our national traveling exhibit showcasing a representative selection of the best in artistic and technical works of embroidery. You will be amazed by the incredible work from stitchers represented in the exhibit. Enjoy the exhibit in person at the Fuller Lodge Art Center in Los Alamos, New Mexico now through […]

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EGA Member Jeanette Darmanin stitches marvelous picture of St. Cecilia

EGA Member Jeanette Darmanin from our Sand Hill Crane Chapter in Florida cross stitched a stunning picture of St. Cecilia and she shared with us the purpose of this work, some of her process and photos of the piece. Read more from Jeanette below: I stitched this picture of St. Cecilia at the request of […]

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