Saturday
and Sunday, June 5th and 6th
"Stitch
for Perspective" - Lois Kershner
This Stitch for Perspective notebook class explores
stitches and techniques to create a realistic interpretation of an outdoor
landscape scene. The class will focus on stitching for perspective
and dimension using threads in a variety of colors and textures on 18ct mono
canvas and Congress Cloth. Background and foreground stitching areas
include those for clear skies, clouds and sunsets, ocean waves and calm waters,
streams, trees and bushes, fields and grasses, flowers, and some small
structures. Special techniques include thread blending and shading,
padding, layering, canvas appliqué, attaching beads, and
needleweaving. You will have an invaluable reference notebook for your
canvas embroidery landscapes.
Location: Duncaster Retirement Community, Bloomfield,
CT
Please bring the following to class:
- 12" x 14" stretcher bars
- stapler or tacks to attach the canvas to the stretcher bars
- masking tape to cover the raw canvas edge
- frame stand or weight
- usual stitching supplies, including a laying tool
- light, magnifier, extension cord (optional)
- 1/2" three-ring binder for instruction booklets
(optional)
Schedule for Saturday and Sunday:
9:30 AM to
12:15 Morning
class
12:15 to 1
PM
Lunch, show and tell and announcements
1 PM to 3:30
PM Continuation
of class
Here are directions to Duncaster: (Official address
is 40 Loeffler Road, Bloomfield, CT, but we would like you to enter the building
on the Mountain Avenue side)
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 Street
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.
The deadline for signing up for this class was April 30th, but
there may be an opening if you inquire. A
coupon
for registration is provided for this class.
Saturday,
October 2nd, 2010
Trip
to the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme
Arrangements have been made to have a special tour of the "With Needle
and Brush: Schoolgirl Embroidery from the Connecticut River Valley" exhibit
that will be opening on this date. We plan to meet and carpool to the
museum for a program beginning at 10 am with lunch to follow at a local
restaurant. Information about the museum is online at
www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org.
In the September newsletter, there will be a registration coupon and information
about where to meet as we plan to carpool to Old Lyme. Please register
then so we can plan accordingly.
Saturday,
December 4th, 2010
Ornament
with Judie Solomon
Friday
and Saturday, February 4th and 5th,
2011
"A
Field in Tuscany" - Lynn Payette
Friday
and Saturday, June 3rd and 4th, 2011
TBA……………
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