CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
CHAPTER WEBSITE ADDRESS Just a reminder.... Let Lisa Green know at klg7641@comcast.net
if you have a new email account.
October Meeting: Saturday, October 15th
Meeting Site: Linda Berry's Home at 203 Tunxis Road, West Hartford
(please email [dlberry1@aol.com] or phone
[860-521-9709] Linda for directions if needed)
We will be starting off the new stitching year with two possibilities for
you. We will offer two classes. Lynn Payette, our local celebrity
teacher, will join us to teach her "Dragon". This first day will get us
started on the design, and a second day of instruction will take place on
February 11th. A second group led by Julia and made up of those
members who would like to stitch Tanya Berlin's "Etui" will work together to
begin that project. A second gathering for this group will also take place
on February 11th. We invite you to bring one or both of these
projects to our meeting in December. We would love to see your progress
and find answers to any questions that may have arisen. All of the
teaching fees and other costs of the class will be paid by the chapter.
Your only cost is the price of the kits. It is possible to be a member of
Lynn's class and purchase the kit for Tanya's project.
The schedule for the day will be: 10 AM to
12:30 PM Class
12:30
PM to 1:30 PM Lunch and Meeting
1:30
PM to 3
PM Class
Bring something for show and tell, maybe the stitching you have been working
on since our June meeting. You are all welcome to attend the meeting, even
if you do not wish to participate in the class. Bring your stitching and
listen as we learn.
Students in Lynn's Class --
STUDENT SUPPLIES: Needles (a variety of sharp and blunt, including a
beading needle); invisible thread; white sewing thread; and very sharp, small
scissors (for trimming sheers); a piece of fabric at least 14" x 18" or a
garment, on which to stitch. A complete list of supplies and suggestions will be
sent to the student. Students in Tanya's Class -- Please bring the following:
Material
- 16 count Hardanger fabric or a 32 count linen OR any type
of Thread
- DMC embroidery floss as follows:
DMC
3362 A
4" or 5" embroidery hoop, needles, embroidery scissors are needed for
project.
For the October class each student should bring a pair of shears for cutting,
4 plastic bags to be used for the cut pieces, and the above supplies so we can
begin stitching. A new challenge was handed out in June. You may still join in, so
look for the information at this meeting. Our plans are to have a display
of the results at next year's annual meeting in April.
The descriptions of October's projects below tell you more: Lynn's Dragon
PROFICIENCY LEVEL: Basic/Intermediate
TIME: Two Days (October 15th and February
11th)
PRICE OF KIT: $52.00
GROUND FABRIC: Student's choice SIZE: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2"
DESCRIPTION: His body sections are padded (with felt) and are then covered with velours,
and metallic (fabrics). These are then overstitched with a variety of
threads, fibers, metallics, beads and techniques. Several types of edgings
(for fabrics) will be taught, including couching of silks, metallics and novelty
threads, buttonhole on a back stitch, twisted cord, and whipped back
stitch. Overstitching will include buttonhole, raised chain, couching.
The Dragon's wings are first worked in sheers in "stitch and cut" appliqué,
or are applied with a bondable web. They are further defined using a
variety of stitches, threads and fibers. Stitches taught include raised
chain, raised outline, couching combinations (mixing techniques, threads and
metallics), and bead work (including stitching on beads using fly stitch).
His claws are worked in beads (these can be stitched into the "Orb", or worked
on fine wire, if the student chooses to use a large bead for the "Orb"); and his
nails are black metallic stitches. His face and "ears" are worked in
split, outline, chain and couching with flosses, silks and metallic threads.
Many techniques and ideas for working the Dragon will be demonstrated, and
the student will be encouraged to choose from these to use on their own
Dragons. No two Dragons in the class will be alike; at the end of the
second day, a "show and tell" will be held, so that all the students will be
able to see what others have done.
KIT CONTENTS: Working frame (mounted with muslin backing fabric);
sheer and opaque black and gold fabrics, netting, silks, and velours; felt;
fibers and threads (flosses, pearl cottons, novelty threads); beads, black and
gold metallics (including Japanese gold, pearl purl, metallic braids, Cresta
d'oro, metallic ribbons.
