Embroiderers Association of Canada, Inc.

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1 Embroiderers Association of Canada, Inc.

2 Inside this issue: Correspondence Courses 3 Correspondence Courses Application Form 13 Eleanor Thomas Youth Award 6 ETYA Book Purchase Application 8 ETYA Youth/EAC Correspondence Course Application 9 From the Editor 2 Is it time to renew? 5 Membership Renewal Form 13 Oh Goody! 5 Riddle Answers 3 It s time to be thinking about applying for the Eleanor Thomas Youth Award. This issue has the information about how to apply and the application forms for a Book Purchase and taking a Correspondence Course. The next issue will have the application forms for taking a Workshop and attending the EAC Seminar. The deadline for receiving the application is October 31st and you send them to me. If you like, you can scan the applications forms when they are filled out and signed and send them to me in an as an attachment. Just keep the signed form in case I need to have it sent to me. The patterns in this issue are: Stitcher s Alphabet A to E 10 Swirly Autumn and Swirly Acorn Fob From the Editor 4 Swirly Autumn by Cross Stitch Happy Swirly Acorn Fob by Cross Stitch Happy Stitcher s Alphabet, Letters A to E by Brooke Nolan of Brooke s Books Publishing I am so pleased to put the Stitcher s Alphabet in the next few issues. I have stitched some of Brooke Nolan s designs and just love them. This design would look really nice stitched up as a Sampler. Try a New Stitch Samples 5 Holder Thanks to Nadia for the lovely stitched heart she sent to me. A book was sent to her as a prize for sending me an item for the newsletter. Also, many thanks to the Vancouver Guild of Embroiderers for their fabulous donation (see Page 5). YEN Information That s it for now, so enjoy and Happy Stitching! 14 A Jumble for You From Youth Embroiderers News, Spring 1997 Unscramble these spring flowers to find the letters that answer the puzzle: What did the Youth Embroiderer suffer from after stitching for hours and hours? She had and. Page 2

3 Riddle Answers from the last issue Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. You re in a deep, dark jungle. You have a matchstick, a wooden stove and a lantern. What will you light first? The matchstick! Quel est le fruit qui connaît le droit? L avocat! Why don t penguins fly? Qu est-ce qui est rose et vert, qui monte et qui descend? A. Un petit pois dans ascenseur qui mâche du chewing-gum! Q. Where does a snowman keep his money? A. In a snow bank! A Jumble for You Answers They re not tall enough to be pilots! Pourquoi les pengouins ne volent-ils pas? Ils sont trp petits pour être pilotes! What do you get when you cross a parrot with a tiger? I don t k now, but when it talks, you better listen carefully! Q Needle Stitch Eyelet Canvas What the needleworker told her framer to do? Lace it up! Correspondence Courses Ever thought about taking one of the Youth correspondence courses? They are made especially for Youth and are only $5.00. That includes all the materials! You can also see the pictures on the website at under the Youth Webpages! Ribbon Embroidery See page 13 for the application form. Surface Stitchery Hardanger Study One Counted Thread Page 3

4 Swirly Autumn and Swirly Acorn Fob Swirly Autumn 8 inches x 12 inches of 14 count Aida Swirly Acorn Fob 6 inches x 6 inches of 14 count Aida Permission has been granted by Cross Stitch Happy to use their free designs in the EAC Youth Embroiderers Newsletter. Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? Page 4

5 Is it time to renew? Oh Goody! 9 section plastic binder page filled with canvas and paper One kit: Cat Pincushion, Crewel Needlecase, Cardstock Bookmarks and Notecards, Beaded Stitching Chatelaine, Artist Trading Cards, Shisha Ornaments or Rhodes Stitch Sampler Qu est ce qui est vert, blanc, rouge, bleu et qui est trempe dans la vinaigrette? If this is your last issue, a notice will be on the front page of your newsletter. Send in your renewal of $15 to continue your membership. You will continue to receive the Youth Embroiderers News, goodies, access to affordable correspondence courses, EAC exhibitions, Eleanor Thomas Youth Award, Leonida Leatherdale Library, prizes, PLUS much more - so, please don t let your membership expire. See page 13 for the renewal form, if you want to use it. Otherwise, just send in your cheque or use a credit card on the EAC secure site. Don t drop your membership! Try a New Stitch...Samples Holder Part of your goodies this issue is a plastic binder page that has 9 sections that can hold a 2.5 x 3.5 sample. Each section in your holder has a piece of canvas and a piece of paper. The paper is for writing the name of the stitch and the stitching instructions. Put them into a special binder and you have a handy reference for stitches. As you can see, I have filled one with two Try a New Stitch samples (Loop Stitch and Herringbone Stitch) and 4 face samples for a Cat Pincushion project. I still have room for 3 more Try a New Stitch samples. Now, where did I put them? If you don t want to make your own handy stitch reference binder, you can take out the canvas and paper and put in Artist Trading Cards or any other little stitching treasures you have. Many, many thanks to the Vancouver Guild of Embroiderers for this idea and for the donation of the plastic pages. I will give them out with each issue until they re all gone. I hope you have a lot of fun with your pages! Diagrams and directions by Linda Brenner. Licensed to Embroiderers Association of Canada, Inc. Page 5

