Dear Stitcher,

Pack your stitchin bags! The Tip of Texas Chapter looks forward to welcoming you to Sugar Land,
Texas for the Gone Stitchin SCR Seminar 2017. This is the first time our chapter is hosting a
seminar on our own, and we're doing it from a distance of 350 miles to the seminar location.

The seminar is returning to the fantastic Marriott Sugar Land Town Square! There's lots of room for
our seminar plus easy access to shopping and local restaurants, all within walking distance.

Our seminar kicks off with Region Day on Wednesday afternoon with an educational presentation by
Dr. Tricia Wilson Nguyen, an MIT graduate with degrees in material science and engineering, and
who is the founder of the Thistle Threads. She is currently working in a field called Electronic Textiles
and is teaching the online course, Cabinet of Curiosities, throughout 2016. She will be speaking to us
about 17th Century Casket Boxes. These boxes were designed and stitched by young women to
demonstrate their mastery of needlework. After Tricia's presentation, you may choose from several
mini classes, which are listed on the Registration Form. And later we will have Merchandise Night,
where you can see (and purchase!) the different vendors' stitching wares.

Our classes start on Thursday and will run through Saturday. We are offering 3-day, 2-day and 1-day
opportunities for you to learn new techniques or perfect old ones. On Friday night we will be hosting
the Seminar Banquet where we will be celebrating another successful SCR seminar with our EGA
stitching family.

Mark your calendar now, start making your plans, and pack your bags to join us at the Gone Stitchin
SCR Seminar 2017.

See you in June 2017!

Tami Cowen
SCR Seminar 2017 Chair

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 REGISTRATION INFORMATION PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
(Click HERE to print the Registration Form)

REGISTRATION ON LINE: Print out both pages of the form, fill them in, scan them and email them to
the registrar.

REGISTRATION BY MAIL: You may mail your registration form to the registrar. If you wish to have
your class assignment sent to you by mail please include a stamped self-addressed envelope.

EARLY REGISTRATION: All registrations postmarked before July 15, 2016 will be considered First
Day registrations.

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: Every effort will be made to place registrants in their choice of classes.
Class assignments will be mailed by October 1, 2016 and will include billing for any remaining
registration fees, kit fees, and adjustments. All fees will be due no later than February 1, 2017. Failure
to pay by this date will result in cancellation of class assignments.

CLASS CHANGES: All change requests must be submitted to the registrar in writing/email. Changes
requested after April 1, 2017 will incur a $50.00 administrative fee. No fee will be assessed for adding
classes or meal tickets. All changes are subject to availability and must be completed by May 1,
2017.

MEALS: Meal tickets may be purchased for guests and/or volunteers to attend lunches and the
banquet. Favors will be distributed at meals upon submission of a meal ticket. Favors for those not
attending a meal may be picked up at the information desk after the meal, upon presentation of a
meal ticket. Favors will not be mailed.

REGION DAY FREE LECTURE: Dont miss Tricia Nguyens lecture on Wednesday afternoon from
1:00-3:00. In order to ensure adequate seating, please indicate on the Registration Form whether you
plan to attend.

MERCHANDISE NIGHT: Tables are $60.00 for this event. See information in the brochure and sign
up on the registration form.

TEACHERS SHOWCASE: This event is open to all teachers who wish to display their work. Sign up
on the registration form.

CLASS SELECTION AND PROFICIENCY LEVELS: To help you select a class, please be familiar
with the following EGA proficiency-level definitions:

BASIC: No experience with the technique being taught is necessary.

INTERMEDIATE: Knowledge of basic stitches, materials, and their use in the technique being
taught is required.
ADVANCED: Ability to execute simple and difficult stitches in the technique is required. The
student also should have knowledge of color design that will allow exploration and creativity.
ALL LEVELS: Class is suitable for all levels.

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REGISTRATION FEES:

$60.00 DUE WITH REGISTRATION FOR ALL ATTENDEES (EGA AND NON-EGA MEMBERS)
AND NONREFUNDABLE.

$65.00 ADDITIONAL FEE FOR NON-EGA MEMBERS DUE WITH REGISTRATION AND
NONREFUNDABLE. This can be applied to a one-year membership in the Tip of Texas Chapter
EGA.

FACILITIES FEE: Required for attendees not staying at the hotel. $100.00

CLASS FEES for 3 FULL DAYS Each of these 4 options include lunch on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, and the banquet on Friday night:

3 days of classes - $375.00

2 days of classes and 1 day Studio Time - $360.00
1 day of class and 2 days Studio Time - $345.00
3 days of Studio Time - $330.00

FEE FOR ONE DAY OF CLASS: $230.00 includes lunch the day of class only. If you wish to
attend other meals you may purchase additional tickets.

FEE FOR TWO DAYS OF CLASSES: $280.00 includes lunches on both days of class only. If you
wish to attend other meals you may purchase additional tickets.

MINI CLASSES WEDNESDAY: $25.00 includes kit fee. (Does not include any meals).

CLASS FEES DO NOT INCLUDE KIT FEES. After your registration is confirmed, initial registration
fees are paid and classes are assigned, you will be notified of kit fees and how to pay them. Failure
to pay kit fees by the due date will result in your registration being cancelled.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

You may pay any and all fees by check made out to SCR Seminar 2017.

If you wish to pay by credit card, we will have a terminal available at the 2016 SCR Seminar. You
may also include your credit card information on your registration form, please show your name the
way it is written on your credit card.

Marilyn White
Registrar: EGA SCR Seminar 2017
1404 Mulberry Lane,
Brownsville, TX 78520
registrar@scr2017semianr.org
Phone: 956-371-1077

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 EGA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION SEMINAR 2017
GONE STITCHIN
June 7 10, 2017

REGISTRATION FORM PAGE ONE (Please Print)

Name__________________________________ Name Tag Name________________________

Roommate(s)_______________________________________________________________

EGA#________________ Chapter Name____________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

City______________________________________ State_________ Zip ___________________

Day Phone (_____)______________________ Night Phone (_____)______________________

Cell Phone (_____)_______________________ E-Mail_________________________________

Emergency Info: Name______________________________ Relationship________________

Day Phone(____)__________ Night Phone (____)__________ Cell Phone (____)___________

I release the Embroiderers Guild of America, Inc. (EGA), the South Central Region (SCR), and the Tip of Texas
Chapter (TOT EGA) from any liability for theft, property damage or personal injury while participating in or
attending any or all functions and meetings of EGA SCR Seminar 2017.

Signature:_______________________________________________ Date:_________________

(The Registration Form can be scanned and emailed, or it can be sent by U.S. mail)

Teacher Showcase. . . . FREE . . . ______ Yes ______ No

CLASS SELECTION:

Wednesday Mini Class Choose 1 or None

Wednesday Class# Class Title Teacher
First Choice
Second Choice
Third Choice

Thursday & Friday Choose a 3-day class, 2-day class, Studio Time or None
Thurs/Fri Class # Class Title Teacher
First Choice
Second Choice
Third Choice

Saturday Choose either the last day of 3-day class, 1 day class, Studio Time or None
Saturday Class# Class Title Teacher
First Choice
Second Choice
Third Choice

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 EGA-SCR SEMINAR 2017
REGISTRATION FORM PAGE TWO (Please Print)

Name____________________________________________________________ Date___________

Registration Fee: Due with Registration Non-Refundable Fee $ 60.00

Non-EGA Member: Due with Registration Additional Non-Refundable Fee $ 65.00
(Check if you wish to apply to TOTEGA membership________

TOTAL REGISTRATION FEE $ __________

Class Fee (Based on first class choices) select one:
CLASS FEE $ __________
Fee for attending any combination of 3 days of classes or Studio Time includes 3 Lunches and 1
banquet

