Princeton EGA March program meeting

Despite grim weather forecasts, the meeting went ahead, and Ginny Hallock presented the Gilded Star, a project using perforated paper, flosses and beads, to create an ornament.  She made up all the kits, with choices of red, green, or white paper and spent the afternoon coaching us in the project, for some of us a first in working on perforated paper.

Karen G. showed us a needlework box, made in many parts, a simplified version of which might be in our program future.  

It's architecture as much as stitching, interesting to create and assemble.


Carol P. just got back from a visit to family in Thailand, bringing with her Thai embroidered items to show the group. 

One purse is in the finest cross stitch, in traditional designs, the other a folk design.  One of the members'  dolls was caught in this picture, but she's not part of the Thai display.


The April meeting will bring us Carol P. presenting and teaching Schwarm embroidery, which she is studying in Germany before we see her again for the meeting.  Here's her current work in progress, and books of instructions on the technique.

She'll bring back kits and expertise to share with our members.  A  fine needlewoman herself, with a special interest in the white-on-white family of work,  Carol is,  as you see from the work in progress, skilled in Schwarm, too.  She's also done beautiful Hardanger work in the last year, one piece of which formed the ring pillow for her daughter's recent wedding.

Schwarm embroidery will probably form the program for the May meeting, too, since this is a complex and time consuming stitching approach and will probably need two sessions to get us established in working with it. 

Local needleworkers interested in coming along, please just email us at the address given in the header, so we can give you exact location, mark your calendar for the first Sunday in April, 1-4 p.m.or any Wednesday evening 7-9 p.m. and you'll be made very welcome.