Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
Apt 41 Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU
T: 020 8943 1229 - F: 020 8977 9882 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
General information
Meetings held each month at Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge, Nr. Marlborough.
Main meeting - first Monday in the month 2p.m. - 4p.m. ( except Bank Holidays )
Informal Stitch Day - last Monday in the month 10a.m. - 4p.m.
Occasionally we have other Stitch Days and also hold DIY Workshops
Meetings of a Young Embroiderers Group are usually held in school holidays and half-terms.
Visitors are very welcome
JANUARY
4 - Meeting / Speaker : Maggie Harris /Stitch & Distort - Progressing the Traditional
5 - Workshop : Kath Danswan /Venetian Purses
18 - WOW Day
25 - Stitch Day
FEBRUARY
1 - OPEN DAY Speaker : Liz Clay /A Passion for an Honest Craft
15 - Y.E.
22 - Stitch Day
MARCH
1 - PLOUGHMAN?S Lunch/Social / + Demos & Sales Tables
2 - Workshop : Linda Miller /Drawing in Stitch
27 - SW REG. FESTIVAL DAY /(Godolphin School,Salisbury)
29 - Stitch Day
APRIL
2-5 - Easter Hol.
12 - Meeting / Speaker : Heather Toomer /More luxurious than Jewellery
13 - Y.E.
19 - WOW Day
24 - NATIONAL AGM & CONFERENCE /(Nottingham)
26 - Stitch Day
MAY
3 - Early Bank Hol
10 - Meeting / Speaker : Patricia McLaughlin /Road to Morocco
11 - Workshop : Margaret Heath /Celebrating Colour
24 - Stitch Day
JUNE
1 - Y.E.
7 - Meeting / Speaker : Joanna O?Neill /Conditional Discharge
21 - WOW Day
28 - Stitch Day
JULY
5 - Meeting / Exhibition preparations
6 - Workshop : Fay Maxwell /The New Crewell -(Cushion or Wall Panel)
22 - Set up exhibition
23-25 BRANCH SUMMER EXHIBITION
26 Stitch Day + Take down & collect exhibits
27 Y.E.
AUGUST
4 BRANCH OUTING
23 - Y.E.
30 - Summer Bank Hol.
SEPTEMBER
6 - Meeting / Speaker : Carol Coleman /Textile Treasures - The Evolution of My Work
7 - Workshop : Carol Coleman /Brooches & Bracelets
20 - WOW Day
27 - Stitch Day
OCTOBER
4 - BRANCH AGM + Social Event
16 - SW REG. AGM (Venue t.b.a.)
25 - Stitch Day
26 - Y.E.
NOVEMBER
1 - Meeting / Speaker : Madeleine Millington /My Story of Life with Blankets
2 - Workshop : Jane Griffin /Shisha Mirrors & Dingle Dangles
29 - Stitch Day
DECEMBER
4 - YE
6 - CHRISTMAS LUNCH +[ Surprise ]