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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 […]
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Needlework Teacher and Designer Marion Scoular is retiring! To assist Marion in her move from her long-time home in Duluth, Georgia into assisted living, Marion is downsizing her significant collection of embroideries, books and stash items, which include fabrics, threads, tools and more. Her larger embroideries, including her fairy tale series, are in the process […]
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Registration for our Online Studio class Hello, Mr. Cardinal with Kat Diguid is now open and closes on December 3, 2025! Hello, Mr. Cardinal blends traditional embroidery with a touch of goldwork, creating a whimsical birdfeeder that is the place to be. This delightful design will be stitched on gold shot aida cloth with kid leather, […]
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Most dedicated needleworkers have a large stash of embroidery tools, ranging from a rainbow of threads to various types of fabric, needles, buttons, and other notions. It’s easy to accumulate embroidery treasures over the years, every floss color that “might come in handy,” every fabric scrap saved for “someday.” While a large embroidery stash is […]
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Amanda Fox is an embroidery artist, teacher, and founder of Crewel Ghoul, an embroidery blog that inspires others to use their creativity to learn the wonderful art of embroidery. Her designs evoke the beauty of nature and celebrate the quiet, simple moments in life that offer a mindful escape from this fast-paced, digital world. You […]
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Technique: Or Nué Place of Origin: Northwestern Europe (France, Belgium, The Netherlands) Earliest known date: 15th century History: Or nué, a French phrase that translates to “shaded gold,” originated in Northwestern Europe in the late Middle Ages. It has also been called the “Netherlandish technique,” as it was popular primarily in France, Belgium, and The […]
