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Welcome to the
JOYS of NEEDLEWORK!!

This is your opportunity to make new friends with stitchers of all skill levels!

Our purpose is to foster the highest standards of excellence in the practice of the art of embroidery

Through an active program of education and study
As well as to preserve the heritage of the art

Guild meeting held the second Monday of each month, September through June.

At Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 21st and Weston Streets, LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

Attend either the 9:00am or 7:00pm meetings or both if you wish.

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30th Annual Coulee Country EGA Needlework Show

The 30th Annual Coulee Country EGA Needlework Show is coming this fall! And as always, the show is open to the public at large. Won’t you join us?

Click on for all the information you need to know to join us as a participant or visitor. And look for our members discussing the Needlework Show on local television stations WXOW channel 19 during the 5pm news on Monday, September 29 and on WKBT channel 8 during the noon news on September 30. Information is also scheduled to appear in the LaCrosse Tribune.

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Programs For 2008
January 2008 Name Tag Create a nametag using a variety of embroidery stitches, ribbon work, and beading. Or, create your own unique design. They will be finished with a corded edge. Patterns by Victoria Sampler will be provided as will a small variety of flosses, ribbons, beads and fabrics. Students are encouraged to bring items from their stash to use or swap. Be creative and try something new! Taught by Ruth Ann. Fee: None	February 2008 Name Tag Finishing This class will focus on the finishing of the nametags started in the previous class. Learn how to assemble tag into a pin or one to be worn ‘necklace-style’. Cording will also be taught and made for the edging. Taught by Ruth Ann. Fee: None
March 2008 Heartstrings Snowman – A Continuation We will continue to work on completing the snowman we started in our October 2007 class. Taught by Connie Fee: None	April 2008 Needle Felted Tuffet Learn the art of needle felting. Make a Valentine tuffet using wool roving and hand-dyed felted wool. This is a fun class that’s quick and easy, too. Kit will contain felted wool, wool roving and a felting needle. Taught by Judy. Fee: $12.00
May 2008 ”The Extraordinary Aprons of Evalina Grimes” Laurann Gilbertson, Textile Curator at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, IA, will display and discuss aprons from the museum’s collection. If you own any special aprons and would like to bring them, feel free to do so. Meeting will be held at the church. Reservations are required. Menu to be announced. Fee: To be announced.	June 2008 Unfinished Projects and Summer Potluck Bring a dish to pass and an unfinished project to work on during this potluck to usher in the summer break. Venues to be announced for both the morning and evening sessions.
July 2008 No Meeting We are on our summer break and will not have meetings.	August 2008 No Meeting We continue our summer break and will not have meetings.
Please Note: Our Classes for September through November will be using patterns found in Donna Kooler’s book Encyclopedia of Needlework. Due to copyright restrictions and the author’s expressed wishes, we are not able to provide an image of these projects or copies of the patterns. If you do not own or have access to a copy of this book, copies are available for purchase though the chapter at a cost of $8.95.
September 2008 Flight of Fancy Candlewicking Pillow By Barbara Baatz A winged beauty spreads its wings and pauses mid-flight upon a delicate trellis. The setting is composed of simple stitches suitable for a beginning embroiderer. The butterfly is composed primarily of satin stitches, allowing the brilliant colors to steal the show on this diminutive pillow. The trellis and border are an ideal introduction to candlewicking, a favorite American folk art. Kit will include fabric and candlewicking thread. Students will supply their own floss palate for the butterfly and a 12-inch set of stretcher bars or a scroll frame with 12-inch bars. Taught by Mary Helen. Fee: $6.00	October 2008 Flight of Fancy Finishing techniques for the candlewicking pillow started last month will be taught. Taught by Mary Helen Fee: None
November 2008 Rose Basket Needlebook By Rae Iverson Tiny, dainty stitches of linen and cotton threads adorn a needlebook that could have been made two hundred years ago by an accomplished needleworker. The open lacy look is the result of highly textured, pulled thread stitches that are delightfully simple to execute. Kit will include linen, fibers and finishing materials. Taught by Marybeth. Fee: To be announced	December 2008 Holiday Social & “Show And Tell” Each group will enjoy a potluck meal. Venue to be determined. Bring any projects, finished or not, that you would like to share with your stitching friends. Fee: None

See the "Programs" page for past projects of the Coulee Country Chapter of EGA.

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