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Our latest project for EGA’s Free Projects library comes courtesy of Amy Frazer, also known as Keller Design Co. Through Keller Design Co., Amy has created an expansive crafting universe that includes embroidery, greeting cards, stickers, stationery, and other small gifts, and she’s also fostered a community of independent makers via Keller & Friends. Her […]
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Like many needleworkers, Kim Beamish was introduced to the craft by her mother and encouraged by relatives to pursue a variety of embroidery techniques. This early encouragement led to a lifelong fascination with how various facets of needlework could be combined to create something fresh, innovative, and inspiring. EGA was excited to sit down with […]
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The Education Department is pleased to announce the newest projects in the Petite Project series for EGA members, Daisy Paisley by Judy Borreson Caruso and Flower Dance on Paper by Linda Leone. Daisy Paisley is an International Brazilian embroidery project stitched with rayon thread. Flower Dance on Paper is for all stitchers who also enjoy […]
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The New England Region of EGA is planning an innovative and exciting seminar to be held May 13-16, 2027 in Burlington, Vermont. We expect to have “star” local guest lecturers at our event, and to complement them we want to offer classes that will emphasize creativity and innovation in embroidery, as well as providing a […]
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For our December 2025 stitch-a-long on Facebook we are stitching a chicken scratch tree by Nancy Cope from our Pajarito Chapter in New Mexico. Here’s more about this month’s project from Nancy: Chicken scratch embroidery is a form of cross stitch worked on gingham fabric that creates an optical illusion of lace overlay. It […]
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Melissa Galbraith, designer of the popular Textural Terrarium Embroidery in EGA’s Free Projects library, is back with another design for our Outside the Hoop project series. Provided with the permission of Fox Chapel Publishing, Melissa has generously shared the Stumpwork embroidery Gingko Earrings from her new book, 3D Botanical Embroidery and Stumpwork: 17 Thread Projects […]
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Our Gold Thread Award is a way for EGA 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 2025 Gold Thread Award, these are members who make our chapters thrive. They inspire stitchers to stretch […]
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This month EGA was excited to sit down and talk about the resurgence of embroidery in cosplay with Maral Agnerian, AKA Sarcasm Himé. Maral leads our next virtual lecture, Embroidery in Cosplay, to illuminate the exciting world of cosplay and its engagement with needlework and textile traditions. Here, Maral shares her history with cosplay and […]
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Brad Cape, the Executive Director of EGA recently participated in a great episode of Fiber Talk sponsored by EGA. Fiber Talk is a twice-weekly podcast for fiber-art hobbyists. You may watch this episode below or browse Fiber Talk here. Here’s more about the interview from Beth and Gary at Fiber Talk: EGA’s Executive Director Brad […]
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Dear Needlework Educator, The Heartland Region of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc. is pleased to invite teaching proposals for our 2027 region seminar, Stitching Among the Prairie Roses. This event will be held April 30–May 2, 2027, in Cedar Falls, Iowa—a city known as the “Gateway to the Cedar Valley,” rich in culture, natural […]
