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News The 2008 programs are based on an embroidered knot garden. Each meeting will explore different dimensional stitches as well as garden layout and usage. The 2007 programs will continue the Lincoln Era patterns in addition, we will focus on finishing techniques. The 2006 programs were based on Lincoln Era patterns from Godey magazine. |
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Places to Visit
EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA HEARTLAND REGION EGA HOPE'S SITE NEW SALEM STATE HISTORIC SITE ABRAHAM LINCOLN LIBRARY NATIONAL CROSS STITCH SHOW CYBERSTITCHERS ILLUSTRATED STITCH DICTIONARY ETHNIC FIBER ARTS
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Who/What We Are
The purpose of this organization shall be to foster the highest standards of excellence in the practice of the art of embroidery through an active program of education and study and to preserve the heritage of the art of embroidery.
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month at the Westminster Presbyterian Church located on the corner of Walnut and Edwards streets in Springfield, IL. Meetings start at 7pm. Everyone is welcome: remember to bring a friend and your Show & Tell items.
Program
In September, you will need to bring a found object such as driftwood, twig, bark, coral branch, shell, largish stone flat on one side, pinecone, or anything else you will enjoy attaching to your canvas AND the prepared canvas piece. Printed fabric (a brick or stone wall, stones, grasses, etc) will be available for those who don’t want to stitch the background – choices will be available at the remaining summer meetings so you can find an object you want to use as your ‘driftwood.’ This piece can be turned into a pendant, purse, or small framed piece depending on the objects you select. Since everyone will bring their own objects and pick their own background, every piece will be unique. The September meeting will draw on everyone’s talents to determine how to attach each person’s object to their canvas using many of the methods already covered.Contest
The challenge for September is a completed project inspired by a work of fiction. If it isn’t something well known, please bring or describe the work for our understanding.Program
The October meeting will cover needlelace and stumpwork leaves and flowers that can be used for integrating the object into the scene of the piece. There are many uses for these techniques in the dimensional garden embroidery.Contest
Any Halloween-inspired embroidery or anything with a night sky.
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