American Needlepoint Guild

Gateway Chapter - St. Louis, MO

Date

Event

Time/Location

11/7 and
11/8

The Three Muses of Needlepoint

Gail Carolyn Sirna The Three Muses of Needlepoint Workshop

This is a 9 ½” by 11” design on Congress Cloth of three beautiful women draped in colorful, flowing robes with jeweled necklaces. The design features a combination of stitches and techniques, such as, diaper pattern couching, silk crewel embroidery, Chinese knots and stem stitch, and sophisticated canvas work. The background is a subtle, tone-on-tone darning pattern in values of palest pink and lavender. Proficiency level is Intermediate. Class size is limited to 20.

Saturday and Sunday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM


Location
Community Center, Westbury Manor
Subdivision, 224 Heather Crest Drive,
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(Off Olive Boulevard, west of Hwy. 141)

11/19

Dragonfly and Fireflies Kimono
Stitch of the Month

Continuing Program: Pat Giarraffa continues to lead the Stitch of the Month program, Dragonfly and Fireflies Kimono, designed by Sharon G.

Sandbox Project: Beginning of a New Continuing Program

Sandbox is a chapter project which will be team-taught by members of the Programming Committee. Sandbox is a counted piece designed to fit in a Sudberry box. It features a center scallop shell that is stitched using the ribbed web stitch.

The shell is also stuffed during stitching for better shaping. Other stitches used in the piece include oblong cross, Smyrna cross, cashmere, knotted cross, Milanese, and various Rhodes variations.
The design instructions will be distributed at this meeting and will include starting the design and choosing colors. Members should choose a canvas color and threads before the January 2010 meeting.

9:30 am - Noon
&
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Ladue Chapel
Fellowship Hall South
9450 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO 63124