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Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
c/o Stamp Development
1735 North Lynn Street. Suite 5013
Arlington, VA 22029-6432
Telephone number - 702 292-3810
Dear Committee Members:
As a member of the Starlight Stitchers Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild
of America, Inc., I am writing to support the EGA petition to issue a stamp
in 2008 celebrating the art of needlework.
Needlework has been an important part of American history and has been
displayed and used for both practical and decorative purposes. Many of our
major museums have needlework/textile collections so the public is able to
view some of our earliest as well as contemporary needlework pieces.
Needlework schools were established in the east to teach young girls the art
of needlework, because it was important to impress a potential suitor that
the needleworker had the necessary qualities to be a wife and mother and
mistress of the household.
Other needlework organizations besides EGA--The American Needlepoint
Guild, The Quilters’ Guild, The Sampler Guild, and The International Council
of Needlework Associations--work to preserve needlework and needlework
education. All of these organizations provide educational resources, offer
needlework classes, present needlework shows and do community outreach.
I believe a needlework related stamp would present an image that would be
widely accepted by the stamp-buying public.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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