NANI EDUCATION PAST PROJECTS

Projects 2008 

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Projects 2007

Finishing an edge -  Learn three different stitches for finishing an edge.  

Free Lecture-Guest Speaker from one of the local stitchery shops sharing experiences at the Nashville Market.  Hear about the new offerings from our favorite designers and new gadgets to make our stitching easier.

Tuffet - make your tuffet any size you like in any color you like.  This is also a finishing class.  Come to class with the tuffet already stitched. 

Needle Rest - Needle rest pins right on to fabric.  Stitched on perforated paper using Watercolours.  It’s a cute place to park your needle

Projects 2006

Video-“Threads to the Past” is the story of embroidery traditions in western Russia and eastern Europe.  Interviews with more than half-dozen embroidery artists, collectors and academic experts.  On loan from the EGA library.

Mystery Sampler- 15 lesson mystery sampler, designed by Jana P. Kerr, is being published in Needlearts.  We will be doing one or two lessons a month so the sampler can be finished by the end of the year. All skill level.

Round Robin-Tables will be set up to answer questions and demonstrate some techniques.  Knots (French, colonial or bead), Beaded fringe, Securing threads, Project changes (fabric, thread, color), Threads (variegated, overdyes) and finishing an edge (nun stitch) will be the topics for the night.  It’s a chance to get the answer to that question you’ve been meaning to ask.  

Hardanger Pendant -Cover a heart pendant with this design on 28ct. linen using pearl cotton or silk Wildflower threads.  Learn about ships, picots and alternate hardanger blocks.  Not for beginners, some previous hardanger experience needed.  

Redwork-Stitch up this cute redwork Santa that can be finished as a Christmas ornament.  Learn the basics of redwork with a quick and useful project.

Basic Hand Quilting Part 1-Learn how to hand-stitch a patchwork square from tracing to stitching.  Supplies to be brought by the student are: 2 fat quarters in contrasting colors; scissors; sewing needle and thread; straight pins and a pencil.

Pinzazz-Make this pretty pin using glass beads and cotton thread.  Chenille pins are used to hang the strung beads using a larks head knot.  These make great hat or lapel pins.

Basic Hand Quilting Part 2-Learn to layer a quilt “sandwich” and hand quilt using shadow quilting, straight quilting and floral designs.  Finish with a simple fold-over binding.  Supplies to bring: completed patchwork square from part 1; pins; sewing thread and needle; scissors; pencil and one spool of hand quilting thread.

Punch Needle -Halloween pin guaranteed to be completed in less than 3 hours (probably quicker).  This project will use a 3 strand or medium punch needle.  

Perforated Paper - Stitch an ornament on perforated paper.  Pattern choices, gold and silver perforated paper will be provided.  Student to bring their choice of Watercolors thread.  A quick and sparkly ornament to make.

Projects 2005

Round Robin Samplers Discussion -given by a NANI Member.  This will be a project that you will stitch on throughout the year.  

Beaded Patriotic I Love USA Bracelet - Learn to bead using the square stitch!  This lovely beaded patriotic bracelet proudly says “I Love USA”. 

Crewel Embroidery - Want to learn something new?  This is the class to try. Crewel Embroidery is embroidery using wool yarn on stamped linen. This design shows you several stitches for beginners.

Heart of My Heart Canvas – This lovely heart is an advanced canvas piece.

Forget Me Knot Scissor Fob  -This is a beginning linen class.  Stitched on 28 ct linen.  Stitches learned:  Cross-stitching, Tied Leviathan stitch and back stitching. 

Tassels- make simple tassels and how to dress it up a little. 

Projects 2004

Band Sampler-Creating our own Band Samplers.  This was a project to work on through the entire year.  The Band Sampler was allowed to be as long as we wanted, but no more than 4” wide.  Any fabric, threads, colors, beads and embellishments could be used.  Finished Band Samplers were turned  in at the November meeting.  They were on display at the Holiday party in December and they were voted on.  

Name Tag - Stitched a simple nametag by Victoria Sample in white Perle cotton, opalescent kreinik and beads.  Members had to pick out their own waterlillies color and one matching skein of DMC. 

Hardanger Needledcase-Continued education with this Intermediate-Advanced Hardanger course. Members needed to know kloster blocks to attend.

Canvas Ruler Case-This project was the Arc en Ciel Rainbow Ruler Pocket Holder from the Petite Projects of EGA Education Department.  This canvas class taught color proportion and color value scale with the following stitches:  smyrna cross stitch, basketweave, byzantine, milanese, mosaic, scotch and slanted gobelin stitches.

