The stated purpose of Mohawk Valley EGA is to promote cooperation and interchange of ideas among those interested in needlework; to maintain a high standard of technique and design in needlework and to stimulate interest in needle art in the community.
Membership Meetings
- The Mohawk Valley Chapter of EGA welcomes members and visitors to its monthly meetings.
- Our meetings are held at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 25 Oxford Road, New Hartford, NY. Doors open at 9:30am, see schedule below for additional details.
- Monthly meetings include a business meeting as well as a program and stitch-in.
- Guests are always welcome.
2026 Schedule – Meetings begin at 10am
| Month | Date | Location |
| January | No meeting | n/a |
| February | Mon. 2/2/2026 | Zoom |
| March | Mon. 3/2/2026 | Zoom |
| April | Mon. 4/6/2026 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
| May | Mon. 5/4, 2026 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
| June | Mon. June 1, 2026 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
| June | 6/2 – 6/6/2026 | Retreat (see below) |
| July | No meeting | n/a |
| August | Mon. 8/3/2026 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
| September | Mon. 9/14/2026 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
| October | 9/29 – 10/3/2026 | Retreat (see below) |
| October | Mon. 10/5/2026 | St Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
| November | 11/7/2025 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
| December | 12/5/2025 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church |
Stitching Retreats
Our bi-annual retreats are an opportunity to stitch, share, and recharge with your fellow embroiderers. They are held at St. Margaret’s Ecumenical & Retreat Center New Hartford, NY.
September 30 – 4, 2025 We had a great time!
June 2- 6, 2026 details coming soon
If interested in registering for one of our retreats and you are not a member- please email us with your contact information. We will be happy to reply with our fees and layout for our retreat. These are wonderful days just to sit and stitch with like-mind individuals.
Sit and Stitch
Join us as we share time to stitch and chat from our own homes via Zoom. These get togethers are held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30 every two weeks. Contact us if you wish to participate.
Special Interest Groups
These online groups have been developed to educate and encourage stitchers who are interested in a particular type of stitching or project. To participate, contact us.
Blackwork Group
This group of stitchers began participating in a Peppermint Purple blackwork stitch-a-long via Zoom meetings early in 2021. For more information about Peppermint Purple and blackwork, follow this link. Stitch-a-longs are great fun as they are completed one small piece at a time throughout a year. Since then, members have tried other blackwork stitchalongs as well as blackwork projects from a variety of sources.
We meet every two weeks via Zoom to share our progress with each other. Feel free to contact us if you are interested in participating.
Crewel & Surface Embroidery Group
New York Capital District Chapter has a special interest group for Crewel and Surface Embroidery to which we are invited. They meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 10am. For the winter months – January 14, February 11 and March 11 – they meet via zoom invite interested members of Mohawk Valley Chapter to join. If you would like to be included please let Mary Willmott know: marywillmott2@hotmail.com.
Some of Our Members Projects
Mohawk Valley Chapter- Embroiderers' Guild of America 