BDEIG Chapters- Locations

and Meeting Times

Look for a Chapter Near You or Form a New Chapter

Alberta, Canada

Calgary:  Contact: Ruth Motyka 

Billings, B-BES:   Tuesdays,  Contact:  Sandy Velin

Nevada

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

Reno: Nevada's Best:  Contact: Maureen Zimmerman

New York

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

Johnstown: Royal BE's:  Fridays at Johnstown Library.  Contact Jean Quick

Poughkeepsie: Twisted Sisters: 3rd Tuesday, Contact Joan Artz

North Dakota

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

Ontario, Canada

PC Lighthouse Stitchers: Contact: Pauline Richards

Starting a New Chapter

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

As a new/beginning embroiderer (or even a more-experienced one),  the ability to connect with other embroiderers who share your enthusiasm and of whom you can ask questions, is a big key to learning (stitches, techniques, solutions that are not obvious to a beginner). And connected to this are good learning resources, whether in the form of stitch dictionaries, stitching groups (or a friend or relative) and of course, online learning resources.

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.

We welcome a new Cyber Chapter headed by Sherry Johnson.  If you do not have a chapter near you, do consider joining this online chapter. 

Oregon

Grants Pass: SOCS:  Tuesdays   Contact: Jinx Shearer

Portland Area: WOW:   Canby: 2nd Tue. daytime, Contact: Ruby Scruggs,  Portland: 1st and 4th Wednesday daytime, Contact: Linda Miethe, Tigard: 4th Friday, Contact: Bonnie Fletcher

Roseburg: B.E.S.T.   1^st and 3rd Fridays,  Contact: Debbie Kelley

Central Oregon: Why Knots? 2nd Thursdays, Contact:  Mary Sawyer

South Carolina

Seneca V.I.N.E.S Upstate Stitchers: 2nd Saturday, Contact: Linda Duryea

Texas

Dickinson: GAL.BABES:  Thursdays,   Contact: Charlotte Walker

Washington

Marysville: Doodle BELLS: 3rd Saturday, Contact: Joan Stevens

Port Angeles/Sequim: Juan de Fuca: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, Contact: Joanne Morrison

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

Spokane: Inland Empire What-Knots: 4th  Sat. Contact Janis Krepcik

Wenatchee:  The Valley Girls:  2nd Tuesday.  Contact Doni Palmgren

A click on any contact person's name will have you on the road to emailing her for more information.

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