6 Eleanor Thomas Youth Award The deadline for the Eleanor Thomas Youth Award (ETYA) is October 31st. Now that you know the deadline, just what is the Eleanor Thomas Youth Award? This is a program developed for EAC Youth Embroiderers which allows you to get financial assistance to purchase an embroidery-related book for your library or your Youth Chapter s library, take a correspondence course in embroidery, attend an embroidery workshop in your area, or attend the annual EAC Seminar. To apply for the Award, you must be a member in good standing with EAC, aged 9-17 years (for the Seminar Sponsorship, aged years) and be a Chapter or National member. You may request the Award for more than one category at a time and may receive the Award more than once. You may also apply for the Award as reimbursement of a completed category, with receipts. You are also required to abide by the requirements pertaining to the particular category. Two of the four categories of the Award are: 1. Book Purchase Youth members may request funds to purchase a book for their personal use and ownership. The basis for this purchase would be that the member wishes to use it for research for an embroidery project, as an aid for a course/class, or to assist with designing their own projects. The Youth member is required to write a book review with an overview of the book and include how it was used and how it benefited the member. The review will be published in Youth Embroiderers News and/or Embroidery Canada. Chapter Purchase Books purchased for Chapter use with ETYA funds will remain in the Chapter library until such time that the Chapter disbands, when the book(s) become the property of EAC. The books may remain in the sponsoring Chapter library or sent to the Leonida Leatherdale Needle Arts Library at EAC expense. 2. Correspondence Courses - Youth members may request funds to cover the course fees only to take a Youth Embroiderers Correspondence Course or an EAC Group Correspondence Course. The Youth Chapter can also apply to take a correspondence course together. The Youth Chapter/Youth Member will submit the name(s), age(s) and Chapter name of all prospective students, the specific course requested and the amount of the course fees. Each Youth member is responsible for paying for all course materials and the postage to and from the counsellor for forwarding the required embroidery at the required times. ETYA funds are not to be used for this. Each application must be endorsed by the Chapter leader or parent of the Youth member who will act as a liaison between the counsellor and the applicant. Each Youth member agrees to complete the course within the required time. The next pages provide the application forms for these two categories. The last two categories of the Award will be covered in the next newsletter. Pendue au plafond, je rends service, mais sur les pieds, je fais mal. Qui suis-je? Page 6

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9 Page 2 of Eleanor Thomas Youth Award, Request for Funds Youth/EAC Correspondence Courses National Youth Member News Thank you, Nadia, for sending me this lovely project. Nadia is a National member and has been with the Youth Embroiderers for one year. She is doing wonderful work and I look forward to seeing future projects from her. A prize has been mailed to her for sharing her embroidery piece with us. Page 9

10 Stitcher s Alphabet From the Aran Sweater to the Zig Zag Stitch, the love of needlework is this alphabet s theme. Each letter block represents a unique stitching pleasure possessed by the hearts and hands of stitchers everywhere. They can be stitched, beaded, and embellished as individual motifs or stitched together on your fabric of choice to create a Stitcher s Sampler. The model pictured here was stitched over two threads on 28 count Tea-Dyed Monaco by Charles Craft. Finished dimensions will vary depending on fabric count and placement of the blocks in the composition. Cross Stitch & Bead If stitching on 14 to 18 count fabric, use 2 strands of floss to cross stitch and also bead the motif. If you have trouble threading a beading needle with 2 strands of floss, put 1 strand of floss through the eye and pull the end down so there are 2 working strands. Back Stitch Using 3 strands of DMC White floss and 2 strands of DMC 3032, back stitch the sweater as charged. What kind of stones are never found in the ocean? Page 10

