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The policies have been renumbered in such a way as to allow easier insertion of new policies in the appropriate sequence, rather than at the end of a section. Formerly there was a separate set of ANG Board Policies which was not distributed to the chapters. The board policies are now incorporated into the regular policies as Section 10.

imes have changed and ANG has grown and the organization's polices, which serve as guidelines, must reflect that growth and evolution. The Board of Directors has just completed a major review of all ANG Policies. This is a demanding task which requires careful and conscientious effort to insure guidance and continuity for the organization. Complete sets of the policies will be mailed to each committee chairman and chapter president. Since there are over 77 policies totaling more than 100 pages , you can see that it is not practical to publish them for the entire membership. Any member wishing to review them should request to see them at a chapter meeting. Members-at-Iarge desiring information on a particular subject or area may contact me or Cathy Felten.

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Polices are basically a " how to" guide for the organization. They should be specific (but not restrictive) and establish good, solid guidelines. Policies should address the current conditions and/or things which have a high probability of occurring. Attempts to plan for every possible contingency would be inappropriate, futile, and probably too restrictive or punitive. If and when conditions change, the board will evaluate the situation and make any necessary changes. For this reason, we have initiated a policy which requires pecified, periodic review. This measure will insure continual review of the policies.

I would like to thank the Board of Directors for many hours of effort. My most sincere thanks and gratitude go to Cathy Felten for the monumental task she accomplished by keeping us on track, formatting the new set of policies so beautifully, and getting them ready for distribution.

The job descriptions for the board and for the area representatives have been revised and updated. We also have begun worlUng on the job descriptions for the various committees, a nd we will work on all schedules of events later this year. Also scheduled for later this year is a complete review of our bookkeeping and accounting procedures. These reviews are undertaken to insure the efficient and effective operation of the Guild. eedles to the Needle, ANG 's 1995 Seminar in Seattle, is going to be a wonderful experience. Under the capable direction of Roberta Montgomery, the Washington and Oregon chapters, along with many of our Melilbers-at-Iarge, are ready to welcome us to a week of hospitality and beautiful sights in the Pacific Northwest. Our Seminar Faculty Committee has selected a stimulating group of classes and teachers to expand our needlepoint horizons. Jo Hopper, Director of Seminars, has been hard at work on all the arrangements with the Seattle Sheraton, the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, and a tour company to make our week one of comfort and excitement.

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FRONT COVER: This bold and beautiful composition invites us all to Seattle with a touch of panache! Designed and stitched by Mary Ellen Sand, the logo for the ANG 1995 Sem inar was transferred from her design onto 18 count canvas by Dinny Srones. All of the stitches were based on a square; Mary Ellen chose them to reflect the turbu lance of water. Mary Ellen Searcy offered advice and encouragement; Roberta Montgomery, Dinny Brones, and Mary Ellen Sand donatated stitching threads. This piece is a lovely example of "Seattle style." BACK COVER: This colorful banner, conceived and planned by Susan Kerr, is a composite of name tags from the eleven ANG chapters in Washington and Oregon.lndividual chapter tags (shown left to right) were stitched by : Charlotte Chenoweth of Canvas Connection; Roberta Montgomery of Mt. Rainier, Mildred Edquist of Pacific Northwest, Elaine Olsen of Anacortes, Katherine Hildebrand of Olympic, Willamette Executive Committee of Willa mette, Polly Smith of Space Needlers, Jackie Kerr and Janet Masuren of Cherry City, Charlotte Chenowerth of Portland, Roberta Montgomery of New Albion, and Mary Myers ofMt. St. Helens.

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CONTENTS

FROM THE EDITOR

Vol. XXDI, No.3 ApriVMay '95 Shimmering Square by Joyce Lukomski 4

EDITOR Joyce Lukomski

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We are pleased to present our 1995 annual seminar issue. You will find it chocked full of information on "Needles to the Needle" Seminar to be held in Seattle in September. Read about the exciting classes that will be offered, and then view eight pages of the projects shown in glorious color. Again this year we advanced our deadline to mail two weeks early to allow you ample time to make your class selections. We appreciate the efforts of all who helped us achieve this monumental feat. Special thanks go to Seattle's Roberta Montgomery and Linda Kay Porlier and the Seattle-King County Convention Bureau for the Seattle spots. Many ANG officers and committee chaimen worked diligently to gather and format information. Special thanks to Ann Caswell for her good judgement and computer skills, and to Janet Mitchell Fishel and Betty Baechle. To 10 Hopper, who shared with us the burning of the midnight oil, we send a big bear hug along with our thanks. It takes a dedicated team to accomplish such an Herculean task. We also offer a project for your stitching pleasure and two more bands in our Banding of Memories Sampler. Regular features include both of our new ones, The Fine Line and In The Beginning, as well as our established Books and Videos, Designs From Folk Art, From My Needlepoint of View, and Simply Stitches. All of these articles were possible in this issue because of our progressive National Board who found the resources to give us the additional pages. We hope that you enjoy. Joyce Lukomski ANG NEEDLE POINTERS April/May '95

