Crewel World
Sep 23, 06 thru Feb 25, 07
at right: Mary Sarah Titcomb, Adam and Eve, eighteenth century. Linen. Purchased with funds from the J.J. Goodwin Fund, 1934.276.
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
CHAPTER WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.CRVC-EGA.ORG
Just a reminder....Let Lisa Green know at klg7641@comcast.net if you have a new email
account.
Saturday, October 14th (please note this
change...........)
In scheduling the October meeting, we didn't notice that Columbus Day weekend
is the first weekend of the month. So..........please note that we are now
scheduled to meet on Saturday, the 14th instead of the
7th. We will be meeting at the Duncaster Senior Residence,
parking in the area off of Mountain Avenue in Bloomfield, CT.
At this meeting, we are planning to investigate the basics of
blackwork. We will provide you with linen fabric and a notebook of
instructions. You may work the many motifs in sampler form or cut these
samples apart and insert them in the notebook as a permanent reference for
future projects. For this study, all you will need to bring is a skein of
floss (your choice of color), a small hoop (4" or 5"), and the usual stitching
supplies. To help us prepare, please send in the registration coupon so
that we can have your materials ready for you. Remember to bring
something to show and tell, whether it is something new you are beginning or
something you have just completed, and on the registration coupon, please check
if you wish to order a box lunch ($5). You are welcome to bring your own
lunch if you prefer. As always, you are more than welcome to attend if you
only wish to join us and stitch on your own project.
Schedule for the Day: 10 am to 3 pm
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
1:30 PM to 3 PM
Lunch, show and tell and short meeting
More motifs Program: "The Basics of
Blackwork"
Here are directions to Duncaster:
84 Westbound from Manchester: 84 Eastbound from Farmington: 91 [North or South]: Saturday, December 2nd - Our Holiday
Meeting
In the morning, we will stitch very small decorations to adorn a small
tree. This will be our gift to Duncaster to thank them for their
generosity to us and to add to their holiday décor. Questions about the
blackwork patterns will be discussed, and we will offer lunch. The meeting
will take place at the Duncaster conference room.
NEWS
September 2006
10 AM to 12:30 PM
Blackwork study
Take Rt. 291, exit 61. Follow Rt. 291 to
Rt. 218 exit. Take left onto Rt. 218. Follow for about 3 miles. Take
right onto Rt. 189 and follow to the center of Bloomfield. Take a left on
Rt. 178. Continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4 miles. To use the new
front entrance, turn right onto Mountain Avenue and continue approx. ½ mile to
entrance on the left into Duncaster. From the Loeffler Road entrance or
the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on the campus, visitors should follow the
signs to the Aquatics & Fitness Center Entrance.
Take exit 41. Go left on South Main St. [which
becomes North Main St. at West Hartford Center] for 4.6 miles to Rt. 185. Turn
left on Rt. 185 for 1.8 miles. Turn right on Rt. 178. To use the new
front entrance, after about ½ mile turn left onto Mountain Avenue and continue
approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster. From the Loeffler
Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on the campus, visitors
should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness Center
Entrance.
Take exit 36. Go west on Rt. 178 for 4.5 miles
to the center of Bloomfield. At the traffic light, continue straight on Rt.
178 for 1.4 miles. To use new front entrance, turn right onto Mountain
Avenue and continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster.
From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on the
campus, visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness Center
Entrance.
| FUTURE MEETING DATES
Saturday, February 3 Saturday, April 14 Saturday, June 2 |
| Future Board Meetings (All members are welcome)
Tuesdays Sept. 12, Nov. 14, Jan. 9, Mar. 13 & May 8 |
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Crewel World | |||
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Crewel work is any embroidery worked with lightly twisted,
two-ply, worsted wool yarns that are dyed in deep, vibrant colors. Using stem, long
and short, couching, and filling stitches, large areas can be quickly
covered in colorful designs, making crewelwork suitable for large pieces
like bed furnishings and wall panels. These and other wool embroideries—a
chasuble, a toddler's dress, a sampler—dating from the seventeenth to the
nineteenth centuries—introduce a beautiful and bountiful "crewel world."
at right: Mary Sarah Titcomb, Adam and Eve, eighteenth century. Linen. Purchased with funds from the J.J. Goodwin Fund, 1934.276. |
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Is anyone interested in seeing this exhibit at the Atheneum? We are
offering the following date: Saturday, November 11th.
At the end of the newsletter is a coupon to fill out if you wish to join
us for this outing. We will be in touch with you about a meeting place and time
as soon as we know of your interest. The current plan is to visit this
display in the late morning and stop for lunch at the Museum Cafe.
