Needlework Demonstration at Sheldon Museum

Past event
Jul 20, 2023, 1 to 3 PM

On Thursday, July 20 from 1-3 pm there will be a Needlework Demonstration at the Henry Sheldon Museum. Three members of the Green Mountain Chapter, Embroiderers' Guild of America will demonstrate the embroidery techniques used by the young girls who made the samplers in the Henry Sheldon Museum collection as well as examples of more experienced stitching. Lorraine Pierce, Kris Andrews, and MaryAnn Kittinger are members of the Green Mountain Chapter, Embroiderers' Guild of America; as chapter members they are dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and study of needle arts. This demonstration is in connection with the current exhibitions Variety Sew: A Sampling of Textile Tools and Devices and Stellar Stitching: 19th Century Vermont Samplers. Free with Museum admission and always free for members and students. The Henry Sheldon Museum is located at One Park Street, Middlebury. For more information visit www.henrysheldonmuseum.org or 802-388-2117.

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Henry Sheldon Museum, Park Street, Middlebury, VT

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