ROSE SPLENDOR Teacher: Linda Wyszynski Combine the techniques of lacy stitches, couching, basketweave, and beading while creating a sampler of 14 different stitches. Adventurous students can take the challenge to choose their own colors following the detailed instructions included. The text has step-by-step instructions with clear computer diagrams. Project: Handbag, envelope pillow, or tote insert Size: 4 ³/4" x 7 ¹/2" Fabric: 18-ct interlock canvas Threads: Impressions®, Medicis wools, pearl cotton, stranded cotton, and metallic braid Colors: Black with shades of grey, navy with shades of blue, or student’s choice Skill level: Advanced beginner to intermediate Prerequisites: Ability to read a chart Time: Preliminary meeting and six working meetings—five months Fee: $150.00  per group Text: $20.50 per student, spiral bound, 44 pages, 21 stitch graphs, master chart foldout, color copy Supplies (approximate): $25.00 – less if supplies are shared Stitched by Linda Wyszynski Page 35 — 2007–2008 Education Catalog GROUP CORRESPONDENCE COURSES — CANVAS SAMPLING NEEDLEPOINT: ALGERIAN EYE TO CZAR Teacher: Wanda Linsley This 26-block sampler offers a range of stitches from the simple, Beaty, to the sublime, Velvet. It gives the experi- enced stitcher some challenges and new ideas while cre- ating a fun block sampler. The adventurous student has the option of choosing her own ground fabric, threads, and colors, and creating her own verse for the center of the sampler. This course allows the stitcher some flexibility in designing the sampler to suit her own taste. Project: Block sampler Size: 18 ³/4" x 13 ⁵/8" on 14-ct canvas, 13.9" x 10" on 18-ct canvas Fabric: 14-ct or 18-ct canvas or Congress Cloth Threads: #3 or #5 pearl cotton, Persian-type wool, overdyes, or student’s choice Colors: Student’s choice or as suggested Skill level: Intermediate Prerequisites: None Time: Six months with five working meetings Fee: $150.00 per group Text: $35.00 per student; unbound, two-pocket folder, color photo- copies Supplies (approximate): $45.00 to $65.00, depending upon materials Stitched by Wanda Linsley