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Skyllkill Chapter
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Membership is open to anyone interested in needlework, from beginners through advanced.
All aspects of embroidery are explored through lectures, classes, workshops and group correspondence courses.
The mission of the Embroiderers' Guild is to stimulate appreciation for and celebrate the heritage
of embroidery by advancing the highest standards of excellence in its practice through education,
exhibition, preservation, collection and research.
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| CONTACTS | PROGRAMS | WORKSHOPS |
General Meetings
General Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at St. James Church Hall, Route 9, Hyde Park, New York,
starting at 9:00 am, ending approximately 2:00 pm. Bring a bag lunch and mug. Coffee and desserts are provided.
Snow Policy
If there is a Hyde Park school cancellation or Hyde Park school delay, the meeting for the first Wednesday of the month
is postponed to the second Wednesday, same place, same time. If the second Wednesday has a school cancellation or delay,
the meeting for that month is cancelled. Do not assume that a delay means that the meeting will be held.
Often we are dealing with the parking lot not being able to be cleared in time for our meeting.
Scarlett O'Hara Group
This group meets the third Friday of the month from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the homes of different members.
The purpose of the group is to encourage each other to finish those forgotten, unfinished projects.
Scarlett’s motto was, "I’ll think about it tomorrow." We hope to finish things before they become candidates
for Rhett Butler’s, "Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!"
Starr Stitchers
Meets every Wednesday (except the Wednesday of the regular chapter meeting) at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck,
68 West Market Street, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a stitch=-in. Bring your project and items to share,
socialize and have fun. We meet in the community room downstairs, accessible by elevator.
Evening Stitchers
Coordinator, Lynn Schamberger
This is a wonderful way to meet with our employed members who can’t get away to attend our day meeting,
this group meets from 7:00-9:00 pm on the first Monday of each month, unless that day is a holiday,
at the home of Lynn Schamberger. They work on group projects or individual stitching.
For more information, and to let her know you are coming, please contact Lynn.
The dates for 2011 are as follows:
January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July ?, August 1, September 5,
October 3, November 7, December 5, and January 2, 2012
Basics Plus
Coordinator, Anne Friedland
This group meets from 9:00 am to 10:00 am upstairs on the same day as the regular monthly meeting.
In this group, Basic stitches and techniques are taught. The Plus means taking that basic stitch and developing it.
All levels of stitchers are invited to participate. Many embroidery techniques are taught in this notebook-oriented course.
Prior registration is requested.
Next Steps
Coordinator, Lynn Schamberger
After Basics Plus, Next Steps offers even more experimenting with techniques, varieties of threads,
ground fabrics and stitches. Members are invited to stretch themselves and join this group.
It, too, meets from 9:00 am to 10:00 am upstairs at the regular monthly meeting, except for July, August and December.
Prior registration is requested.
February 2, 2011 LUANN DONNADIO, local fiber artist will do a demonstration and talk about her felted art.
March 2, 2011 SHIRLEY BOTSFORD – fiber artist, author and professor will give a program on her life
April 6, 2011 NUPUS NARIAN HEISE, of the Japanese Embroidery Center will talk about the
May 4, 2011 TERESA LAYMAN, the Knot Lady of Teresa Layman Designs will talk about her original miniature knotwork.
June 1, 2011 DEBBY BROWN is a professional quilter, author and educator.
July 6, 2011 ANNUAL FLEA MARKET AND AUCTION – members will donate supplies, kits,
August 3, 2011 ANNUAL POTLUCK LUNCHEON and individual project classes.
September 7, 2011 MOGGIE MOYER of Bead my Love will talk about selecting stones and cabochons for beading.
October 5, 2011 Tentative KAREN STURZENBECKER, fiber artist and weaver will do a talk on weaving.
November 2, 2011 TONY MINIERI will show us how to select stitches and threads for a design.
December 7, 2010 ANNUAL HANDCRAFT AUCTION and Holiday Pot Luck Luncheon
Workshop times and locations will be announced in our Newsletters and at meetings.
Date to be set
September 7, 2011 following the program
November 3 & 4 (Thursday and Friday)
BRAZILIAN WORKSHOP: Third Tuesday each month. Meets at a member's home in Poughkeepsie.
We would be happy to have you join us.
For more information e-mail Gerrie or Barbara
This page last updated JUne 3, 2011
The pieces were designed to illustrate pomegranates throughout our shared print history.
This unique and creative fiber art collection is comprised of an assortment of 9"X 12" art quilts inspired
by the classifications (100-900) of the Dewey Decimal System.
She will talk about how she became known as the dollmaker and her experiences in felting.
She will bring a project that will be offered at a separate date as a workshop for up to 12 people on
a felted creature at the cost of $15 per participant.
in the fiber arts. Known for her book My Daddy’s Ties, Ms Botsford writes for Threads Magazine
and other publications, and has her own design line with Simplicity Patterns.
Japanese Embroidery Organization in the United States. She will explain what makes Japanese
embroidery unique and show many of the teaching pieces.
A workshop and class will follow.
Debby will be speaking as a representative of Wonderfil Threads.
Wonderfil makes threads for every need from quilting to crochet and embroidery.
She will bring projects and ideas utilizing the full range of their threads.
projects in any phase of completion and tools for the sale. This is a major fundraiser for the chapter.
One woman’s unwanted is another woman’s great find! This is one of our best events.
Come ready to find a new treasure! Bring a friend.
Members of the chapter will share a small project for people to learn.
These projects are suitable for our show boutique or maybe suitable for an outreach item.
A workshop will follow, cost and project to be determined.
Karen is member of the local weavers’ guild and will give a talk about the importance of weave
in your projects and how the weave affects the strength and color of the material.
She will share with us some of her Chibori fabrics.
Then on Thursday and Friday he will stay and teach the workshop we selected this past November:
Illuminated Elegance
We will hold another wonderful auction of NEW, HANDMADE items — wooden, woolen, fabric, baked goods, etc.
not necessarily made by you. It doesn’t even have to be a holiday item!! Bring them early so everyone can look
them over before the bidding begins. Please bring a favorite luncheon dish (not dessert)
to share, and your own place setting2011 WORKSHOPS
For all day workshops please bring your lunch.
Enrollment is guaranteed with payment. Make check payable to Skyllkill Chapter and give or
send it to Cindy Dubinski , program chairperson
LUANN DONNADIO a felted creature at the cost of $15 per participant
MOGGIE MOYER a beading workshop
ANTHONY MINIERI will be teaching Illuminated Elegance
Students will have the choice of six different colors and 26 letters