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When Susan Newnam and Sandia Mountain Chapter member Debbie Tennis opened Twisted Stitches Needlepoint (TSNP) in 2018 in Albuquerque, NM, they had several primary goals: to provide a high-quality, full-service retail needlepoint shop; to provide a wide range of supplies and classes for those who stitch needlepoint; and, perhaps most importantly, to create a community, […]
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Earlier this year, we shared 13 Embroidery Patterns + Inspiring Projects to Celebrate Summer. We hoped to inspire stitchers to explore the EGA Free Projects Library, the Petite Projects Library (join us to gain free access!), and EGA’s many online needlework galleries filled with beautiful embroidered works of art stitched by our community. Now that […]
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EGA member Claudia Dutcher Kistler may be singlehandedly keeping perforated paper needlework alive. She has loved and collected perforated paper needlework and lacework for more than 40 years, and recently designed the free Lacework Nametag project for our Outside the Hoop series. EGA stitchers can craft their own nametags, like the one seen above, using […]
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The Green Bay Area Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America brings hand embroidery to hundreds through hands-on community events. By Dorreen Dembski This year, the Green Bay (WI) Area Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (GBA-EGA) launched a new community education initiative to introduce more people to the art of hand embroidery and […]
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Elya Rachel Assayag “reads” embroidery. Specifically, Elya studies Moroccan embroideries as historical artifacts to uncover the hidden histories of the women who stitched them. Her work is also preservational, as she endeavors to analyze, translate, and record the styles, motifs, histories, and cultural stories embedded in Moroccan embroideries. We talked with Elya ahead of her […]
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Claudia Dutcher Kistler has loved, collected, and raised awareness for perforated paper needlework and lacework for more than 40 years. Perforated paper needlework was very popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, but it has since fallen out of favor among embroiderers. Claudia is one of the few needleworkers still invested in this fragile […]
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The 2027 Online Studio Classes are coming! Join Hazel Blomkamp, Kay Ackerman, Tanya Bentham, Barbara Jackson (just to name a few) to see their classes and visit with them in Breakout Rooms to get all your questions answered about the 2027 classes. This is the last Growing Your Connection for 2026 and you don’t want […]
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Maria Tapilouw learned embroidery and crochet from her mother when she was just six years old. She hasn’t stopped crafting and creating since then! Now working under the name Myacreates (@myacreates), Maria crafts whimsical pieces that run the gamut of the crafting world, from embroidery to sewing, painting, beading, felting, and more. Her Mushroom Stamp […]
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Today we are bringing you news from the Monmouth Chapter in New Jersey and The Laurel Chapter in North Carolina. We encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their name. Monmouth Chapter The Monmouth Chapter invites you to a Zoom class: ‘Lil Sparks with Dawn Donnelly. The class will be held on […]
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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 2026 Gold Thread Award, these are members who make our chapters thrive. They inspire stitchers to stretch […]
