CGNA Display at Gananoque Museum
The Cataraqui Guild of Needle Arts (CGNA) of Kingston, Ontario, is participating in Gananoque’s 1000 Islands History Museum‘s “From Away” display until June 2024. Our display includes whitework, blackwork, canvaswork, cross stitch, surface embroidery and Hapsburg lace. Several of our members also belong to the Kingston Heirloom Quilters, who made the tulip quilt (shown from the back) behind the CGNA display you see in the photo. An article about the show is included in the December issue of CGNA’s Gilding the Needle, pages 12 and 13, with more general information in the Gananoque Reporter’s December 24 article, “History Museum brings in fibre arts exhibit From Away.”   If you are in the area, be sure to drop in and see this wonderful exhibit. You’ll be glad you did! Submitted by Cataraqui Guild of Needle Arts, written by Kristeen Kristensen
Instagram Identifier Inspiration
We all need them, we all make them! Let’s see yours! Share your name tag on Instagram. St. John’s Guild of Embroiderers is running an EAC/ACB members’ only contest on Instagram. No worries if you don’t have Instagram — you can just send images in an email to Susan Furneaux at susanfurneaux(insert the @ symbol in place of this statement)gmail.com. At the end of September, a small prize will be awarded to one entry drawn from all submissions received. Good luck! Susan is looking forward to hearing from you. If You Have an Instagram Account If you have Instagram, the Insta is @embroiderystjohns. You can load pictures on and tag @embroiderystjohns to enter. The hashtags for the nametags are #embroiderednametag and #handembroiderednametag. If You Don’t Have an Instagram Account Send an image of your nametag with your pins, bits, and bobs attached. Include who designed it, its technique and how old it is. You can also add any anecdotes you like! Have more than one nametag? Enter twice or three times if you are that organized. Other than your first name and the info above, you will only be mentioned if you want to be tagged. If so, send along your Instagram account.