11 Stitcher s Alphabet, continued... Cross Stitch & Bead If stitching on 14 to 18 count fabric, use 2 strands of floss to cross stitch and also bead the motif. If you have trouble threading a beading needle with 2 strands of floss, put 1 strand of floss through the eye and pull the end down so there are 2 working strands. Back Stitch Using 2 strands of DMC floss in the following colours, back stitch as charted: DMC 552 Butterfly; DMC 519 Motif Border Embellish with a button of your choice. See photo for placement. Cross Stitch If stitching on 14 to 18 count fabric, use 2 strands of DMC floss and 1 strand of Kreinik #8 braid to cross stitch the motif. Back Stitch Using 6 strands of DMC 900 floss, back stitch the ball of thread. Using 2 strands of DMC 829 floss, back stitch the crochet hook. Page 11

12 Stitcher s Alphabet, continued... Cross Stitch If stitching on 14 count fabric, use 2 strands of DMC floss and 1 strand of Kreinik #8 braid to cross stitch the motif. Back Stitch Using 3 strands of floss, back stitch the following design areas using the specified floss colours: #blanc the block s border and seams of socks; #321 The flock s border. Using 2 strands of floss, back stitch the following design areas using the specified floss colours: #612 Hands, chin, profile and eyebrow; #898 eye; #317 cuffs and needle; #321 lips and darning thread; #927 top of highest sleeve. Cross Stitch If stitching on 14 count fabric over 1 thread or 28 count fabric over 2 threads, use 2 strands of DMC floss and 1 strand of Kreinik #8 braid to cross stitch the motif. Back Stitch Using 4 strands of DMC #471, back stitch the E. Using 3 strands of floss, back stitch the following design areas using the specified DMC colours; #471 Floss in the needle; #927 The block s border. Using 2 strands of floss, back stitch the following design areas using the specified DMC colours: #931 Right side of the egg; #472 Stems of the flowers on the embroidered E. Using 1 strand of Kreinik #3280 Citrine #8 braid, back stitch the needle. Page 12

13 Membership Renewal Form $15 in Canada ($20 international) Make cheque out to EAC and send with this form to: Linda Brenner Youth Embroiderers Manager Unit Gilbert Road Richmond, BC V7C 3W2 EAC MEMBERSHIP EXPIRY DATES If you would like to continue receiving the newsletter, goodies, access to affordable correspondence courses, EAC exhibitions, Eleanor Thomas Youth Bursary, prizes, PLUS much more please don t let your membership expire. Fees Received in: June, July, August September, October, November December, January, February March, April, May Expiry Date: August 1st November 1st February 1st May 1st Name Address Phone ( ) Birth date (mm/dd/yyyy) Chapter YE Number or YN Number Correspondence Courses Application Form Date: I wish to take a Youth Embroiderers Correspondence Course (check box). See pictures on page 11, or visit the Youth Pages under to see the descriptions. SURFACE STITCHERY RIBBON EMBROIDERY COUNTED CROSS STITCH HARDANGER STUDY ONE Send this form and fee ($5 for each course) by cheque or money order payable to EAC. Mail to: Linda Brenner Youth Embroiderers Manager Unit 3, 7600 Gilbert Road Richmond, BC V7C 3W2 My Name Membership # Address Phone ( ) I understand that I have 4 months from the date of receipt of the course in which to complete it. I agree to complete the course to the best of my ability. My Signature Chapter Leader or Parent s Signature Page 13

14 Embroiderers Association of Canada, Inc. Furthering the interest and developing skills in the Art of Embroidery among the youth of Canada When sending an to me, be sure to put EAC or Youth Embroiderers in the subject line. Otherwise, I may not recognize the address and could delete your by mistake. You can send pictures as attachments to an if you like or send them by regular mail and I will scan and return them to you. Linda Brenner Youth Manager Unit 3, 7600 Gilbert Road Richmond, BC V7C 3W2 Phone: youth@eac.ca YOUTH EMBROIDERERS NEWS is a publication of the Embroiderers Association of Canada, Inc What is the best month for a parade? Did you know? If you... Answer a riddle, Write a letter, Send a picture of your stitched embroidery, Solve a puzzle, Send an , Send a joke, Send a drawing, Send anything! I ll send you a goody! Try it! It works!! Just ask Nadia!!! Comment fait-on sortir un lapin de son terrier?