2023 Programs

EGA Dayton Chapter Programs 2023

Wednesday Group Programs

(2nd Wednesdays--except September 2023, meeting begins at 10 AM in Room 114, with programs around 11:00 AM-ish or as noted)

All Times are Eastern Time:  

Programs

• January 11: Naomi Smith lecture - The Story of Seedbead" - lecture to begin at 10 AM Eastern Time

• January 12: Relics in Siture lecture via Columbus EGA - In the Archives at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at 11 AM Eastern Time

• January 19: Nancy Cucci lecture via Buckeye ANG - Beading in Needlepoint at 1 PM Eastern Time

• February 8: Relics in Situ lecture - Embroidered Beasts

• February 20: Caren Scarbrough will talk about her journey working on her Cabinet of Curiosities at 7:30 PM. This is via the Ann Arbor chapter and reservations are required. Contact us no later than February 15 for making your reservation.

• March 8: Yubinuki Thimbles workshop with Gina Barrett of GinaB Silkworks (registration is closed) - Zoom-Only

• April 12: Candy Marang lecture: Conservation and Re-Creation in Textile Conservation at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

• May 10: Beading Study Box from EGA National

• June 14:Clare Hunter - The Significance of Sewing (Exploring the social, emotional and political significance of sewing through centuries and across cultures). Clare is the author of Threads of Life and Embroidering Her Truth.

• July 12: Patty Smith Gardner workshop - Peyote Pear Fob (registration is closed) - THIS IS A ZOOM-ONLY MEETING & WORKSHOP

• August 9: Leslie Gagliardi lecture: "Antique Needlework Tools" and members share their favorite tool to use when stitching

• September 6 (note different date): Dr. Susan Kay-Williams (RSN) lecture - "Litany of Loreto"

• October 11: Cynthia Amnéus of the Cincinnati Art Museum lecture: "The Art of Love and Death: Understanding Ornamental Hairwork"

• November 8: Carole Overton lecture: "Visiting the EGA Virtual Exhibit of The Needle's Eye." We also will be starting Melita Glavin's "Overdyed Spools" project/color study (This is now an EGA Petite Project.)

• December 13: Holiday Party! Firsts, Flops, and Fabulous Finishes - if not your First, then your earliest needlework you can find, then a Flop (a big UGH that you messed up), and a Fabulous Finish that you are really proud of (send pictures to Jana no later than December 10).

Stitching SIGs (Special Interest Groups)

Goldwork/Metal Work SIG: We started with some Becky Hogg goldwork kits (https://beckyhogg.com/shop-home/), but have branched out!

July - December, 2023 - GCC: English Summer with Cheryl Sharp (surface) - registration is now closed

January - July 2023: Fundraiser piloting on Chottie Alderson's Wrought by Me and Sheep Breed