It’s a great time to learn something new with EGA! We have two online studio classes, one virtual education course, one Individual Correspondence Course and four GCC Lightning Rounds currently open for registration.
Online Studio Classes
In our online studio classes students get access to the class content based on the class schedule and to a class discussion forum where the teacher will answer students’ questions and where students can post photos of their progress and communicate with each other. PDF lessons can be downloaded at any time up to two months after the last lesson is posted. Please check the details for each class to see if the class format will include video instruction.
Online Studio Class: Victorian Slippers with Natalia Frank
Registration Dates: March 4 to April 1, 2026
Class Dates: June 3-17, 2026
Class Format: PDF
The purpose of this class is to represent Petit Point to those who are looking for a challenge. Stitching on silk gauze could be intimidating, but when you know everything about the qualities of silk gauze and have the right supplies your finished project will be successful.
The delicate pair of miniature slippers is a project that is crafted in the spirit of the Victorian era.
General information about the qualities of silk gauze, needles, threads for each count of silk gauze, stitches will be discussed. The finishing techniques will be demonstrated to ensure that the students will have one pair of Victorian slippers to add to the collection of needlework accessories.
Online Studio Class: Gawthorpe Peacock with Phillipa Turnbull
Registration Dates: March 4 to April 1, 2026
Class Dates: October 7-15, 2026
Class format: PDF
This Jacobean peacock has a large variety of interesting combinations of stitches. The design is based on a 100-year-old bed hanging by Rachel Kay Shuttleworth for her Elizabethan bed at Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire, England.
Virtual Education Course
Virtual Education Courses take place on Zoom. By staying in the comfort of your own home, you won’t have to deal with airline issues, nor pay for a hotel. And even though you’re not in a classroom together, you will still enjoy the companionship of stitching with other like-minded members.
Virtual Education Course: The Black Rose Sweet Bag with Carolyn Standing Webb
Registration Dates: March 16, 2026 to May 25, 2026, 9 a.m. Eastern or until spaces are filled.
Class Dates: June 26 and 27, 2026
Class Format: Zoom
Carolyn Standing Webb has designed a stunning sweet bag using blackwork and invites us along to share the journey as she talks about the history of these pieces. Included with the bag will be accessories to enhance your project.
Sign up and join us for two days of fun and learning. Both days start at 11:30 a.m. Eastern and end at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, with breaks scheduled.
Individual Correspondence Course
The Individual Correspondence Courses are in-depth study programs dealing with a wide range of embroidery techniques and disciplines at various skill levels.
Freestyle Hoop Embroidery with J. Marsha Michler
Class Schedule: 2 months per Lesson
Format: Class text and Correspondence with Teacher
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This ICC is an art class for surface embroidery. It introduces a variety of stitchways and shows how to use them in forming designs. Using stitches in a linear pattern, for instance, comes out much differently than solid fillers. You will receive direction in how to form patterns on fabric that are unique to the types of stitches used. By the end of the course you will be able to further your explorations with the stitchways of your choice.
GCC Lightning Rounds
Our GCC Lightning Rounds are a selection of our Group Correspondence Courses that have been hand-picked by our Education Department and made available for individual EGA members to register without a group for a limited time.
Ancestree with Carolyn Standing Webb
Registration Dates: Open Through May 31, 2026
Class Format: Class text and Correspondence with Teacher
On this course you will work on a tree of life design that will feature you and your family. You can add your mother, grandmother, great grandmother and back for 5 generations or you can make one with just your immediate family. This design can become a heirloom passed on to future generations in your family.
Baby Steps with Gwen Nelson
Registration Dates: Open Through May 31, 2026
Class Format: Class text and Correspondence with Teacher
This GCC includes very simplified beading lessons in five techniques: Square Stitch, Herringbone Stitch, Even Count Peyote Stitch, Bead Embroidery, and Right-Angle Weave.
Guanin: Gourd Flower with Margaret Kinsey
Registration Dates: Open Through May 31, 2026
Class Format: Class text and Correspondence with Teacher
Guanin: Gourd Flower with teacher Margaret Kinsey is a study of Silk and Metal Threads for beginners.
Guanin: Gourd Flower with Margaret Kinsey
Registration Dates: Open Through May 31, 2026
Class Format: Class text and Correspondence with Teacher
Are your beautiful embroideries languishing in a drawer awaiting a trip to the finisher? Finishing the embroidery yourself gives you complete control over the end product and could be less expensive than using professional finishing services. Our Group Correspondence Course Thank Goodness It’s Finished teaches a variety of skills needed to assemble embroideries into their final form.
