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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 […]
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What can a landscape, a map, or a cityscape tell us about the person who made it? The American Folk Art Museum in New York City is currently presenting Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art, bringing together nearly 100 works made by girls and young women in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America. […]
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Technique: Lagartera Embroidery Place of Origin: Lagartera, Spain Earliest known date: approximately 16th century History: Lagartera embroidery can trace its origins to Coptic embroidery motifs that arose out of Egypt in the years 313-641. The later migration of Mozarabs to Largartera, Spain, brought Coptic embroideries to the region, where it evolved over eight centuries to […]
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EGA’s Annual Meeting was called to order this past Sunday, October 11 at the 2026 National Seminar in Orlando, Florida. During this meeting, national EGA leadership presented reports on ongoing initiatives and shared news of upcoming programs and changes. The Guild’s newly elected officers for Vice-President, Secretary and Directory of Bylaws were also installed. Below […]
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Have you registered for WinterStitch 2027? Shake off the winter chill and join us for a new virtual event celebrating needlework, creativity, and community! Registration is by class and will close on October 14, 2026. Spaces are limited and some classes are filling up fast. Don’t miss your chance to join us. Your registration includes […]
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India Hayford’s Individual Correspondence Course, Design for Needlework, is set to retire at the end of 2026. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to design your own embroidery pieces, it’s the ideal educational experience for priming your imagination and creative processing skills. India’s history with needlework follows a familiar path—a love and passion for […]
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Thanks to the amazing work of the Virtual Lecture team and a fantastic group of presenters, the full schedule of 2027 Virtual Lectures is now available for preview here. And back by popular demand, we are offering members the opportunity to sign up for all twelve lectures at one time with the 2027 Virtual Lecture […]
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Technique: Huck embroidery, Huckaback darning, or Swedish Weaving Place of Origin: Sweden (potentially) Earliest known date: circa 1600s History: Huck embroidery is known by several names, and versions of it have been found across several cultures. Also known as Huckaback darning and Swedish weaving, in Brazil it is called punto oitinho, in Italy it is […]