The Etui Box is for all levels of embroiderers.
This kit has a 13 page Instruction Booklet (8 1/2 by 11 or A4 size sheets) with diagrams
for the Blackwork stitches. The instructions are detailed and concise,
written with the beginner in mind and intended to guide embroiderers of any
level through the embroidery from beginning to end.
Working the embroidery: A thirteen page Instruction booklet guides you through each stitch with
diagrams and concise instructions.
The
four outside panels and the lid of the box are
knot garden designs. The hedges of the knot gardens are
worked in cross stitch, in-between the hedges different Blackwork
patterns are embroidered. Included in the
kit are 83 different Blackwork patterns to choose from and 16
different border designs that can be worked around
the rim of the lid.
The kit can be worked in
traditional black on white or with colored threads and fabrics
depending on the embroiderer's preference. The inside panels of the
box can also be worked with Blackwork patterns or they can be
covered in a complimentary fabric.
This Blackwork project is suitable for beginner to advanced
embroiderers. Tanya is offering free
correspondence and free on going critique for this kit, for more details go to -
Free on going critique.
EMBROIDERY SIZE Height: 5 inches (13 cm) Width: 4 inches (10 cm)
KIT CONTENTS Thirteen page
Instruction Booklet | Pattern for knot
gardens | Blackwork patterns | Cardboard
templates to make the box | Instructions
to construct box. You will need to provide fabric, threads and tacky glue.
KIT COST $40.75
NEWS
September 2005
counted
fabric as long as the count is either 16 Aida or 32 threads
to
the
inch. The fabric needs to be 24" long and 54" wide to cover all the
panels.
DMC
3347
DMC
931
DMC
433
Can be worked on fabric {14" x 18"},
or a
garment (See student letter included)
A "bejeweled" and "bedecked" black and gold winged Dragon
with piercing red eyes is stitched on a student's choice of background; (the
pictured model is worked on greeny gold silk dupioni). He is worked
in a variety of surface stitches, appliqué (of both sheers and opaque fabrics),
beading, and (gold) metallic techniques. Though he is stitched mostly in
black and gold, tiny touches of teal, blue, green and rust iridescent beads and
metallic threads can be sprinkled here and there. The student will be
given a complete materials list prior to the class so that color embellishment
choices may be made, if desired. The kit, however, contains enough
embellishments in black and gold to complete the Dragon.
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Please fill in the registration coupon to enroll in either of these
groups. Please note that the deadline for signing up for Lynn's class
and ordering Tanya's box is September 10th.
Stitching Getaways: The following is the schedule for the West Side Day and Evening groups. They will meet in the months that we do not have a chapter meeting, and a focus for each meeting is listed below:
DAY |
EVENING | |||
Sept. 20 | Lisa Green will discuss Japanese embroidery (Note new date!) | Sept. 27 | Please note this meeting has been cancelled | |
Nov. 8 | Kathryn Lord will demonstrate triple matting | Nov. 22 | Julia Appell will discuss finishing of small counted thread items |
The West Side Day group will be meeting from 10 AM to 1:30 PM at Suzanne Newton's house in West Simsbury. Bring along your lunch and a project you are working on and/or any project you would like to share. Please email or phone Suzanne at sfnjsn@sbcglobal.net or 860-658-2037 if you plan to attend.
The West Side Evening group will meet at Julia Appell's house in Farmington from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. For those coming from work, bring your supper or a sandwich. Also, bring along a stitching project or something you would like help with or are willing to share. Please contact Julia at juliaappell@comcast.net or 860-677-9125.
Pequot Colony -- The New London Library will be undergoing major renovation starting in October of this year. Rather than trying to find another room where they can meet, they have decided to have their stitch-ins at various members' homes. The schedule for October and November is as follows:
10/20/05 - Barbara Crum's house at 100 Cove Road, Stonington, 06378
11/17/05 - Barbara's
Barb Crum's house will be back-up for any month that the hostess named isn't available. Doris will be a backup for Barb, especially in the winter.
