Programs

PROGRAMS

Registration forms for all events can be found on the Forms and Documents Page and in the current newsletter.

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Otomi Embroidery

Taught by Kathryn Nerison

July 1, 2025 - 10 AM

July 21, 2025 - 7 PM

Otomi embroidery originates from the Otomi people who have lived in a heavily populated region in central Mexico for thousands of years. It is sometimes known as Tanango and depicts stylized figures of symbolic animals, plants, and rural life scenes that preserve cultural history. It is stitched on cotton fabric using cotton or wool threads. We will stitch an Otomi bird on a white cotton background with colorful cotton embroidery floss using the Otomi stitch, which is similar to the herringbone stitch.

How to Change a Pattern

Led by Martha Duckert

August 5, 2025 - 10 AM

August 18, 2025 - 7 PM

Have you ever bought a pattern but just didn’t like a part(s) of it? For the first part of the program, Martha Duckert will be discussing how to make adjustments to make the pattern your own. She is the perfect person to talk about this as she made adjustments to a huge fairytale project and was awarded top prizes at the state fair.

Kathryn will also be continuing the Otomi project for anyone who needs help and would like to “show and tell” their project.

Stitch-in and Make-up Date for Stash Reallocation Sale

September 2, 2025 - 10 AM

September 15, 2025 - 5:30 PM

We will be doing a stitch-in to give all of us time to finish up those summer projects. The evening will also be the Stash Reallocation Sale that was cancelled in June due to inclement weather with a dessert/snacks buffet. Set up 5:00, Sale 5:30-8:30, Clean up 8:30-9:00.

Pattern Darning

Taught by Becky Lieser

October 7, 2025 - 10 AM

October 20, 2025 - 7 PM

This is our welcome to potential new members month. Becky Lieser will teach pattern darning with a choice of three patterns to be made into bookmarks. The cost is free but we will need to have folks register so Becky knows how much material to bring along with floss that she is donating. If you would like to provide your own thread, you will need about 4 - 5 yards of a color to complete a bookmark.

Annual Meeting and Holiday Luncheon

December 13, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Please join us for our business meeting, luncheon and program at the Hilton Garden Inn in Shoreview, MN

Agenda:

o Lunch

o Business Meeting:

- Elections

- Budget

o Optional Program: Katherine Kennedy will be presenting Swedish Weaving and lead us in a project for the holidays

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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