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Akhmim, Egypt 5000 years of textiles art
Musée des Métiers d'Art du Québec 615, avenue Sainte-Croix arrondissement de Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada -
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LCSG/GTAL 50th Anniversary Exhibition
Stewart Hall 176 Chemin Bord-du-Lac, Pointe-Claire, QC, CanadaThe Lakeshore Creative Stitchery Guild celebrated its 50th season in 2021/2022. We marked this wonderful milestone with various events throughout the season and will cap it off with a gold-themed exhibition taking place September 17-18 at Stewart Hall, 176 Lakeshore Road, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9S 4K7. Free admission. Open 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and 1 pm to 4 pm Sunday.
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LCSG/GTAL 50th Anniversay Exhibition
Stewart Hall 176 Chemin Bord-du-Lac, Pointe-Claire, QC, CanadaThe Lakeshore Creative Stitchery Guild celebrated its 50th season in 2021/2022. We marked this wonderful milestone with various events throughout the season and will cap it off with a gold-themed exhibition taking place September 17-18 at Stewart Hall, 176 Lakeshore Road, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9S 4K7. Free admission. Open 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and 1 pm to 4 pm Sunday.
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CGNA Needle Arts Fair
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 734 Montreal St, Kingston, ON, CanadaHeld Together by Stitching is a needle arts exhibition and sale. The popular Cataraqui Guild of Needle Arts fair returns after two years of COVID absence. It features merchants, demonstrations, door prizes, and lunch is available. Check the website to see the merchants who will be on-site for your needlework and related shopping.
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Speaker Series: Naomi Smith
GoTo MeetingPlease join us this year for a free series of webinars featuring an interesting collection of needlecraft artisans. First in the series is an Indigenous artist and educator, Naomi Smith, of Black Tulip Designs.
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Speakers Series: Isabella Rosner: Early Quaker Needlework
Zoom WebinarThis event is open to EAC/ACB members, first-come-first-served. Please ask your chapter executive or check the January issue of eThreads for the registration information and link. 11 a.m. Pacific, 12 p.m. Mountain, 1 p.m. Central, 2 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Atlantic, 3:30 p.m. Newfoundland Isabella is working towards becoming a textile curator after completing her Ph.D., a dream sparked by her internships and positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fitzwilliam Museum, and Colonial Williamsburg. Her passion for making historic objects accessible to all led her to create Sew What? a podcast about historic needlework and those who stitched it. Isabella writes, directs, produces, and hosts the podcast, which has thus far had 62 episodes, including discussions about Gee’s bend quilts, mourning hairwork, Māori weaving, schoolgirl samplers, and interviews with textile historians, makers, researchers, and museum professionals. Sew What? has had three formal seasons and is now releasing one-off episodes less regularly. In addition to her Ph.D. and podcast work, Isabella manages the social media presence of Witney Antiques, Britain’s leading antique dealership of historical needlework and textiles. Isabella manages Witney’s Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, in addition to running a successful Twitter account dedicated to her research and objects of interest and an Instagram account celebrating embroidery from all regions and time periods. She is currently co-curating an exhibition and co-authoring a book with Rebecca Scott of Witney Antiques.
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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.
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Speakers Series: Ephemera and Needlework Design with Rebecca Ringquist
Zoom WebinarJoin 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.
