2021 Programs

EGA Dayton Chapter Programs 2021 - via Zoom, even though we will be in person, too.

Wednesday Group Programs (2nd Wednesdays, meeting begins at 10 AM with programs around 11:00 AM-ish)--all times are Eastern Time:  

• January 13: Tricia Wilson Nguyen lecture - "Materials for Historic Embroidery"

  • January 21 at 12:30 PM: We will be joining Buckeye ANG for a Lois Kershner lecture, "Achieving Perspective in Stitching"

• February 10: Relics in Situ lecture - "The Necessity of the Needle"

  • February 8 at 1:45 PM: We will be joining Greater Cincinnati EGA for a Catherine Jordan lecture, "Creating Needlework Maps"

  • February 18 at 12:30 PM: We will be joining Buckeye ANG for a Margaret Kinsey lecture, "Metal Thread and Its History"

• March 10: Dawn Ronningen, author of Antique American Needlework Tools, lecture - "19th Century Sewing Rolls and Needlebooks"

  • March 11 at 11 AM: We will be joining Columbus EGA for a Laura Smith lecture, "7 Ways of Color Contrast"

• April 14: Liz Almond lecture on blackwork - Islamic Inspiration

  • April 15 at 12:30 PM: We will be joining Buckeye ANG for a Celeste Chalasani lecture, "From Silkworm to Sari: Sericulture in India"

• May 8 with the lecture starting at 10 AM: Eileen O'Connor-Ramsey - "The Fibers and Fashions of Our Foremothers: Lessons in Clothing Sustainability from the 18th Century"

  • May 10 at 7 PM: We will be joining with Greater Cincinnati EGA for an Yvette Stanton lecture on Whitework

  • May 13 at 11 AM: We will be joining Columbus EGA for a Relics in Situ lecture, "In the Archives of the Fitzwilliam Museum"

• June 9: Elizabeth Lay of Smithsonian Associates lecture - "Rationing Fashion: How Paris, London, and New York Fashion Survived WWII"

• July 14: Ann Strite-Kurtz lecture - "The History of EGA"—and the Stories--oh, the stories! - IN PERSON!

• August 11: Denise Harrington Pratt finishing class - Lovely Leaves, Acorn Scissors Fob

  • Aug 9 at 11 AM: We will join Cincinnati EGA for a lecture by Mary Jo Kopecky: “Temari Balls”

  • Aug 21 at 10 AM: We will join QCSG for a lecture by Sheryl DeJong of the Smithsonian: “Index of American Design”

• September 8: Laura Smith lecture - "Skin of Venus: The Subtle Power of the Background"

• October 13: Relics in Situ lecture - "In the Archives of the Victoria and Albert Museum"

  • October 23 at 10 AM: We will be joinging QCSG for a lecture by Claudia Dutcher, Bristol Sampler collector - “Bristol Orphan Samplers: Samplers with a Story”

• October 13: Deborah Mitek Workshop - "Bloomin' Roses" - 1-4 PM via Zoom

• November 10: EGA Study Slides - "Berlin Work: The Elizabeth Kaplan Sampler" and Members' examples of Berlin Work - send your pictures by November 10

• December 8: Christmas Party Thread Exchange and Show & Tell