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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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| Frame Weight by Mary Long |
Inspired by an Art Deco silver and enamel cigarette box, this project is a sampler of laid filling patterns intended as a cover for a frame weight, although it could be modified to a box top insert or wall hanging. The main goal of the course is to provide a stitching challenge for the experienced canvas worker. Some of the challenges include: stitching diagonal and oblique lines, laying foundation threads with good tension, executing complex filling patterns and manipulating overdyed threads to control the colour distribution. Thirteen filling patterns have been used, ranging from easy to downright tricky. The diagrams are presented with some of the compensating stitches shown and space to diagram the rest. A number of colour options are available.
Mary Long is an ANG Master Needle Artist, an EGA Master Craftsman in both Canvas and Color and is currently working on the Design Master Craftsman program. Mary has participated in numerous correspondence courses with EAC, ANG and EGA and attended National Seminars for all three organizations. Although she has tried most forms of embroidery, canvaswork remains her main interest. Mary teaches locally in Calgary and offers a group correspondence course in the current EGA catalogue. |
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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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Casalguidi Style Embroidery by Dakota Rogers |
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Although traditionally a white on white technique, the Casalguidi embroidery presented in Dakota Rogers' course Casalguidi or Something Like It is more modern. Not only has color been included, but beads and charms, as well. The open ground is kept to a minimum. Fun as well as practical projects give the stitcher an opportunity to explore and experience this type of technique with minimal effort and quick gratification.
This course has been designed for all skill levels and is aimed at the self motivated individual. The text with easy to understand stitch reference takes the student through traditional stitches of Casalguidi style embroidery and explores their uses in innovative ways. Five projects of varying degrees of difficulty are included in this self-guided course. One of these projects, or an original project, may be submitted for an evaluation. Creativity is strongly encouraged. If an original design is submitted, it must include wrapped cords, at least one woven stitch and a button hole stitch. Only one project per student need be submitted.
TEXT FEE Available to members of EAC only. Dakota Rogers has taught for the Embroiderers' Association of Canada, the Embroiderers' Guild of America and The American Needlepoint Guild, Inc. on both a regional and a national level since 1994 and cyber classes on her web site and for EGA and ANG since 2000. She has written numerous correspondence courses for both EGA and ANG and now EAC. Her articles and designs have appeared in Embroidery Canada, Needlearts and Needlepointers magazines. In 2004 Dakota received from ANG the Founders Award for her canvas piece RAIN and the President's Choice Award and a ribbon for her reversible blackwork sampler ITALIAN BLUE. Dakota is currently a college student furthering her knowledge of art. |
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Whitework Band Sampler by Dale Edwards |
 | Included will be Hardanger, Pulled work, Pattern Darning, Hemstitch Borders and Counted work. Stitches include Satin, Dove's Eye, Holbein, Rhodes, Queen, Sorbello, Looped Wave Variation, two types of Eyelet, Scotch and Basketweave. Skill Level: Intermediate, with some basic stitches and techniques. Finished Project: A hanging, which may either be mounted on a backing board or made into a bell-pull. Finished Size: 9" X 18" or 20" depending on finish preferred. Ground Fabric: 100% linen - 28/1" - Permin Royal Crown Linen in Spun Silver was used. If a more closely woven fabric is used, some changes to threads may be necessary. Threads: A variety of silks, cotton, rayon and filament, samples of which are included with text parcel. Beads and beading thread are also needed. Note: Students may substitute threads, keeping within size range. Colours: Whites, with the exception of some of the filament, and beads. Costs: $32.00 Text: Approximately 50 pages, with three holes punched, to be inserted into your own binder. Supplies: approximately $30.00 if purchased as a group or if your supplier will sell you individual strands. If you need to purchase full skeins for an individual, the cost will be considerably more. Fees: $62, this includes EAC registration Available to members of EAC only. Dale Edwards has been stitching for over 50 years. She started as a dressmaker and found that she liked to stitch clothing by hand. In 1970 she took a 20 week course in Crewel Embroidery, and six years later was a founding member of the Scarborough Needlearts Guild. Dale has been teaching a variety of stitching techniques for 30 years, winning awards - EAC, The World in Stitches and the Best of Show at "Threadworks 2001". |
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