Carolinas Region

The Embroiderers' Guild of America

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Carolinas Region

Correspondence Course Offerings

 

The deadline for registering is November 28, 2009.  This is the date by which the registration and payment for the student's text must be received by the region's Education Coordinator.  Or, the registration form and check may be hand delivered at the October 23-25, 2009, Fall Retreat.

 

For 2010, Carolinas Region is again offering 3 correspondence courses at a special deal to region members:  Region will pay the tuition and certain postage costs, while the students are responsible only for the cost of the text and materials.  Only members of the Carolinas Region are eligible.

 

The 3 courses are: Ikebana, an advanced pulled thread sampler by Ilse Altherr;  Japanese Temari Basics for Beginners by Barbara Sues; and Lady Larkspur Necklace by Jeannette Carmichael.  All three are also on the EGA website.

 

Click below for the registration form, color pictures, and additional information.   

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Previous Carolinas Region-sponsored Courses

 

In 2009, region members had the opportunity to participate in Luan Callery's stumpwork Hummingbird and Honeysuckle; Morning Glories, a pulled thread sampler by Isle Altherr; and My Favorite Bracelet, beaded, by Jeanette Carmichael.

 

The 2008 classes: Beaded Nutcrackers by Kathleen Rake, done in odd-count peyote; Meadowsweet by Sandy Rodgers; and Swiss Sampler by Isle Altherr.

 

Classes for 2007 were Color Play, a beaded project emphasizing color theory, by Peggy Wright; Judy Jeroy's Crewel Choices; and Tiramisu, a blackwork band sampler by Dakota Rogers.

 

The 2006 classes were Pat Krahn's To The Acorn band sampler and GRRCIA!, a 3-d cat on canvas by Dakota Rogers.   A total of 66 members throughout the region signed up; 47 for the band sampler, and 19 for the cat.

 

In 2005, Carolinas Region offered the WHITE QUEEN, a whitework sampler by Carolyn Webb, and Luan B. Callery's VICTORIAN BONNET featuring raised embroidery, or stump work.   Over fifty-two members throughout the four states of the region signed up for the projects, 12 for the bonnet and over 40 for the sampler.

 

 

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