Drawn Thread - Enjoy another Petite Project from the EGA Education Department.  This petite project  was a small drawn thread sampler of coral knot patterns with simple cross stitch borders for variety.  Designed to teach basic pulled thread techniques. 

Photo Gallery Projects 2004

Candlewicking-Candlewicking is a traditional (although not restricted) to white on white embroidery, done on white linen or cotton fabric with heavy cotton threads used for making candle wicks.  Most notably, the stitches used were knots, both Colonial and French, as well as stem stitch.  

Beading-simple beading.  In this class we stitched a Mill Hill beaded ornament purchased by the member.  

Needlework Finishing Ideas-Two members showed different ways a project can be finished. This wasn't a finishing class, but a class to give different ideas on how  projects can be finished. Different ways for pillows, ornaments, bell pulls, wall hangings, etc.  Framing has gotten so expensive, so we hopeed this class would  give new ideas for finishing and still fit budgets.

Glove Weight-Learned to decorate a garden glove and finish it into a glove weight.  What is a glove weight you ask?  When attending a needlework class, a glove weight can be used to stabilize your frame while stitching on a table for a hands-free stitching environment.  

Santa’s Christmas Tree-Yet another Petite Project from the EGA Education Department designed by Shay
Pendray. Stitched on size 18 red canvas using perle cotton and beads for Santa’s eyes.  Stitches learned were smyrna cross stitch and gobelin (satin) stitch.  

Projects 2003

Beginning Hardanger - Basics of Hardanger - kloster blocks, buttonhole stitch, eyelets. cutting and weaving. 

A Color Lesson - Explore the world of color with an exercise that may make "changing colors" a little easier, or perhaps little more adventurous.  Lesson and resource materials prepared from the EGA's Color Study Box.

Mystery Stitch Night - It's a mystery so there's really not much to tell - except that everyone can do this and is sure to have fun as we stretch our needlework creativity. 

Stump Work - Basic stitches - buttonhole, satin, long and short satin - over a couched wire to create a detached petal to form a small rose.  Add a little surface embroidery.

Needlelace -Learned couching and detached buttonhole over wires to create "lace in the air" as this 16th century-old technique is know.  Add a pin backing included in the kit for wearable art!

Ribbon Embroidery - Spray of roses and other flowers formed with ribbon and other materials.  These techniques can be applied to a variety of materials to add interest to your needlework.

Photo Gallery - Projects 2003

Canvas - First was the color lesson and now a 2-part canvas class that helps explore color and new stitches.  The first class we pick our canvas, watercolours and metallic fibers.   Each project was very unique depending on the color choices.  In the second class, we actually stitched on this small canvas piece that could  be used as an ornament or box top.  Class provided a good introduction to different canvas stitches.

Beading - Create a beautiful bracelet with crystals and Delica beads using with basic beading techniques with a needle.  Kit options include choices for bead color, different clasps and hoops for matching earrings.


Weekend Work Shops 2003

Lecture Luncheon - "An American Experience Learning Japanese Embroidery" by Shay Pendray
Saturday, March 15, 11 AM - 2 PM Woodmar Country Club, Hammond, Indiana.

Introduction to Japanese Embroidery
Shay Pendray
You've seen here on TV, now experience first-hand lessons from PBS television host and EGA Master Craftsman Shay Pendray as she gives a small sampling of Japanese Embroidery.  

The 2001 educational programs were developed with input from our membership.  Rather than choose one project each month, members elected to have several different course offerings at each meeting to address a variety of interests and needs.  Some of the project were completed in a month or two, others were worked on throughout the year.  Some of the projects included:  

• Huckweaving on a towel

• Beading - Mill Hill Pin Kits

• Drawn Thread Sampler #1

• Millennium Sampler - Shepard's Bush

• Random Thoughts Sampler

• Pulled Thread Sampler #00136 from the EGA
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• Glittering Diamonds Mystery Sampler #3 - Gay Ann Rogers

• Ceramic Tile I - Jeanette Ardern Design

• Elegant Stitch Needleroll - designed to help fund breast cancer health groups

• Personal Plaid - create a unique piece of needlework by creating your own pattern

• Gems in the Sky - canvas piece

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Weekend Workshops 2002

Tassels

Build in basic tassel skills with a knotted head tassel that makes a great scissors fob. Another fancy tassel uses a wooden form covered in beads with a twisted metallic thread cord hanger. You won’t complete the beaded tassel as the glue won’t dry, but you’ll have everything for a simple final assembly.

Lace on Canvas

Explore with guest teacher Julie McCarter the wonderful world of canvas stitches, creating intricate patters, such as this lace-covered piece. Learn great finishing technique to transform canvas creations into the practical and pretty, such as this project that can be used as a check book cover or eyeglass case.

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