In September 1977, approximately 85 people attended an organizational meeting led by Jill Siegler and Eleanor Bockheim, about establishing a Madison Area chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild in America, Inc. Membership has fluctuated over the years from as few as 50 to as many as 200 people. Our current membership is approximately 75 people. We hold meetings twice a month except in July and December when we have social events. Our program meetings are lectures, hands-on programs with local teachers, or informal show-and-tell sessions with discussions among the membership…always with some kind of educational component. We also invite one or more national teachers for lectures or workshops.