What's New
 

The next meeting of the West Side Day group will be on Tuesday, September 14^th 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 -- Anyone who is interested can call Doris Boas at: (860) 572-8441 or Stephanie Thorp at: (860) 536-0912.

	New England Region Day 2010 Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26, 2010 The Courtyard by Marriott – Natick, Massachusetts
NER is proud to present two fantastic classes taught by outstanding, internationally-known teachers, plus studio time for those choosing to continue working on an existing project, for Region Day 2010.  NER is again underwriting a significant portion of the costs (teaching fees, teacher travel, room rental, and lunch) for this event, making this day an exceptional educational bargain at this price.  The hardest part is choosing which class to take! This year, Region "Day" is a bit of a misnomer.  One of our teachers, Jane Nicholas, will be teaching a two-day class on Saturday and Sunday.  Our other teacher, Michael Boren, will be teaching a one-day class on Saturday; Studio Time will also be offered on Saturday only.

The Fine Print

Classes begin at 9:00 in the morning and end at 4:30 in the afternoon.  There will be a break for lunch, and the teachers may be offering kits and other unique items for sale after the end of classes.  Lunch includes soup, chicken entrée, and dessert.

The registration fee is as follows:
                Jane Nicholas, Corncockle & Dragonfly, two-days ...................$138
                Michael Boren, A Vineyard Holiday Quilt Patch, one-day ........$100
                Studio Time, one-day .....................................................................$40

Registration includes lunch.  Spaces are limited in all classes (including Studio Time).  All registrations received by June 15, 2010 will be treated as "first day" registrations and receive equal consideration.  Registrations received after this date will be processed in the order received.  Registration closes on August 1, 2010.

If you desire overnight accommodations, please contact the Courtyard by Marriott directly by calling 508-655-6100.  Rooms at the hotel are available at the nightly rate of $99 (plus room tax).  Please mention "New England Embroiderers' Guild" when making your reservation.
 

Corncockle & Dragonfly with Jane Nicholas
Level: Intermediate
Size: 3" x 7".

This small stumpwork panel is one of a series of embroidered botanical specimens and insects, inspired by the illuminated pages of medieval manuscripts.  Embroidered on a background of ivory satin, this design features the Corncockle, Agrostemma githago, a summer-flowering weed common in medieval cornfields, with detached dark pink petals and long leafy sepals worked with wire and needle-weaving.  Nestled amongst the foliage are a Broad-bodied Dragonfly, Libellula depressa, with detached gauzy wings and a padded leather abdomen, a shiny blue beetle, Plagiodera versicolora, and a tiny Ladybird, both with raised detached elytra.  The botanical name of the flower may be stitched at the base of this specimen.

Kit Contents:  project diagram, notes and photograph, tracing paper, ivory satin and backing fabric, fabrics for applied and detached elements, Soie d'Alger silk threads, unusual rayon, cotton, silk and metallic threads, beads, snakeskin and coloured wires.

Student supplies:  The student must bring the following supplies to class: 10" embroidery hoop or stretcher bars, 5" or 6" embroidery hoop, three 4" embroidery hoops (yes, this is five different hoops; a good quality hoop is advisable, preferably one that can be tightened with a screwdriver.  Bind inner ring with cotton tape.  Plastic lip-edged hoops are also suitable – do not bind inner ring); needles: crewel 5 - 10, straw/milliners 3 - 9, sharps 11 or 12, tapestry 26 or 28, sharp yarn darners 14 - 18 [numbers indicate size, NOT quantity]; small, sharp-pointed embroidery scissors; paper scissors; fine tweezers to shape wire (blunt-nosed tweezers are good); fine stylus or Clover Tracing Pen or used ball-point pen for tracing; 12" and 6" rulers; notebook and fine (0.5 mm) HB lead pencil and a few colored pens or pencils; magnifier (if required).
 

