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| "GISELE" A Pillow Band in Schwalm Embroidery by Barbara M. Kershaw |
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This course has been designed to introduce you to Schwalm embroidery. This unique pillow band has a design which incorporates traditional motifs and shapes such as the heart and the tulip, graceful curving lines and lovely festoons along with a wonderful mousetooth edge. Schwalm embroidery is a combination of surface stitches and filling stitches. The surface stitches include coral knot and chain stitch, satin stitch and blanket stitch. The filling stitches in this design are rose stitch, mosquito stitch, cording stitch bars and cross stitch, ground stitch and darning. Some will be easier than others and some a challenge but all fun to learn. Using the traditional materials for Schwalm embroidery, this pillow band is a convenient way of making a lovely decorative pillow with the added advantage of it being easily removed for washing. Some experience or knowledge of pulled thread would be of help when learning this technique. Each student will receive the printed course material. This course is to be completed in 4 months. Skill Level: Beginner – for the Intermediate Embroiderer Cost: $66.00 for registration, instruction text and postage of text to student The Group Coordinator will receive the General Information on Group Correspondence Courses and a Correspondence Course Shop Listing for purchasing materials. Approximate cost of supplies is approximately $ 25.00 + Pillow. Note: Instructions for making a pillow are included in the text. This course is available to EAC members only for a period of three years (October 2010 - October 2013).
Barbara Kershaw has a passion for sharing her knowledge about the many wonderful forms of Whitework embroidery. Barbara is certified as an EGA Master Craftsman in Counted Thread. She also studied in Germany at the Museum de Schwalm in 2005. She has been teaching needlework for over 13
years. Barbara is the author of several Whitework Correspondence Courses for EAC and EGA as well as a book of Schwalm filling stitches called “Exquisite Schwalm”.
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| Ebony Blues by Carolyn Mitchell |
| Dressed up for an evening at the opera, a gala dinner or a cruise this elegant black evening bag will set off any attire for all occasions. Ebony Blues is worked on 18 count black mono canvas with an organza overlay featuring velvet, silk, gold and silver metallic threads on the front flap and back. Make and insert cords into the design and sprinkle crystals and beads to add a glittering touch. A variety of simple to complex stitches create this purses. The booklet features large clear diagrams and step by step instructios. Finishing instructions are included. Overall size is approximately 5" by 8".
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Lady's Slipper Table Topper by Joyce Gill |
| Relax to the rhythm of the stitches in Richelieu Embroidery. The history of this cutwork technique is explored and the stitcher is taken step-by-step through the creation of an elegant table centerpiece. The Lady's Slipper orchid inspired this design, which is completed with a combination of stitches familiar to most needleworkers - Buttonhole, Running, Picot, Padded Satin and Chain - but combined in ways unique to this technique. Designed as a beginner piece of Richelieu, the completed work will please even an experienced needleworker. Project - Lady's Slipper Table Topper in Richelieu Embroidery Size of Design Area - 46.6 cm diameter circle (18 ½ inch diameter circle) Ground Fabric - Medium to heavy-weight Altar Linen, white preferred Thread - #20 Coton à Broder or Floche, white preferred Colours used - white on white is traditional; other options are acceptable Skill level - Basic / Intermediate Prerequisites - none Time - Approximately 9 sessions; 3-4 months Text - $20 Supplies - Approximately $40 depending on linen source Fees: $50, this includes EAC registration Available to members of EAC only. Joyce Gill is a founding member of the Lady's Slipper Needle Arts Guild. She has been stitching for over 40 years and teaching classes for more than 15 years in various techniques including counted thread, silk ribbon, Hardanger, Canvaswork, Richelieu, and Stumpwork. From teaching needlework classes through her own shop, "The Needle Nut", she has branched out to design and teach for Guilds through the Maritimes. Her "Toast to the Okanagan" won the 2008 Seminar Theme Award. She is currently the Atlantic-Central Director of EAC. |
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17thC English Style Sampler A complete course in counted thread techniques by Ilse Altherr |
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The nine bands in this sampler were adapted from a variety of embroideries housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum as well as in private collections throughout England. Eight different stitches are clearly diagrammed: they include, but are not limited to, diagonal cross stitch, double running stitch, satin, four-sided and closed herringbone.
This sampler is 6” by 19.5” on Congress Cloth (132 threads by 450 threads). It can be stitched on an even weave linen if the student prefers, using Soie D’Alger (silk) or DMC 6-stranded cotton. The five colourful borders are separated by delicate cream satin or pulled thread stitchery. All bands are graphed in their entirety and working diagrams are carefully numbered and easy to follow. Each student will receive the printed course material. This course is to be completed in 6 months. Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: $70.00 for registration, instruction text and postage of text to student Approximate cost of supplies is $60.00 using Congress cloth and silk threads or $30.00 using Congress cloth and cotton threads. A supply list is included in the course. The Group Coordinator will receive the General Information on Group Correspondence Courses and a Correspondence Course Shop Listing for purchasing materials. This course is available to EAC members only for a period of three years (September 2010 – September 2013). Ilse Altherr resides in Lancaster, New Hampshire. She is a counted thread enthusiast as well as a free form designer. Ilse specializes in all forms of counted thread work. She has branched out into free form design, which resulted in a well-received exhibit in New Hampshire; she was featured on WMUR, NH Chronicles. Ilse holds teaching certificates in Blackwork and Canvas Embroidery from the Embroiderers’ Guild of America( EGA), and has authored several books. She taught needle art nationwide and wrote a variety of Group Correspondence Courses for EGA, as well as for The American Needlepoint Guild, (ANG), the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada ( EAC), and Callaway Gardens’ School of Needle Art. Currently she teaches various correspondence courses, and writes articles for Needle Arts. Her studies and travels have taken her across the United States, parts of Canada, as well as Europe. |
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