Feb 12th and 13th - Special - Blackwork Nametag

Learning to Love Blackwork

Materials for this project:

   -   Cotton floss (select your own colors) The stitched piece looks like they used 5 different colors - 3 reds, 2 lavenders and 1 teal blue. We will have a variety of floss available at the meeting or you can bring 5 colors of your own choice
   -  cream 32-count linen or ground of your choice at 10"x10"
   -  The finished design area is 5 1/4" x 5 3/4" approximately using the 32-count linen. The size will vary with different thread counts.
   -  Embroidery hoop
   -  Usual stitching supplies

This project was desgned by Linda Dorrill to teach double running stitch to the Chattanooge Chapter, EGA.  You can access a picture of the project on the EGA website at http://www.egausa.org

Enter the Member area (in the left column) and you will need to enter the Log In information: Login: WEareEGA    Password: Select
If you wish to do this project, please bring your own copy since its copyright protection prohibit us from copying it.

March 21st - Saturday - Walnut purses

Students should bring:
   -  2 perfect walnut halves
   -  4" embroidery hoop
   -  Needles: #10 crewel, #12 sharpes/applique, large yarn darner, #18 chenille
   -  Bring your favorite green 6-stranded cotton color

A small kit containing the rest of the materials will be provided.

Hearts for Ronald McDonald House

The Ronald McDonald Hosue, Florida Hospital has asked us for some help in decorating their remodeled kitchen. There is a very plan wall that needs some decoratiosn and CFC/EGA can make it look gorgeous. The Board has decided this would make a wonderful outreach to our community and let us show just what beautiful works of art we can create.
We would like members to use needle and thread and their imagination to create whateer you wish. We only ask that you use the heart shape as your template. Feel free to make it larger or smaller, use any material and any stitchingmethod. When you are done write up a simple sheet on materials used, threads, and instructions to be put in a book we hope to publish. The heart shape to use was included in the newsletter.

We ask that you deliver them to our May meeting so we can have it finished, delivered to the Ronald McDonald House and make that wall something special.

Why the Ronald McDonald House? The house was built over 10 years ago as a home away from home for families of ill children. When it was built, EGA donated many pieces of beautiful works stitched by our members. Those works of art are still on display in the hallways for everyone to enjoy.

If you have any questions feel free to send me an email or give me a call. Mary Linda Gracel, [email protected].