EAC Correspondence Courses offer study to enrolled students in their chosen needlework techniques. Each student is assigned a counsellor to whom completed lesson assignments are submitted. The counsellor works with the student by means of individual attention and written critiques.

There is a $35 fee for each Group Correspondence Course.

Calling all stitchers, calling all stitchers!! Have you taken one of our correspondence courses yet?? Don't delay!! In the past, once a student registered, the registrar had to do up the package and send it to the student via regular mail, and after the package arrived, more time was still needed to order supplies, but now we have our own correspondence course website and once registered, the student gets a username and password to login into the website and is able to print off the materials list and contact information for the suppliers. This will make life simpler for the student, so that when the course is received, hopefully the student has the supplies and is able to start right away. So there aren't any more excuses and no more UFO's!! Come on, let's get stitching!!!! Contact Patricia Rideout with any questions you may have. Correspondence Registrar Patricia Rideout correspondence@eac.ca

Individual Courses: Basic level courses offer the fundamentals of the subject in six lessons to be completed over 12 months for a fee of $125.00. Intermediate and advanced levels provide greater in-depth study of the subject matter to be completed over 18 months for a fee of $160.00.

Note that in addition to the above fees there is "an optional "Binder Review fee" of $45.00

Individual course students produce a notebook presenting the assignments, which, when completed, is reviewed by the Notebook Review Panel of the Education Committee after which a certificate is issued from EAC. Students complete research, diagrams, samples, a small project with each lesson and a major, student-designed final project in the studied technique.

Emphasis is placed on skill development and research into historical facts. Ample room is provided for personal expression in the beginner levels while more emphasis is placed on colour and design at the intermediate and advanced levels.

Group Courses: The newest selection of group courses are author-owned group courses. EAC does not have the copyright to these courses; we "rent" the exclusive right to offer the courses from the author for a period of three years (with a possible extension of 2 more years if the course has been popular). Each of these author-owned group courses has a different fee as you are paying the cost of the booklet/instructions from the author as well as the $35.00 EAC group fee. The cost quoted in the Education catalogue is the complete price.

These are project-oriented courses offered in a wide variety of embroidery styles. The basic levels present a set design in which the fundamental skills of the subject are covered.

The intermediate group courses present more complex techniques with encouragement for the student to research and develop ideas to include within the given design. It is hoped that groups of members will stitch these courses together however, there can be a group of one stitcher.

No kits are provided in any of our courses. All supplies and postal charges are the responsibility of the student.

Special: TheTeacher Certification Programme is offered to assist students to become teachers of embroidery in their chosen field of interest. The pre-requisites for this course can be obtained from the EAC Education Director. Applications are reviewed by the Education Committee. Study takes 2 years while working with assigned counsellors. The major final project is to design, write and teach a workshop/class in the chosen field of stitchery. The fee for this course is $500.00.

Contact the Education Director at education@eac.ca for information on the Teacher Certificate Programme.

EAC Education Committee continues to develop new correspondence courses to meet the needs of the members.

Guideline for Student levels

Beginners are those who need guidance in reading stitch patterns or who are new to the technique.

Intermediate students understand stitch patterns but may need guidance; have taken this technique or similar one at the beginner or basic level; have a beginning understanding of colour and design.

Advanced students read charts and stitch diagrams with ease, have a good understanding of stitch technique; have good understanding of colour and design. Must have taken an intermediate level course in the technique. Must be able to work independently.

Some courses in the group section are noted as basic or beginner courses for a particular technique, but are not designed for the beginner stitcher.  Information for Students who register for these courses; There is one beginner course that is 16 weeks in length, Beginner Brazilian. The other 14 beginner's courses are 12 week courses, and will need to understand stitch patterns and be familiar with either surface or counted thread techniques in a similar or related application.

You can also view the list of EAC Instructors currently listed on our Teacher Roster.