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June 2005

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June Meeting: Name Badge Competition

After May's program on badge ideas, June we had a competition for the best badge, voted by attending members.

Name Tag Competition Entries Name Tag Competition Winner: Anna Summer

The prize was a cup filled with chocolate.


Also in June Carolinas Regional Seminar "Stitching on the Ridge" was held at Ridgeway in Western North Carolina.

View of Blue Ridge Mountains from Ridgecrest

Three classes were offered; one was "Stitching with Overdyed Thread". The class began Friday night with the students dying a number of hanks of floss.

Dying hanks of cotton floss A selection of threads drying

Saturday morning, we learned techniques embroider with the overdyed threads.

Dried dyed floss and beginning embroidery

Saturday afternoon was more dying and Sunday morning was additional embroidery techniques.

Other activities included an ice cream social, a trip to Hendersonville to see the National EGA traveling exhibit, shopping in the bookstore, merchandise night, teacup auction/opportunity baskets and lots of stitch time.

basket by Gifted Hands of Cary Opportunity Basket

Additional pictures from the seminar on the EGA Carolinas website.

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