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Stitching goodies on tap for Denver needlepointers!
Colorado Columbine needlepoint stitchers, look what’s coming up in the new year! Sign up THIS MONTH to get in on these wonderful classes! Above, see SPRING GARDEN FLOSS TAG, taught by our very own Madonna on March 20, 2017. Cost is just $26, but eager stitchers must sign up no later than January’s meeting…
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New details on upcoming needlepoint projects in Denver!
Signups end in November for Colorado Columbine Chapter’s February 21st class on Creating Your Own Pendant! Title: Create Your Own Pendant Date: February 21, 2017 Leader: Madonna Materials Fee: $20 Level: NA Sign-ups Close: November 2016 Description: You are challenged to design your own jewelry pendant. Your threads, your design – your…
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Coming up: A Tony Minieri needlepoint design, then we start the new year with Paris at Tiffany’s…
It’s a little jewel of a needlepoint piece, a design called ‘Excalibur,’ by renowned artist and needlepoint designer Tony Minieri, to be presented as the October class for Colorado Columbine Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. See it at the regular meeting on September 19. Title: Excalibur by Anthony Minieri Designs Date: October 2016 Leader:…
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Denver needlepointers, get your ribbons on in September!
Title: Silk Ribbon Basics – Tips and Techniques for Getting Started Date: September 19, 2016 Leader: Madonna Materials Fee: $10 Level: Beginner Description: Learn everything you’ll need to know to begin embellishing your canvas with silk ribbon. Covering the basics for getting started, this “silk ribbon 101” program will include how to thread up, start and end a stitch,…
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Denver needlepoint group hosts spring workshop with national designer Diane Herrmann
Designer Diane Herrmann was a special guest of the Colorado Columbine Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild in May as she taught her class on ‘Walking the Water’s Edge.’ Diane’s beautiful design class drew many chapter members and stitchers from other area groups via the Denver Needlework Consortium. The design is a bargello-based work, with…
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Beads and needlepoint go hand in hand
B-E-A-D-S!!!!!!!!! Our ANG chapter will be participating in the Rocky Mountain Bead Society’s Bead Bazaar on April 29-30, 2016. Our members have had a great time at events such as this in the past, and I’m really looking forward to our involvement this year. Save the date on your calendars and look for a sign-up…
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Denver needlework chapters come together in first ever Guild Day to celebrate stitching
It’s a first for needlework groups in the Denver Metro area: A one-day event for all four stitching guilds (two chapters of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and two chapters of the American Needlepoint Guild) to celebrate what they have in common: a love of stitching in all its forms. The Colorado Chapter of EGA…
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In loving memory of a friend and needlepointer
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Needlepoint group greets spring with newly elected officers
Members of Colorado Columbine Chapter of ANG elected new officers at their annual meeting in March. A class explored the start of a beautiful needlepoint project presented by instructor Karen R., below. Stitchers gathered to begin ‘Crazy Quilt Egg’ by Rainbow Gallery. Newly elected officers took the helm at the end of the meeting: President,…
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Denver needlepoint stitchers help a friend celebrate her milestone birthday and view her spectacular needlework
A long-time member of the American Needlepoint Guild, Marcia G., at right in above photo with our president, Gloria M., just celebrated a big birthday and we were all invited. The Colorado Columbine Chapter threw a bash to remember and included all of Marcia’s family and friends to join us in celebrating her milestone. A…