News

Our list of classes for the 2019-20 year is here! Check the “Classes” page for the latest!

Did you see our display in April and now you want your friend to see it? We will have selected pieces from our Open House on display at the Quilt and Fibre Art Festival in St. Jacobs. We will be in St Jacobs Mennonite Church from Tues May 21 through to Fri May 24 from 10 am – 7 pm (except Friday to 3 pm). The quilt show is upstairs and we are downstairs. Free admission downstairs.

Our annual Open House and Display of Work is imminent! Our fingers are flying as we finish up our projects so we can show you all what we have done. Come and see this amazing display of the work of over 50 needle artists. Tues Apr 23 from 1-5 pm at our usual location – Kortright Presbyterian Church, 55 Devere Dr in Guelph.

The San Francisco School of Needlework and Design has issued a challenge on the theme of “Borders”.
This is not a contest but a chance for you to show what you do. Photos of your work could be on the SFSND website or the actual work displayed at their facility.
For details see “Challenge” on their website sfneedleworkanddesign.org and check out the “Make Do and Mend” challenge that has just finished!

A fresh new year and the possibility of new projects!! Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan 22 and we’ll all be ready to learn something new. Some classes are full but there is still space in blackwork, goldwork and stumpwork. Tell a friend!

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 decide what it will become. Now that CEG Guelph’s own members have had their chance to sign up, we are opening this workshop up to the public. Skill level: Intermediate. Cost is $200 which includes 2 days of instruction, lunch both days and full kit with minaudiere, silk threads, silk dupione, gold threads. Contact cegguelph@gmail.com

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 together at the Annual Meeting of the ONN on October 26th. Are you up for the challenge?

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!