NER is pleased to be sponsoring two Group Correspondence Courses:
- Liesel-Schwalm, a German whitework technique, taught by Barbara Kershaw
- A Memory Book: Scrapbooking with a Needle, taught by Cathy Trostmann
NER is paying all registration fees associated with the classes. Each student pays only the cost of the instruction booklet and supplies, plus $5.00 towards the postage costs.
The cost of the Liesel class is $55.00, which includes the $50 text fee and the $5.00 postage fee. You will receive 6 skeins of Coton à Broder, along with the 40-page instruction booklet.
The cost of the Memory Book class is $40.00, which includes the $35 text fee and the $5.00 postage fee. You will receive a 47-page instruction booklet.
Registration deadline is October 28. Booklets will be received by the group leader approximately 6 to 8 weeks after that.
Liesel-Schwalm
(Teacher: Barbara Kershaw)
This course has been designed to introduce you to the beautiful German whitework technique of Schwalm Embroidery, which combines surface stitches with pulled thread and drawn thread techniques. This course will teach you the basic surface stitches: coral knot, chain stitch and satin stitch. You will also learn to cut threads and form a grid on which you will then work some beautiful pulled thread stitches such as the rose stitch, cording stitch and mosquito stitch and a traditional mousetooth edge. Watch as a blank strip of 32-count Strathaven linen and DMC Coton à Broder are transformed into a lovely decorative band. This unique pillow band will slip onto a pillow for display but also slip off again for easy laundering or a change of background color when you redecorate. The text also includes directions of making your pillow. You must specify whether you are left- or right-handed when registering.
Project: Pillow Band
Size: 12" x 27" (30 x 69 cm)
Fabric: 32-count Strathaven Linen
Threads: DMC® Coton à Broder (Broder Spécial) #16, 20 & 25
Colors: White
Skill Level: Beginner Schwalm Embroidery for the Intermediate Stitcher
Prerequisites: None
Time: 6 meetings, 6 months
Text: the 40-page text is accompanied by 6 skeins of Coton à Broder
Supplies: Approximately $15 for linen, plus the cost of a pre-made pillow or materials for constructing your own
Liesel-Schwalm Group Correspondence Course
Name:
Address:
Preferred Phone: _______________________
Email:
Left- or Right-Handed:
EGA Membership Number (required):
The registration deadline is October 28, 2011.
Please send this form along with a check in the amount of $55.00 made payable to “NER EGA” to: Pat Timpanaro, 41 East Highland Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176.
A Memory Book: Scrapbooking with a Needle (Teacher: Cathy Trostmann)
Have you ever wondered what to do with linens that stay in your closet because you cannot bear to toss them? Maybe Grandmother Jo or Aunt Sallie made them but now there are holes or stained spots in some area. In this fun course, you use bits and pieces of these treasured linens that are no longer useful in the home. Create a cloth book containing these keepsakes and make them available for viewing every day. If you have no keepsakes, then maybe a collection of buttons or handkerchiefs might be the answer. When your pages are complete, you will be directed to make a crazy quilt cover. This will enable you to use more collectables in this Victorian artwork. A truly unique course that will inspire your creativity while enjoying a little nostalgia!
Project: A cloth book with linen pages and a crazy quilt cover
Size: Folded book is 8" x 10"
Threads: Wildflowers, pearl cotton or stitcher’s choice
Colors: Stitcher’s choice
Skill Level: All levels
Prerequisites: Basic sewing and embroidery knowledge
Time: 6 meetings, 6 months
Text: 47 pages that can be used in a notebook
Supplies: Approximately $30 for linen, 100% cotton muslin, threads such as Wildflowers and pearl cotton, and stitcher’s choice of other decorative threads; This is an excellent project to kit from your stash.
Memory Book Group Correspondence Course
Name:
Address:
Preferred Phone: ____________
Email:
EGA Membership Number (required):
The registration deadline is October 28, 2011.
Please send this form along with a check in the amount of $40.00 made payable to “NER EGA” to: Pat Timpanaro, 41 East Highland Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176.