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Mouse TalesVol 2 December 2003Contents
President's Message: Hello fellow CyberStitchers, With Thanksgiving behind us and the Holidays close in front of us, I wish everyone and their loved ones a happy, healthy, and joyful Holiday season and wonderful New Year. This term that I start in January will be my last term to be President of CyberStitchers EGA. I look forward to the next 2 years with anticipation and commitment to the chapter and the members to make these two years count for fun and friendship in our internet community. I hope when my term of office is over in two years, and someone looks back on my achievements, they will say, "She was the president that was always looking for volunteers". That would make me proud and happy to have as my "moniker". I have received posts from four people since the last meeting who would like to be a volunteer in the chapter workings. I hope to get many more posts because this chapter needs to have as much input and participation from the members as possible. Please, even if you can only give an hour a month, volunteer to help the chapter; you will find it worthwhile and enjoyable. I am stitching a few holiday gifts for family and friends this year. I would love to hear from others what they are stitching for the holidays. Please post to the Chat4 list with your answers. May everyone's holidays be happy and may everyone look forward to a wonderful new year with CyberStitchers EGA and all we have to offer. Stitchin' forever, Our New OfficersAt our November meeting we elected the slate of officers for the next two years. A round of applause for our board for the next two years: President - LoriBeth Education ReportGCC's: A new poll will be set up on yahoo groups to determine the classes that will be offered. Each member will be asked to vote for only one class - the class he/she would like to take under this special event. The variety of classes available through EGA means that there should be a class that interests each person. Every member is strongly encouraged to sign up for a class. (The 4 GCCs retiring on December 31, 2003 are not available as your benefit class.) The top 15 choices will be offered. The class schedule will be established by The Education Chair, working with the education committee, after the poll is completed. If a class receives sufficient votes to justify two groups, it may or may not be offered twice. You will be able to see the poll results while the poll is in progress. The chapter will attempt to fill every class to capacity by opening the registration to paying participants from CS then from other EGA chapters. Here's the guidelines on how we will operate this wonderful opportunity:
The polls for B.E.E. should be up soon and will include new courses for 2004. Remember, although the classes have to be split between 2 polls because of yahoo group restrictions, you can only vote for/request 1 underwritten class TOTAL. You may still register for additional classes in the open period on a space available basis. SAM: Petite Projects: Stitchalong: For our new members, at each meeting I select a small freebie project for our members to stitch and finish however they like. The members upload a picture of their completed project and we all vote on which finished project we prefer. The person receiving the most votes will receive a certificate. At the end of the year a certificate will also be awarded to the person who received the most votes throughout the year. Please let me know if there is an interest in either project for a group stitchalong, stitchalong, or any other similar ideas you might have. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me. Anne L Book Review The Open Canvas: An Instructional Encyclopedia of Openwork Techniques Recently this book became the topic of conversation on the EGA_Natl list. Our own Cameorose had located the book in a used book shop. This is an older book, no longer in print, but as DornaL commented, it is one of the absolute classics of needlework. It has numerous stitch diagrams and details not only pulled work, but hardanger, Hedebo, filet, and other techniques and stitches. Searching on the Internet, you may also find a copy available. Linda K. Reinmiller, needlework artist, designer, and teacher, explained, "I have it and have used it. If you usually work on linen and find the idea of completely covering a canvas tedious (as I do) this is great. It is basically treating the canvas as linen and only stitching the parts you want to stitch, but it is so useful because canvas is obviously different to stitch on than linen so needs some particular techniques. I believe it was originally written with traditional (re : cover the canvas completely) in mind to help them realize the potential of canvas. When I got mine I had not really done any canvas so I sat down and read it straight through. Definitely a must have for me and IMHO anyone who wants to work on canvas." My Favorite Needlework ShopAnne, shares her favorite shop, Needlecraft Corner, found online at www.webexpression/needlecraft.com. Anne has been ordering from them for several years now. This shop basically only carries cross stitch, but has many designers and a lot of threads. The good part is that the shop has month-long specials every month, mostly on threads and fabrics. The owner's name is Drema, and she usually ships orders out the day she receives them, or the next day if there is no backorder. She only charges exact postage. One drawback is that you cannot order from the website. You have to call the toll free number, therefore, orders can only be done during working hours. Anne says she has found this to be a fairly minor problem. She finds that Drema is very nice and a pleasure to do business with. "The New Improved Version" - source unknown, passing around CyberspaceRudolph is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. Every year my Mom and I had to watch the Rankin-Bass television special; I still do. Let me take this time to wish my fellow CyberStitchers a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, a Joyous Kwanzaa, a Blessed Solstice - whatever holiday you celebrate, may it be a happy one. Happy New Year to everyone!! Sue - your newsletter editor Rudolph was a four-hooved ungulate, who, incidentally, possessed a nasal appendage of a bright maroon lustre. Consequently, if circumstances were to present themselves that he ever came into your view, you would most undoubtedly remark as to its illuminary qualities. The multitude of other members of the population in his ecological community, had previously teased, chuckled boisterously, and dubbed him unspeakable pseudonyms--the objective of which was to lower his self-esteem and make him miserable. They also excluded him from participation in leisure activities consistent with their species. However, on the twenty-fourth of December in an unspecified year, a mythological, supernatural being inherent to western culture (who symbolizes the Christmas attitude and allegedly brings gifts to children) arrived through the super-saturated, humid air. He formally invited Rudolph, due to his extraordinary nasal characteristic, to stand at the forefront of his snow vehicle with the express purpose that he navigate through the nocturnal mist. At that point, the multitude of other members of the population in his ecological community who had previously teased, chuckled boisterously, and dubbed him unspeakable pseudonyms, reversed their disposition toward Rudolph to a more congenial, amicable relationship. They consequently exclaimed with great exaltation and fervor, "Rudolph, the antlered mammal with a maroon nasal appendage, you shall most certainly be recorded in the annals of time, and your memory will be preserved for posterity!" Holiday FreebieDesigned by LoriBeth of LoriBeth's Best NeedleArts.  Click on the chart to open a larger, printable version. Calendar:December, 2003 - Jaunary, 2004 June 17-19, 2004 October 23-29, 2004
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