Mountain View EGA

Happy National Embroidery Month! EGA is excited to announce that registration is now open for Katherine Diuguid Embroidery's Haystacks of Giverny online class! We talked with Katherine () about the real world inspiration behind her beautiful Haystacks of Giverny embroidery piece and delved into her research into impressionism, color theory, and more. Read the interview and register for the class here: https://egausa.org/interview-katherine-diuguid-color-theory-impressionistic-practices-embroidery/

To fill out our program calendar this October, we will be starting this newly released Group Correspondence Course: https://egausa.org/courses/hearts-for-you/ Last chance to sign up is at our June meeting next Monday evening. Or message us prior to that time frame.

Hearts for You with Denise Harrington Pratt | EGA Our Group Correspondence Course Hearts for You with Denise Harrington Pratt is an opportunity for the student to learn a variety of finishing techniques for use with counted thread work and to create a lovely four-piece set of needlework accoutrements. Available as a GCC Lightning Round through Augu...

Broadway Bound Class 204: Big Apple Frame Weight with Sandie Cormaci-Boles. Join us at our National Seminar in New York City in August 2022! See our 30+ classes and learn more at egausa.org/2022

Being taught by one of our longtime members!!

Free Designs – Berlin Embroidery Designs The card holder is worked in three stages and is suitable for all levels of stitchers. The project can be worked on 16 count or 32 count fabric using DMC embroidery cotton thread or similar embroidery thread.

This Valentine's Day weekend, stop by the IAMLA with your loved one and see our newest exhibition, "Woven Lives: Exploring Women's Needlework from the Italian Diaspora"! The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10-3. Admission is free.

Needle Artists by the Sea Needle Artists by the Sea is a Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild, Inc.

Being taught by our own Sandie Cormaci-Boles!!!

Have you wondered about all the various types of goldwork threads and how they're used?

Check out this great video from Sarah Homfray - Embroiderer, Artist, Author at https://youtu.be/YLwQbLUf974

Sarah has a website at https://www.facebook.com/SarahHomfray/

Greater Pacific Region Seminar 2022 Stitching in the Rogue

Registration is now open for our online class Hungarian Written Embroidery and we have just a limited number of kits available! Sarah Pedlow will teach you a special style of Hungarian embroidery (írásos) that dates back to the 1700s in Transylvania, Romania. Learn more: egausa.org/hungarian-written-embroidery

Exciting Changes to your EGA Member Profile: Embroidery Resources at the tip of your fingers | EGA An EGA Membership grants you access to many resources to aid you in your needlework journey. As part of your membership, you get online access to a collection of Petite Projects, Publications and other needlework material that you can find right here on our website. Your Profile is the place where y...

5 Embroidery Trends You Need To Try | EGA From embellishing cherished items to thinking outside the hoop, these embroidery trends expand needlework into exciting new terrains.

Thank you all who are able to join us for our annual August potluck! Also good to see so many finished pieces including from our current group correspondence course on the peaks table.

Happy World Embroidery Day! What are you stitching today?

Happy World Embroidery Day!

This was created by Kerstin Nettelblad and Skåne Sy-d, members of the Swedish Embroiderer’s Guild. The first World Embroidery Day was celebrated in Vismarlöv, Sweden, on July 30, 2011 making this year its’ 10th Anniversary!

How will you celebrate today?

Virtual Lecture Encore: The Culture of Folk Embroidery in 3 European Countries with Sarah Pedlow | EGA Join us for an engaging talk on the history and culture of folk embroidery from three different countries in Europe and the people keeping traditions alive today. Date: August 15, 2021 1PM Eastern | Registration: July 19-26 , 2021 1PM Eastern

Online Class: Lazy Summer Day with Judy Borreson Caruso | EGA A beginner-level surface embroidery design, Lazy Summer Day with Judy Borreson Caruso tempts you to smell the flowers and enjoy nature. Registration: July 7-August 4, 2021. Class schedule: October 6-20, 2021.

Goodbye to Jane Zimmerman, an icon of needlework productivity and excellence for the better part of 50 years. The needlework world won't be the same without her.

Watch EGA member Gary Sligh's TED Talk on The Legacy of Handmade Objects | EGA EGA member Gary Sligh recently delivered a TED Talk on The Legacy of Handmade Objects that we're sure you will enjoy.

GPR Seminar - Stitching in the Rogue (River) is scheduled for July 8-13, 2022 in Ashland Oregon. They have announced the teachers and classes and will be posted on the website soon! There is much more further information on the website. https://seminar2022.ega-gpr.org/

Our next Virtual Lecture: The Story of Seedbeads with Naomi Smith On July 10, 2021, at 1PM Eastern, Naomi Smith will be telling us the Story of the Seed Bead. Naomi is an Indigenous Artist and Educator.

Our own Sandie Cormaci-Boles will be teaching two classes for the ANG online seminar, including studio time! If you’re looking to do some needlework over the summer, this is a really great opportunity!

More information at: https://www.needlepoint.org/page/ANG2021VirtualSeminar

Metropolitan Region EGA’s next online class is The Cliff Walk Carry Strap with Pat Olski. Take a closer look and learn more: https://egausa.org/cliff-walk-carry-strap-online-class-metropolitan-region/

Renewal time!

May is Membership Renewal Month: Keep Stitching with EGA! | EGA Your EGA membership gives you access to great tools for your stitching journey and supports our mission of inspiring passion for the needle arts.

Good to see so many of you tonight both in person and virtually at our May meeting!