About PNNAG 


PNNAG
Organized April 1972
Incorporated by the State of Washington as a non-profit organization on May 19, 1973

Active membership includes participation in one or more of the following:
Executive Board or Committees, General Meetings, Satellites or Study Groups,
Workshops, Fiber Show, Community Service.


Officers:  President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer

Committees:  Advertising, Arrangements, Book Orders, Book Sales, Budget & Finance, Education, Exhibit, Fund Raising, Gift Gang, Historian, Library, Membership, Newsletter Editor, Newsletter Mailing, Nominations, Parliamentarian, Policy & Rules, Program, Public Facilities Displays, Public Relations, PNNAG Office Scheduling Coordinator, and Web Site

Satellites:  (Other Satellites may be formed.  For information, contact the First Vice-President)

  • Ballard - 2nd Friday 10 am - 2 pm
         Planned Activities:
         October 12:      Salvage Studio class on making a necklace or bracelet.
         November 9: 
        December 14:  Potluck Christmas Party at Carolyns' home
        January 11:  Origami by Delorse
        February 8:  Altered Books by Lynn Pruitt
     
  • Eastside Evening - 2nd Monday 7:30 pm
     
  • Pilchuck Evening- 4th Wednesday 7 pm
         Planned Activities: 
                      October 24:  Stumpwork Butterfly with Carol C and Pearl
               November 28:  Stempwork Butterfly #2 
               December 19:  Christmas ornament exchange
               January 23:  Romanian Point Lace with Marjie
               February 27:  Romanian Point Lace #2
               March 26:  Field Trip with Linda
               April 23:  Celtic Know Jewelry with Delores
               May 28:  Origami Boxes with Marjie
               June 27:  Planning Salad Potluck
  • Saturday - 3rd Saturday 10 am - 1 pm
                Yearlong project:  Collage and Embellishment
  • Sno-King - 2nd Monday 10 am - 1 pm
    Planned Activities:      This year we will be working on an embroidery project to learn new stitches and techniques to be put into cards.  This is an idea we are adopting from Pilchuck.
               October:  Schwahm
               November:  3-Dimensional Embroidery
               December:  Holiday Porluck at Gail's
               January: 3-Dimensional Embroidery
               February: Field Trip to Kitsap Show
               March:  3-Dimensional Embroidery
               April:  Whitework
               May:  3-Dimensional Embroidery
               June:  Sashiko

Study Groups: (Other study and interest groups may be formed.  For information, contact the Education Chair.)

  • Machine Embroidery - 2nd Thursday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, Ballard Quality Sewing (Does not meet June - August.) Click here for web page.
  • Daytime Wearable Art - 2nd Thursday 2 pm - 4 pm, Bernina Northwest, 540 N.E. Northgate Way, Suite D  Seattle
  • Evening Wearable Art - 3rd Tuesday 7pm - 9pm, Good Shepherd Center 
    Click here for web page.  We will be using Rosemary Eichorn's excellent book, The Art of Fabric Collage as a jumping off point/study guide for techniques and ideas over the course of several meetings.
  • Ornament Study Group - 3rd Monday, 7-9, Good Shepherd Center
  • UFO (Un-Finished Objects) Study Group - First and Third Fridays, 7pm - 9pm, Good Shepherd Center
  • Doll Study Group - 2nd Wednesday, 6:30 - 8:30, PNNAG office at the Good Shepherd Center
  • Stitch First Study Group - 1st Saturday, 10 AM to 12 PM
  • Bead Study Group

Benefits of Membership

  • Membership open to all interested in the needle arts
  • The Guild maintains an office in the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle’s Wallingford district (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Room 107).  This space is used to house the library, hold workshops, provide meeting space for various members’ interest groups, satellites, board meetings, etc.
  • Three general meetings each year feature a program or one-day workshops of interest to members.  General meetings are held on the third or fourth Saturday of September, January, and May.
  • Several Workshops per year are taught by outstanding local, national, and international teachers.
  • Satellite Groups and Special Interest Groups meet monthly throughout Greater Seattle and the surrounding area.
  • Fiber Shows:  Each spring we schedule an exhibition of the works of our members.  The exhibitions alternate year to year between juried and non-juried shows.  Entries may be original designs or adaptations completed in the last two years using bobbins, hooks, needles, tatting shuttles, knotting, or twining.
  • Newsletters:  Ten newsletters are mailed per year.  Deadline is the 10th of each month.
  • Extensive Needle Art Library is available for use by members including slide collections, and study boxes.
  • Books may be purchased at a discount, at the general meeting in May.
  • Board Meetings:  1st Tuesday of each month except July and December, 7 - 9 pm at the Good Shepherd Center 

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