June embroidery session schedule
Here’s the schedule for the June embroidery session. I expect the later sessions to be similar, with a combination of plenty of time for stitching, good food, conversation, and entertaining programs.
This bit of information applies to participants in all the sessions:
If you usually use a magnifier, please bring it. If you are able to bring a lamp, please do so. The chairs are wooden; if you would like a seat cushion, please bring one.
Please let Kathy know as soon as possible about any allergies or dietary restrictions.
This is what we’ll be doing in just a couple of weeks:
Tuesday, June 19
9:30 - 10:00 check-in, orientation, get acquainted; we’ll meet in the lobby of the Henry Hornblower II Visitors’ Center at Plimoth Plantation.
10:00 we’ll begin stitching in Accomack, across the path from the Visitors’ Center. We’ll have a mid-morning tea break when we’re ready.
1:00 lunch provided by Plimoth Plantation
2:00 - 5:30 stitching, with a tea & snacks break mid-afternoon
Dinner at Plimoth Plantation.
Evening program: Wendy White and Tricia Wilson Nguyen of Tokens & Trifles will teach a small project using perforated paper and motifs from Plimoth Plantation’s ‘EC’ sampler.
Wednesday, June 20
9:00 - 1:00 stitching, with a break for snacks and chat
1:00 lunch at Plimoth Plantation
2:00 – 3:30 stitching. The late afternoon is for seeing Plimoth Plantation, other Plymouth sites, and shopping.
Dinner on your own.
Thursday, June 21
Today is the filming for the PBS show Needle Arts Studio with Shay Pendray. I’ve scheduled a full day of stitching so whenever they want to film, we’ll be ready.
9:00 - 12:00 stitching
12:00 - 2:00 lunch, with a presentation by Kathleen Curtin, Plimoth Plantation’s Colonial Foodways Historian and author of Giving Thanks, Thanksgiving History & Recipes from the Pilgims to Pumpkin Pie
2:00 - 5:30 stitching, with a snacks break
Dinner at Plimoth Plantation
7:30 We’ll meet Peter Follansbee, joiner, in the Crafts Center. Peter will tell us about his work, especially how he lays out and carves designs on his beautiful reproduction furniture.
Friday, June 22
9:00 - 11:00 stitching
11:00 - tea and snacks break
11:30 tour of collection with Karin Goldstein, Curator of Originals
1:00 lunch
2:00 - 4:00 stitching
We’ll break at 4:00 today for thank yous & farewells & to give those driving an early start.
I’m really looking forward to meeting each of you. This promises to be an extraordinary experience.
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