Skyllkill Chapter, EGA

09/02/2026

08/27/2026

Skyllkill's September meeting will be Wednesday, September 2. Chapter member Boni Ritter will speak about and demonstrate needle felting. The program begins at 12:30pm.
Skyllkill's day begins at 10 am for Social Time, 10:45 for Show & Share; Business Meeting at 11am. Lunch (bring your own bag lunch & beverage) is at 11:30, with dessert table provided. The program begins at 12:30. Visitors and guests are welcome.
Skyllkill meets at Freedom Plains United Presbyterian Church, 1168 Rt. 55, Lagrangeville, NY. Questions? Email us at [email protected] .

08/06/2026

Tomorrow is your last day to register for Autumn Pin Cushion 🍂

Stitch 8 autumnal Blackwork motifs in Kim Beamish's Autumn Pin Cushion class—stitchers can choose their own threads and fabrics, so it's great for stashbusting! https://egausa.org/courses/autumnpincushion/

08/02/2026

From Millbrook, to New York City, to Louisville, KY… From a few needleworkers to thousands… From the 1950s to the present… What became the Embroiderer’s Guild of America was born in the quiet Dutchess County countryside of NY State. Skyllkill Chapter was honored to be invited to partner with...

07/30/2026

Explore the educational options that emerged in 18th- and 19th-century Philadelphia for free and enslaved Black girls through an analysis of schoolgirl samplers with Dr. Lynne Anderson. Her virtual lecture, ‘For her much respected parents:’ Samplers by Black Girls in Philadelphia, will showcase samplers by Black activists in Pennsylvania’s anti-slavery movement; samplers by members of the Underground Railroad; and a recently uncovered group of samplers dedicated to the makers' “much respected parents.” Register now:
https://egausa.org/courses/virtual-lecture-lynne-anderson/

Registration for this virtual lecture includes access to the recording at a later date!

07/26/2026

Have you registered for Autumn Pin Cushion with Kim Beamish? Students can choose their threads and fabric from their stash; the model is stitched on 28-count fabric. Assembly and finishing will be covered during class. https://egausa.org/courses/autumnpincushion/

07/14/2026

07/10/2026

Registrations are now open for Autumn Pin Cushion with Kim Beamish! Stitch a selection of autumnal motifs across 8 sections of this stash-busting pin cushion! Students can choose their threads and fabric; the model is stitched on 28-count fabric.

https://egausa.org/courses/autumnpincushion/