Since last featured, Anthony Minieri has made the leap to
a full time needlework career. When offered the position of Designer
and Teacher in Residence at The Edwardian School of Needle Arts
in Bloomfield, NJ, Tony insisted on one condition - that the
primary focus in developing the curriculum be on education.
The Calla Lilies Are in Bloom Again
Commercial Design
For want of a better title, Tony refers to himself as the
Headmaster. He has developed a series of notebook classes entitled
Stitching Adventures in which Tony guides each student on a Stitch
Journey, Color Excursion and Thread Travel, in turn. Last year
Tony designed and taught a series of monthly projects using a
band sampler format, each highlighting a pertinent holiday theme.
North Woods Santa by Renaissance Designs
Stitch and Thread Guide
Wanting to initiate something more extensive and challenging,
he designed a Sampler Quilt on Canvas project, Stars for a New
Millennium, which spans the entire year. Stitchers work on one
block each month using overdyed threads from four distinct color
families.
Welcome Home by Renaissance Designs
Stitch and Thread Guide
Tony's goal is to familiarize stitchers with color interaction
and to teach them how to create balance between colors, threads,
stitches and textures. In a class of 70 students, 52 different
color combinations have evolved. When complete, Tony intends
to publish the project as a commercial design, which will include
many of the different color, thread and stitch combinations used.
The Ancient One
Teaching Piece
Tony's originals encompass both teaching pieces and designs
for the commercial market. He is in much demand for creating
stitch and thread guides for the works of other prominent designers,
such as Renaissance Designs, as well. Additionally, Tony has his own column in the publication needlepoint now, entitled Adventures in Embellishment.
Masquerade
Commercial Design
For Tony's extensive Online Class, Autumnal Scentiment, presented
in 3 parts, go to
http://www.caron-net.com/june00files/jun00cla.html
For more information on Anthony Minieri Designs and Tony's teaching schedule contact him at:
phone: (973) 523- 1368
e mail: stoocozzo@aol.com
For information on Anthony Minieri's classes at The Edwardian
School of Needle Arts, contact:
The Edwardian Needle
225 Belleville Ave.
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
phone: (973) 743- 9833
fax: (973) 680- 1162
e mail: Edwneedle@aol.com
website: http://www.theedwardianneedle.com
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