If more information is needed, call Doris Boas at 860-572-8441, or email ndboas@worldnet.att.net.
Is anyone interested in joining a knitting group? This would be open to
experienced knitters as well as those who would like to learn. Day of the
week and time are still to be determined. If you think this is a good idea
and would like to be a part of it, please contact Julia at juliaappell@comcast.net or
860-677-9125.
December Meeting: Saturday, December 10th - Luncheon and hands-on beading with Linda Berry
February Meeting: Saturday, February 11th
- Part 2 of October classes
Annual Meeting: Saturday, April 8th
- Luncheon, elections, challenges due plus morning program
June Meeting: Workshop (June 3 & 4?)
Thistle Needleworks has received a donation
from a former member who is moving out of state, Pat Burke of West
Hartford. Judie told her she would find a good home for them
-- them being older issues of Needle
Arts. It was Judie's thought that
newer members might be interested in copies of the magazine from before they
joined the organization. There are issues from volume 7 number 2 (Spring
1976) through volume XXIII number 1 (March 1982) (somewhere in that time they
switched from Arabic to Roman numerals). Anyone interested in any (or
all!) of these magazines may pick them up at Thistle
Needleworks -- take them and enjoy them and recycle them,
but do not return them!
NEW ENGLAND REGION |
Topic: Finishing
You've asked for it, so here it is! Three terrific teachers, Rachel
Atkinson, Denise Pratt and Diana Snyder, will share their knowledge of the many
facets of finishing. Each presenter will discuss different parts of the
process. You will learn how to prepare a finished piece of needlework for
the framer, how to frame a piece simply on your own, how to make bags and boxes,
and how to make fancy borders and hems for flat pieces. The teachers will
demonstrate suggestions and show lots of examples of pieces they have
created. Take lots of notes and head home with many new ideas to complete
your unfinished needlework.
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
Because the Region Seminar in Newport was a financial success, the Board would like to see that members of the Region receive some "payback" for that success. NER will pay for the costs of the three teachers who will be presenting the program on September 24th. Therefore, the cost for this program is $21, with the option to buy lunch for $10. Please register by filling out the form below. Participants should bring the usual note-taking supplies. The deadline for registration is September 17.
Name_______________________Chapter__________________
Address______________________________________________
Telephone______________________Email_________________
Please
make check for $21 or $31 payable
to
NER-EGA
Send
to: Lisa Green, 14 North Drive, Simsbury, CT 06070-1214
We are working with another chapter to bring a major teacher here in June
2006. Stay tuned for more details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the meantime,
hold the weekend of June 3rd and 4th for an exciting
class.
CRVC-EGA Program Saturday, October 15, 2005 Amt. Pd.______________ Check #______________ Date Pd. __________ Deadline: Sept. 10th |
CRVC Program Registration Form -- October Meeting Mail completed form to: Linda Berry, 203 Tunxis Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107-3201. Make check payable to CRVC-EGA. The deadline for ordering each of these kits is September 10th.______________ Kit fee of $52 for Lynn's class is enclosed. ______________ Kit fee of $40.75 for Tanya's kit is enclosed. Name:
________________________________________________ Total Enclosed $_________________ |
CRVC-EGA Membership $37. Primary
Membership For a membership card, please enclose a SASE. Amt. Pd. ____________ Check # ____________ Date Pd. ____________ |
CRVC-EGA Membership and Address Change Form Mail your completed form to: Suzanne Newton, CRVC-EGA Membership, 14 Madison Lane, West Simsbury, CT 06092. Make check payable to CRVC-EGA. Enclose SASE for membership card. __ Address
Change Name: ____________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________ City, ST,ZIP ____________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________ Email:________________________ Primary Chapter: _______________________________________________ Membership No. ______________________ Total Enclosed $___________ Can you volunteer your time to CRVC: __ yes
__ no |
See you at the October 15th
meeting!