A BANDING OF MEMORIES SAMPLER BAND 12 - OPEN SPIDER BAND By Barbara Mayo Grass

MASTER CHART BAND 12

168 threads wide by 20 threads high This interesting spider band will give you the opportunity to make your own value/color choices. We list the colorway for stitching as suggested by the designer, Barbara Mayo Grass; we will also give you other color suggestions that were used by the stitchers of the two samples. Barbara Mayo Grass suggests using pearl cotton thread: #8 on the congress cloth version and #5 on the 18 countcanvas. The band can be stitched using as many values of the five-value group as you wish for color one. For color two, use either of the other two groups; you may use one value or more. The wavy sections should be stitched with the stronger or brighter color/value on the edges; towards the center use paler or softer values. The little tent stitches should be a strong value of the main color on the outside and a lighter value of either the main or secondary color on the inside. The regular spider web in the open sections should be stitched with several values/colors chosen from those previously used. The two stitched projects that we presented in color used this color plan: both Ann and Natalie stitched this band with Thread A. Thread A Dark was used for the wraps on the spiders in the center. Thread B Medium was used for the tent 2

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stitches around the spiders and Thread B Dark for the tent stitches on the outside border. The gobelin stitches were done with Thread A Light. Begin stitching this band at the center line of the canvas (shown by the gray channel on the chart).

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The first area for stitching is on the center spider. Put in all the " rib" stitches on which you will wrap the threads. Then stitch all the spokes of the regular spider webs. Follow the diagram for placement of the "ribs" and spokes. Begin stitching the wrapping threads at one end. Wrap each rib separately, and do not go through the canvas. Be sure to push the wrapping threads together with the side of the needle as you stitch. The rows should be packed closely. You can stitch in one of two ways: go back over two threads and forward under one; or go over one thread and under two. Repeat this as many times as necessary to fill well. Do not go through the canvas when stitching this technique. If you are inexperienced in doingspiders, you might like to practice these stitches on a scrap piece of canvas before starting the work on your sampler. Complete the band by stitching the tent and gobelin stitches.

BAND 13 WRAPPED COILS WITH CRESCENTS By Susan Reed f'hotograph oj stitched band #13

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I Use one of the gray squares from the master chart to correspond to the center of your band. Seven units of wrapped coils with cresents will fit on each side of the center. Ann, who worked the model on congress cloth, used Thread B Medium for the coils and Thread A Dark for the crescents. Natalie, who worked on 18 canvas, used Thread A Medium for coils and Thread B Light for the crescents. WRAPPED COIL: Work stitch 1-2 first , laying plies smoothly. Before snugging/completing the stitch, bring the needle up at 3, but to the left of the 1-2 stitch. Cross over the previous stitch (1-2) and go down into 4. Continue all stitches on the upward slope in the same manner working up to the peak of the diamond . To work downward slope, do stitch 25-26.Before completing stitch, come up at 27, but to the right of stitch 25-26. Cross over previous stitch (25-26) and go down into 28. Continue all stitches on the downward slope in same manner. Remember that in working this technique, all stitches on the downward slope come up to the right of previous stitches while all stitches on the upward slope come up to the left of previous stitches. All of the stitches cross over. CRESCENTS: We show charts for two different num8/

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SHIMMERING SQUARE A GEOMETRIC SHOWCASE FOR LIGHT PLAY By Joyce Lukomski

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Materials Needed: 8" x 8" square 24-count congress cloth Four 8" stretcher bars 25 yds. Medicis or Burmilana wool I skein Marlitt 1 skein 6-strand embroidery floss 50 yds. Madeira FS gold metallic I spool Kreinik #8 fine braid #24 and #24 tapestry needles

Begin stitching in the center of your project. Four units of sprat's head stitch form the center pattern. Each unit uses 16 canvas threads, making the total count of the center pattern 32 by 32 threads. You may want to mark this area with a 4-H pencil before you begin. Each of the four units of sprat's head needs to be worked in two separate journeys. Follow the numbering sequence on the chart exactly and please notice that stitches 1-2 and 3-4 (also A-B and CoD on second journey) go over only l4canvas threads. This stitch takes 16 canvas threads to complete because the tiedown stitches (5 to 32) go out one canvas thread in all directions beyond the first two stitches. This allows the first two stitches to lay flat and smooth. Work with 3 plies Marlitt and #24 tapestry needle.

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