Embroiderer's Guild of America
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The Embroiderer's Guild of America, headquartered at 426 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky
, is an organization dedicated to "fostering the art of needlework
and associated arts." Its members practice any and all forms of needlework, and are dedicated to education
and community outreach. EGA has chapters throughout the United States
. Chapters are organized into regions. Events are organized at all levels of the organization.
The Guild's definition of embroidery is intentionally unconfining: anything made "using a needle with an eye in it". In 2006 The national guild had 16,000 members organized in 345 local chapters in 13 regions.
The Guild was established in New York
in 1958 as a branch of The Embroiderers' Guild of London
(established in 1906) but withdrew in 1970.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, is an organization dedicated to "fostering the art of needlework
Needlework
Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework...
and associated arts." Its members practice any and all forms of needlework, and are dedicated to education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and community outreach. EGA has chapters throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Chapters are organized into regions. Events are organized at all levels of the organization.
The Guild's definition of embroidery is intentionally unconfining: anything made "using a needle with an eye in it". In 2006 The national guild had 16,000 members organized in 345 local chapters in 13 regions.
The Guild was established in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1958 as a branch of The Embroiderers' Guild of London
Embroiderers' Guild (United Kingdom)
The Embroiderers' Guild is the UK's leading educational charity promoting embroidery. From its centre in Walton on Thames, and around the UK and in the Republic of Ireland, the Guild works to celebrate and preserve embroidery's rich heritage, and to secure its living future as contemporary art and...
(established in 1906) but withdrew in 1970.