We will meet in the Fellowship Hall June 11. Park in the back parking lot. Let Laura Smith know if you plan to come. Email or text.

The June program will be on cording. Kathy Philips will demonstrate her method of making cording. Please bring your pieces that need cording (and the thread you want to use) to learn helpful tips on how to make the right cording for your project.

Program: Stitch and Lunch

See the newsletter for details about this workshop at the Courtly Canvas. Time TBD.

See newsletter for details about this workshop at Nimble Fingers! Time TBD.

Program: Gingham Plaids

Join us for a basics refresher! Bring your doodle cloth and learn or review all those “basic” stitches!

In February, Karen Lea will teach us about making the best bows for our projects.

In January, bring your doodle cloths and Sue Ella will teach us how to do Turkey Work. Then Kathy Philips will teach us how to trim your Turkey Work.

On December 4th, it’s our Christmas Party at Rose Al-Banna’s house. We will have a catered lunch, with a new caterer. The cost of the event is $45.00, cash or check. The food will include Chicken or Salmon with vegetables. Dessert and Prosecco can be donated. If you wish to participate in the gift exchange, the gifts should be needlepoint related. There will be a sign-up sheet available at the October and November Meetings.

On November 6th, it’s Show Time: Bring your Stockings, Santas, angels, menorahs, dreidels and tallis bags for a really Big Show. If you have one of these canvases and need help with stitches, we have some volunteers that are happy to share their expertise. We will have breakfast from 9:30-10:30, then have a short business meeting. Then the fun begins with show and tell, a few door prizes then stitching time.

Please join us at Rose Al-Banna’s spooky house for a Halloween Sitch-In! See the newsletter for RSVP directions and details.

On October 2nd, we will learn about the binding stitch. Binding is used for belts, rugs and anything that is made of separate parts and you put together. It is a finishing stitch. In the past we made a folding ort box. The pieces had binding stitch around and then you stitched the pieces together. If people would like to try, bring a needle and scissors.

Sue Ella Allen will talk about overdyed threads.

Kathy Philips talks about knots.

Sue Ella Allen will demonstrate why we have a doodle canvas and how to use it. See newsletter for details.

Bargello Stitching with Sue Ella Allen

Judging Finished Work with Dr. Cynthia Rigoni

Thread blending with John Waddell