ANG's 2022 National Seminar Report

I know it's a bit late, but things can get hectic, you know?  Here's the fun Mary, the Sun City Stitcher. had at the 2022 ANG Seminar in Tucson, Arizona.  I'll update this as more is posted so you can enjoy everything.

https://www.suncitystitcher.com/2024/02/catching-up-ang-national-seminar-2022.html

https://www.suncitystitcher.com/2024/02/ang-national-seminar-2022-part-2.html

https://www.suncitystitcher.com/2024/02/ang-national-seminar-2022-part-3.html

https://www.suncitystitcher.com/2024/02/pilot-stitching-desert-rose-for-ang.html

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Spiffing Up the Name Tag

Brenda decided to spruce up her name tag before she heads to New Orleans for the 2016 ANG Seminar. 
https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2016/08/updated-name-tag-082116.html

Doesn't it look fabulous now?!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Stars: Filling in the Trellis and Placing the Boxes and Triangles

I got more done on Deborah Kerr's block last night than I thought I would.  I layered two more trellises on top of the original black one, using a slightly lighter thread and a different color each time.  The end result is raised and puffy, like jewelry almost.  It's a cool effect I'd like to use sometime on a canvas.

Then I started putting in the corner boxes so I'd see where the triangles should go.  The boxes have layers upon layers but the triangles are pretty straightforward, so I might have both done tonight.  I've certainly skipped around a lot on this block, doing things out of the order Tony recommends, just to help me get everything right.  So far, so good.

In other news, Thistle Threads mentioned using some of their great embroidery photos to make name tags, luggage tags and smart phone cases.  Isn't that a great idea?
http://thistle-threads.com.mytempweb.com/blog/index.php/2010/10/iphone-case/

http://thistle-threads.com.mytempweb.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/nametags-and-luggage-tags/

In stash related news, the Stitching-Destashing Blog has lots of new items for sale at very good prices.   Instructions for buying are at the very top of the blog in case you see something you want.
http://stitchingdestashing.blogspot.com/2010/09/fox-valley-melody.html

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Stars Needed UPDATED

As you can see in the picture above, the teacher nametag for the ANG Seminar at Indian Wells is almost done. All I need to do is attach the stars and it'll be done. The star brads, crystal and charms are in the location I plan to use. I moved things around quite a bit and this looks best.

The hardest thing in doing this was the lettering. I had a very long three part name to place and ended up cramming it into the middle of the space, not towards the right side as the instructions said. But there simply wasn't room for three words in one line.

This was interesting to do. The ribbon is painted to look like film. You cut a long piece in half and put the wrong sides together, then start tacking it to the congress cloth on the left side at an angle towards the right corner. Once you are about 60% across, you fold the ribbon and tack through it to hold it steady, then fold it back and attach at the side. The overlap of ribbon on both sides is to be turned under in finishing.

I'll pop it in the mail back to Laurie and she takes care of the finishing so they'll all be finished alike.

I should mention that this was designed by Angela Krause and charted by Margaret Bendig. Nice job!

UPDATE: This piece is in the mail to Laurie now. I simply added the extra L on the end of Mitchell I'd forgotten and attached the stars. Since the finished piece is essentially what you see above, I won't do another photo. After all, Blogspot limits the number of photos I can use here and I omit them when I can.

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Next Up-Seminar!

I had planned to work on finishing the Squiggee goldfish canvas next but I need to make a visit to the crafts emporium for supplies and to see if my idea is workable first. And that can't happen for 2-3 days. In the meantime, I think I'll work on a very small project for my ANG guild.

I am a long distance member of the San Bernardino Chapter (California) of the American Needlepoint Guild. Here's the chapter website.

http://www.geocities.com/sanbernardinochapter/

It's a great bunch of folks and since I can't attend meetings locally, I have greatly enjoyed belonging to a guild that encourages long distance members. I can't participate in local classes but occasionally I do one that allows "ghosts" (classmates who aren't physically present) and have enjoyed belonging to SBCANG a lot.

Those of you who belong to ANG know that each year they host an annual seminar of classes for us rabid needlepointers. The location changes from region to region each year to enable the most number of folks to attend. The next seminar will be in Indian Wells, California and SBCANG is the host chapter. So we are busy getting ready. I'm not going to be a lot of help but I am going to stitch one of the nametags for the teachers. What you see above is the packet that Laurie McLellan sent me. I am to stitch it and return it by August 1. Laurie said I could post about it here in the hopes that it will encourage other chapters and members to volunteer to help run any seminar that might be near them. Here's the ANG website section on seminar so you can read all about it.

Now I need to read the instructions. What you see above are charts, ribbon that looks like a strip of film, star beads and charms, and a piece of canvas already taped and ready. Stay tuned and find out what star teachers are wearing at seminar this fall!

http://www.needlepoint.org/seminar.php

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