3 day class $ 375.00

2 day class + 1 day Studio Time $ 360.00
1 day class + 2 day Studio Time $ 345.00
3 day Studio Time $ 330.00
Fee for attending 2 day class with 2 lunches $ 280.00
Fee for attending 1 day class with 1 lunch $ 230.00
Add Mini Class Fee (Wednesday Afternoon) $25.00 $ ______
Facility Fee
Required for attendees NOT staying at the Seminar Hotel (Not required $ 100.00 $ __________
for those taking only a 1-day class
Lunch/Banquet Ticket
(for guests or not included in seminar package)
Lunch: $ 40.00 ea $ __________
Number per day(s) Thurs____Fri____Sat____
Friday Night Banquet: Number_____ $ 70.00 ea $ __________

Merchandise Night Table - $60.00 $ __________

Number of Tables: ______
Teachers Showcase Table - $ 0 $ ____-0-____
Number of Tables: ______
FREE LECTURE Patricia Nguyen Please check if you plan to attend _______
All registration correspondence will be sent via e-mail. If you prefer to use the US $ __________
Postal Service, please add $2.00
GRAND TOTAL (does NOT include kit fees) $ __________
If you must cancel, your class and kit fees will be refunded until April 1, 2017. After this date
there will be NO refunds. Kits will be distributed or kit fee refunded solely at the discretion of
the teacher.
Payment is due November 1, 2016
If you wish to pay in installments, you must pay of the total by November 1, 2016.
The remaining payment is due by February 1, 2017.
I wish to pay in installments . . . . Check here ______
Credit Card:
(Visa/MasterCard Only) Card#_________________________ Exp Date________
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Name as it appears on your

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 Pack your bags and runaway to Sugar Land for the
"Gone Stitchin' SCR Seminar 2017!
Enjoy outstanding classes and teachers, delicious food, shopping,
and a big Texas WELCOME!

Located in the heart of the vibrant Sugar Land Town Square, the Marriott Town Square
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/housl-sugar-land-marriott-town-square/
is within walking distance to over 300 stores and 50 restaurants.
Local attractions include:

Sugar Land Town Square

Sugar Land Ice and Sports Center
Reliant Park
Minute Maid Park
First Colony Mall
Galleria Mall
Downtown Aquarium
Houston Museum District
Toyota Center
Bayou Place

Rate is $153.00 per night. (Hotel room rates are quoted per room per night and are
subject to applicable state and local taxes at time of check in.)

METHOD OF RESERVATIONS

Reservations can be made by calling Marriott Brand Reservations at 800-Marriott (1-

800-228-9290). Individuals must identify themselves as being with the group, SCR
Seminar 2017, at the time the reservation is made in order to receive the special group
rate. Where available, reservations may also be made on-line by booking through the
World Wide Web.
(NOTE: THE WEB LINK FOR THE SPECIAL GROUP RATE FOR THIS EVENT
WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2016...WE'LL ADD THE LINK
HERE WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE FROM THE HOTEL)

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 Class Number 301

Class Title: Empire of the Sun

Teacher: Toni Gerdes

This is an elegant kimono based on the

Japanese flag design with its traditional
rays. In this intermediate level class, you will
create beautiful shaded rays in your choice of a
wine/beige colorway on eggshell congress cloth
or a teal/gray colorway on light gray congress
cloth. At the top of the design representing the
sun you will make a beaded half circle filled with
a wide assortment of beads to create a lush,
rich sun. The beads will spill over onto the
kimono to trickle down the back and add
sparkle to the rays. The design size is
approximately 9" x 12". The rays along with the
background are stitched in stranded Soie
Cristale silk and a beautiful metallic Bijoux.

Technique: Canvas Work Design Area: 9" x 12"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 95.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Line drawn congress cloth, all threads including Soie Cristale & Waterlilies silks,
Bijoux metallic, bead soup, and needles.

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 Class Number 302

Class Title: The Partridge and the Pear Tree

Teacher: Sylvia Murariu

The design is hand painted on paper, then

transferred to the canvas. Includes a variety of
techniques, such as needle felting, canvas
work, Romanian Point Lace, leather
padding. This lovely design can be framed or
used to embellish a purse.

Class goals:
Students will practice the stitches on a practice
piece before working on the actual project.
Students will experiment with a large variety of
stitches and techniques: crocheted cord, needle
felting, needle lace, beading, padding.
Stitches: Wheat Ear, Chain, Back, Stem, French knot, Beading, Couching and
Canvas stitches: Smyrna cross stitch, One way couching, Diagonal and Oblong, Mirror
Satin, Chevron.

Technique: Mixed Media Design Area: 6" x 6"

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $ 85.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Instructions, pattern already transferred on Congress cloth, handmade cord, DMC
Cebelia threads size 20, a variety of DMC embroidery floss, memory wire, rove for needle felting,
beads, sequins, metallic gold and copper, Madeira threads, padding material, golden copper leather,
needles and a practice design and crocheted cord to practice the technique and the stitches.

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 Class Number 303

Class Title: A Bug in Her Ear

Teacher: Beth Myrer

Come and learn to create a wonderfully soft bear using wool roving and a specialized
needle. With the completion of the bear, it is time to do what embroidery artisans love to
do embellish it. We will be using silk ribbons with a variety of stitches to create a floral
display covering the body of the bear. A few of the stitches will include: French knots,
straight stitch, twisted straight stitch, extended fly stitch, and ribbon stitch. This will be a
loved bear to be displayed, for all to enjoy.

Technique: Felting, Silk Ribbon Embroidery Design Area: 10" - 11" bear
Proficiency Level: Basic Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 85.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Wool roving, felting needle, silk ribbon, buttons, needles, written instructions, and
pictures.

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 Class Number 304

Class Title: Desert Blooms Duo

Teacher: Jeanette Rees

This class combines two charming pieces that can be used separately or together as a pair. Both
traditional and surface stitching will be the focus while student uses a variety of flosses and silk
threads to create color and texture used in the flower stems and spines (pleats). Student will select
batik fabrics for both pieces.
Desert Honey
The night-blooming flowers in silk ribbon and beads invite the desert visitors daily as the bees enjoy
the sweet nectar and pollinate the desert tree. Student will pad the cactus trunk and cover it with
batik fabric. Stitching will be done on top to enhance the spiny columnar structure of the stem. The
ruby red fruit is stitched with Splendor.
Desert Visitor
A large, beautiful bloom in silk ribbon, organza and netting, brings the Prickly Pear cactus to life. The
Monarch butterfly is done in tent stitch, over one canvas thread. Student will pad the cactus trunks
and cover with batik fabric. Pads are enhanced with light stitching for the spiny thorns. The ruby red
fruits are stitched with silk Splendor.

Technique: Mixed Media, Dimensional Embroidery

Design Area: 5" x 6" and 4" x 5"
Proficiency Level: Basic Intermediate Kit Cost: $110.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Instructions with color photos, 24 count Congress Cloth, a variety of overdyed cottons
and silk threads, rayon thread, perle cotton.

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 Class Number 305

Class Title: Lady Bird's Legacy

Teacher: Deborah Gale Tirico

This colorful table rug honors the legacy of Claudia

Lady Bird" Johnson and features some of the many
wildflowers of Texas. The perimeter is surrounded
with colorful Texas wildflowers and a few insects that
will bring a happy palate of color to your table.
Entirely constructed in felted wool, the flowers are
embellished with beads and specialty threads, but
the sculptural dimension of lush felted wool remains
apparent. Students will work with freezer paper
patterns, create acetate placement guides and work
with templates. A variety of basting techniques will be presented for increased accuracy. Students will
learn appliqu methods including the tack stitch, cutting small pieces, easy and accurate buttonhole
stitching. Methods for adding dimension will be presented including needle slanting techniques, fabric
layering and stuffing. Tools that make working in felted wool easy and fun will be made available. The
construction of the final rug will be fully discussed. A variety of surface embroidery stitches will be
taught including bullion stitch, colonial knot, stem stitch, and couching.

