CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER
NEWS
May 2019
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
WWW.CRVC-EGA.ORG
Remember that dues are now paid annually by May 1st as the
membership year runs from June 1 to May 31. Please use the coupon below
to renew your membership as soon as
possible. |
Please note the new location for our meetings will be Thistle Needleworks at
506 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, CT. The dates for meetings will be the first
Saturdays of the even months (except August).
Directions to the store are on the
Thistle Needleworks website.
Please note the change of date from
June 8 to June 1st.
Saturday, June 1st, 2019
“Tea Cozy Party”
Hopefully each member will bring a tea cozy that they are working on as we prepare them
for an exhibit at the “Boston Stitch Party.” As a reminder, NER is pulling together
cozies from the whole region for an exhibit at the 2020 National Seminar on
September 4th through 8th. A cozy can be any size, any technique,
any motif or design. A basic cozy template sketch is available in past issues of the
newsletter on our website. We could also share hints on how to assemble & finish a cozy.
If you don’t plan to make one, please join us anyway and bring whatever stitching you
would like to work on. We’d love to have your company!
Location: Thistle Needleworks in
Wethersfield, CT
Schedule for Saturday:
10 AM
Board meeting
11 AM to 12:30 PM
Stitching Party
12:30 to 1:30 PM
Lunch, Show and
Tell and short meeting
1:30 to 3:30 PM
Stitching Party (con't)
CRVC at the Durham Fair!
We have been asked by the Needlework Department of the Durham Fair to have a presence
there this year, September 26-29. This will happen in a couple of ways. We will
likely have stitch-ins in the afternoons on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (more on this in
the September newsletter), and individual members can enter pieces finished in the last 3 years
as exhibits.
Here is a link to the needlework page:
www.durhamfair.com/exhibitors/needlework.
This page is a work in progress; however, the 2019 categories will be almost the same as 2018
and their Challenge Class is “100 Years of the Durham Fair” (which is an additional category
in each class that would pertain to something within the 100 years of the fair). Their
online entries go live on July 1st, so updating will be done by then.
To enter in the Durham fair here are the Dates:
Register between 7/1 and 9/14, 2019
Drop-off articles at the Fair on 9-21-2019 between 10 am and 4 pm. (one person can drop off
other people’s entries)
Exhibitor Entry is free -- Cash prizes and ribbons are awarded -- Items are displayed in a
secure, dry building -- Exhibitors are eligible to purchase a reduced 4 day entrance pass
to the fair on the day they drop off their exhibits.
Even if you don’t have anything to enter this year, consider going to the fair and
cheering on those who do!
Saturday, October 5th, 2019
Autumn Fireworks
This design by Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes at www.beautifulstitches.com.au is offered as a gift to all stitchers.
It is a great way to experiment with a range of canvaswork stitches using variegated thread
and three coordinating solid colors. It will work beautifully as a bookmark, as
decoration on a journal cover, or perhaps as a beautiful accent on a small handbag or iPad
cover. We will supply the fabric and the directions, but you get to choose your colors,
from your stash or at the store.
Here is some information from the instructions:
To complete this embroidery you will need:
Congress canvas measuring at least 12 x 28cm =
4.7 in. x 11 in. (this will give you a minimum of 3cm (1.2 in) extra fabric all around the
stitched area which measures 6 x 21.5cm (2.4" x 8.5").
Size 24 tapestry needle
Small, sharp embroidery scissors
Your preferred embroidery frame (I like Q-snaps
but please feel free to use your favourite framing system)
Embroidery threads: This project is ideally suited
to choosing your own threads. I have included the threads I used, but you won’t be able
to replicate them exactly as the variegated silk is a one-off that I dyed myself.
Choosing your own colours is very easy. All you need is a variegated thread and three
coordinating solid colours. You can use stranded silks, cottons or a combination - they
will be equally effective. And your colour choices might transform this into Spring
Fireworks or Beach Fireworks. The creative decisions are in your very capable hands. :)
Name Used In These Notes My Colour
Your Colour
Variegated
My own hand dyed thread –
12 strand silk (red, yellow, green combination)
Colour 1
Threadworx 10051 - 6 strand cotton (red)
Colour 2
Au Ver a Soie No. 2533 - 7 strand silk (yellow)
Colour 3
Au Ver a Soie No. 2125 - 7 strand silk (green)
Since the chapter will pay for your fabric, please note on the sign-up form what color
you would like so that it can be cut before class or choose your fabric ahead of time and let
the clerks know that the cost of your fabric is to be charged to CRVC. There are many
colors available, but only a few will be listed on the form.
A coupon is provided for this meeting.
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
“Elegant Diamond” box
from Denise Pratt
At this meeting we will begin to stitch this beautiful box, following Denise’s clear
diagrams and directions. She will prepare colors for the kits based on your preferences
as noted on the registration coupon with lots of possibilities, not just those shown
above. The primary diamond color is worked in variegated floss weight silk, such as
Waterlilies or Silk ‘n Colors, and the effects are so much fun to produce. It may happen
that we construct the box at the February meeting, unless you need to complete it as a
holiday gift.
A coupon is provided for this meeting.
FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
(All members are welcome)
Saturday, June 1st
Tuesday, September 10th at
Thistle Needleworks
Saturday, December 7th |
CRVC Program Registration Form
"Autumn Fireworks" at Thistle Needleworks on October 5th
Mail completed form to: Linda Berry, 343 Seabury
Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002. Make check payable to CRVC-EGA.
"Autumn Fireworks"
________ I plan to attend so please count me in for fabric
My color choice for fabric is White____________
Eggshell____________
Gray____________
Will get on my own____________
________ Lunch ($8)
Name:
________________________________________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________________________________________
Email address:
__________________________________________________________________
Phone#:
________________________________________ |
CRVC Program Registration Form
"Elegant Diamond" box at Thistle Needleworks on December 7th
Mail completed form to: Linda Berry, 343 Seabury
Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002. Make check payable to CRVC-EGA.
Kits must be ordered by October 5th.
"Elegant Diamond" box
________ Kit Fee $70
My favorite colors for kit are 1._______________
2._______________
________ Lunch $8
Name:
________________________________________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________________________________________
Email address:
__________________________________________________________________
Phone#:
________________________________________ |
CRVC-EGA Membership
$57. Primary Membership
$15. Plural Membership (NER)
$18. Plural Membership (not NER)
For a membership card, please enclose a SASE.
Amt. Pd. ____________
Check # ____________
Date Pd. ____________
(keep as your receipt) |
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CRVC-EGA Membership and Address Change
Form
The membership year runs from June 1 to May 31. If you
are joining after September 1, please contact the membership chairman for prorated
dues.
Mail your completed form to: Linda Berry,
CRVC-EGA Membership, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002. Make check
payable to CRVC-EGA. Enclose SASE for membership card.
__ Address/Email Change
__ CRVC Primary Membership ($57)
__ Plural Membership, Primary Chapter in New England
Region ($15) __ Plural Membership,
Primary Chapter not in New England Region ($18)
Name:
____________________________________________________
Address:
____________________________________________________
City, ST,ZIP ____________________________________________________
Phone: _________________
Email:______________________________
Primary Chapter:
________________________________________________
Membership No. _______________________ Total
Enclosed $___________ |