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Cardinal Chapter

Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Origin

Cardinal Chapter was founded in 1981, and membership currently numbers about 30.

 

Meeting Information

Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 600 Walnut St., Cary, NC, except:

  • there are no meetings in June and July

  • the December meeting is usually a dinner with the Raleigh ANG, held at a restaurant.  Cardinal Chapter and ANG rotate host responsibilities.

This year, programs will feature a presentation on dyeing threads and a project with sollersom, a Swedish embroidery technique.  At the May 2006 meeting Cardinal Chapter will celebrate its 25th anniversary.  Programs in 2005 included a bookmark using the Aztec stitch from Mexican samplers, as well as EGA's Hear of My Heart as a group project. 

 

Membership

Membership is $50 annually ($16 for plural members).

 

Guests

Guests are welcome for  two visits before being asked to join.

 

Special Interest Groups

Special interest groups are Holiday, Sampler, and Beading, which meet:

  • Holiday Group meets the first Saturday of each month, and works on projects related to any holiday.

  • Sampler Group meets the second Saturday of the month.

  • Bead Group meets monthly on the third Saturday, and alternates between a specific project and free beading.

Also, stitch-ins are held on the first four Thursday evenings of each month in members' homes, as well as a day time stitch-in on Fridays.

 

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Newsletter

Cardinal's Song is published every other month, and is distributed to members by mail or e-mail.

 

Contacts

President:

 

Gretchen Miller        gretchen.miller@earthlink.net

 

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