Technique: Felted Wool Appliqu Design Area: 23" x 33"

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $150.00
Pre-Work: Yes, 2 hours

Kit Contents: Written instructions and color photography, patterns & placement guide, freezer paper,
clear acetate, black felted wool, Weeks Dye Works felted wool colors, Tirico hand-dyed felted wool
colors, Weeks Dye Works threads, Rainbow wool thread by Tirico, Silk Lame` Braid, black pearl
cotton #8, DMC floss, seed beads, and needles.

CLASS SELECTION AND PROFICIENCY LEVELS

We have made every effort to describe each class accurately. Please rely on the class description as
your primary guide in choosing your class(es), paying particular attention to the techniques used,
materials and level of difficulty. If a student registers for a class that is beyond the student's
proficiency level, we are not responsible for the student's success in the class.

To help you select a class, please be familiar with the following EGA proficiency-level definitions:

BASIC: No experience with the technique being taught is necessary.

INTERMEDIATE: Knowledge of basic stitches, materials, and their use in the technique being taught
is required.

ADVANCED: Ability to execute simple and difficult stitches in the technique is required. The student
also should have knowledge of color design that will allow exploration and creativity.

ALL LEVELS: Class is suitable for all levels.

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 Class Number 201

Class Title: Flowers in the Snow

Teacher: Terri Bay

This class is an advanced level Hardanger doily which

measures just under 10 inches point to point. This doily is a
sampling of filler stitches surrounded by a delicate lacey
edge border. Class time will focus on how to cut more
efficiently, working the fillers, and perfecting the lacey edge
- which really is not as difficult as it appears. (Don't laugh,
I'm serious!) In order to do this, students will need to work
the satin stitches and double cable diamond at home as pre-work. This should take 14-20 hours,
depending on how fast you work. It is worked on 28 count linen with two sized of perle cotton.

Technique: Hardanger Design Area: 9 1/2" point to point

Proficiency Level: Advanced Kit Cost: $ 30.00
Pre-Work: Yes, 14 - 20 hrs

Kit Contents: 28 count linen, DMC perle cotton size 8 and 12, needles, chart and instructions.
Class Number 202

Class Title: East Meets Southwest

Teacher: Margaret Bendig

This design reflects the colors of the southwest in a

Japanese kimono. It is a collection of laid stitch patterns
and composite patterns, 29 different patterns. The kimono
is stitched with a combination of silks and metallic threads
and ribbons on 18 count canvas. This kimono, unlike my
others, has a stitched background to finish off the design.
The bamboo background compliments the kimono and is
fun to work. The design is composed of 4 values of 2
different silk colors with metallic threads to compliment each
of the silk colors. The original is stitched in oranges and
turquoise with complimentary metallic threads. There is a
second color way available in sage green and soft oranges.

Technique: Counted Canvas Design Area: 10 1/2" x 12"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $185.00
Pre-Work: Yes, approx 12 hrs

Kit Contents: 18 count canvas, Au Ver a Soie silk, Kreinik braids and ribbons, needles, instructions,
color photo and postage for mailing pre-work to student.

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 Class Number 203

Class Title: Chrysanthemums in Autumn

Teacher: Marcia Brown

Chrysanthemums in Autumn is a collaborative creation between painter, Elsie DiCassio and Marcia
Brown. The beautiful hand-painted oval box was inspired by a unique scrimshaw box on exhibit at
the Boston Society Museum in Boston. It features a graceful chrysanthemum garland trailing around
the box exterior which Elsie recreated in paint for us. The painted lid depicts a colonial settlement in
Autumn over a spray of chrysanthemums. The box interior features a reproduction of the painted
design in needleart on 32-ct. antique white linen using rich Autumn-toned silks and flosses by
Gloriana and Weeks Dye Works. These chrysanthemums sit atop the lids of two constructed inner
compartments on either side of a handsome scissor channel. Luscious checked and coordinated
check/stripe silks are used for the linings and scissor channel.

Technique: Surface Embroidery, Finishing Design Area: Box, 9" x 5" x 4"
Proficiency Level: Basic Intermediate Kit Cost: $230.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: 32 ct. Belfast linen, Gloriana and Weeks Dye Works threads, Skirtex, silk lining, other
supplies needed, color photocopies, charts, instructions, hand-painted oval box

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 Class Number 204

Class Title: MonograMania

Teacher: Mendie Cannon

Whether you stitch this design for yourself or as a gift

it will bring years of beauty to any home.
Your initial(s) are surrounded by a wreath of flowers
made with the basic Brazilian Embroidery Stitches
of: stem, couching, cast-on, bullion, and French or
colonial knots. I have used the letters from this
design to stitch a wedding sampler for a very dear
friend. The adaptations are too numerous to
mention. Once the basic stitches have been
mastered there is no end to the designs you can
stitch with Brazilian Embroidery. The threads used in Brazilian Embroidery are 100% rayon and are
Z-twist. The threads usually used in hand embroidery, silks or cottons, are S-twist. This difference
means a slight change in the way some stitches are accomplished.

Technique: Brazilian Embroidery Design Area: 13 1/2" circle

Proficiency Level: Basic Kit Cost: $ 99.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Trigger cloth with design preprinted in wash-out blue ink, threads, needles, grabbers
and instructions. All 26 letters of the alphabet and a color photograph are provided.
Class Number 205

Class Title: Basic Buttercups & Bellflowers

Teacher: Celeste Chalasani

Imagine a meadow, sprinkled with beautiful wildflowers

shimmering in the sunlight and bending in a light breeze. This
Stumpwork class brings this vision to life as students stitch the
Common Buttercup (Ranunculus Acris) and Tall Bellflower
(Campanula Americana) in Au Ver a Soie and Gloriana
stranded silk thread and Anchor cotton floss on silk fabric.

Technique: Stumpwork Design Area: 4" x 6"

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $ 35.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Silk Shantung and cotton fabric; Au Ver a Soie and Gloriana stranded silk, and Anchor
cotton floss; felt, wire and needles.

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 Class Number 206

Class Title: Close To My Heart

Teacher: Ruthmarie Hofmann

Inspired by the personal medicine pouches of ancient

cultures, this is a dimensional rectangular pouch and
cover fashioned from 18 count colored mono canvas,
embellished with basic canvas stitches in overdyed
floss and 1-ply Japan gold, lavished with randomized
eyelets, French knots, seed beads and small
charms. Flat edges are tightly finished with Nuns
stitch pre-work to allow the completed pieces to be
pinch-folded and stitched into the pouch and lid. The
baroque-shaped lid drips with dangles and swags of a
glass bead mix, allowing access to the pouch by
sliding along the strung necklace. Students will have a
choice of canvas, overdyed floss and bead mix
combination; pre-work is required.

Technique: Canvaswork, Beadwork

Design Area: Bag: 1 1/2" x 2 1/2", Necklace: Variable, minimum 24"
Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 54.00
Pre-Work: Yes, 8 - 12 hrs

Kit Contents: 18 ct. canvas, DMC Variations overdyed floss, gold-plated charms, seed bead mix,
pressed Czech glass beads, bead-stringing wire, crimps, gold-plated findings, and goods to help
control loose beads (felt pad & triangular tray), needles, instructions, & color images.

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 Class Number 207

Class Title: Pocketful of Posies

Teacher: Deanna Powell

Pocketful of Posies is the perfect place for avid beaders to

keep their scissors. This class offers the student the
opportunity to learn how to do several intermediate/advanced
techniques, such as circular right angle diamond stitch for the
pocket and two step spiral stitch with crystals for the necklace
strap. The open weave stitch used for the pocket is an
excellent base for the beaded leaves and flowers that grace
this piece. Special emphasis will be on teaching student how
to embellish the pocket with herringbone flowers and Peyote
leaves.

Technique: Beading
Design Area: Bag: 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" w/tassel; Necklace: 34", adjustable
Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 95.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Delica and seed beads, Swarovski crystals, embroidery scissors, Fireline beading
thread, beading needles, workbook, instructions for finishing.

