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Class Listings
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lass descriptions on pages 11-32 provide the information you need to select your classes: a photograph,
the class description, proficiency level, and kit fee and contents. Please pay particular attention to the
proficiency level definitions listed below. You will receive a letter from your teacher in midsummer, acknowledging that you are in their class and listing unusual supplies you should bring, if any. You may also
view the entire brochure on the ANG website, www.needlepoint.org. Look under "ANG Seminar." Most students bring to class their usual stitching supplies, including a laying tool, a pair of sharp scissors, a pair of
scissors for cutting metal and paper, pencil/pen for taking notes, and a frame weight or frame holder of some
kind so that both hands can be free for stitching. Many students also choose to bring a light, magnification,
and an extension cord with a grounded plug. Classroom lighting is not always conducive to stitching.
Proficiency Levels PER ANG POLICY 6.01

BASIC
* Can thread a needle, and begin and end threads correctly
* Works tent stitch (half-cross, continental, and/or basketweave)
* Can read and work from stitch diagrams and charts

* Has worked at least four different techniques on a readily
counted ground, such as pulled thread, pattern darning,
Florentine (bargello), blackwork, free stitchery, beading,
introductory silk and metal thread techniques, Hardanger,
and mixed media

BASIC INTERMEDIATE
* Has participated in at least one formal workshop or class,
or has had at least six hours of instruction in a class setting
* Works diagonal tent (basketweave) in curved areas (sections)
* Understands basic compensation
* Can work at least six different decorative stitches
* Understands and works from stitch diagrams and charts
with confidence

ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE
* Possesses skills outlined in previous levels
* Has participated in at least five formal workshops or classes
* Has worked a wide variety of different techniques on a readily counted ground, such as pulled thread, pattern darning,
Florentine (bargello), blackwork, free stitchery, beading,
introductory silk and metal thread techniques, Hardanger,
and mixed media
* Confidently stitches diagonal patterns

INTERMEDIATE
* Possesses skills outlined in previous levels
* Has participated in at least three formal workshops or
classes
* Has stitched with a variety of threads such as cotton, wool,
silk, synthetics, linen, metal, and metallics and is familiar
with their characteristics
* Confidently works complicated stitches from diagrams and
is comfortable with their compensation

ADVANCED
* Possesses skills outlined in previous levels
* Has participated in a wide variety of formal workshops in
different techniques and has experience with many different types of grounds and threads
* Is interested in developing skills and pursuing solutions to
problems in design, color, and techniques
* Is interested in developing original designs, colors, and/or
styles

Please note that 2017 faculty CANNOT
sell their class kits per the agreement
between ANG and said faculty member.

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