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Fort Wayne (Indiana) Area Chapter
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Embroiderers' Guild of America


OUR EVENING GROUPS ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. 
BRING YOUR OWN WORK
AND JOIN US:


CENTRAL-EVENING

2nd Monday** of every month
5:30 p.m. till 8 or so
at Zia's Italian Coffee House
located at 2319 Spy Run Ave
(behind Nature's Corner at State & Spy Run)


and

SOUTH-EVENING

4th Monday** of every month

5:30 p.m.
till 8 p.m. (closing)
at the Friendly Fox
located at 4001 South Wayne Ave
(1 block south of Rudisill Blvd. at West Foster Parkway)
 

CENTRAL-DAY

DAYTIME group meets the Third Monday**
 of every month (except May & December) at  9:30 AM.  in Room A, B or C at the Allen County Public Library downtown branch.   There is often a short business meeting before we get down to stitching. 
We bring (or buy) our lunches and
stay until around 2 PM.


While you're at the library, check out our work
on display in the table cases across from the
Art & Music Department.
.


Programming for individual meetings
will be announced periodically - check back often!

Upcoming Events:


April 24-29

Great Lakes Region Seminar at the

Grand Wayne Convention Center

Wednesday, April 28 from 7:30-9:30 is “Merchandise Night” and a wide variety of sewing related offerings are available to members and the public.

 

May 7-8

Fiber Fest at Salomon Farm located on Dupont Rd.

We will be teaching children a simple sewing project and helping interested adults.  We will display some of our members' projects as well.



Daytime Program Presentation:

Non-participating members and visitors are
welcome to observe,
but should bring a personal project
to work on individually. 
Join us to see the progress!



2010 Calendar of Programs and Events

 

March 15   EGA meeting downtown ACPL, Room C @ 9:30

                Silk Ribbon Pond Correspondence Course/Stitch top

for Altoid tin / work on project of your choice.

 

April 19      EGA meeting downtown ACPL, Room C @ 9:30

                 Learn how to put a stitched cover on an Altoid tin

or other metal tin.

 

April 24-29   Great Lakes Region Seminar /

  Grand Wayne Convention Center

              Wednesday, April 28 from 7:30-9:30 is “Merchandise

Night” and a wide variety of sewing related offerings are available to members and the public.

 

May 7-8     Fiber Fest at Salomon Farm located on Dupont Rd.

                 We will be teaching children simple sewing project

and interested adults.  We will display some of our

members’ projects as well.

 

May 17         Annual Membership Brunch at Baggi’s

 

June 21       EGA meeting downtown ACPL, Room C @ 9:30

                  Darning Sampler Part 1

 

July 19        EGA meeting downtown ACPL, Room C @ 9:30

                  Darning Sampler Part 2

 

August 16    EGA meeting downtown ACPL, Room C @ 9:30

                  Darning Sampler Part 3

 

Sept. 20      EGA meeting downtown ACPL, Room C @ 9:30

                  Project to be announced.

 

Oct. 21       EGA meeting downtown ACPL, Room C @ 9:30

                  Project to be announced.

 

Nov. 15       Holiday Pot Luck & White Elephant Sale

 

 

  • Expanded “Show & Tell” including sharing about projects in progress
  • Work Time Stitching time for individual projects in group setting

Joining our Chapter includes national membership and provides additional education opportunities as well as a subscription to Needlearts magazine. Dues are only $43 for 12 months!

Contact Information:
Contacts are Rachel McNett (President)  
260-749-4987 or ramcnett@att.net or

Sarah Litzer (Membership) at slitzer @verizon.net

 General Chapter Information:

Our chapter was formed in 1976. We currently have 30 members. The Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc., (EGA) is a national non-profit educational organization offering study and preservation of the heritage and art of embroidery.



 


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