Annual General Meeting
Zoom WebinarAll EAC/ACB members are invited to the online AGM. Information will be emailed to members before the meeting with the invitation and links to the materials for review.
All EAC/ACB members are invited to the online AGM. Information will be emailed to members before the meeting with the invitation and links to the materials for review.
Join fellow EAC/ACB members to find how items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed, originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity, influence Rebecca's design process.
Elizabethan Embroidery and the Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608 This event is free for EAC/ACB members. Members, sign in to My EAC/Mon ACB to register for this presentation. 4:30 pm Newfoundland Standard Time 4 pm Atlantic Standard Time 3 pm Eastern Standard Time 2 pm Central Standard Time 1 pm Mountain Standard Time noon Pacific Standard […]
This event is free for EAC/ACB members. Members, sign in to My EAC/Mon ACB to register for this presentation. 4:30 pm Newfoundland Standard Time 4 pm Atlantic Standard Time 3 pm Eastern Standard Time 2 pm Central Standard Time 1 pm Mountain Standard Time noon Pacific Standard Time Celeste Chalasani will compare stumpwork as it […]
Metal Threads: A Creative Approach to Line, Flow and Drawing This event is free for EAC/ACB members. Members, sign in to My EAC/Mon ACB to register for this presentation. 4:30 pm Newfoundland Standard Time 4 pm Atlantic Standard Time 3 pm Eastern Standard Time 2 pm Central Standard Time 1 pm Mountain Standard Time noon […]
The 2023 EAC/ACB Members' Exhibition will be held during Seminar 2023. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of preserving traditional techniques and promoting new challenges in the art of embroidery through education and networking. This year's exhibition will showcase recent embroideries stitched by EAC/ACB members. The Leonida Leatherdale Award for Innovation in Embroidery will […]
The 2023 EAC/ACB Members' Exhibition will be held during Seminar 2023. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of preserving traditional techniques and promoting new challenges in the art of embroidery through education and networking. This year's exhibition will showcase recent embroideries stitched by EAC/ACB members. The Leonida Leatherdale Award for Innovation in Embroidery will […]
The 2023 EAC/ACB Members' Exhibition will be held during Seminar 2023. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of preserving traditional techniques and promoting new challenges in the art of embroidery through education and networking. This year's exhibition will showcase recent embroideries stitched by EAC/ACB members. The Leonida Leatherdale Award for Innovation in Embroidery will […]
The 2023 EAC/ACB Members' Exhibition will be held during Seminar 2023. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of preserving traditional techniques and promoting new challenges in the art of embroidery through education and networking. This year's exhibition will showcase recent embroideries stitched by EAC/ACB members. The Leonida Leatherdale Award for Innovation in Embroidery will […]
The Simcoe County Museum is proud to host the 2023 Simcoe County Quilt, Rug & Artisan Fair. Whether you’re a veteran, a beginner or just curious, there will be something for everyone to see as local artisans’ guilds display their handicrafts and demonstrate traditional crafts like embroidery, quilting, spinning, weaving, rug hooking, pottery, lacemaking and […]
The Simcoe County Museum is proud to host the 2023 Simcoe County Quilt, Rug & Artisan Fair. Whether you’re a veteran, a beginner or just curious, there will be something for everyone to see as local artisans’ guilds display their handicrafts and demonstrate traditional crafts like embroidery, quilting, spinning, weaving, rug hooking, pottery, lacemaking and […]
The Simcoe County Museum is proud to host the 2023 Simcoe County Quilt, Rug & Artisan Fair. Whether you’re a veteran, a beginner or just curious, there will be something for everyone to see as local artisans’ guilds display their handicrafts and demonstrate traditional crafts like embroidery, quilting, spinning, weaving, rug hooking, pottery, lacemaking and […]
Salley Mavor will talk about her journey as an artist who tells stories with three-dimensional embroidery. The presentation will cover a wide range of creative endeavours, from illustration to doll-making to stop-motion animation, demonstrating that there are no limits to what can be expressed with a needle and thread! This is an opportunity to take […]
Join EAC/AC President Terri Briggs on Sunday, October 22, at 3 p.m. Eastern to share your stitching and ideas on improving our organization. To help answer questions, other board members will attend this hour-long Zoom get-together. Please log in to My EAC/Mon ACB to register in Zoom. 4:30 pm Newfoundland Time 4 pm Atlantic Time 3 […]
Stitches of Our Lives Retreat is where like-minded individuals come to stitch, learn and meet others. It is being held November 10 - 12th in beautiful downtown Kingston. Come for a day or a weekend. Enjoy your day(s) relaxing while you stitch in a well-lit ballroom with friends, new and old. Bring your unfinished projects, […]
Marie-Renée Otis is a textile artist — her chosen medium of expression is art embroidery and the overarching goal of her artistic work is to add beauty to the world. In her presentation, Marie-Renée will share the beginnings of her creative adventure with art embroidery and the various stages of her technical evolution; she will […]
Needle: first instrument of learning in the hand. Female education: a privilege, not a right and unequal. Lianne explores the significance of antique samplers in understanding the historical role of women and girls in education. She will share how knowledge and skills were transmitted through needlework in traditional and nontraditional subjects during a time when education […]
Isn’t it amazing how one experience can lead to new ideas and opportunities that unfold into creative and unexpected explorations? A month-long art residency allowed Susan to dive deeply into textile books and scroll-making with paints, dyes, stitches and more. She will take us to Iceland, introduce us to the residency concept and share her […]
There are forms of embroidery that are special in Japan. They are highly respected art forms. Japanese traditional surface embroidery is adapted from Chinese embroidery, which has been practiced in Japan for more than 1600 years. It is an art form found in kimono and other textile arts. Rozashi is embroidery that is unique to […]
The annual general meeting will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2024, through Zoom. 3:30 pm Newfoundland Time 3:00 pm Atlantic Time 2:00 pm Eastern Time 1:00 pm Central Time noon Mountain Time 11:00 am Pacific Time Make sure you log in to My EAC/Mon ACB to register for the meeting and access the links to […]
Bojagi (Korean Wrapping Cloths) are pieced together from small scraps of cloth. It is the most unique form of Korean textile art. Bojagi occupied a prominent place in the daily lives of Koreans of all classes. They were used to wrap or carry everything from precious ritual objects to everyday clothes and common household goods […]
Karen Selk will be presenting her story of learning about wild silk and the people who rear and care for the silkworms and make the silk. This event is free for EAC/ACB members. Members, log in to My EAC/Mon ACB, after April 1, to register for this Karen's presentation on Saturday, May 4, 2024. […]
EAC/ACB board meetings are open to all EAC/ACB members. Please get in touch with the secretary to be added to the list of attendees so arrangements can be made to accommodate everyone who wants to attend. If you have questions about the board meetings or the minutes, please contact the EAC/ACB Secretary or another board member.
ON NOW: The Cataraqui Guild of Needle Arts is participating in the “From Away” display until June 2024. The display, in Gananoque, Ontario, includes whitework, blackwork, canvaswork, cross stitch, surface embroidery and Hapsburg lace.
ON NOW: Marie-Renée Otis has a solo exhibition on now and running until June 2. The exhibition, titled Pistes d’éternity, Marie-Renée Otis, Art Embroidery, is in Nicolet, near Drummondville, Québec.