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 Class Number 208

Class Title: Golden Peacock Feather

Teacher: Michelle Roberts

A lovely piece of antique art nouveau jewelry, a

brooch in the shape of a peacock feather, from a
museum, inspired this design. This feather is a
sampler of gold materials and techniques. The
design enabled each component of the feather to be
created with different techniques and materials. This
delicate goldwork sampler focuses on lines made
more important by carrying more visual weight
through texture and light refraction. Lines can be
almost infinite in their variety and richness by
combining various motifs with different visual weights.
Modern gold design can incorporate a variety of
media including colored metals, Swarovski crystals,
seed beads, bugle beads, and composite materials
with gold and colored silks. Techniques include
numerous methods for invisibly attaching gold bullion
and beads, pattern transfer.

Technique: Gold Bullion Embroidery & Beading

Design Area: 8" x 3 1/2"
Proficiency Level: Intermediate Advanced Kit Cost: $125.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: White silk Dupioni over muslin, several styles of gold bullion, Swarovski crystals in
several shapes, various types of beads, wardrobe of Needles, couching threads, beeswax, and other
items, bound color booklet.

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 Class Number 209

Class Title: Winter Birds

Teacher: Gail Sirna

A forest of birch limbs forms the background of this design,

and the leafless branches glisten in the new fallen
snow. Ensconced among the white branches are three
charming birds that frequent the north during the winter
months. One is an Eastern Bluebird, the other a Black
Capped Chickadee. Both birds are worked in the
needlepainting technique that gives them a totally realistic
effect. And subtly hiding in the background is a
cardinal. Snow is falling on the birches. It glistens in the
sun, and gives a fairyland appearance to the scene. This
scene evokes a bit of magic in what is often a bleak
landscape. The design is inspired by the beautiful bags
and catalogs used by Nordstroms for Christmas 2010.

Technique: Canvaswork Design Area: 6" x 9"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $100.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Congress cloth, all threads/materials needed, including Waterlilies & Soie d'Alger silk
floss, Kreink metallics, Accentuate, beads.
Class Number 210

Class Title: Mirror Image

Teacher: Kay Stanis

The flash of silver and gold combine with mirrors to

create a crystalline drama in needlework. Combining
geometric and organic serpentine shapes we will
explore the beauty of goldwork. Dimensional use of
mirrors adds a fascinating, contemporary look. Mirrors
and beads will be attached as we explore new
methods of working. Goldwork techniques of cutwork,
kid, and couching variations will be employed with
needlepoint filling stitches. Knowledge of Hilton
stitches, i.e. Amadeus and Jessica, helpful.

Technique: Comtemporary Goldwork Design Area: 9" x 9"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 75.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Congress cloth, all materials necessary to complete the design.

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 Class Number 211

Class Title: Irish Blessing Sampler

Teacher: Catherine Theron

This counted thread sampler, featuring some of my

favorite things, is stitched on 32-count linen &
measures 12 wide by 24 long. It is worked with
various silk & cotton flosses in shades of red, green,
gold, brown, & blue with hints of black & cream. A
vine of strawberries surrounds the large Christmas
colored Scottish-type alphabet, a lovely home &
grazing sheep, an old Irish Blessing, & a hunt
scene. Stitches used include Long Arm Cross,
Diagonal Cross, Smyrna, Padded Satin, Diagonal
Satin, Satin, Petit Point, Cross-Stitch over one,
Double Running, Double Italian Cross, Cushion
Stitch, Four-Sided Stitch, Montenegrin, Double
Alternating Back Stitch, Oblong Cross Variations,
Oblong Smyrna Cross, Florentine, Stem Stitch,
Colonial Knot, Upright Cross, & Slanted Encroaching
Gobelin.

Technique: Counted Thread Design Area: 12" x 24"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Advanced Kit Cost: $220.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: 32-count fabric, practice fabric, needles, silk & cotton flosses, color copies, directions,
charts, & diagrams.

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 Class Number 212

Class Title: Piata Party Time

Teacher: John Waddell

We are going to take the shape of a piata and

color it with the six (6) color points from a color
wheel. We will fill the areas with a variety of
shaded eyelet stitches. We will each
deconstruct the stitches and choose from the
four (4) shades of each color point to develop
stitches for each color area. A metallic thread
will be used for accent. Between each of the
areas we will add a wrapped backstitch using
the two (2) adjacent colors to form the look of a
cord. The central element will be nosegay of
silk ribbon and embroidered flowers. To accent
the festive nature we will couch two colors of a
multi-colored yarn to represent serpentine and
sequins to represent confetti. As a last finishing
element we will add two handmade Mexican
mugs to help the party along!

Technique: Canvas Work Design Area: 7" x 8"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 82.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Line drawn canvas (#18 white mono canvas) with printed stitching instructions. All
threads and silk ribbons for stitching the piece, embellishments and needles.
CLASS SELECTION AND PROFICIENCY LEVELS

We have made every effort to describe each class accurately. Please rely on the class description as
your primary guide in choosing your class(es), paying particular attention to the techniques used,
materials and level of difficulty. If a student registers for a class that is beyond the student's
proficiency level, we are not responsible for the student's success in the class.

To help you select a class, please be familiar with the following EGA proficiency-level definitions:

BASIC: No experience with the technique being taught is necessary.

INTERMEDIATE: Knowledge of basic stitches, materials, and their use in the technique being taught
is required.

ADVANCED: Ability to execute simple and difficult stitches in the technique is required. The student
also should have knowledge of color design that will allow exploration and creativity.

ALL LEVELS: Class is suitable for all levels.

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 Class Number 101

Class Title: Ukrainian Star Ornament

Teacher: Terri Bay

This is an Ukrainian Whitework design incorporating the

regional Mereshka Poltavska technique. It is a great
introduction to Ukrainian Whitework and a truly
enjoyable one day class. This 4 inch square ornament
is worked on 28 count linen with two sizes of pearl
cotton. Stitches included are satin, pulled double cable,
spot eyelet, buttonhole eyelet, ladder hem stitch, and
Roman stitch. While some of the pulled stitches venture
into the intermediate level, the Mereshka section is basic level.

Technique: Ukrainian Whitework Design Area: 4" x 4"

Proficiency Level: Basic-Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 30.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: 28 count linen, DMC pearl cotton size 8 & 12, needles, charts and instructions.
Class Number 102

Class Title: Hillie's Trainers

Teacher: Margaret Bendig

The perfect footwear for a little Witch in training . . . she

can never find a matching pair of shoes! But she knows
she likes sparkles and pink, purple & green with black. Our
little witchs shoes will be ready to sit on your table or
mantle by the time Halloween rolls around. Each shoe
measures 6 long by 3 wide and each is stitched with two
different patterns. We will discuss plaids and ginghams as
we work on our shoes. In class there will only be time to
start one of them, so think ahead and be ready to go.
Stitching materials for both shoes are included in the kit
along with detailed finishing methods that we will discuss in class. Finishing materials are not
included but all patterns for completing the little shoes are included along with the photographic
directions. It is time to add cobbling to your repertoire of talents!

Technique: Counted Canvas Work Design Area: 6" x 3"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 60.00
Pre-Work: Yes, 2 hours

Kit Contents: For both slippers: 18 count canvas, all threads for stitching, needles and instructions,
finishing instructions, and color cover photo.

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 Class Number 103

Class Title: Finishing Facts

Teacher: Marcia Brown

Finishing Facts is a notebook-style class, creating a

collection of sample cards, housed in a custom-made
box. It provides a course for students to create six sample
cards exemplifying finishing materials linings and
interlinings, simple tassel construction, 1-2-and 3 color
twisted cords, silk ribbon embellishment of a construction
line of stitching and construction of the decorative tuft. The
course will teach the student the principles of lining a container (the provided box). Students will
finish each activity in class and have a completed box filled with the sample cards for reference when
finishing their own future projects. This hands-on course is fun and informative for those who are
interested in adding professional finishes to their own projects.

