This section is designed to post information about various stitching groups available. If you would like to post information about your stitching group, please e-mail me at xspeddler@yahoo.com, and I'll get the word out for you.
P.O. Box 241208
Memphis TN 38124-1208
Phone: (901) 767-8414
Dues are $23/year and includes a magazine that is published 6 times a year.
BUCKEYE CHAPTER of the American Needlepoint Guild
% Jane Brent
2483 Royalview Court
Cincinnati, OH 45244
jbrent@one.net
4900 Stoney Trace Dr. Apt. N
Charlotte NC 28227
11821 Roosevelt Road
Fredricksburg, VA 22407
"In Feb. 1995, I founded a cross stitch club in my community (Eldersburg MD) and we have been meeting twice a month for cross stitching and friendly conversation. We named our group "Count Your Stitches", and we meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Springfield State Hospital, Administration Building, Sykesville, MD. We are a very informal fun group. Some of our activities include having a Christmas cross stitch gift exchange and pot luck dinner, maintaining a cross stitch library,and enjoying each other's company while working on our individual current project. Our group is open to all cross stitchers and we post notices of upcoming meetings in the Carroll County Times and The Baltimore Sun. Interested stitchers can contact us at stitchme@juno.com."-- Dorothy Harris
Contact: Barb Reininger
788 Beverly Ann Dr.
Fenton, MO 63026
"We are a small guild but have high hopes. We had R & R Reproductions in Nov 1996 and had a blast. Hoping to have more national teachers. We are looking for sampler lovers in the St. Louis area to come and join us."
Those of us who are now communicating on this project are gathering our kits, considering possible fabric and fiber changes, and sending bio info to be shared by the group. We will begin stitching in January, and I will propose a stitching schedule at that time.
Anyone interested in joining this group may contact me at lindarcox@aol.com and I will add your name to the list. -- Linda
Enjoy the Privileges of Membership:
Find the Embroiderer's Association of Canada, Inc. at www.eac.ca.
EGA is open to anyone and you may be a Member at Large which means you don't have one guild you attend regularly, but it does give you an opportunity to really enlarge your stitching talents by means of their quarterly magazine (Needle Arts) and Individual Correspondence Courses. EGA's address is 335 West Broadway, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40202. Their e-mail address is EGAHQ@aol.com. You can find them on the Web at www.needlearts.com/ega/index.html
"The Examplary Needle Guild is devoted to the study and preservation of samplers and is open to stitchers and non-stitchers alike. Its goal is to educate members and foster an appreciation of sampler needle art. The group meets every other month, and has daytime meetings. Activities include workshops, lectures, guest teachers, displays, stitch-ins, newsletters, chart library and more. Dues are $20 a year, and you also receive their newsletter. We have a $15.00 per year Associate membership. Associate members receive our newsletter and can attend four meetings and two events each year."
Fleur-de-Lis Chapter of EGA
Vicki Liley
969 Edison
Dubuque, IA 52001-2020
319-556-4232
E-Mail: vliley@aol.com
Dues: $30 per year
"Here in France we have a group of 40.000 members called "France point de croix". A magazine is edited specially for the members, and we take notice of expositions, new kits... Also locally in the north of France is a group called "Croix, Fil & cie..." (Cross, threads & co...) We are 104 and meet twice a month in the afternoon, once a month in the evening and once a month on saturday morning. We're editing a newspaper and every member is contributing, and next april we'll be on a trip to the London Needlecraft Fair, 150 miles from Lille where the group is meeting. We're also planning an exposition of fruits & flowers related samplers in the beginning of May . I hope we'll be seeing some of you american stitchers over here because we're hoping to put all Europe to cross-stitch (who said "wild dream!"?)
