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Technique: Fez, Fes, or Fesi Embroidery Place of Origin: Morocco Earliest known date: circa 10th or 15th century History: Fez embroidery is known by a few names: Fez, Fes, Fesi and Tarz El Fesi. All monikers point to Fez embroidery’s origins in the Moroccan city of Fez. Once the political capital of Morocco, Fez remains […]
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Video: A Conversation with EGA President Lea Peacock – Growing Your Connection Webinar February 2026
Our latest Growing Your Connection webinar was on Saturday, February 28, 2026. For this webinar we had a great conversation with EGA President, Lea Peacock, accompanied by Director of Membership & Marketing, Ina Gibson. Questions were not only submitted by EGA members in advance but also taken during the discussion. Watch the video below. To […]
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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. […]