A Vineyard Holiday Quilt Patch with Michael Boren Level: Intermediate Size: 4" x 4"
A Vineyard Holiday Quilt Patch is a quilt-inspired sampler with a minimal amount of pre-class stitching (outlining eight 12-thread by 12-thread squares in tent stitch).  This festive design is beautiful finished as a framed picture, an insert for a lacquered box, or as a pillow insert. The design is worked on the student's choice of line-drawn Victorian Green, Victorian Red or Lavendula 18-count mono canvas.  It features an assortment of threads: Wildflowers, Waterlilies, Vineyard Silk Classic and Silk Shimmer, and, Kreinik Braid.  Stitches used in the design include: Basketweave, Walnetto, Eyelet, various Star overlays, Giant Rice stitch variations, Star Waffle, Double-Wrapped Smyrna, Eight Point Star, Jessica, and Plaited couching patterns. This design is available in two colorways.  The original holiday colorway is based on The Caron Collection's hand-dyed thread appropriately named "Holiday".  The colors are red, green and white with Kreinik "Christmas" metallic braid.  Students should be aware that the Victorian Green canvas is very dark, and may present some of the visual problems that are often encountered when working on a black ground fabric.  The alternate colorway is based on The Caron Collection's hand-dyed thread called "Appalachia".  The colors are purple, blue and green and it is worked on Lavendula (lavender) canvas.

Kit Contents:  full skeins/spools of all threads, the line-drawn canvas, complete instructions with photo, the complete instructions with photos of the companion ornament and pin designs, and a second piece of canvas for stitching the ornaments or pins; mailing of pre-class stitching instructions and materials.

Student supplies:  stretcher bars to accommodate a 9" x 9" piece of canvas, tacks or staples to attach canvas to working frame, a variety of tapestry and beading needles, a laying tool, a frame weight, stand or other means to allow 2-handed stitching, and all other usual stitching supplies.  Optional: lighting and magnification.  Michael recommends Evertite stretcher bars.
 

Studio Time

Do you want to join the fun, but you don't want another project?  Then, Studio Time is for you!  Bring one (or more) of your works in progress and enjoy some uninterrupted stitching time with your friends.

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                                                New England Region Day
                            Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26, 2010

Name: ______________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________

Preferred Phone: ______________________________

Email: ______________________________________________________

The registration deadline is August 1, 2010.

Choose One:
__ "Corncockle & Dragonfly" with Jane Nicholas .....................................$138.00
__ "A Vineyard Holiday Quilt Patch" with Michael Boren (Saturday only) 100.00
      Color Choice (choose one):
      __ Holiday Threads on Victorian Red Canvas
      __ Holiday Threads on Victorian Green Canvas
      __ Appalachia Threads on Lavendula Canvas
__ Studio Time (Saturday only) ....................................................................$40.00

Please send this form along with a check in the appropriate amount
made payable to "NER EGA" to:
Pat Timpanaro, 41 East Highland Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176.

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SEMINAR 2011 - PINING TO STITCH
April 15-17, 2011

MYSTERY DESIGN #1

The pattern for a needlebook is the first of 4 mystery designs created by Denise Harrington Pratt for SOME Chapter and being offered to members of NER to bring excitement and anticipation for the New England Region Seminar 2011 hosted by SOME Chapter.  Three of the four designs will printed in NER Newsletters and can be found at http://newenglandregionega.org, one in each of the three newsletters preceding Seminar 2011.  Those members attending Seminar 2011 will receive the final part of this exciting series.  We also plan to have a small supply of finishing kits available for purchase at the Seminar, possibly before if requested.  We hope you enjoy the first design in our advance sampling of treasures planned by SOME for NER Seminar 2011 and that you will set aside the dates of April 15th thru 17th, 2011 to join us at the Eastland Park Hotel in Portland, Maine.

Here’s a call to all members..................we would love to have others assume some of the jobs for our chapter. They are NOT big jobs, just some "pitching in" to help with short term needs. Hopefully you can attend our board meetings on the first Tuesdays of odd-numbered months. That’s where we come up with plans for future meetings, so you’ll enjoy the fun of learning what’s out there.

Please contact Julia (JuliaHarvey0158@att.net) if you would like to help.

NEWS from National EGA

The Username and Password required to access the members-only page on the National website is now available to CRVC members.  Contact the webmaster at CRVCEGA@aol.com if you desire this information.