Address:
Sabine Wacheux
98 America III
12 rue d'Alsace
59-370 Mons en Baroeul
France
Contact:
Debbie Novak
P. O. Box 718
Ingomar,PA 15127
1-412-635-8187
"It will be a quarterly sixteen page newsletter that will focus on needlework techniques for the years 1600 -- 1850. Regular contributors will be Barbara Jackson, C. A. Wells, Marsha Brown, and Linda Barry." -- Beverly Elzer
Members will discuss historic and reproduction samplers and sewing items such as chatelaines, etuis, and needlecases. Subjects to include history, techniques, projects, exhibits, suppliers and more. Membership is open, registration is at the onelist website. No charge.
E-mail Denise Hayden at dfhayden@iquest.net
Peggy Crawford
206 Upland Road, SE
Blacksburg, VA 24060
We have a Brazilian needlework guild, which originated in Portland, Or. At this time, I am the secretary as well as teaching Brazilian needlework. I am also a charter member of IDEA.
Time: 7:00 PM
Topic for the first year (2003) will be the study of Southern Samplers. Please call the local needlework store, Counted Stitches, (803) 279-1867 or talk with Pam Schmidt, who is heading up this effort at, (803) 441-8956.
Cathy Hill,Membership Vice-President
12710 Longleaf Lane
Herndon,VA 20170
needles51@hotmail.com
Jane Barnes, Editor
2682 Park Road
Smyrna, GA 30080
We have had events like New Project night where fabric was checked at the door to make sure you hadn't started yet, Finishing Night both to finish stitching a project and to learn how to finish a completed project that you might want to turn into a pillow or something, Potluck dinner night, Millenium events (many of us are working on a sampler for 2000), Tea and Dessert events, Pizza and Chocolate parties, Shopping events, and of course, just plain stitching nights. We also sometimes have unplanned Stitching Sundays where anyone is welcome to come by during certain hours and just stitch with others.
There are no fees. Usually I ask for everyone to either bring a dish or some munchies and many times we go to dinner afterwards (for those who want to). It's a varied group and people come from all walks of life. I think our youngest is about 11 and the oldest in their 60s.
It's a great bunch and many close friendships have been forged during the hours stitching together. To become a MetroStitcher, all you have to do is email me (chellyc@aol.com) and I'll put you on the mailing list." -- Chelly
The Mississippi River Sampler Guild, of Dubuque, IA, is a nonprofit educational organization whose purpose shall be to promote the art of sampler making, both historic and contemporary, the study of sampler history, and the preservation of antique samplers.
Meeting Location (unless otherwise indicated):
Dubuque Building
700 Locust Street, Suite 105 (on north end of main floor)
Dubuque, IA 52001
Yearly Dues:
You may visit at one meeting (does not include workshop or field trip). Dues are payable at your second meeting.
Full Membership $35 Yearly Dues
Full Membership entitles you to attend each meeting and each workshop and field trip.
You are entitled to Vote and Hold Office.
Associate Membership - $20 Yearly Dues
Associate Membership entitles you to attend one workshop or field trip and one meeting. You are not entitled to Vote or Hold Office.
Dues are renewed January 1 of each year.
If you can help us in any way or you are interested in joining, please send E-mail to Glendaˆäat dubsampler@mchsi.com
We meet on a monthly basis discussing various topics related to samplers. Special events are planned throughout the year and we offer a quarterly newsletter. In Oct., we will be viewing a group of historical embroideries at the Henry Art Gallery on The University of Washington campus where the textile collection is housed. In May of 1999 we will be visiting with Marian Soss in Burlingame, CA to view her incrediable sampler collection. The big plans are for a sampler seminar "Threads Through Time: 1650 - 2000" to be held in Bellevue, WA., Oct. 6-9, 2000. Many experts in the field of samplers will be there with special classes and lecture presentations.
For more information you may write to Northwest Sampler Guild, 4212 43rd. Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105-5108. Our new web address is: www.northwestsamplerguild.com.