Technique: Finishing Techniques Design Area: Various

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $ 70.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Pre-printed glossy sample cards for each activity, fibers,
lining and interlining samples, silk ribbon, box lining fabric and foam, 8x8 glossy box, ribbon for box
embellishment, EGA sticker.
Class Number 104

Class Title: Window Box

Teacher: Mendie Cannon

Have you often seen houses with window boxes filled with
wonderful flowers and ferns? Wouldnt you like to have
them but dont have the right house for them? Well, now
you can have a window box and the best part is it lasts all
year long with no effort. We will fill our window box with
Sedum, succulent ferns, Caraway flowers, Mask flowers,
and Morning Glories.
This simple but beautiful design is a delight to stitch and will
be a wonderful addition to your home. We will complete
this design using stem stitch, outline stitch, French or
colonial knots, cast-on stitch, bullions and more. The rayon threads will give this piece sheen and
luster and the dimensionality of the flowers will add interest. An explanation of the various threads
used will be provided as well as the proper preparation and storing of them. A brief explanation of
Brazilian embroidery will also be provided.

Technique: Brazilian Embroidery Design Area: 7" x 7"

Proficiency Level: Basic Kit Cost: $ 85.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Design preprinted on the fabric in wash-out blue ink, threads, needles, grabbers,
instructions and color photograph.

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 Class Number 105

Class Title: Basic Stumpwork Techniques

Teacher: Celeste Chalasani

This class is aimed at both beginning students and experienced students who wish to refresh their
skills. Students will learn and practice making wired slips, padded slips, and needle lace that are
used in traditional and contemporary Stumpwork. The focus of the class will be on learning and
improving technique. Students will create a notebook with text, photos, and stitched samples. Each
lesson will answer five basic questions about a technique (What, When, Where, Why and How) and
will show the students how to use the shape from the lesson to produce a small design. Finished
product will be an instructional notebook with instructional text, photos, and stitched samples.

Technique: Stumpwork Design Area: Stitch Notebook

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $ 65.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Notebook/journal, fabric, threads, beads, felt, ultra suede, needles and wire.

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 Class Number 106

Class Title: Beady Wearables

Teacher: Ruthmarie Hofmann

From the participants choice of simple lines to bead-

encrusted, anyone can fashion an original 2 beaded
pin/pendant using a lush mix of seed beads and small
pressed beads on batik fabric. Bring a piece of
abstract batik cotton fabric to customize a
spontaneous assemblage of basic bead embroidery
from lines, stacks, picot edging, to spikes and
dangles and frisky little swags along the padded edge
of a covered half-ball button form. No two variations
are ever alike and the nimble-fingered might even
flaunt their own Beady Wearable that very evening!
Color choice of bead mixes will be provided.

Technique: Beadwork Design Area: 2" Round Pin & Dangles

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $ 25.00/ Partial Kit
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Seed bead mix, beading thread, needles, pin/pendant finding, embroidery hoop, fleece
pad & triangular tray for controlling loose beads.

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 Class Number 107

Class Title: Never Enough Earrings

Teacher: Deanna Powell

This is the perfect class to add three new pairs of

earrings to your collection while learning a new
beading stitch or expanding upon your
repertoire. The selections includes spiral earrings
with Swarovski pearls, double needle Peyote stitch
tubes, and sparkly Swarovski crystal wheels. Each
pair of earrings has a different finding to finish off the
look. Special emphasis will be on teaching you
double needle Peyote stitch, spiral stitch variations,
as well as delightful crystal wheels that can be
incorporated into other designs.

Technique: Beading Design Area: Various

Proficiency Level: Basic-Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 60.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Delica and seed beads, Swarovski pearls, crystals, rondelles and findings, Fireline
beading thread, beading needles, workbook.

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 Class Number 108

Class Title: "Fauxberge" Rose Tellis Egg

Teacher: Michelle Roberts

Add glittering crystals, glass, gilded beads, and real

gold to a needlepoint egg and it takes the stitching to
a new level: almost as good as the REAL Faberg
Imperial Easter eggs. Lets call this luxurious egg a
Faux-berg egg! (The French word faux means
imitation.) The real Romanov egg was made in 1907
for the Empress Alexandra of Russia. The original
egg has green enamel over gold. The trellis is made
of diamonds mounted in silver. The roses and the
leaves are made of precious stones and enamel. Our
stitched egg uses several luxury materials for its
effect. The background is a simple Bargello pattern
worked with Neon Rays Plus rayon/metallic ribbon.
The trellis is made of interwoven gold wire
embellishment braid. The roses and vines are
partially stitched, and heavily encrusted with
Swarovski aurora borealis flowers, Czech aurora
borealis pressed glass leaves, and gold plated Delica
beads.

Technique: Needlepoint, Surface Embroidery

Design Area: 4 1/2"x3 1/2"
Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 80.00
Pre-Work: Yes, Bargello Background, 6 hrs

Kit Contents: 18 ct. canvas, Neon Rays Plus, gold wired embellishment braid, Swarovski foil backed
rose aurora borealis crystals, Czech aurora borealis pressed glass leaves, 24 carat gold plated Delica
beads, Beading thread, Beeswax, wardrobe of needles, bound color book.

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 Class Number 109

Class Title: Isle des Arbres

Teacher: Gail Sirna

Isle des Arbres is a small piece (about 5 x 7)

which was derived from my larger design,
Thousand Islands Thousand Colors. It depicts a
number of different trees in the full glory of autumn
color, clustered together on a small
island. There are three birch trees that have
already shed their leaves, and they are adjacent
to a majestic Crimson King Maple and a brilliant
oak tree. Two spruces in their characteristic
blue-green offer some color contrast, and a yellow poplar tree completes the scene. The trees are
worked mostly in intriguing canvaswork stitches, with two others in needlepainting. The sky and the
water are done in fast moving and effective stitches that enhance the island effect.

Technique: Canvas Work Design Area: 5" x 7"

Proficiency Level: Basic Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 50.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Congress cloth, DMC floss, overdyed floss, instructions, all materials to complete the
design.
Class Number 110

Class Title: Dragonfly Shimmer

Teacher: Kay Stanis

Light catches the vivid iridescence on the wing. Learn

to work with one of the most beautiful natural
elements of the East. Beetle wings have been used
since medieval times in the courts and temples from
Japan to India. On a foundation of blackwork done in
variegated braid is a dragonfly worked in beetle wings
held 2 ways: as a detached element and as a bead.
Glass beads make up the rest of the body. Students
will learn how to shape and attach the wings and
there will be discussion on Sternocera culture.

Technique: Mixed Media Design Area: 4" x 4"

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $ 30.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: All materials necessary to complete the design except the working frame

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 Class Number 111

Class Title: Wee Sampler Sewing Book

Teacher: Catherine Theron

This small sewing book measures 4 wide by 3 high when folded shut. The front cover is
an interpretation of an antique sampler in the teachers possession & is stitched on 32-
count linen in shades of blue, salmon, green, & brown. The back cover is stitched with
personalization. The books binding & lining are green silk. When opened, the book
reveals a needle page, a small pincushion, & a scissors sheath. There is a scissors fob to
finish off the accessories. Stitches used are Petit Point, Cross-Stitch Over One, Stem
Stitch, Nuns Stitch, & a Knotted Edge Stitch.

Technique: Counted Thread Design Area: 4" x 3"

Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $ 72.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: 32 ct. linen, silk fabric, silk threads, linen needle page, skirtex, iron-on interfacings,
wool batting, Ultrasuede, silk ribbon, mother-of-pearl buttons, charts, directions, color copy, &
vintage-style scissors.

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 Class Number 112

Class Title: Pollo Azul

Teacher: John Waddell

This canvas class starts with my finding vintage tiles

in a Mexican tile factory. We will work with the
historic Mexican tile color palette of the time. We will
do this tile in a finished tile form with border and
background. All supplies, including stretcher bars
and tacks, are included in the kit. This tile is part of a
series I have designed.

