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Meet the chairs of EGA’s Master Craftsman programs. The Master Craftsman programs are designed to promote excellence in embroidery by providing the accomplished needleworker the opportunity to demonstrate skills and become certified as a “master” in her or his area of expertise. Join a Zoom meeting on November 1 at 1PM Eastern with the chairs […]
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Dear Needlework teacher, The Tennessee Valley Region of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc. will hold its seminar, Share-A-Stitch, June 11-13, 2027 at the beautiful MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center in Kingsport, TN. Kingsport is a favorite destination for our region, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains and sitting along the Holston River, it is […]
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Technique: Hmong Embroidery Place of Origin: Southern China Earliest known date: unknown History: A nomadic people with a history of persecution in China, the Hmong people used embroidery as a means of preserving and passing down their stories. Hmong women would stitch Hmong embroidery, referred to as “paj ntaub” in the Hmong language (or “flower […]
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Registration for our Online Studio class The Pear Tree is now open and closes on November 5, 2025! These five different designs are stitched with Heathway Milano Crewel Wool on a sturdy plain weave linen. Pre-cut pieces of acid-free cardboard will be ready to use to mount each design when you have finished the stitching. […]
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EGA is excited to announce a new admin has joined the EGA Stitch-a-long group on Facebook. Welcome to Jean Hubsch! Jean is self-proclaimed “volunteering kind of person” who has served as part of the EGA Membership and Marketing team, as Corning Chapter President, on EGA’s Special Interest Groups, and as Mid-Eastern Region Director. We’re delighted […]
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For our second Flosstube video we are sharing finished pieces from EGA National Seminar Classes. EGA National seminars have classes by outstanding teachers from all over the world. For our upcoming National seminars we will be visiting Dallas, Texas in 2025, Orlando, Florida in 2026 and Tucson, Arizona for 2027. We’d love to see you […]
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For our October 2025 stitch-a-long on Facebook we are welcoming fall with Sammy the Scarecrow, a design by stitch-a-long admin Helena Whyte. Here’s more about this month’s project from Helena: The scarecrow was embroidered on a 9 inch square of orange gingham using a 6 inch hoop using DMC floss in my stash. All stitches […]
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Judy Borreson Caruso’s lovely Florists’ Cineraria invites stitchers to explore stitching with the rayon threads used in Brazilian embroidery. This embroidery discipline uses rayon threads with surface embroidery stitches such as French knot, bullion stitch, and other wrapped and knotted stitches, to create elegant dimensional embroidery. Florists’ Cineraria offers a wonderful introduction to Brazilian embroidery, […]
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Registration for our Online Studio class Snow Day with Terri Bay closes on October 1, 2025! Snow Day is level 4 of the Snow Hardanger Series. It is a seven inch square doily intermediate/advanced level class full of stitches and techniques to learn. Some of the stitches included are: satin, Kloster, ship, eyeleys, blanket, needleweaving, dove’s […]
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It’s a great time to learn something new! All EGA members may register for the Lightning Rounds featured below though November 30, 2025. Lightning Rounds Every quarter, our Education Department selects some of our Group Correspondence Courses(GCC) and these are made available for members to register individually without needing a group. These correspondence courses are […]