Every year we celebrate fibre crafts by stitching in public during the Stampede in Calgary. Join us at the BMO centre on Monday and view all the great work submitted to the Western Showcase Art Show. On the last weekend of Stampede we have volunteers at the Heritage Cabin stitching on the porch and inside. Learn more about the Summer Kitchen from Stampede Volunteers and see what we are all working on.
CGNFA:
Calgary Guild of Needle
& Fibre Arts
Embroidery Association of Canada, Inc. | Association canadienne de broderie, Inc.
Seminar - www.EAC-ACB.com
Each year Seminar is held in a different city across Canada. Each Chapter creates a unique event of classes and showcases their city!
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The Event runs for a week with a combinations of classes, techniques and events.
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Classes are divided into 4 day classes, 2 day classes and 1 day classes and includes both Canadian and International Teachers. Starting in 2022 a permanent online selection of classes will also be offered, with each chapter deciding how to connect stitchers from across Canada (and the world).
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Events during Seminar include a Meet n' Greet evening, Member's Art Show, various small breakout group parties and a full day of excursions to explore your host city!
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Every year is different and unique!
Seminar 2024 - Regina, SK
Endless Horizons
May 26 - 31st, 2024
We are so excited to invite you to Regina to celebrate Saskatchewan’s Endless Horizons at EAC/ACB Seminar 2024 from May 26 to 31, 2024.
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At The Atlas Hotel, a mere eight-minute drive from Regina International Airport, seminar activities will be easy to find and access. All classrooms, meeting rooms, the hospitality suite, Seminar Central, boutiques, Members’ Exhibition, reception and banquet rooms are on site.
We’ve chosen diverse techniques and superb teachers and are excited to offer you a wonderful and exciting variety of classes! Enjoy browsing through the photos and class descriptions. You will surely find a class or two you would like to take.
You can just register early to avoid disappointment. All registrations postmarked or received by November 1, 2023, will be treated equally for preference of classes.
Happen to be all stitched out, and would you like to take a break? While in Regina, we hope you will enjoy visiting many of our fantastic tourist attractions, including the MacKenzie Art Gallery, the Saskatchewan Legislative Building with a beautiful view of the gardens and Wascana Lake, the drive across Regina’s Guinness World Records entry of the longest bridge over the shortest body of water to reach the Royal Saskatchewan Museum where Scotty the dinosaur is waiting to meet you. There is just so much to do and see in Regina, and we are offering some great experiences for Options Day. Endless Horizons are a fact!
We hope to see you next year in Regina! Join us for Endless Horizons!
Marj Gavigan & Leann Clifford
EAC/ACB Seminar 2024 Co-Chairs
Seminar 2025: Stitching Under the Arch
May 13th-18th, 2025
(MST: Mountain Stitching Time)
To be held at SAIT's Heritage Hall, Calgary AB
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Our Theme is meant to evoke the Chinook Arch of clouds that create a backdrop to our spectacular mountains, trees and city views! But ... it is also in reference to all the cultures and stitching styles that are contained under the ARCH of embroidery!
We are currently getting ready to email our teacher invitations in November 2022.
If you would like to submit a proposal, please email seminar2025@eac-acb.ca
Look for more information on our website over the next couple of years, but if you can't wait for new classes then please attend ...
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Seminar 2024 is in Regina, SK
Seminar 2023 - Winnipeg, MB
Seminar 2023: The Stitch Goes On/Le point continue
June 6 to 11, 2023 | Winnipeg, MB
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We are so excited to invite you to Winnipeg next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne de broderie!
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Join us at EAC/ACB Seminar 2023 from June 6-11, 2023, at the Victoria Inn and Conference Centre, a mere two-minute drive from the James A. Richardson International Airport. The hotel has a free 24-hour/ 7-day airport shuttle and free on-site parking. You won’t have any problems finding the venue or enjoying your stay!
Hotel amenities include a pool and fitness centre as well as a restaurant and lounge. Guest rooms are available for single or double occupancy and include a TV, free Wi-Fi, a small fridge, microwave, and coffee maker. Accommodations may be booked directly with the hotel.
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Seminar activities are easy to find and easy to access. All classrooms, meeting rooms, hospitality suite, seminar central, boutiques, Members’ Exhibition, reception, and banquet rooms are all situated on the main level of the hotel.
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What a wonderful and exciting variety of classes to choose from! Enjoy browsing through the photos and class descriptions. You’re sure to find a class you want to take! All registrations postmarked or received by November 30, 2022, will be treated equally for preference for class choices. Please register early to avoid disappointment!
Too many choices? Want to take more classes than your seminar schedule will allow? Can’t attend in person but don’t want to miss out? For the first time, an EAC/ACB Seminar is offering virtual classes as an exciting online extension to the week of in-person classes.
Stitched out and want a break on options day? While in Winnipeg, we hope you will enjoy visiting many of our wonderful tourist attractions, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights; the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Inuit Art Gallery, Qaumajuq; Assiniboine Park, including the Leaf and the Diversity Gardens, and Zoo. (We have polar bears!) Information on tours for Options Day will be forthcoming due to COVID-related delays.
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Hope to see you next year in Winnipeg! Come join us for “The Stitch Goes On”!
EAC/ACB Seminar 2023 Co-Chairs
Lorraine Iverach, Sharon Etsell, & Isla Marsh