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The dates for chapter meetings in 2026 are the first Saturdays of
the even months, except August. Some of the meetings will be at
Thistle Needleworks, 506 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield,
CT.
Click
here for directions to the Thistle Needleworks store.
Chapter
News
Pequot
Colony Stitchers: The Pequot Colony Stitchers, a group of CRVC
members primarily in south-eastern Connecticut, meet irregularly via Zoom
at 10 am on the third Wednesday of each month. All CRVC members are
welcome. Contact Stephanie Thorp at
stephthorp@sbcglobal.net
at least 3 days in advance to be sent the Zoom link for meetings.
Members'
Recent Stitching Projects
To join a PHD Stitch-In, first ensure you have Zoom installed and updated.
Log in, then click the appropriate button to join the call.
FRIDAY AM
Dates: Every third Friday
Time: 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Click the button below to connect!
Click
here
SUNDAY PM
Dates: Every fourth Sunday
Time: 1:30 PM until 3:30 PM
Click the button below to connect!
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here
Early
CRVC History
Back in the early days, CRVC was led by an executive board that consisted
of the president, vice president, recording secretary, corresponding secretary,
treasurer, and 4-6 directors. The “worker-bees”, if they may be
called that, were the program chair, newsletter editor, hospitality chair,
and others who cannot be remembered (sorry). These members attended board
meetings but did not participate except to give a report of their
activities.
EGA
News -- Membership Dues
Members
can renew their membership online. Please go to the National EGA website
–
"EGAUSA.org" and
click "Join Us" for instructions.
Select Connecticut River Valley (CRVC) as your primary chapter. Have
your EGA member number handy.
National Dues $55, CRVC dues $15, New England Region dues $3. Total
annual membership $73. For additional information, please contact Linda
Berry, CRVC Membership chair, 860-521-9709 or
lindaberry343@gmail.com.
Plural members will still send their CRVC dues directly to Linda Berry.
Plural Membership, Primary Chapter in New England Region $15.
Plural Membership, Primary Chapter not in New England Region $18.
Please send check payable to CRVC-EGA directly to Linda Berry, 343 Seabury
Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002.
CRVC Plural Members can use the
CRVC
Plural Membership Form.
CRVC
Fund-Raising
For
many years CRVC had a library of needlework books. Several years ago,
the decision was made to dissolve the library and sell off the books.
The
remaining books from the CRVC library, as well as other books and needlepoint
canvases that have been donated to the chapter, are now available for
purchase. The
available
items can be seen/ordered as listed below.
The
proceeds from the sale of these items will come to CRVC with the funds going
into the education fund. You can make a purchase at a really good price
and benefit the chapter at the same time.
CRVC Pre-Internet
If
you have, or remember once owning, a CRVC 3-ring binder like this one then
you will remember when it held a copy of the CRVC By-laws as well as the
membership list. And............... you might have kept your copies of the
newsletter in it, since it was published in 5.5" x 8.5" form, hole-punched,
and mailed to every member. The newsletters had cover art and
“spacers” between the paragraphs of news that were drawings from
member Lynn Payette.
CRVC
Board Meetings
During
2026, CRVC Board Meetings will be held via Zoom on the first or second Tuesday
of odd-numbered months. All members are welcome.
Contact Judie Solomon at
JudieStichr@aol.com or
860-633-7281 if you want a Zoom invitation to any meeting. See the
Master
Calendar for actual meeting dates and location.
CRVC
Bylaws
The
CRVC Chapter Bylaws (Revised 2023) are available
for viewing.
CRVC
Website
In the spring of 2003, when she was CRVC president, Julia Harvey approached
a member’s husband whom she knew had created a website for that
member’s business, asking if he would create and maintain a website
for the chapter. He agreed and, to this day, is the webmaster for the chapter.
As an adjunct to that job, he also sends out each CRVC newsletter via email
and adds it to the website.
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 "'Freddie Fish' stitched by Tere Foley -- click for an enlarged view")
 "'Whale In The Sky' stitched by Rachael Palmberg -- click for an enlarged view")
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