Color Theory Workshop

On Saturday, April 18, 2015, the Chapter hosted a color theory workshop at House of Stitches in LaPorte, Indiana.

Marj led the group in an EGA Petite Project called Colorplay,

designed by Erica M. Cannon.

The class project involved identifying colors in overdyed threads,

and then choosing a color family that was 'missing' 

from the overdyed fibers along with two adjacent color families.

Members worked on a small project to see how colors change

when grouped with other colors, or stitched on different backgrounds.

This is Marj, Linda (owner of House of Stitches) and

Renee, NANI President.

And here are the participants, from left to right:

Amy, Becky, Claudia, Diana, Renee, Marj, Carol and Marge.

Everyone had a great time and learned a lot about color.

There may also have been some stash enhancement going on,

but that is just a rumor!

Two Important February Dates

Two important dates are coming up in February.

Flowers from my Needle Workshop

Our February 4, 2014 meeting is the deadline to sign up for Flowers from my Needle, our Spring workshop/luncheon.  The NANI and Waterfall Glen Chapters of the EGA are sponsoring this event, which will take place at Olympia Fields Country Club on May 3, 2014.  The fee is $84, which includes the canvaswork kit, workshop, a continental breakfast and buffet luncheon.  An optional wooden box to display the piece is $40.

This is the From Nancy's Needle design that we will be stitching, taught by Nancy herself.

This is the autumn colorway.

Stitch-in-Public Day

Our second important February date is Saturday, February 15, 2014:  Stitch-in-Public Day.  We will be at the Dyer-Schererville Branch of the Lake County (IN) Public Library, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway, Schererville from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Set-up is 9:00 a.m.  Come for an hour or stay all day long!  This is a fun stitch-in which we share with the public.  Hope to see you there.

For more information on either of the above events, please contact a NANI officer or Board member.

Challenge Project Deadline Extended

The deadline to register for the February Challenge project has been extended to Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Send your registration to Janet C by then. Checks should be made payable to NANI for $9. Pictured are the materials you will use in this challenge. Instructions, tips, guidance and encouragement also provided....Challenge your designing self! Stretch your imagination! Experiment with your stitching! Have lots of fun with this challenge! The big reveal of completed projects will be the October 2013 general meeting. Also watch Flying Fingers Plus throughout the month for more posts from January's Show and Tell and open stitch event. Happy Stitching NANI!

2013 classes listed ...

Class List - HERE

(I noticed a couple beading classes, etc.)

Visitor Information - HERE

Workshop

Ukrainian Embroidery 

Diamond Ornament

Please visit

The Southpaw Stitcher's Blog

for a recap of the day ; )

Ukrainian Embroidery Workshop

Updated 06/09/2012

Diamond Ornament

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Ukrainian Embroidery Workshop

Teacher:

*Terri Bay

In stitching this ornament, you will learn the basics of Ukrainian Whitework and the Mereshka Poltavska technique.  The ornament is approximately four inches square when finished, using 25-count linen +perle cotton.  

In class, we will learn the Mereshka, and discover the joys of the most often used stitch in Ukrainian Whitework - the eyelet!  As tension is critical in this style of needlework, use of a Q-snap or hoop is strongly advised.

The kit includes:  25-ct linen, perle cotton, needle + detailed instructions.

Students will need to bring:  In addition to usual stitching supplies, please bring a hoop or q-snap and sharp embroidery scissors.

Cost of workshop for kit and food:

$45.00 (members) 

$55.00 (non-members)

Workshop  Schedule

8:30 Registration

(Coffee + Danish)

9:00 Class begins

(Lunch:  Soup + Salad Bar)

(Afternoon Cookie Break)

Class ending around 3:45pm

Location: 

Briar Ridge Country Club

123 Country Club Drive

Schererville, IN

219.322.3660

Planning to attend?  NANI members:  Please send or give your $15.00 non-refundable deposit to PatB to reserve your spot.  Non-members:  The entire $55 workshop fee is due at the time of registration.  For more info on how to register, send an email here.  

The deadline to register is August 7, 2012.  The number of students is limited, so the sooner you reserve a spot the less likely it will be that the class is full.

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*Terry Bay has never met a needlework technique she didn't like.  Like so many others, she began with cross stitch + progressed into hardanger embroidery, pulled + drawn thread work, blackwork, Ukrainian whitework, Roumanian point lace, & many others.

Her designing was born out of frustration over the very small amount of printed works on Ukrainian embroidery.  A born teacher, Terri has a degree in Music Education form Indiana State University.  She has taught music + needlework in many forms, including her popular Ukrainian whitework classes at the Nordic Needle Retreat in Fargo, ND.

She is a member of the St. Paul Needleworkers Chapter of the EGA.  

She currently lives in Minnesota with her husband, three daughters, and a very tubby cat.

Per Nordic Needle Web site:

*  Terri Bay loves all types of needlework, but has a true passion for counted thread techniques. She adores Hardanger, Ukrainian and Pulled/Drawn Thread work. She also enjoys construction boxes and toys and is becoming quite fond of Romanian Point Lace. Terri lives in Minnesota with her husband and three daughters and a very tubby cat.

(Link Here to see photos of two projects Terry Bay designed and taught at Stitchers Retreat in 2010)

Stitched Piece and Photograph

by The Southpaw Stitcher

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Comments?  Questions?  

e-mail NANI.