Stitching Getaways: The following
is the schedule for the West Side Day group. They will meet in the months that
we do not have a chapter meeting, and a focus for each meeting is listed below:
September 12
November 14 Visit to Atheneum exhibit or Bead Encased Cabochon explanation by
Linda Berry
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.
Pequot Colony - The New London Library has been undergoing major
renovation starting in October of 2005. 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 September and October is as
follows:
September - Anne Connerton's Barb Crum's house will be backup 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@sbcglobal.net.
"Region Day"
A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM.................................
Morning session: PART B: An up-close and personal look (front and back) at 6
American samplers. Pilgrim Hall Museum contains a small but extraordinary
selection of samplers, from the 1700's Elizabeth Brewster sampler to an 1832
sampler recording the Pilgrim genealogy of Saba Cushman. The embroidered
sampler is among the most significant of historic "women's artifacts,"
representing a form of art, education, and pastime, one that endured for several
centuries, which, through its evolution, can be examined for evidence of changes
in women's lives.
Afternoon session: EXTRA! EXTRA! ...............Numbers are limited, so sign up
early.....................
The New England Region will subsidize this program. Therefore, the cost
for the day is $45, including lunch nearby at Isaac's
Restaurant. Please register by filling out the form below:
NOTE: The deadline for registration is September 23,
2006
Name______________________Chapter__________________
Address______________________________________________
Telephone___________________Email____________________
October - Stephanie Thorp's
Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, MA
Saturday, September 30, 2006
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
PART A: A tour of Pilgrim Hall Museum.
Pilgrim Hall is home to the Loara Standish sampler, the earliest sampler made in
America, embroidered by the teenage Loara Standish, daughter of Mayflower
passenger Myles Standish c1650. The Museum also displays the needlework
card table (c1750) embroidered by Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814). The
tabletop, worked in wool threads on canvas, depicts a game of Loo already in
progress, with the cards and the mother-of-pearl counters (both round and in the
shape of fish), surrounded by flowers
A presentation by Elizabeth Creeden, one of the
country's most talented designers and needleworkers in crewel. She will be
sharing her current project: a 7 foot by 7 foot commissioned wall hanging of
Alice in Wonderland. The hanging is being stitched in the Arts &
Crafts style of May Morris, using silk on wool damask, a style of needleworking
that hasn't been done in 100 years or so. The group will have the
opportunity to view the wall hanging as a work in progress and then learn about
the entire creative process, drawings through stitchery, with a discussion of
both the milestones achieved and the challenges faced along the way. This
is a unique opportunity to interact with a contemporary needlework artist.
Luncheon choice: _______Chicken Cordon Bleu or ________Broiled Scrod
Please make check for Send to: Lisa Green, 14 North Drive, Simsbury, CT 06070-1214
SAVE THE DATES: April 20, 21 and 22, 2007
Needles by the Lake
NER's next seminar will be held April 20, 21, and 22, 2007 at the Wyndham Burlington Hotel in beautiful Burlington, Vermont. More information for students will be available in the fall of 2006.
Friends of Counted Embroidery: Laurel Chapter is happy to welcome
Pat Houghton to teach her
Tulips and Stars Sampler
November 9, 2006 and May 10, 2007
10:00am – 3:00pm
$50 members of FCE, $60 non-members
| Fee includes chart with instructions and two teaching sessions.
Participants provide their own materials (supply list will be provided in
September). Please bring your own lunch. |
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Name: ____________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________ Home Phone: ____________________________________________ E-mail Address: ___________________________________________
Make check payable to: FCE |
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CRVC Program Registration Form – October Meeting Mail completed form to: Lisa Green, 14 North Drive, Simsbury, CT
06070. _____I am interested in working on blackwork embroidery. _____Please order a box lunch for me: My choices are as follows: Deli Sandwich: ___White__Wheat___Rye___Pump. ___Turkey___Roast Beef___Ham___Swiss___American Fixings:__Mustard___Mayo___Lettuce___Tomato Fruit:___Apple___Orange___Banana Beverage:__Coke___Gingerale__Water___Iced Tea Name:
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Exhibit at the Wadsworth Atheneum Mail completed form to: Lisa Green, 14 North Drive, Simsbury, CT 06070. Deadline: October 20th I am interested in attending this exhibit on Saturday, Nov. 11th______ Name:
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CRVC-EGA Membership
$47. 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, __ Address Change Name:
____________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ City, ST, ZIP ____________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________ Email:________________________ Primary Chapter: _______________________________________________ Membership No. ______________________ Total Enclosed $___________ |