Join us for this four-month class stitching Gathered In!

One look at this wonderful design by Sandy Rodgers and you can almost feel the warmth of an Indian summer October afternoon. First you’ll notice three ears of colored corn with acorns nestled in among them. Then you’ll see how all these are held together with a golden yellow ribbon bow which moves, twists, and turns. This splendid tribute to the glory of autumn color is completed with couched bullion and twisted cord. Join us as we stitch a special design which has so much learning potential.

The spectacular ears of colored corn in this fantastic design are fashioned with, you guessed it, beads! The tricks are to place those bits of colored beads just right so that they really do look like corn, and how to attach the beads in a way that it doesn’t take forever and a day. Sandy’s topnotch instructions, along with the detail photos, will show you just how to do both. It’s really fun!

The acorns, tucked just above the ears of corn, are formed with a traditional canvaswork stitch and directional shading. Placement of a metallic gives them special sparkle. The ribbons, those glorious ribbons, are created with values of golden yellow stranded threads worked in realistic, textural, and directional shading techniques. We’ll discuss various methods to cause the ribbon appear to turn and move, how to form highlights and areas of depth.

As you stitch Gathered In, you can use either stranded silk or cotton. Suggested color numbers are given in the text for both Silk Mori and DMC floss to help you select threads. Although we’ll be doing a curving, spiraling ribbon as we learn just how easy Sandy’s approach to realistic shading can be, the principles learned while stitching it can be easily transferred to other objects in your future stitching.

Surrounding the colored corn bouquet is an oval band composed of two gold threads. Pearl purl and twisted cord are each couched in traditional technique to maintain their sparkling color. We’ll learn how to handle pearl purl so that this very special ‘thread’ is displayed to best advantage and how to create an invisible joining with it. Plus, we’ll learn Sandy’s special method to effectively form a continuous line with the twisted cord.

Gathered In is a spectacular tribute to the autumn harvest season. It is also an exciting opportunity for intermediate level students to learn how really easy it is to do effective shading.

Can you do it? Can you really stitch this glorious design? Well, maybe not now. But, follow Sandy’s famous explicit and crystal clear directions, read her Internet posted lessons, join us for this super CyberWorkshop, and you’ll be amazed at what you and your needle can accomplish! Plus, you’ll have a whole lot of fun while you do it!

Lessons for Gathered In will be posted over a four-month period.

121 Crossed Stitches
 
Level: Intermediate
Time: Four months
Design Size: 8" x 10 "

Schedule for Posting of Lessons:
To give students time to work each portion before the next lesson is released, lessons will be posted on January 1, 2010, January 2, February 2, March 2, and April 2, 2010 during this four-month course.
Instruction booklet only is included in the registration cost, an optional kit is offered.
For details on threads and other supplies, see the Materials List Page.

The "classroom" for the ANG CyberWorkshop will be a dedicated e-mail list where the teacher will post the lessons (text only) and students can post questions and comments about the class. In addition, the teacher may post visual aids (stitched samples, expanded charts, etc.) to a private Web site. The e-mail list will be created after registration closes. Based on past experience, the amount of traffic on this e-mail list varies throughout the class. At the beginning of the class, students can expect to receive more than a dozen messages on some days. As the class continues, there are usually significantly fewer messages. The class fee includes access to the dedicated e-mail list. Because the class lessons will be posted to this e-mail list, students participating in an ANG CyberWorkshop must have a unique e-mail address.

Students who wish to view the visual aids on the private Gathered In Web site must have access to the Web. These visual aids are supplemental to lessons distributed on the dedicated e-mail list and the instruction booklet.

Please note: a minimum level of computer knowledge is required. You should know how to use your e-mail program and how to access a password-protected Web site. ANG is not responsible for teaching these skills.

You will be getting e-mail from the teacher, the angel, and other students in the class. You may not recognize the e-mail addresses from which the messages have been sent, but all will have a subject line that clearly identifies the message as being part of the CyberWorkshop. DO NOT put blocks on any of these addresses. If you do not wish to receive the CyberWorkshop messages at your regular address, please set up a separate account at one of the free Web-based e-mail services and make sure that the Class Angel has that address.

Registration ends on October 31, 2008. The first lesson will be posted on January 1, 2010. This will be a four-month workshop. There will not be a critique at the end of the workshop.
Prices for This CyberWorkshop:

U.S. Members:
Class fees, course booklet and postage: $92.50
Class fees, course booklet, kit and postage: $139.50
International Members:
Class fees, course booklet, and postage: $110.00
Class fees, course booklet, kit, and postage: $157.00
You can pay by check (made out to ANG), Visa or MasterCard (sent by postal mail or fax), or PayPal.
All payments are final.

You must be an ANG member to participate. Please include your membership number when registering for the class. If possible, include a copy of the mailing label from your most recent copy of Needle Pointers. If a label is not available, make sure you have included your membership number. If you are not a brand-new member, please contact the Membership Office to find out your number.

If you are not currently an ANG member and wish to participate in this CyberWorkshop, you can join ANG. You may include payment for membership using any of the payment methods below, and the form at Join ANG.

Brand-new members: If paying for your new ANG membership by PayPal, once you've added a membership to your shopping cart, please return to this page, enter "00000" as your membership number, and add the CyberWorkshop to your cart. If you will be paying for your new ANG membership in some other way, please insert "NEW MEMBER" in the ANG Membership Number box on the CyberWorkshop Registration Printout Form (links are below).

You will receive an e-mail from the Class Angel after your registration is processed. If you have not heard from the Angel within 14 days of mailing or faxing your registration form, send an e-mail to the Class Angel.

If you have questions about the class or registration, send an e-mail to the Class Angel, Nancy Kirwin.
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Registration Process:

  1. To pay by PayPal, use the PayPal link below. You do not need to mail or fax a filled-out Registration Form if you pay via PayPal. The Registrar will receive your registration information directly from PayPal. (PayPal accepts all major credit cards or allows you to transfer funds from your bank account.)

    Please note that postage differs for U.S. and International Members. Please select the correct payment section according to your shipping address:
  1. If you are not paying by PayPal, please print out the Registration Form. Fill out the form, indicating your payment method. Then use one of our mail-in payment options:
    • To pay by check, mail your filled-out registration form to the address below and include your check made out to ANG. Please include your ANG membership number on your check.
    • To pay by credit card directly to ANG (ANG accepts MasterCard or Visa), mail your filled-out registration form and payment information to the address below, or fax them to the fax number below.
    • Click here for the form.


ANG CyberWorkshop
2810 Crossroads Drive, Suite 3800
Madison, WI  53718
Fax: 608-443-2474

Your completed registration form and check or credit card information must be postmarked or faxed, or your PayPal purchase must be made, by October 31, 2009.

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Last updated Sunday, August 2nd, 2009