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• Winners in the African Folklore Embroidery $500 Challenge

  The entries in this year African Folklore Embroidery $500 Challenge, were spectacular. Congratulations to first place winner, Roberta Peterson from Woodland, Washington. Roberta attended an African folklore Embroidery class that I taught at Monica’s... Posted Aug 19 2011, 12:00 PM by lraikin with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: needle art, Quilt, quilting, threads, lecture, needle

• Exhibition of African Folklore Embroidery Art draws 20,000 people

  I was so excited by the number and diversity of entries and the positive response from over 20,000 people that viewed the African Folklore Embroidery Exhibition at the Road to California Quilt Show. While the rules of African Folklore Embroidery are simple... Posted Jan 29 2010, 05:00 PM by lraikin with | with no comments Filed under: Africa, needle art, African Folklore Embroidery, leora Raikin, south africa, chain stitch, embroidery, African art, Stithing, wearable art, Quilt