We are fortunate to have arranged a 2 day workshop with Mike Parr for November 15 & 16, 2018. This is a great chance to gain some skill working with both silk and gold. The provided kit gives all the materials to make a small minaudiere-style purse but, once you’ve stitched it up, you can […]
Are you up for the ONN Challenge? When the Ontario Network of Needleworkers get together, they like to show off what they can do. This year, the Challenge is “Gathering Together”. This could mean a group project. Or did you think of smocking? Or ??? The Challenge projects from all the Guilds will be displayed […]
The Gallery has been updated. Class info is updated. Registration Form and Supply lists can be downloaded from the Classes page. Member Information (including all dates) can be downloaded from the Resources page.
We will be exhibiting at the Aberfoyle Fall Fair (57 Brock Road S) on Sat Sept 8th, all day. If you haven’t had a chance to see our work, do pop by our table and be amazed!
Your next opportunity to see work from our Guild will be at the Black Sheep Festival of Contemporary Fibre Art. That will be on Sat July 7th at the Elora Centre for the Arts from 10 am to 6 pm. Check it out! There’s lots to see and do!
We’ve received an email from Anne Kelly letting us know about her Travel Tags project, which was in London, England. If you are interested in participating the Canadian show, have a look at Anne’s blog for the details. If you include your address, tags will be returned to you once the show is over. You […]
Here’s a little item that might interest you: Embroidery Stash Estate Sale to benefit the Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild Kitchener Waterloo When and Where Saturday, June 9 9:00 am to 3:00 pm 84 Avondale Avenue South, Waterloo, Ontario Terms of sale: cash only Prices range from 25 cents to $50.00 Contact Information Maria Email: mbrstitch@rogers.com
Our Open House was a big success with a few hundred visitors who enjoyed the embroidery and packed the Tea Room. Classes will resume in September. If you missed Open House, catch us at the St. Jacobs Quilt and Fibre Art Festival from May 22-25 or at the Black Sheep Festival of Contemporary Textile Art […]
We’ve received a note from St James Cathedral in Toronto about a show by textile and mixed media artist Hilary Rice. The show runs at St James from Thurs May 10 to Sun May 20. For more information check the poster here.
The Guelph Tool Library is putting out a call for sewing machines and sewing tools to go to the far North. For more information, see this Guelph Mercury article. Pat B will be donating. If you also have a machine that you would like to donate, Pat would be happy to deliver it for you […]