ANG Workshop by Mail - Boo!

The ANG Workshop by Mail program provides a unique, limited-time opportunity to obtain instructions from leading designers for pieces not available on the retail market. This program is designed to be relaxed and unstructured. There is no need for a computer, no discussion list, no classroom, and no deadlines. This is simply a project you can enjoy at your leisure. A Workshop by Mail project is also well suited for a chapter or group program, with each stitcher providing his or her own stitching materials.

Our second WbM project this year is Joni Stevenson’s Boo! This project will get us all stitching black cats, pumpkins and bats. Boo! is a fun Halloween project for the intermediate stitcher. Stitches include mosaic, Parisian, Scotch, pavilion, cross, and encroaching Gobelin. The directions include a line drawing with instructions to transfer it to your canvas and to paint the pumpkins, or for a small fee, ordering a piece of canvas with the line drawing and painting already completed from Joni. This piece includes how to change the slant of a stitch to indicate shape, how to work with overdyed threads to reduce striping effects, how to create texture with novelty threads, and the importance of pre-determining thread travel on the back of an openwork area with decorative couching stitches in the border.

Finished Design Size: 5" x 7"

Canvas Size: #18 Sage Green mono canvas, cut 9” x 12”

Level: Intermediate

Registration Dates: July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Instructions, a color picture, and commemorative pin will be sent via US mail to all enrollees.

Payment: The fee schedule is as follows:
$40 (ANG member shipping addresses in the United States)
$45 (ANG member shipping addresses outside of the United States)

Order: There are several ways to order Boo! :

Method 1. Print out and complete a registration form. When paying by check or money order made payable to ANG, mail payment and registration form to the address indicated on the form. When paying by credit card, include all credit card information, and either mail registration form to the address indicated on the form or fax it to 608-443-2478. Method 2. Purchase using the PayPal buttons below. ANG Members: (US addresses) $40 Please Enter Membership Number:     ANG Members: (International addresses) $45 Please Enter Membership Number: Click on View Cart to pay for your order.

Mailings: Orders will be filled via monthly mailings done no later than the 15th of each month. If you have not received your instructions within six weeks of sending your check, please notify the Registrar at WorkshopByMailRegistrar@needlepoint.org. After December 31, 2010, copies of the instruction booklet will not be available.

Questions: If you have any questions about ANG’s Workshop by Mail, send an email to the program Chairman at WorkshopByMail@needlepoint.org or to the Registrar mailing address.