Author: arrienne

It is coming up to that time again to renew our membership. Renewal can be done via the website or through the office. Although there has been a small rise in the yearly membership, from $80 to $85 for a city member and $59 for a country member this is very good value for money. […]

Mad March is approaching and the Guild is having our biennial Members’ Exhibition, “It Starts With a Stitch” from the 3rd to 19th March. Come and see what the members have been creating over the last 2 years. Wonderful stitching, multi-media creations and everything in between. Although classes will not be happening until the end […]

At last we welcome the start of a new year with all the promise of new projects and hopefully the completion of some current projects. I know each year I resolve to finish the current project before starting the next and fail as there are so many ideas I want to try. The guild will […]

Christmas is coming and as we head into the break a reminder to all members that the office will be closed from the 16th of December to the 16th of January. Many groups are having their final gathering for 2022 but are looking forward to meeting again in early January 2023. It has been an […]

Spring has sprung and if you want to take part in our Spring Into Stitching week you need to book NOW. Some wonderful classes on offer to enjoy as the weather warms up. Congratulations to all the members of the Guild who entered their embroideries into the Royal Show. There were many classes on offer […]

 Mary Hall, our President, convened the Embroiderers’ Guild AGM on Saturday 23rd July and we welcome Jane Hyde, Valerie Keily and Margaret Baxter onto the committee. Congratulations to all those new and returning committee members. We wish you well for the coming busy year. Once again, the Guild will be having a SALA display during […]

A reminder to all members that the Guild AGM is being held at Guild Headquarters Mile End on Saturday 23rd July at 2pm. You can have a chat with other members and a tea or coffee from 1.30pm. Come along and support your committee and see what has been happening in your Guild and what […]

The month of May is the time for the History Festival. Each year the History Trust of South Australia organises this festival and you can find events at many museums and other organisations. The Embroiderers’ Guild Museum has an exhibition featuring signature cloths in the museums collection. Signature cloths reflect the history of our state […]

Summer is coming to an end but there is always something new at the Guild to help the winter days pass quicker. The Smocking and Hedebo Group have some of their work displayed in the gallery this month. Very different types of stitching but both creating beautiful work. A new evening group has started up […]

Currently displayed in the Gallery is a collection of mixed media pieces from an exhibition, Sand, Surf and Sea, stitched by some of the Guilds longer serving members. The pieces show what different stitchers can create given the same theme. Some are quite realistic while others are conceptual and give an impression of movement and […]