Technique: Canaswork Design Area: Approx 6" x 6 1/4"

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: $ 43.00
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Line drawn canvas, mini-stretcher bars, tacks, masking tape, needles, cotton floss,
Black Ultra-fine tip Sharpie Pen, color picture, and instructions.

CLASS SELECTION AND PROFICIENCY LEVELS

We have made every effort to describe each class accurately. Please rely on the class description as
your primary guide in choosing your class(es), paying particular attention to the techniques used,
materials and level of difficulty. If a student registers for a class that is beyond the student's
proficiency level, we are not responsible for the student's success in the class.

To help you select a class, please be familiar with the following EGA proficiency-level definitions:

BASIC: No experience with the technique being taught is necessary.

INTERMEDIATE: Knowledge of basic stitches, materials, and their use in the technique being taught
is required.

ADVANCED: Ability to execute simple and difficult stitches in the technique is required. The student
also should have knowledge of color design that will allow exploration and creativity.

ALL LEVELS: Class is suitable for all levels.

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 Mini Class Number 1

Class Title: Anna's Tasseled Lariat

Designer: Judith Prukop
Teacher: Judith Prukop

Join us to create a beautiful pearl lariat with a silk tassel.

Quick and easy to make, its an accessory you can wear
at Seminar and beyond!

Technique: Beading, Tassel Design Area: 32" to 34" long

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: None - included in class fee
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: Complete kit includes everything you need to make this lovely accessory: Swarovski
pearls, silk thread for the tassel, FireLine beading thread, beading needle and bead mat.

Stitchers will need to bring scissors. You may also want magnification and a light.

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 Mini Class Number 2

Class Title: Bel Canto

Designer: Janet Perry
Teacher: Joyce Boothe

Janet has given us permission to use her lovely Bargello

bell ornament Bel Canto as a mini class. This piece is
challenging. Two accent lines run in an opposite
direction to the main pattern. Students must be able to
stitch from a needlepoint chart.

Technique: Canvas, Bargello Design Area: 4 1/2" x 4"

Proficiency Level: Basic Intermediate Kit Cost: None-included in class fee
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: 18 ct canvas, floss, Gold Rush 18, Sparkle Rays

Stitchers will need to bring tapestry needles, scissors, & usual stitching tools. Canvas is small
enough to hold in hand.

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 Mini Class Number 3

Class Title: Wristfobs!

Designer: Diane Busse & Linda Tomelloso
Teacher: Linda Tomelloso

Needlepoint is beautiful and useful too! Create

customizable wristlets and fobs that show your
needlepoint work prowess. Then use it to identify and
carry your keys, scissors, frame and other items.

Class time will include stitch demonstration(s) and

support for the class pattern. Finishing techniques will be
demonstrated and instructions provided. Class resources
will include multiple design options to stitch at your
leisure.

Technique: Canvas Work Design Area: Varies, 3 to 6

Proficiency Level: All Levels Kit Cost: None-included in class fee
Pre-Work: None

Kit Contents: 18 count mono canvas, threads, ribbon and hardware for two projects. Assorted kit
color combinations will be available. First come, first serve.

Stitchers will need to bring tapestry needles, scissors, and usual stitching
tools. Optional: stretchers bars: 6-inch, 2 pairs needed; 12-inch, 1 pair needed. This project is small
enough it can be worked in hand.

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 CLASS SELECTION AND PROFICIENCY LEVELS

We have made every effort to describe each class accurately. Please rely on the class description as
your primary guide in choosing your class(es), paying particular attention to the techniques used,
materials and level of difficulty. If a student registers for a class that is beyond the student's
proficiency level, we are not responsible for the student's success in the class.

To help you select a class, please be familiar with the following EGA proficiency-level definitions:

BASIC: No experience with the technique being taught is necessary.

INTERMEDIATE: Knowledge of basic stitches, materials, and their use in the technique being taught
is required.

ADVANCED: Ability to execute simple and difficult stitches in the technique is required. The student
also should have knowledge of color design that will allow exploration and creativity.

ALL LEVELS: Class is suitable for all levels.

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm SCR Executive Committee Meeting
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Registration/Information Desk
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Chapter Get Together

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

8:00 am to 7:00 pm Registration/Information Desk
10:00 am to 11:30 am SCR Annual Meeting
11:00 am to 11:30 am Angels Meeting
11:00 am to 11:30 am First Timer Orientation
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Lunch on your own
12:00 noon to 6:00 pm Opportunity Knocks Ticket Sales
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Region Day Activity: Tricia Nguyens Presentation
3:15 pm to 5:45 pm Mini Class: Anna's Tasseled Lariat
3:15 pm to 5:45 pm Mini Class: Bel Canto Bargello Ornament
3:15 pm to 5:45 pm Mini Class: Wristfobs!
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm Teacher Happy Hour
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm Merchandise Night

Thursday, June 8, 2017

8:00 am to 6:00 pm Registration/Information Desk
8:00 am to 1:00 pm Seminar 2018 Display & Registration
8:30 am to 11:30 am Classes
10:00 am to 6:00 pm Opportunity Knocks Ticket Sales
10:00 am to 10:15 am Morning Break
11:45 am to 12:45 pm Lunch
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Classes
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Afternoon Break
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Teachers Show Case
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm SCR 2017, 2018, and 2019 Seminar
Committee Meeting

Friday, June 9, 2017

8:00 am to 6:00 pm Registration/Information Desk
8:00 am to 1:00 pm Seminar 2018 Display & Registration
8:30 am to 11:30 am Classes
10:00 am to 6:00 pm Opportunity Knocks Ticket Sales
10:00 am to 10:15 am Morning Break
11:45 am to 12:45 pm Lunch
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Classes
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Afternoon Break
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Cash Bar
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Closing Banquet

Saturday, June 10, 2017

8:00 am to 2:00 pm Registration/Information Desk
8:00 am to 1:00 pm Seminar 2018 Display & Registration
8:30 am to 11:30 am Classes
10:00 am to 10:15 am Morning Break
11:45 am to 12:45 pm Lunch
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Classes
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Afternoon Break

Sunday, June 11, 2017

12:00 noon Checkout of Hotel
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Our chapter has been busy designing a "suitcase" suitable for displaying your name at Seminar! You
can choose a stitched name tag, suitable for stitching on fabric or canvas. Or if you prefer, a beaded
name tag.

Stitched name tag kit includes: chart, instructions, "brown handle" and "luggage tags". Kit cost $15.

Beaded name tag kit includes: chart, instructions, all beads, thread, needle, "handle" and "luggage
tags". Kit cost $45.

As no two pieces of luggage are "exactly" alike, feel free to make changes in fabric, threads, etc. to
make your "luggage" name tag you own!

To order, please email Trudy Garza at tippyrey@aol.com

Email must include your shipping address.
You will be sent an invoice with shipping charges included.

Stitched Name Tag Stitched Name Tag

Beaded Name Tag

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Our expected 200+ Seminar participants thoroughly enjoy shopping and love to find
those special and unusual needlework items! This event is open to the public as well
as to seminar participants. Merchandise Night is for commercial/professional vendors.

Merchandise Night: This is an outstanding opportunity for vendors to display and sell
merchandise related to needlework: patterns, kits, fabrics, threads, beads, tools,
books, all types of accessories, and stitching supplies. Vendors will be listed in the
Seminar Handbook. Use the Registration Form to sign up to sell at this event. If
power is required, please inquire about availability.

