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Members and guests are always welcome.

Don't forget to bring your finished projects for Show and Tell, or show off what you are currently working on.

Need help on a project, bring it along.

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Saturday & Sunday, October 4th & 5th, 2025
            "Blue Hills" workshop with Dawn Donnelly


Blue Hills Stitches/Techniques:  Exploring handmade paper by painting, wetting, tearing and cutting it into shapes.  Working with Reverse Square Herringbone, French Knots, Branscombe Edge, Criss Cross Hungarian, Butterfly chain Stitch, Oriental, Rhodes Stitch and creating a fake Bullion.

Design size:  6 1/4" x 8 3/4"
Ground Fabric:  14 Count Mono Canvas
Class Length:  2 days
Skill Level:  Intermediate/Advanced

Kit fee:  NER Region members - $150
               Non-NER region members - $170

Plans for lunch for Saturday and Sunday, and Saturday night dinner will be announced at a later date.

Deadline for registration - July 25, 2025

To be held at the Seabury Retirement Community, Bloomfield CT.

The class fee is covered by CRVC using funds granted by the NER Region from profits of the 2023 national seminar.  See the registration form for this workshop.

Saturday, December 6th, 2025     To be Announced

Details to follow.

Saturday, January 31st & March 7th, 2026
            "Zelda the Zebra" with Toni Gerdes


Zelda is an exuberant Patchwork Zebra with her stripes of many colors.  The jewel tone color palette makes Zelda exquisite.  Zelda’s "false" eyelashes will have her flirting with you.  Several Rainbow Gallery metallics, Caron threads, Straw Silk, and Planet Earth Threads, along with beautiful beads, will be used to create her captivating design.  The stitches will include old favorites, as well as a few surprises.  The background will be a white-on-white diagonal pattern that emphasizes the design and enhances Zelda's whimsical personality.

Technique:  Canvas Embroidery on 18ct. White Mono canvas
Level of Proficiency:  Intermediate
Design Area:  11" x 9"
Kit Cost/Contents:  $175; line drawn canvas, instructions, threads, and embellishment

This workshop will be in-person at Thistle Needleworks and on Zoom.

See the registration form.  The deadline for registration is November 24, 2025.
 
 
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