Workshop and Events Calendar
Mar
15
15
Date: Sunday 15th Mar 2026
09:30 AM
- Sunday 16th Aug 2026 03:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: This beautiful bauble is designed and decorated with ten of our lovely West Australian Wild Flowers by Ada Langmead. Read More...
Jun
14
14
Date: Sunday 14th Jun 2026
09:30 AM
- Sunday 11th Oct 2026 12:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: Looking for the perfect excuse to dust off those UFOs, tackle your WIPs, or finally turn those PHD's (Projects Half Done!) into proud finishes? Join us for GIFD – Get It Finished Days!!! At Guild hall - from 9:30am to 12:00 midday, on the following dates:
12th April
14th June
9th August
11th October
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Jul
12
12
Date: Sunday 12th Jul 2026
01:30 PM
- Sunday 9th Aug 2026 04:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: The motif of delicate, mismatched floral porcelain tea cups and saucers mimics mid-20th century tea sets.
Traditional linework embroidery evokes a nostalgic, home-made charm.
The combination of soft pastel blues, pinks and yellows is consistent with colour schemes of the 1950’s and 1960’s kitchenware.
Each tea cup is stitched in a different embroidery stitch and shade of brown. The delicate floral patterns are worked in mismatch shades of colour with small metallic embellishment. Read More...
Jul
24
24
Date: Friday 24th Jul 2026
09:30 AM
- 01:30 PM
Location: Como
Details: The Guild's Annual Social Event for 2026 will be Baubles, Bangles and Beads - a brunch of fun and frivolity with friends
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Jul
27
27
Date: Monday 27th Jul 2026
01:30 PM
- 02:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: World Embroidery Week 2026 - Threads of Identity
The Embroiderers Guild of Western Australia is delighted to announce its theme for World Embroidery Week 2026: a celebration of the textile traditions that have accompanied people throughout life's journey.
Drawing on pieces from the Guild's collection and private lenders, this week-long exhibition will explore how embroidery has been used across cultures to mark important milestones, express identity and strengthen community connections. Read More...
Jul
27
27
Date: Monday 27th Jul 2026
04:00 PM
- 05:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: World Embroidery Week 2026 - Threads of Identity
The Embroiderers Guild of Western Australia is delighted to announce its theme for World Embroidery Week 2026: a celebration of the textile traditions that have accompanied people throughout life's journey.
Drawing on pieces from the Guild's collection and private lenders, this week-long exhibition will explore how embroidery has been used across cultures to mark important milestones, express identity and strengthen community connections. Read More...
Jul
28
28
Date: Tuesday 28th Jul 2026
01:30 PM
- 02:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: World Embroidery Week 2026 - Threads of Identity
The Embroiderers Guild of Western Australia is delighted to announce its theme for World Embroidery Week 2026: a celebration of the textile traditions that have accompanied people throughout life's journey.
Drawing on pieces from the Guild's collection and private lenders, this week-long exhibition will explore how embroidery has been used across cultures to mark important milestones, express identity and strengthen community connections. Read More...
Jul
30
30
Date: Thursday 30th Jul 2026
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: World Embroidery Week 2026 - Threads of Identity
The Embroiderers Guild of Western Australia is delighted to announce its theme for World Embroidery Week 2026: a celebration of the textile traditions that have accompanied people throughout life's journey.
Drawing on pieces from the Guild's collection and private lenders, this week-long exhibition will explore how embroidery has been used across cultures to mark important milestones, express identity and strengthen community connections. Read More...
Jul
30
30
Date: Thursday 30th Jul 2026
01:30 PM
- 02:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: World Embroidery Week 2026 - Threads of Identity
The Embroiderers Guild of Western Australia is delighted to announce its theme for World Embroidery Week 2026: a celebration of the textile traditions that have accompanied people throughout life's journey.
Drawing on pieces from the Guild's collection and private lenders, this week-long exhibition will explore how embroidery has been used across cultures to mark important milestones, express identity and strengthen community connections. Read More...
Jul
30
30
Date: Thursday 30th Jul 2026
07:30 PM
- 08:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: World Embroidery Week 2026 - Threads of Identity
The Embroiderers Guild of Western Australia is delighted to announce its theme for World Embroidery Week 2026: a celebration of the textile traditions that have accompanied people throughout life's journey.
Drawing on pieces from the Guild's collection and private lenders, this week-long exhibition will explore how embroidery has been used across cultures to mark important milestones, express identity and strengthen community connections. Read More...
Jul
31
31
Date: Friday 31st Jul 2026
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: World Embroidery Week 2026 - Threads of Identity
The Embroiderers Guild of Western Australia is delighted to announce its theme for World Embroidery Week 2026: a celebration of the textile traditions that have accompanied people throughout life's journey.
Drawing on pieces from the Guild's collection and private lenders, this week-long exhibition will explore how embroidery has been used across cultures to mark important milestones, express identity and strengthen community connections. Read More...
Aug
1
1
Date: Saturday 1st Aug 2026
09:30 AM
- Sunday 2nd Aug 2026 03:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: This design has been created to fit into the lid of a commercially produced wooden tea box, but of course you could use it in many other ways too! It contains a variety of traditional and modern canvas work embroidery stitches, yielding an abundance of flowers, leaves, butterflies, dragonflies and geometric motifs Read More...
Aug
30
30
Date: Sunday 30th Aug 2026
09:30 AM
- Sunday 6th Sep 2026 03:30 PM
Location: Kingsley
Details: A white linen drawstring bag, featuring a design of Australian wildflowers.
Deerfield embroidery used stitches that were economical with thread and hard wearing.
Jacobean style flora and Elizabethan coiled stems are also a nod to its roots.
It is worked in a range of green stranded cotton thread. Read More...
Sep
5
5
Date: Saturday 5th Sep 2026
09:30 AM
- Saturday 12th Sep 2026 03:30 PM
Location: Kingsley
Details: Create a smocked Christmas Ornament using smocking stitch combinations, silk floss, metallic thread, and pleated dupion silk fabric Read More...
Sep
17
17
Date: Thursday 17th Sep 2026
09:30 AM
- Friday 18th Sep 2026 03:30 PM
Location: Greenwood
Details: An introduction to Lace making by using Tape Lace Making. Borris Lace is a unique Irish lace and has been revived fairly recently by Annette Meldrum who has agreed to teach this technique to us while she is here in Western Australia. Read More...
Sep
19
19
Date: Saturday 19th Sep 2026
09:30 AM
- Sunday 27th Sep 2026 03:30 PM
Location: Kingsley
Details: Carrickmacross Lace is a delicate and enchanting Irish craft dating back to 1820. The Carrickmacross bookmark is a beginners piece that will give you an introduction to how this lace is made. Read More...
Oct
4
4
Date: Sunday 4th Oct 2026
09:30 AM
- 05:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: Learn how to make two easy 3D forms to enlarge your repertoire of contemporary stitch techniques. In this one-day workshop you will learn the basics of making coiled pots and vessels formed over a simple mould. Read More...
