BDEIG Chapters- Locations

and Meeting Times

Look for a Chapter Near You or Form a New Chapter

Alberta, Canada

Calgary:  Contact: Ruth Motyka 

British Columbia, Canada

Black Creek: VIBES:  Tuesdays 10-2, Black Creek Hall. Contact: Mary Bogue

Vernon:  Ogopogo Stitchers: 2^nd Tuesday, last Wednesday,  Contact: Pat Carefoot

Arizona, USA

Yuma:  Yuma-Hummers: Thursday Cocopah Bend RV,   Contact: Gleta Perry

California

New Orleans:  BE-Stitched, Bothered and Bewildered:  Contact:  Barbara Duhe

Maryland

Lusby: Chesapeake Charmers:   Tuesdays; Senior Center, Contact:  Sharon Laughery

New York

Canton:  North Country Stitchers   Thursdays, 10-Noon,  Contact: Alma Garner

North Dakota

Hunter (Fargo): Elegant Stitchers  2^nd Tuesday, 1:45 PM, Contact: Cheryl Schuler

Nevada

Las Vegas: Silver State Wrappers 2nd Saturday, 10-2, Contact Kaaren Arndt

Reno: High Desert Stitchers  Thursdays, 9-1 PM   Contact: Debbie West

Oregon

Coquille:  3rd Tuesday, Coquille Art Ctr.  Contact: Etnie Anderson

Grants Pass: SOCS:  Tuesdays   Contact: Jinx Shearer

Portland: WOW:   2nd Tue. daytime, or 3rd Tue. evening,  Contact: Marie Agun   

 Roseburg: B.E.S.T.   1^st Friday,  Contact: Debbie Kelley

Starting a New Chapter

Members are encourage to form local chapters to share their interest in Brazilian embroidery with others who live nearby.

The Guild suggests that chapters make as few "rules" as possible.

It is important to set a regular meeting date and place that is convenient for the members. Small groups often meet in members' homes, but as they grow a larger community space may be needed.

Officers are optional, but someone needs to be in charge of keeping the chapter "organized". Some groups have several officers like president, secretary, treasurer and newsletter editor. Others just have a chairman.

Some groups send out a monthly newsletter. Others just remind members of the upcoming meeting by e-mail.

Chapter dues are optional and strictly up to the group. Some collect dues to pay for chapter newsletters, meeting space, or special workshops. Other chapters may have fundraising activities instead of dues, and still others do both.

Chapters pay no dues or fees to BDEIG. However, individual BDEIG membership by all chapter members is encouraged.

Most chapters spend part of each meeting on a "lesson". Many use the education pages from the BDEIG newsletter for group learning experiences, and members of groups usually take turns presenting lessons. It is unfair to expect the most knowledgeable member of a group to do all the teaching free of charge.

Workshops can be planned with an outside "traveling" teacher. Class fees are negotiated between the chapter and the teacher. Travel expenses and accommodations are generally expected by the teacher in addition to class and kit fees.

Chapters should send news of their activities, meeting times and contact person to the BDEIG newsletter editor regularly so new people in their area can find them and join the chapter.

Texas

Cuero: South Texas BELLES   Wed.,  Contact: Murielle Thigpen

Dickinson: GAL.BABES  Thursdays,   Contact: Charlotte Walker

Washington

Seattle Area: BELLS  2^nd Sat.,  Contact: Peggy Daschbach-Martin

Spokane: 3-D Needle Nuts 2nd & 4th  Fri. Contact Janis Krepcik

West Virginia

Mountain Wild Flowers:  Contact: Rita Goff  or Peggy Crawford  

Cyber Chapters

BDEIG Cyber Chapter:  Contact http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BDEIGCyberChapter

A click on any contact person's name will having you on the road to e-mailing her for more information.

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