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General Information

EAC/ACB courses are correspondence courses. This means that interaction between students and counsellors is by mail, email or, in the case of cyber courses, by online posts with email notifications. We offer three types of courses: cyber courses, project courses and technique study courses.

Technique Study Courses offer distance learning opportunities to enrolled students in their chosen needlework techniques. Our Course Registrar will assign a counsellor to the individual or group of students. These courses are available for canvas, counted thread, crewel and metal thread.

Basic courses offer the fundamentals of the technique in six lessons to be completed over 12 months. Intermediate and advanced levels provide a greater in-depth study of the technique and are completed over 18 months.

We offer courses at a variety of levels. We mark our courses as basic/beginner, intermediate or advanced, defined as follows:

EAC/ACB courses are available to members only. If you are not a current member, please apply online before registering for a course. You will require your membership number to be able to register for a course.

Technique Study Courses


Projects

Projects provide a project with clear instructions and stitch diagrams unavailable commercially.  Individuals or groups can take the Projects. These projects can be used as a workshop or program within your local Chapter.  These project-oriented courses are offered in various embroidery styles and range from three to twelve months.  

  • No prerequisites are required for projects.
  • Members may sign up for these courses at any time for the specified fee, as posted in the course description.
  • Once registration is complete, the registrar will send a welcome letter, receipt (if applicable), registration letter, procedures regarding projects, library information, a listing of available stores to purchase supplies, evaluation forms, privacy statement and full course text.
  • A select group of projects offered by EAC/ACB are owned by the author. Registration information is sent to the author/counsellor, who is responsible for sending out all project information and kit (if purchased). The timeframe that these courses are available is posted on the website in the project description.
  • Students can email the counsellor at any time (within the assigned completion timeframe) with questions about the project.
  • No refunds will be given after registration is completed.
  • The recommended time for completion is indicated on the project documents.
  • Extensions should be discussed between the student and the counsellor. Once an extension is granted, the counsellor notifies the registrar.
  • The student will receive a certificate from the counsellor when the project is completed satisfactorily and within the proposed completion time.
  • If the student wishes their name to be posted in Embroidery Canada, the evaluation form and privacy statement must be mailed or scanned and emailed to the education director.

Cyber Projects

Cyber Projects are similar to Projects, with the advantages of working and sharing online with a group that can be close to you or across the country and beyond.  Many of these projects have been taught at past seminars, giving all EAC/ACB members a chance to learn while working on a seminar-quality course.