When: Wednesday, June 7, 2017, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Tables: $60.00 for one table (you may rent multiple tables). Each table measures 6
feet by 30 inches and each table will be draped. Two chairs per table will be provided

Diane Busse
Merchandise Night Chair
Diane.Busse@yahoo.com

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 Terri Bay Deanna Powell
Margaret Bendig Judith Prukop
Joyce Boothe Jeanette Rees
Marcia Brown Michele Roberts
Mendie Cannon Gail Carolyn Sirna
Celeste Chalasani Kay Stanis
Toni Gerdes Catherine C. Theron
Ruthmarie Hofmann Deborah Gale Tirico
Sylvia Murariu Linda Tomelloso
Beth Myrer John Waddell

Terri Bay has never met a needlework technique she didnt like. Like so many others she began with
cross stitch and progressed into Hardanger, Pulled/Drawn work, Blackwork, Ukrainian Whitework,
Romanian Point Lace, and many others. Her designing business was born out of frustration over the
very small amount of printed works on Ukrainian Embroidery. Terri has a degree in Music Education
from Indiana State University and has taught music and needlework in many forms. She has taught
for many years at various shops, retreats, EGA chapter workshops, and EGA seminars. She
currently lives in South Carolina with her husband, three daughters who flitter in and out of the house
on occasion, and specialty fiber donor Taz. See more at www.terribayneedleworkdesigns.com

Margaret Bendig has taught needlework for guilds throughout the country, in shops in California and
Arizona, as well as for EGA Regional Seminars and ANG National Seminars. Although she loves all
needlework, her focus is on counted thread techniques and counted canvas designs. Her designs
have been featured as programs and workshops for many EGA and ANG chapters, as well as in
Needlepoint Now and Needlepointers magazines. Margaret has had the opportunity to teach online
classes through ANG and is currently teaching an online class for EGA. She began designing and
teaching over 25 years ago and is an enthusiastic teacher who is very willing to share her
knowledge. She is always looking for an opportunity to use a skill or method in a new way. Margaret
believes that we are never finished with our education and should pursue new ideas daily. She
resides in Santa Ana, California.

Joyce Boothe has been a member of EGA and the chapters Tip of Texas and Rio Grande Valley
NeedleArts (retired chapter) for over 20 years. She has held the office of president, served on
various committees including the education committee for many years. She has taught many classes
for both chapters, as well at the LNS, Judy's Stitchery Nook. She has attended several regional and
national seminars.

Marcia Brown has been serving the needle art industry since 1979 providing finishing services for
retailers throughout the United States and other countries as well as for private clients, students and
designers. With an average of 500-700 pieces completed each year, the opportunity to work on a
wide variety of needle art, both canvas and linen has generated the development of easy finishing
techniques that offer professional results.

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Mendie Cannon has been stitching for over 40 years. She discovered Brazilian Embroidery in 1995
and the Brazilian Embroidery Guild in 2005. Mendie received her teacher certification from the Guild
in 2007 and has been teaching classes ever since. Mendie has been a member of the Ft Worth
Chapter of EGA since 1995 and has held a variety of offices.

Celeste Chalasani is a designer and teacher specializing in Stumpwork. She 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 life-long learner, she completed the City & Guilds
Level 1 and 2 Certificate in Design and Craft Stumpwork distance courses under the tutelage of Chris
Hammacott. Celeste holds a BS in Business Administration. She is a member of NETA, NAN and a
Life Member of EGA.

Toni Gerdes holds Level II Teachers' certification from the National Academy of Needlearts,
specializing in canvas embroidery. She currently serves on the Board of NAN as the Director of
Education after serving 5 years as Assistant Director of Teachers' Certification, and on the Board of
Directors for Mile High ANG chapter as President. She is currently the President of NETA. She has
received numerous awards for her designs. Toni has taught for NAN, EGA, and ANG, as well as
guilds & shops. She has been published in Needlepointers, Needlepoint Now, and in NeedleArts as
the Artist Across America. She enjoys all types of stitching and especially sharing her knowledge
with others. She currently resides in Colorado. See pictures of her work at www.tonigerdes.com

Ruthmarie Hofmann has been a designer and teacher of needlearts for over 30 years in central
California, with an educational background in art history and art education. She has taught at
national, regional, and local levels of ANG and EGA as well as at fiber arts and quilt events. Her
multi-layered past has included designing needlework kits for commercial companies as well as her
own line of hand-painted canvases, plus a short foray in co-authoring childrens craft sets in beads.
Her teaching predilection is encouraging creative endeavor in color and design with beads, form
manipulation, mixed media including upcycled materials, and combined needleart genres with fabric
or canvas.

Sylvia Murariu was brought up in Romania, where she learned the Point Lace technique when she
was ten years old. She has over 50 years of experience in stitching and designing. She is a teacher,
designer and has authored 3 books (self-published) about Romanian Point Lace, a DVD, a video tape
and countless lace designs, beading designs, and traditional Brazilian Embroidery designs. She is
very enthusiastic in sharing her knowledge in a form of art which is not very well known in the U.S.
and Canada. Sylvia started teaching in 1990 in the United States. Her work has been in several
magazines: International Lace, Piece Works, and NeedleArts. She is a member of Portland Lace
Society in Portland, Oregon, EGA, BDEIG, NAN, ANG. She has taught at national and region EGA
seminars, Brazilian Embroidery national seminars, IOLI conventions, meetings, and workshops. She
also gives lectures about Romanian Point Lace.

Beth Myrer began exploration with textiles as a child while sewing shorts for summer, and
progressed from there. She taught herself to knit and crochet, and progressed on to embroidery and
lace making. In the 1990's she was able to take a weaving class, and learned the art of creating
cloth. Weaving exposed Beth to spinning and felt making. Beth has taught at EGA Rocky Mountain
Regional Seminar, as well as local guilds and venues.

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Deanna Powell has exhibited, lectured, and taught needle arts for over thirty-five years. In recent
years, beads have become an integral part of her clothing and jewelry designs. She is an EGA
certified teacher, certified graduate teacher, and past national president of EGA. To share her
knowledge, Deanna has contributed to numerous publications.

Judith Prukop, a retired science teacher, has been an EGA member for over 23 years. She is a
founding member of her local EGA chapter, Tip of Texas, serving in various officer positions and
committee chairs, and has taught both needle-art and beading classes at the local level. Judi has
taught a variety of beading techniques in the Rio Grande Valley Area of South Texas.

Jeanette Rees has been teaching canvas work and linen work since 1992, has owned a needlework
shop, and currently teaches at National, Regional and EGA and ANG chapters at local
levels. Classes include dimensional embroidery on canvas, canvaswork, hardanger, and mixed
media. She has published designs in both cross stitch and canvas pieces.

Michele Roberts has Senior Certification from ANG and EGA, plus Royal School of Needlework
Certification with Distinction and U.K. Embroiderers Guild Cities and Guilds Stumpwork certification.
A juried Fiber Forum member, she has received the NAN Lifetime Achievement Award. She has
taught and lectured for EGA, ANG, NAN, NAGA, Callaway, and art museums.

Gail Carolyn Sirna is a longtime embroiderer, needlework teacher and judge, and author of In Praise
of the Needlewoman. She received her teacher certification in 1982 & judge certification in 1990
from the National Academy of Needlearts. She has taught extensively for over 30 years in the USA
and Canada for the National Academy of Needleart, the American Needlepoint Guild, the
Embroiderers Guild of America, and the Embroiderers Association of Canada. She has also judged
numerous exhibits, and has exhibited widely across the country, winning many ribbons. In 2004 she
received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Needlearts.

Kay Stanis is an internationally known teacher, fiber artist, designer, Master Craftsman, Certified and
Graduate Certified Teacher of EGA and Kurenai Kai Traditional Japanese Embroidery. She has
taught in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States for: ANG, Callaway
School of Needlearts, EGA, JEC, Koala Conventions, South Australian Embroiderers Guild,
Embroidery 2000 (NZ), and many independent groups.

Catherine C. Theron is a graduate of Cornell University, studying English, history, and design. She
resides in Central Pennsylvania. She is a self-taught designer and stitcher, and has concentrated on
counted thread techniques, especially samplers, for the past 25 years. Catherine has taught for EGA
and ANG chapters, sampler guilds, shops, private groups, museums, and wholesale trade
shows. She was a founding member of the thread company, The Gentle Art.

