Workshop and Events Calendar
May
30
30
Date: Tuesday 30th May 2023
9:00 AM
- Sunday 4th Jun 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: Japanese embroidery goldwork techniques are used to embroider this piece and participants will be introduced to these methods in this workshop, some of which are unique to this embroidery genre.
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May
30
30
Date: Tuesday 30th May 2023
9:00 AM
- Sunday 4th Jun 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: This is an opportunity for continuing students to learn from Margaret on a one to one basis. Read More...

May
30
30
Date: Tuesday 30th May 2023
9:00 AM
- Sunday 4th Jun 2023 4:00 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: In this workshop, participants will be introduced to traditional Chinese Embroidery techniques, applied as appropriate for practical embroidery
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Jun
17
17
Date: Saturday 17th Jun 2023
2:00 PM
- Saturday 15th Jul 2023 4:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: The third session in our beginner stitching series is a style of embroidery known as Hapsburg Lace.
We invite you to join us for two afternoons of learning and fun to create this lovely design that you will be proud to show your friends and family Read More...

Jun
29
29
Date: Thursday 29th Jun 2023
9:30 AM
- Friday 30th Jun 2023 3:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: Pink Array is an array of five flowers stitched in a traditional Jacobean Crewelwork style. Read More...

Jul
1
1
Date: Saturday 1st Jul 2023
9:30 AM
- Sunday 2nd Jul 2023 3:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: These three Snowflake Mandalas are stitched in the Italian Aemelia Ars style of embroidery. Read More...

Jul
14
14
Date: Friday 14th Jul 2023
11:00 AM
- 3:00 PM
Location: Como
Details: The Guild's Annual Lunch!!
HURRY - BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW! Read More...

Aug
5
5
Date: Saturday 5th Aug 2023
9:30 AM
- Saturday 26th Aug 2023 1:30 PM
Details: Ann-Marie Anderson Mayes of ‘Beautiful Stitches’ has agreed to present this online class for us.
She has designed a bright, colourful canvas work design that would make into a large needle case or to use for the cover of a book or journal.
This is a great opportunity for our country and distant members to participate in one of the exciting projects the guild has to offer this year. Read More...

Aug
19
19
Date: Saturday 19th Aug 2023
9:30 AM
- 3:30 PM
Location: Kingsley
Details: Originally found in Whitework embroideries, today Shadow work is a group of techniques that place various materials behind a semi-transparent fabric. It is thought to have originated from the Indian Chikankari style, still popular today. Read More...

Aug
19
19
Date: Saturday 19th Aug 2023
2:00 PM
- Saturday 16th Sep 2023 4:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: Continuing the ‘Start Stitching’ programme for this year is a project of Crewel Embroidery in the form of an A5 Journal Cover Read More...

Oct
21
21
Date: Saturday 21st Oct 2023
2:00 PM
- Saturday 18th Nov 2023 4:30 PM
Location: Alfred Cove
Details: Come and join us for a relaxed fun time and create a lovely item that will look perfect as a Christmas decoration. Read More...
