Another Small Project

Another Small Project - Nametag

Another small cross stitch project done! This one is a name tag for the National Seminar of The Embroiderers' Association of Canada to be held in Winnipeg in June. It promises to be a huge amount of fun, especially since it is EAC's 40th Anniversary!
I've been very lucky in the classes I got into -
For the first two days I will be taking Jacobean Brilliance, taught by Alison Cole. I love goldwork and am very excited about learning techniques that are new to me.
On my free day, I opted out of city tours and the like and signed up for a one day class with Lynn Payette for “Treasure” Pin or Pendant.
For my last two days of classes, I am signed up with Sylvia Murariu for a project called Passion Flowers. It is a combination of Romanian Point Lace, Surface Embroidery and Stumpwork. I took a class from Sylvia before and she is a great teacher.
You can find out more about these classes and others still available for registration by checking out the brochure on the EAC website.

Comments

Mosaic Magpie said…

Lucky you to be taking the classes. Thank you for the links, what beautiful work they both do. Alison's website was very interesting.
Deb

March 9, 2013 at 4:23 AM

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