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Saturday, April 12, 2003
 

  April program: "New Feet Within My Garden Go" Crewel Workshop with Gerry Barbeau

"New Feet Within My Garden Go" by Gerry BarbeauGerry Barbeau will be joining us on Saturday, April 12th to present a beginner/intermediate Crewel workshop titled "New Feet Within My Garden Go". The kit includes linen twill, Paternayan threads, needles, color copy of design, and instruction booklet. Students are asked to bring a 'doodle cloth' and the usual stitching supplies.

About Gerry
As a young bride, Gerry Barbeau taught herself Crewel Embroidery and stitched a pair of Crewel curtains for her home. She was one of the stitchers from the New England Region that reproduced the 18th Century Bedhangings for the Prentis House at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. She is currently enrolled in EGA's Master Craftman program in Crewel Embroidery.

Gerry has retired as an elementary schoolteacher but continues to "teach" through her volunteer activities.

Designed to be finished as a book cover, this piece may also be made into other useful objects. Gerry chose the name for the embroidery from an Emily Dickenson poem. Gerry visits classrooms as "Emily Dickenson" to inspire children to read poetry, especially Emily's, and to even write poetry of their own.

Teacher's Fee: $18.00

Kit Cost: $20.00

Program Schedule for Saturday, April 12, 2003:
  9:00 -   9:30   Coffee and social time
  9:30 - 12:00   Gerry Barbeau Class (part 1)
12:00 -   1:15   Lunch, Business Meeting, Show and Tell
  1:15 -   4:00   Gerry Barbeau Class (part 2)
High Street School, South Glastonbury, CT
 

 

 
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