9946 Winfield Avenue
Whittier, CA 90603
"The Orange Coast Sampler Guild in Southern California meets one Monday a month from January through October. This Guild is much the same as the Examplary Needle Guild in Buffalo, NY. We host workshops, stitch-ins, lectures and we also have special events where we hire professional designer/teachers to present original programs for our Guild. We have an excellent program chairman, Nita Brock, who manages to get designers like C.A. Wells, Merry Cox and Catherine Theron to bring their knowledge and creativity to us. If anyone is interested, write: OCSG, 1430 N. Antoinette Drive, LaHabra, CA 90631."
Some people may find this list a little more reliable than reading RCTN for keeping up to date with local news.
This list can also be used for travellers to Australia. You can post to the list, send mail to oz-stitch@uniq.com.au, for local info or ask if anyone would be interested in getting together.
To subscribe send a mail to majordomo@uniq.com.au with the words "subscribe oz-stitch" in the body of the mail.
The mailing list coordinator can be contacted directly at: oz-stitch-owner@uniq.com.au
Queen City Sampler Guild
Attn: membership
P.O. Box 46542
Cincinnati, OH 45246-0552
www.queencitysamplerguild.org
"I believe this guild has a wonderful, energetic membership and they are really providing quality programing. --Beverly Elzer
4140 Godwin Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23434
As an outgrowth of our weekly get togethers we have started a new Sampler Guild. The Sampler Band held its first meeting at the historic Riddick's Folly home in Suffolk, VA. Our next meeting is Dec.1,1996. Subsequent meetings will be held every other month on the first Sunday. Our dues are $10 a year. Any money left in the treasury at the end of the year will be donated to Riddick's Folly. We have only had one meeting so far, but lots has been planned....field trips, one major teacher a year, individually designed name tags, project to benefit the historic home, community awareness programs and much more. We are actively seeking members in the southside Virginia area that have a true interest in Needlework. We hope to have our own website soon! For further information email kbheins@juno.com
Elizabeth Talledo
1614 Ellenwood Drive
Roswell, GA 30075
Marcie Weiler, Editor
1420 E. 97th Avenue
Thornton, CO 80229-2265
e-mail--weilerb@ix.netcom.com
"Our Sampler Guild of the Rockies meets nine times a year, has lectures, demonstrations and some classes and lots of fun when we do Show and Share."
We have upwards of 80 members and we meet once a month. We have a program at each meeting that involve either lectures or teaching thru kits . We have a wonderful , diverse membership and, therefore a wealth of knowledge right at our fingertips . We boast,including myself , 5 designers and a couple of ladies who own a very fine shop called The Counting Bee . We have members who are fortunate enough to travel extensively and bring back and share their sampler "finds" from other countries. -- Valeri Vejrostek
Contact:
Cindy Correia
652 W. Ellery
Clovis, CA 93612
email: cindyc@tcoe.k12.ca.us
HomePage - Yahoo Club - Onelist message board
An informal stitching group devoted to the love of the needlearts. We meet once per month at various locations. Make new friends, share tips/techniques, ornament exchanges, rr's, and chat chat chat!
For more info please e-mail:
Susan at:
stitches@bellsouth.net
We're planning road-trips, a stitch-away, and mini-workshops. But now we're just having a great time stitching away. Our website is www.geocities.com/ilovetostitch. We don't have dues but take turns bringing refreshments. Come and join us as often as you like! Contact:
Gretchen Knapp at gknapp@mtco.com.
A teacher's guild is being organized by a needlework designer in Australia.
There is the potential of studying abroad and exchanging information with
needlework teachers the world-over. The main benefits in the guild are:
For more information about the Teacher's Guild, e-mail Allen Wilde at awilde@zed.access.net.au.
Laurie Knight, Editor
944 Thompson Way
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-4000
lknight@tez.net
Dues are $20.00/year for active membership, $15.00/year for associate membership
For information, contact: Karen Walter, 17691 Jersey St., Lake Milton, OH 44429.
© 2007 Theresa Venette. Articles on this site may be reproduced in needlework group newsletters or other handouts with permission of author and proper attribution. Send questions, comments and suggestions to: xspeddler@yahoo.com