Archive of A Previous Program
Saturday, October 14, 2006
 

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 14^th instead of the 7^th.  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

10 AM to 12:30 PM 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 1:30 PM to 3 PM

Blackwork study Lunch, show and tell and short meeting More motifs

Program:  "The Basics of Blackwork"

Here are directions to Duncaster:

84 Westbound from Manchester:
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. 

84 Eastbound from Farmington:
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.

91 [North or South]:
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.