The Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc., New England Region
Please join us for an exciting day of learning with Pat Houghton. Pat is a wonderful lecturer and an inspiring teacher, so don't miss out on this rare opportunity to be exposed to her knowledge of design, color and texture in needlework. There will be no stitching in this class. Pat's focus will be to teach us to see the inspiration around us in terms of color and patterns that can be converted to stitches. We will be learning to create an artistic balance, develop a dynamic composition and not just to look but to see. This program uses a 6-inch stylized landscape as a starting point. The centerpiece is a building flanked by two sampler-style trees. There is a geometric patterned ground similar to English sampler landscapes. Each student will design his or her own box top from architectural details that can be combined in all sorts of buildings, from materials drawn from old samplers and from at least fifteen different trees from old samplers. The ground will be designed by each stitcher. This process is so much fun when you are helped along by Pat that you will go home with tons of ideas for your own needlework. A notebook may be ordered by attendees. This is a 63-page instruction book in a binder that is full of instructions for houses, old trees, lots of architectural elements, such as windows and clapboards, to create your own buildings, instructions to create your own ground patterns, instructions and patterns for mounting on a box and instructions for making a 2-color twisted cord. The price of the notebook, which is separate from the class, is $20. Museum-quality handmade Shaker style wooden boxes are also available. They can be ordered stained or in 4 painted colors. Because they take from 6 to 8 weeks to make, orders may be made ahead of this class by calling Lisa Green at (860)658-6082. The cost for this program is $27, which includes lunch. Please register by filling out the form below. Participants should bring scissors, pad and pencil and an open mind. The deadline for registration is September 15, 2003. **************************************************************************** Name__________________________Chapter____________________ Address___________________________________________________ Telephone______________________Email______________________ Please order a notebook for me: ___yes ___no
Please make check for $27 payable to NER-EGA [add $20
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