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Speakers Series: Kathy Andrews, The Unbroken Thread
Zoom WebinarElizabethan 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 Time The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608 is a collection of handwritten notes and drawings. Thomas Trevelyon, a London craftsman of whom little is known, created his miscellany when he was about 60. The Miscellany is best known for a series of embroidery designs, which have become a treasure trove for embroiderers and costume designers. Unpainted motifs of carnations, roses, cowslips and columbine or acorn and oak leaves indicate Trevelyon might have had a career in textile design! We will see a facsimile of the Miscellany and explore the embroidery designs within. Participants will see both current and Elizabethan examples of embroidered pieces taken from the designs of Trevelyon. We will explore the Miscellany online at the Folger Library in Washington, DC, and those resources will be shared with participants. Kathy Andrews is a textile artist and embroidery teacher who works with students of all abilities, teaching them the techniques and the joy of hand embroidery. With her enthusiasm for stitch and encouraging classroom atmosphere, she is a sought-after teacher of embroidery. Kathy has taught at EGA National Seminars, for EGA chapters in the USA, and globally in her many online courses. Her popular and engaging lectures are in demand both in person and on Zoom. She received her Certificate of Technical Hand Embroidery with Merit from the Royal School of Needlework and her City and Guilds Certificate in Design and Stitched Textiles. Her work has been exhibited at the Knitting and Stitching Show in London and Harrogate, UK and Dublin, Ireland, at the William Morris Gallery, London, at Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire, UK and at Wrightwick Manor, Staffordshire, UK. Kathy is a member of the Cedar Valley Chapter of the EGA, the EGA Fiber Forum, the Textile Society of America, the Minnesota Needleworkers Guild, the Stan Hywet Needleworkers Guild and the Columbia Fiber Arts Guild. She and her husband are the third generation to live in the family home in rural Iowa.
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Speakers Series: Stumpwork Then & Now: Celeste Chalasani
Zoom WebinarThis 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 was practiced in the 17th century to how it has evolved. We'll see photos of museum pieces to show the different characteristics of the historical stumpwork practice, how the art evolved, and compare it to the work of contemporary artists, including Celeste's own. Teaching Stumpwork is a labour of love for me. I am passionate about sharing what I know. I approach teaching from the understanding that different people learn in different ways. I strive to provide clear written instructions with step-by-step colour photos, orally explain the technique with colour-coded visual aids, demonstrate stitches and techniques, and work one-on-one with each student as they practice their techniques. Celeste Chalasani Celeste first learned embroidery, sewing and crochet as a young child from her grandmother. Her passion for stumpwork was sparked when she joined EGA in 1999. A lifelong learner, she completed the City & Guilds Level 1 and 2 Certificate in Design and Craft Stumpwork distance courses under the tutelage of Chris Hammacott. She has also taken classes through EGA with Chris Berry, Judy Jeroy, Jane Nicholas, and Marsha Papay-Gomola. Celeste Chalasani is a graduate of the National Academy of Needlearts (NAN) Teachers’ Certification Program specializing in stumpwork. Her piece “Tidal Treasures” was accessioned into the NAN Permanent Collection at the Gregg School of Art & Design at North Carolina State University. Celeste was the featured Designer Across America in the March 2015 issue of Needle Arts and her project “Christmas Rose” was in the December 2016 issue of Needle Arts. Celeste’s article on the history of stumpwork and supplemental project, “The Dragon,” was published in Piecework Magazine’s March/April 2013 issue. Celeste has taught extensively for the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA) at chapter workshops, regional and national seminars, and for the National Academy of Needlearts. She currently teaches an online class for Craftsy and an Individual Correspondence Course on Stumpwork for EGA. Celeste designed and donated her “Poppy Remembrance Pin” in 2019 to EGA’s National Outreach Project supporting America’s wounded service members. You can find Celeste online at her website.
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Speakers Series: Hanny Newton
Zoom WebinarMetal 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 Pacific Standard Time Hanny Newton creates bespoke hand-stitched pieces using gold, silver and copper threads by applying her creative approach to historical goldwork embroidery techniques. Her passion lies in exploring ways embroidery, print and embellishment can combine to create unique, beautiful textile artworks. She has recently worked on large-scale projects with clients such as Artelier Art Consultants. She loves collaborating with her clients to create that perfect one-off piece or collection for a project that brings a concept to life with imagination and highly crafted attention to detail. Hanny is known for her contemporary approach to metal thread embroidery. Since studying at the Royal School of Needlework (2013), she has been fascinated by the inherent qualities of metal threads. She deeply believes in the importance of innovation and self-expression to keep crafts alive. From her studio in Shropshire, UK, she works primarily with interior designers and art consultants to create projects for hotels, restaurants and private residences internationally.
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Members’ Exhibition
Victoria Inn, Winnipeg 1808 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaThe 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 be a highlight of this year's show. You'll find this treasurer trove of beautiful embroidery in rooms Centennial 3, 4 and 5 at Victoria Inn.
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