The PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEEDLE ARTS GUILD
(PNNAG)
was organized for educational purposes, to encourage
individuals,
without discrimination, to pursue knowledge in the needle arts
and to raise and maintain standards of technique and design.
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.
General Meetings
are held the third Saturday of September, January, and May
Guests Are Welcome
Next General Meeting - Saturday, January 17, 2004
Past General Meetings
- May 17, 2003 - Michele Wipplinger from Earth Hues - stories about
developing countries using natural dyes for their textiles.
- January 18, 2003 - Workshops
- September 21, 2002 - PNNAG Satellites & Study Groups
- May 18, 2002 - In celebration of our 30th year, we welcomed a past
president of PNNAG, Larkin Van Horn
, an artist of many talents, who presented in lecture and fashion show
entitled 'If "One" is Good, "Twenty" is Better!' her latest creations,
including her Fairfield 2000 entry. The definition of "wearable art" has a
fairly wide range - from a simple beaded bracelet to a costume so convoluted
you wonder whether the wearer can even move! The vast majority, fall
somewhere in between. Larkin has been making and wearing her version of
wearable art for over ten years, and she emptied her closet for this
presentation. In an effort to brighten up a world full of blue jeans,
T-shirts and too many dark suits; Larkin approaches clothing with a light
heart and sense of humor as well as an eye for color. The Fashion Police were
NOT invited to this meeting!
- January 19,
2002 - Workshops
- September 15, 2001 -
Joyce Becker , Local Quilt Artist & Author of "Nature's Patterns".
Through slides and quilts, Joyce led us through the creative process for
her award winning landscape and pictorial quilts.
- May 19,
2001 - Eleanor Van de Water & Sherry Mowatt on "
Fort Vancouver Tapestry ", book sale, members' fashion show
- January
20, 2001 - Classes
- September 16, 2000 - Loretta Holzberger was the speaker for
our September General Meeting. Her topic was Needlelace and Stumpwork,
which is also the title of
her recently
published book . She designs needlelace and stumpwork kits for sale.
She is a charter member of the Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International
Guild. Loretta is a past president of the Needle
Arts Guild of Puget Sound (based in Tacoma) and is currently their newsletter
editor. She teaches a variety of classes, including Brazilian
Embroidery. She recently led a needlework tour of Australia, and has
also led embroidery tours to Britain and New Zealand.
Click here to see some of Loretta Holzberger's work.
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May 20, 2000 -
California artist and author of
50 Heirloom
Buttons to Make and
Ribbon
Trims: An Embellishment Idea Book , Nancy Nehring spoke on
Victorian Handmade Buttons. Nancy has published numerous magazine
articles in Threads, PieceWork, and other needle arts magazines. She has
designed for DMC, Donna Karan, and Better Homes and Gardens. She teaches
locally, regionally, and nationally, including the Embroiders' Guild of
America Seminar '96 and '98 and Crochet Guild of America Chain Link '98 and
'99.
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January 15, 2000 - Classes (including photos of class samples)
- September 18, 1999 - Our speaker David
Chatt spun "a tale of foibles and follies" or "What happens when one
chooses for one's life work something that is completely ridiculous and
impractical?" He presented slides chronicling his thirteen-year affair
with beads, plus samples of his work. David has a piece in Carol Wilcox
Wells' "Creative Bead Weaving", and also in Nicolette Stessin's "Beaded Amulet
Purses" . He is a local bead artist who has taught at Weaving Works,
Beads Indeed, and for the local bead guild.
- May 15, 1999 - Robin Atkins, "Bead Challenge"
- January 16, 1999 - Classes
- September 19,1998 - Nancy Donnelly
"Cambodian Textiles"
by Heidi Lund
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THE 2002
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
NEEDLE ARTS GUILD
Juried
Needle Arts and Fiber Show
was held September 28 - November 3, 2002 at the Museum of
History & Industry. Categories included piecing, applique, embroidery,
embellishment, collage, wearable art, lace, knitting, crochet, beading,
hooking, black work, pulled thread, knotting, basketry, or other fiber
arts that involve the use of a needle, bobbin, or hook in some way.
Thanks to Exhibit Chair Faith Adams .