Heartland Region

Heartland Region

hosting 

Chick-a Weekend

October 12-14, 2012

in Quincy, Illinois

Fall Workshop 

Classes include:

Beaded Embellished Scarf

Blackwork

Mini-Sampler

Spiral Beaded Bracelet

Huck Weaving

Registration Deadline:

September 8th

Registration

Form

Ukrainian Embroidery Workshop

Diamond Ornament

Workshop

Updated Information 

Direct Link:

http://needleartisans.blogspot.com/2012/04/ukrainian-embroidery-workshop.html

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Photograph and 

stitched piece

by The Southpaw Stitcher

Country Cupboard

Country Cupboard announcing
Amy Bruecken Stitchathon 2011

August 5th through August 7th

The Well
Congregation of St. Joseph
1515 W. Ogden Avenue
LaGrange Park, Illinois

contact Country Cupboard
14314 Beacon Ave.
Orland Park, Illinois 60462.
Phone: 708-460-7779
FAX: 708.226.8094
OrlandCupboard@aol.com

for more information

on the project + exclusive design for this event

Pulled Thread Workshop

(Information + photo from GLR Newsletter)

Jane Ellen Balzuweit will present Woven Ribbons, a pulled thread workshop, at the GLR Semiannual Meeting.

September 24, 2011
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Indianapolis Marriott East
Indianapolis, IN

Woven Ribbons (see photograph in the GLR June Newsletter)is worked on 25-count white Dub-lin linen in size 8 and 12 white pearl cotton.

The design fits a 3.5-inch Sudberry box, or may be fin-ished as a needlebook or pincushion.

In addition to the fabric (a six-inch square) + threads (10 yards each of the No. 8 and No. 12 pearls), the Woven Ribbons kit will include full instructions with a photo, and a needle.

Students should bring a 4- or 5-inch hoop. Kit cost is $13.50; teaching fee is $15.00 per student.

The registration form for Jane Ellen’s class is on page 9 of the GLR
June Newsletter

Deadline: August 4, 2011

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Those who participate in the class will have the benefit of experiencing Jane Ellen’s presentation, but they will also have permission to take the project home and teach it to their EGA chapters.

Jane Ellen asks only that instructions be purchased from her. Information on ordering will be available at the workshop.

Jane Ellen holds two teacher’s certifications with EGA: Pulled Thread and Counted Thread, and she is author of a current EGA correspondence course. She has taught at various Na-tional seminars and for Guilds across the United States and Canada. Jane Ellen has also taught ANG correspondence courses and cyber classes, and has designed for both Rainbow Gallery and Kreinik Thread companies. She was recognized in 2000 as the Great Lakes Region Educator of the Year. She owned and operated a needlework store for twenty-six years in Dayton, Ohio.

Workshop

Edited 3/12/2011:


Stitching for Autism
designed by Sue Reed
and sponsored by
the Massachusetts Chapter, ANG

Workship will be held:
Saturday
April 30th
9am - 3pm

Janet's Clubhouse aka The Gerogetown Homes Clubhouse
3800 Georgetown Court
Hammond, IN

Sign-up Deadline: March 15th



100% of the net proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks, an organization benefiting children with Autism.

Needlepoint Kit Fee: $41.00
Scissor Fob: $15.00

Please note:
If you are not stitching the Autism Project,
you are welcome to come to the clubhouse and stitch.
Bring your own project + enjoy the day.
ALSO, please bring your own lunch + beverage.
The clubhouse has a refrigerator, microwave, etc. available for our use.



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Project information + additional details, in the
Flying Fingers newsletter.

Questions? Comments?
Contact Karol or Beth
or e-mail Needle Artisans

Lake Michigan Sampler Guild

Joanne Harvey Workshop:
Elizabeth Taylor
Date/Time: 04/09/2011 1:00 - 4:00


Joanne Harvey Workshop:
Betsy Davis
04/09/2011 8:30 - 11:30

Per their website:

"Joanne Harvey Workshops and Lecture
Detailed information on the April Joanne Harvey Workshops
is now available including pictures.

The workshops are Elizabeth Taylor and Betsy Davis
Deadline for registration is Feb. 26th.

Details are also available on the lecture Joanne will be presenting at our April 10th Guild meeting
titled "Desiring them to see my Daughter Elizabeth be brought up to her needle”.

For further information
Web Site LINK HERE

Vote at August meeting

Karol J presented this change at the General meeting to our Policy and Procedure for workshops:

Current:
15.A. Chapter workshops (one or two day weekend workshops) registration fee must cover all costs of the workshop, including kit fees.

Proposed:
15.A Chapter workshops (one or two day weekend workshops) registration fee may cover all costs of the workshop, including kit fees. TheGuild as a whole on a workshop by workshop basis may vote to subsidize part of the workshop cost such as teaching fees and travel expenses.

We will be voting on this at the August meeting.

Our Members Share

BarbB, NancyH, PatL, CindyL, & CherylM took a week-end class sponsored by Tomorrow’s Heirlooms Needlework.
This was a Shepherd's Bush class. Teri & Tina designed a rather large sampler & a cute pincushion for the event.
More pictures can be found on the Bush Blog; Cindy's Blog, Random Stitching Ramblings; and Coni's Blog Spinster Stitcher.

Thx PatL for sharing your photo! Can hardly wait to see the needlework : )
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For those stitching, or thinking to stitch the Blackbird sampler, Petites Lettres Rouges, remember to send in your photo by April 27th.
If you are trying to decide what fibers to use, there are a couple on-line resources that might be helpful. DMC Color Card and DMC Descriptions of Color FamiliesDigital Color Card for Anchor floss
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TIP: For those of you new to blogging, there are links in the sentences which take you directly to on-line web sites, blogs, etc. When you see different color print (on this blog it is bronze) - put your mouse arrow on the lettering & click.
If you are interested in creating your own blog, or enjoy reading needlework blogs, check out Big Blog of Stitching Blogs