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Deborah Gale Tirico is an avid needle artist, designer, instructor and author. She has studied
appliqu with national and international teachers and continues to study historical appliqu quilts and
coverlets. Her area of specialization is the creation of a sculptural look to felted wool appliqu by
using needle tilting techniques and the layering and stuffing of wool pieces. She is an active member
of the EGA, EAC, NETA, PA quilters and Loundon Sampler Guild and enjoys teaching at guilds,
chapter meetings, regional, national and international seminars. Her first book, Gorgeous Wool
Appliqu: A visual guide on adding dimension and unique embroidery was released in October 2015
and she is currently working on her next book which translates traditional Baltimore Album blocks into
her own felted wool style. Examples of Deborahs work can be found on her website at
http://deborahtirico.com

Linda Tomelloso has been a member of EGA chapter Tip of Texas for many years. She has held the
office of secretary, as well as served on the education committee for many years. She has taught
many classes for the chapter, as well as teaches at the LNS, Judy's Stitchery Nook.

John Waddell has taught for over 40 years and belongs to EGA, NETA and ANG. He teaches
weekly classes in Houston and numerous assignments with EGA, TNNA, Callaway and ANG locally
and nationally. He has been elected to serve as the President of the National Embroidery Teachers
Association (NETA) twice, and is a current member of EGA Fiber Forum.

Legend: Embroiderers Guild of America (EGA), Embroidery Association of Canada (EAC),

American Needlepoint Guild (ANG), National Academy of Needlearts (NAN),
National Embroidery Teachers Association (NETA), Royal School of Needlework (RSN)
Group Correspondence Course (GCC), Individual Correspondence Course (ICC),
Master Craftsman Program (MCP), Japenese Embroidery Center (JEC),
The National NeedleArts Association, a community of professional needlearts businesses (TNNA),
Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International Guild (BDEIG), National Alter Guild Association (NAGA),
International Organization of Lace, Inc., (IOLI)

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 SCR Seminar 2017 kicks off with Region Day on Wednesday
afternoon with an educational presentation by Dr. Tricia Wilson
Nguyen, an MIT graduate with degrees in material science and
engineering, and who is the founder of the Thistle Threads. She
is currently working in a field called Electronic Textiles and is
teaching the online course, Cabinet of Curiosities, throughout
2016. She will be speaking to us about 17th Century Casket
Boxes. These boxes were designed and stitched by young
women to demonstrate their mastery of needlework.

The Workers behind the Work: 17th Century Caskets and the People who Made Them

Embroidered Cabinets are magical objects which capture your imagination from their three-
dimensional stories on the outside to the secret drawers on the inside. While the pieces rarely have
the rich biographical information on them that samplers do, making them relatively anonymous, they
hold other clues to their origin and manufacture. Samplers required just the embroiderer and her
teacher, but caskets needed a large number of merchants, artists, and workers to take the
embroidery and fabricate it into a three-dimensional object. While these workers are still nameless,
this survey of the genre will show that there was a tight network of designers, draftspersons,
teachers, cabinet makers, bottle makers, and others who fed the craze for these enigmatic cabinets
between 1650-1700. Lessons from mass-producing these cabinets again will be contrasted with the
evidence seen on the originals to draw conclusions about the way in which the process worked in the
17th century.

About the Artist/ Teacher

Dr. Tricia Wilson Nguyen is a teacher, historian, entrepreneur, and

engineer. Her interests stretch between the embroidery and
technology of the past and present. Dr. Nguyens primary field is
engineering where she has been part of a small group of scientists
and artists who have pioneered the new field of electronic
textiles. Her product developments in that field have been seen in
Lands End, Brookstone, the fields of World Cup Soccer and have
been exhibited at the Smithsonian. But in this venue, Tricia is best
known for her knowledge and interpretation of historical needlework
through projects such as the Plimoth Jacket. She is owner of Thistle
Threads, a company which researches and designs historically
inspired needlework. Her unique twist is viewing the objects through the lens of economic history
using her engineering background to understand the clues they hold. Her current research project
concerns embroidered caskets, applying experimental archeology practices to understand the
genre. To do this, she is running a popular course, called Cabinet of Curiosities, where over 600
stitchers are producing their own interpretation.

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Once again all SCR chapters will have the "opportunity" to raise funds by submitting a
basket of goodies for your fellow stitchers to win. Tickets are purchased by the stitcher
and placed into the container at the desired basket. All the money collected goes back
to the participating Chapter. The drawing will be held at the closing banquet, Friday
night, June 9, 2017, and items must be picked up that same evening. You do not need
to be present to win (but a friend must pick up the item for you).

So, Chapters, gather those items that any stitcher would love to have, and create your
basket, and earn some money for your chapter!

Kathy Morrow & Karen Ray

Opportunity Knocks Chairs
KathyMorrow@rgv.rr.com

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Upcoming Dates

Priority Registration June 12 to July 15, 2016

Begin Hotel Reservations August 1, 2016
General Registration July 16, 2016 to April 1, 2017
Class Changes ($50 Administrative Fee per change) April 1 to May 1, 2017
Class Selection Notification October 1, 2016
Fee Payment Due November 1, 2016
Balance of Fee Payment Due February 1, 2017
Seminar Begins June 7, 2017

Registration

How do I register?
You may register through the US Postal Services by mailing a Registration Form with your $60
credit card, check or money order made payable to SCR 2017 Seminar.

How can I pay for seminar?

You can pay using your credit card, check or money order.

Meals

What meals are included with the seminar registration?

Registration for the full seminar (any combination of three day classes) includes lunch on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the banquet.
Registration for a two day class included Thursday and Friday lunch but no banquet.
Registration for a one day class includes Saturday lunch but no banquet.

Banquet tickets may be purchased separately by selecting this option on the Registration
Form.

What if I need a special diet or have a special medical requirement?

Please indicate your needs on your registration form. Although we cannot accommodate
dietary preferences, we do need to verify any dietary restrictions that you may have such as
food allergies, diabetes, vegetarian, religious, etc. Please be specific so that we may plan
accordingly. Limit this to dietary restrictions only and not to food preferences. Thank you for
your understanding.

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Classes

What if the class I selected does not fill and needs to be cancelled?
Classes may be cancelled in the event of insufficient enrollment, teacher illness, or any other
emergency as may be determined by the Seminar 2017 committee. In the event the class must
be cancelled, every effort will be made to place the student in their next choice. Any travel cost
or other commitments incurred by the student will be the sole responsibility of the student.

What if I must cancel?

If you must cancel, your class and kit fees will be refunded until April 1, 2017. After this date
there are NO refunds. The $60 registration fee and $65 non-member fee are non-refundable.
Kits will be distributed or kit fees refunded solely at the discretion of the teacher.

How and when will I be notified which classes I will be in?

For those who are registered by September 15, 2016, the class selection notification and
invoice with the total amount due, including kits fees, will be sent via email by October 1, 2016.
After this date, the Class Selection Notification and invoice will be sent via email or US Postal
Service (with a $2 service fee) as registrations are processed.

Volunteer Positions and First Timers

What is a Class Angel?

This is a student who volunteers to assist the teacher with such things as taking roll,
distributing class kits and supplies, etc. The Angel is not expected to assist in any teaching
capacity and will not be expected to lift or carry heavy boxes. A Class Angel will not miss any
class instruction.

How do I volunteer to be a Class Angel or to assist in another capacity?

Check the appropriate box on the registration form.

What is a First Timer?

This is someone who has never attended a South Central Region Seminar.

Miscellaneous

Where can I eat on the evenings when dinner is not included?

There are several restaurants located within the hotel and Town Square. All of these are within
walking distance of the hotel. There are numerous restaurants located less than 10 minutes
from the hotel by car.

What type of clothing should I pack?

Houston is warm and humid in June, so comfortable casual outfits are recommended. A light
weight sweater or jacket may be needed for air conditioned rooms.

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