Teachers
Catherine C. Theron
Catherine C. Theron is a graduate of Cornell University
studying English, history & design. She resides in Stewartsville, New Jersey.
Her interest in
needlework began as a small child. She is a self-taught designer and
stitcher and has concentrated on counted thread techniques and especially samplers
for the past 20 years. Catherine has taught for EGA & ANG chapters, sampler
guilds, shops, private groups, museums, and wholesale trade shows.
Margriet Hogue
Margriet Hogue was born in the Netherlands and spent her childhood there
and in Venezuela before emigrating to Canada. Her mother taught her
various forms of needlework but counted needlework became a passion and
grew into a mail order company www.theessamplaire.com
which reproduces samplers from North America and Europe. She lectures
on samplers and particularly Dutch ones and teaches needlework
internationally. Many of the reproductions are from major museums in
Europe and North America.
Barbara Jackson
Barbara Jackson is well known throughout the needlework world for her
love of traditional Early English and American design. She is a graduate
of the National Academy of Needlearts teacher certification program,
and holds a certificate “with distinction” from London’s Royal School of
Needlework. Barbara has taught for many organizations over the years,
including the EGA National Seminar, and markets her own original designs
under the Tristan Brooks logo. Her work has been featured in Crewel A-Z
published by Inspirations magazine and on the covers of the EGA
magazine and Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly.
Sherri Jones
I grew up in Texas and had the good fortune of learning a variety of
needle arts from my mother and grandmother. After graduating from law
school at the University of Texas in Austin, I moved with my husband to
Michigan. I began designing under the trade name of Patrick's Woods 17
years ago, and I have been teaching for 14 years. I enjoy researching
and collecting textile-related souvenirs and novelties of the 18th and
19th centuries. Most often, my designs are an interpretation of the old
while preserving the sentiment of the era and the quality of hand
construction. I like to research folklore and tales of the past to
inspire unique themes for the embroidery motifs. I also enjoy
researching forgotten techniques (such as lucet cording and finger
crochet) and I incorporate these techniques into my designs for added
interest and challenge.
