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Beth Gardner active in Santa Clara Valley and Gavilan Hills chapters, wrote a series of columns on embroidery for her chapter newsletters.  The 2002 series highlighted embroidery done with a sharp needle; 2003 features a world tour of ethnic embroidery. She has graciously made the columns available for all Region members to enjoy.  All articles are copyrighted by Beth and used by permission.  Contact for questions or reprint permission.

The Traveling Thread – 2003

• Ethnic Turkish embroidery has roots in the past and present (published Dec. 2002)
• Assisi Embroidery from Italy dates to the 13th century
• Sashiko and Kogin Embroidery from Japan, and the Silk Road
• Hedebo Embroidery from Denmark

The Sharp Needle – 2002

• Pulled thread embroidery is a form of drawn fabric (not drawn thread) embroidery
• Candlewicking, a whitework embroidery technique from the American Colonies
• Mountmellick Embroidery,  an Irish whitework technique
• Ayrshire embroidery, a Scottish whitework technique
• Crazy Quilting, a quilt decoration method
• Crewel embroidery, a technique of wool surface embroidery on linen or twill fabric
• Shadow work, an embroidery technique done on very sheer fabric such as organdy, batiste or lawn
• No embroidery column would be complete without an article on needles.