Author: arrienne

What a lovely way to start the New Year. Our Guild was awarded the City of West Torrens Australia Day Community Group Award. Our President Mary Hall accepted the award from the Mayor Michael Coxon at the Council’s Australia Day celebrations. While many members were stitching and catching up on their unfinished projects during the […]

Well another year is nearly over. Our classes were well attended and new skills were learnt and new friends made. Many of our groups are back close to pre Covid levels, lots of stitching and talking by groups of happy likeminded people starting and completing their projects. We have now entered the Christmas break and […]

Well, this year’s Royal Show is over and many Guild Members took the opportunity to enter the items they have stitched, (or completed) during the year. Not every article that is entered can win a prize but is a chance to show what you have been doing and check other people’s work.  Congratulations to all […]

Last weekend the Guild held its annual State Conference which incorporated the AGM. All the Branches were well represented and for many it was the first chance to catch up with other members from around the State as the previous years have been affected by Covid restrictions. Having the AGM at the State Conference gives […]

Nearly time for our AGM which is happening during the State Conference. This is being held at the Woodville Bowling Club, Oval Ave, Woodville on Saturday July22nd at 9.30am. Although many members have registered for the conference members can come just for the AGM which is being held Saturday morning. All of the minutes from […]

Where has the year gone? It is time once again for the AGM. There is a link for nominations at the end of this post and in the members section. There is ample parking at the Woodville Bowling Club so come along and support your club and the  committee The Annual General Meeting will be […]

We have new classes available for members and for any stitcher who wants to try a new technique. This is a chance to join International Tutor, Katherine Harmer Fox, for a 3 day workshop stitching your choice of either a postcard, bowl set or an A3 picture. Over the 3 days master artistic machine embroidery […]

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 […]