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Membership

We are delighted that you have joined or are considering joining the Knoxville Chapter of EGA!

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Membership is open to all persons who are interested in needlework. Our membership includes beginning stitchers and beaders up through master craftsworkers.

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Annual dues are $76 in 2026 and include local, regional, and national affiliation. Annual dues for plural members within the Tennessee Valley Region are $18 or $21 for plural members outside the Tennessee Valley Region. Members receive Needle Arts (a quarterly full-color publication of the national EGA).

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Visitors are welcome at all meetings. However, Chapter policy states that a person may only attend two interest group meetings before becoming a member. You may join our chapter or any chapter of EGA at https://egausa.org/join-us/.

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There are also discounted young adult member and youth member categories described at EGAUSA.ORG. Additional information about EGA can be found at National EGA headquarters: www.egausa.org or Tennessee Valley Region: www.egatvr.com.

Membership Documents

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Created after the state flower of Tennessee, the Iris Border Nametag linked above is one pattern option available for members. Feel free to stitch or bead a nametag of any design. The Iris Border Nametag pattern is on the website by permission of designer Joan Easterly.

Membership Lead

Connie Herrell

Connie Herrell

Membership Chair

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Favorite Stitched Piece: "Christmas House" is a surface embroidery on linen project designed by Connie Herrell, completed in 2017, and gifted to the Westwood House for the guild's decorated tree there.

Knox EGA

Stitching & Beading in the Foothills of East Tennessee

The mission of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America is to inspire passion for the needle arts through education and the celebration of its heritage.

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EGA is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for stitchers of any experience level, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or other background to develop their skills and express their creativity through the needle arts. EGA affirms the commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA).

Email: hello@knoxega.org

Facebook: Knoxville Chapter EGA

Embroiderers’ Guild of America

About the National Organization

The mission of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA) is to inspire

passion for the needle arts through education and the celebration of its heritage.

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EGA is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for stitchers of any experience level, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or other background to develop their skills and express their creativity through the needle arts. EGA affirms the commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA).

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To Learn More 

To learn more about EGA, please visit https://egausa.org.

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EGA’s National Headquarters are located at 501 Baxter Avenue, Suite 200, Louisville, KY, 40204. To contact someone at EGA’s National Headquarters, email egahq@egausa.org.

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Notice #4 — Updates

Site last updated 31 March 2026.

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