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For our latest Flosstube, we discuss some of our favorite tools for light and magnification when stitching. Check out the video and let us know about your favorite tools by leaving a comment under the video on YouTube. Can’t see the video? Click here!
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A Gem of Weekend REGION In Person Event 2027 The Rocky Mountain Region (RMR) Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc. will hold its 2027 In-Person Event at the Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho hosted by the Western Idaho Chapter. The dates will be May 14-16, 2027. We encourage you to submit your most enticing pieces (see […]
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Phillipa Turnbull’s upcoming virtual lecture, A Timeline of British Crewel Work, explores the history of crewel work and its reflection of British culture. Phillipa describes crewel work as “forgiving and joyful,” and admits she only came to the art as a means to avoid an “ancient Singer sewing machine.” In this illuminating and entertaining interview, […]
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More and more embroiderers are exploring visible mending techniques, both to extend the life of beloved items, as well as to showcase their embroidery skills. If you’ve never stitched before, visible mending offers new stitchers an easy introduction to embroidery techniques and entry level tools. Many visible mending projects feature simple surface embroidery stitches like […]
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We are excited to announce a new addition to our roster of Individual Correspondence Courses: Freestyle Hoop Embroidery with J. Marsha Michler. Freestyle Hoop Embroidery is a six-lesson Individual Correspondence Course for the embroiderer who wishes to go beyond following patterns. The student will learn ways to approach pattern-free surface embroidery for doing exploratory, creative […]
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You are invited to Fiber Forum’s lecture with Merill Comeau on February 22, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time, 2:00 P.M. Central Time, 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time, and 12:00 P.M. [Noon] Pacific Time. Her talk is titled “Fiber Art in a Post-Modern Context: One Artist’s View.” Fiber Forum is offering a limited number of seats […]
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Technique: Mountmellick Place of Origin: Ireland Earliest known date: circa 1825 History: Mountmellick embroidery, also called Mountmellick work, is a relatively young form of whitework embroidery. In fact, it is so young that we know the name of its creator: Johanna Carter, who developed the style around 1825 and taught it to a small group […]
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Class registrations for EGA National Seminar 2026: Wish Upon a Stitch are now open! There are so many wonderful needlework teachers, techniques, and classes to explore this fall. We talked with Dawn Fisher, who is teaching Class 2106 Lady Washington (shown above), a sampler showcasing bands that represent the life of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. […]
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Our next National Seminar, Wish Upon A Stitch is in Orlando, Florida from October 9-14, 2026. Registration for our 2026 seminar is now open and you can see the classes here. To give you an idea on what to expect at our national seminar, for our latest Flosstube video some members who participated in our […]
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For our February 2026 stitch-a-long on Facebook we are stitching I Heart You, a project by EGA Stitch-a-long admin Stephanie Murphy. Here’s more about this month’s project from Stephanie: “Take a tiny piece of evenweave, small amounts of pink and purple thread, a marvelous rose bead/button/embellishment, and create this tiny scissor fob or pincushion for […]