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"Elliptical Embellishment" by Heidi Lund
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THE 2001
PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEEDLE ARTS GUILD
Non-Juried
Needle Arts and Fiber Show
...was held September 4 - 21, 2001
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by linda Downing
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THE 2000
PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEEDLE ARTS GUILD
Non-Juried
Needle Arts and Fiber Show
was held September 2 through October 27 at
Kirkland Arts
Center
Click
here to view the exhibits
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Click Here for
Membership Information
Click Here for
upcoming classes offered by our Education Committee
Click here to read about past classes
Help Raise Funds for PNNAG by Visiting These Sites
PNNAG's own online
store
Benefits
- Membership open to all interested in the needle arts
- Office Space: 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 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. In even years the fiber show is non-juried, and in odd
years it is juried. 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 substantial discount, at the general meeting
in May.
- Board Meetings: 1st Wednesday of September, October, November,
January, February, April, and May.
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, Marymoor Exhibit, Membership, Newsletter Editor,
Newsletter Mailing, Nominations, Parliamentarian, Policy & Rules, Program,
Public Facilities Displays, Public Relations, PNNAG Office Scheduling
Coordinator, Web Site
Satellites (Other Satellites may be formed. For
information, contact the First Vice-President)
- Ballard - 2nd Friday 10am - 2pm
- Eastside Day - 2nd Tuesday 10am - 2pm
- Eastside Evening - 2nd Monday 7:30pm
- Green River - 3rd Monday 10am - 2pm
- Pilchuck - 4th Wednesday 7pm
- Queen Anne-Magnolia - 2nd Wednesday 10am
- Saturday - 3rd Saturday 10am - 1pm
- Sno-King - 2nd Monday 10am - 1pm
- Stan-Isle - 3rd Monday 10am
- University - 1st Thursday 10:30am
Study Groups (Other study and interest groups may be
formed. For information, contact the Education Chair.)
- Beading - 2nd Monday 6:30 pm, PNNAG Office - Contact Lynn Ludeman at
lynnl@ckgraphics.com
- Eclectic Embroiderers - 1st Monday 7pm, Good Shepherd Center
- Free Motion Machine Embroidery - 2nd Thursday 10am - 2pm, NW Sewing,
Seattle
Click here for FMME
web page, including a summary of the 1999-2000 program year
- UFO (Unfinished Objects) - 2nd Friday 7pm - 9pm, Good Shepherd Center
Click here for UFO web
page, including the completion of Janice Takashima's Smurf Rug
- Wearable Art (Day) - 3rd Thursday 12 noon - 2pm, Good Shepherd Center
Click here for WAD web
page, including reports from recent meetings
- Wearable Art (Evening) - 3rd Tuesday 7pm - 9pm, Good Shepherd Center
Click here for WAE web
page, including Upcoming Meetings, Past Meetings, and Round Robin Garments
Click Here for
Membership Information
Members' Work
Click
here for tips on how to photograph your own art.
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Several members were represented at the
City & Guilds of London Art/Design & Embroidery Exhibition
to be held 8/4-5/01 in Oak Harbor, WA.
Click here
to see the flyer with details.
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Members' Pages Hosted by PNNAG
Business Members
Ana-Cross-Stitch
713 Commercial Ave.
Anacortes, Wa 98221-4110
(360)299-9010
anacross@msn.com
www.anacrossstitch.com
Cross Stitch Corner
138 105th Ave NE
Bellevue Wa 98004-5717
(425)454-1862
cscorner@qwest.net
Hilltop Yarn & Needlepoint
2224 Queen Anne Ave N
Seattle Wa 98109
(206)282-1332
hilltopyarn@msn.com
www.hilltopyarn.com
Sew What's Happening!
South Sound's only home of Textile Surface Design
Outback Plaza at 2615 Capital Mall Dr.
Olympia, WA
(360) 704-7397
info@SewWhatsHappening.com
www.sewwhatshappening.com
The Needlepointer
2517 Colby
Everett Wa 98201-2915
(425)252-2277
shop@theneedlepointer.com
www.theneedlepointer.com
Mutual Links
These organizations link to our web site. Do pay them a visit:
Also one of PNNAG's business members, Web
of Thread offers specialty threads, ribbons, cords, and yarn for the needle
artist
Fort Vancouver Tapestry
Coupeville Art Center
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Site born on: January 29,
1999
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