Certified Instructor Application

CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR APPLICATION

Applicant ______Applicant’s Chapter______Address ______Teacher/Judge ______Telephone ______Telephone ______Application Date ______

To qualify for the Certified Instructor Certificate you must complete the following pictures. Completed pictures are judged by the applicant’s instructor providing the instructor holds an Advanced Instructor Certificate. If the instructor is not an ACI, completed pictures can be evaluated by another ABEA member who is an ACI, Semi- Master, or Master Certificate. There is no charge for the judging. These kits are chosen because they include all the necessary stitches an instructor needs to know.

In addition teachers need to ensure that students know the stitches listed in the chart attached to this form. This list replaces the Basic 50. Stitches should be checked off and teachers should sign the pages and they should be returned with the application.

1. Applicant must attend a national ABEA seminar within 2 years prior to application.

2. Applicant must send a $25.00 processing fee with application to the ABEA President.

3. Applicant must complete one kit from each of the following categories:

All kits except the fluffy, must be Matsuhato kits Only Matsuhato kits taught at seminar MAY replace Matsuhato picture required for certification KIT # Score 1. Basic 50 Sampler * (only if student has kit—otherwise see list of stitches on back of page that need to be completed) 2. Horse: 245

3. Ship: 519, 311, 774

4. Fluffy: F 243*, 320*, 330, 704*, 714*,762* or ANY size 3 fluffy kit that demonstrates sculpting. 5. Rose: 341, 1022, 1023, 1353, 1355,

6. Flower: 231, 338, 319,1024, 2852, 1379, 1355

7. Face: 218, 237, 323, 327, 1551, 2804

8. Tiger: 240, 901, 905, 960, 1363, 1463

9. Fish: 210, 213, 267, 1035, 1036

10. Bird: 241, 242*, 518, 1012, 1031

11. Scene: 219, 312, 313, 329, 418*, 424, 931, 932

* kits have been discontinued. Scoring: Allow 0 to 25 points for KNOWLEDGE OF WORK Allow 0 to 25 points for APPLICATION OF INSTRUCTION Allow 0 to 25 points for TECHNIQUE Allow 0 to 25 points for OVERALL WORKMANSHIP SCORE IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS RECEIVED. PASSING SCORE IS 70 POINTS

Teacher’s Signature ______Date Signed:______CI app Page 1 of 2 June 2011 To maintain a high level of stitching knowledge and to compensate for the unavailability of the Basic 50, the ABEA would also like confirmation by the applicants’ teacher that the applicant is familiar with and has stitched the following :

Check off each stitch as you do it. Regular Straight Running Stitch Irregular Length Running Stitch Short Running Stitch Outline Stitch

Mountain Stitch Long and Short Mountain Stitches Wedge-flower Stitch Leaf Stitch slant, with wedge stitch to keep angle.

Cord Stitch-Work one stitch, go back ½ Cord Stitch-but go back 2/3 stitch Cord Stitch-Work with two lines, slant Rope Stitch-Wide line, Line and center stitch stitch 45 degrees and go back ¾ stitch pad then go over with cord stitch

Curved Cord Stitch-Stitches and angle will Grass Stitch- Same as Claw Stitch, Leaf Stitch-Same as grass stitch but use Satin Stitch-slant stitches so they lay change creates a 3-pronged effect resembling a 2 or 3 shades in layer for leaves on side by side claw print trees

Pine Needle Stitches-Simple stitch that Pine Needle Clusters-Combination of Blending Stitches-Stitch Blending and Blending Stitches- Clouds resembles the letter ‘V’ Long and Short Pine Needle Stitches worked in 2/4 and Row Blending, Long and Short ¾ pulled thread

Blending Stitches-Leaf Shading Running Stitches-Long and Short Stitches Lattice or Ladder Stitch-Decorative Wave stitches in Water- Use Long, used in Mountains and Rocks Stitch, creates Criss-Cross Design Short, Satin, and pile stitches

Leaf Stitch-Running stitches with vein in Leaf Stitch-Running stitches with vein in Running Stitch-Leaves with blending Running Stitch-Leaves with long and first last with satin stitch for turnover short blending-padding for turnover – satin stitch

Bamboo trees-Stalks are divided into bone Birch Tree- trunk stitched to show Pine Tree- stitched vertically, 2 or 3 Evergreen Tree-Distant, Large, Layered shape sections curve . Stitched sideways to make bark colors no blending, possible outlining and small realistic. with other color.

Trees with Vertical Trunks see Pine trees Pile stitch-Reverse stitch, Brushed pile Rope Stitch-Used for eagle, Cranes and Satin Stitch-Tiger fangs, Claws, other stitch. Trim/cut down to sculpt brushed bird feet. Pad one side to give techniques Pad and ¾ pull shine thread. dimension. thread.

Tiger eye-Using gold ribbon and glue, pupil. Eyes-for Lion, Dragon, Eagle, Fish eye, Hairplanting- Adv. technique to create Bird Feathers-Window Feathers, Make pattern, pad, glue gold onto padding. Human eye and others natural-looking hairline, layer Geisha feathers that overlap Rolled thread to make eye. hair and glue ½ pull thread over top.

Blizzard Stitch- Obscure mass of short Inlay Stitch Couching Stitch-Fastening stitch used Chain Stitch-Utilizes whole bunka stitches to secure other threads to the canvas thread

Curve Stitches-Short stitches for single line Padding-Double Stitching Faces-Create proper contours for facial Face-eyes, nose, lips designs Solid Padding stitch-Solid padding features, stitch direction and shading symbol

Fish- Scales, Feelers, Mouth Flower-Petal, line pad, order of stitching Lazy Daisy Stitch Overlay Stitch in petal, buds

Padding Stitches-Raised, Double stitching, Popcorn Stitch-used on flower buds, Seaming Stitch-punching into lines as Split Stitch-used in single line stitching deep dimensional, solid padding, tapered round decorative circles you work basically two rows of running stitch padding, three color padding, line padding

Stitch and clip-required basic technique Polished thread-Pulled thread making a Whiskers-Whiskers for tiger, layered Zig- Zag Stitch-a technique more than a flat and shinny effect. stitch, Short & narrow, Long & short, Irregular

Teacher’s Signature ______Date Signed:______CI app Page 2 of 2 June 2011