Events

Details: Pop Up Market on front verandah starts at 10am - 1:30pm. Items for sale include destash embroidery / gift shop / books. Great for Christmas bargains. Credit Card only. EGV General Meeting starts at 2pm and is final day for the Guild before our Christmas Closure.  Read More...

Details: CB8 STRAWBERRY DELIGHT A reminder of sweet & sunny summer days having a picnic in the park, this fun project covers a range of Stumpwork (raised embroidery) techniques. In luminous silks the design stitched is worked on silk dupion with a little bit of gold sparkle the final touch. Dates: Saturday 7/1/23 & Saturday 14/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Christine Burton Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: SS5 - MOTH MAGIC In this workshop you will create a beautiful 3D moth using a combination of machine and hand embroidery techniques. Date: Saturday 7/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Sue Senewiratne Skill level: All levels (see note)  Read More...

Details: KG7 - CHAIN STITCH ADVENTURE There are many variations of the humble chain stitch. So far I have come up with at least 25 plus. We will be exploring the different ways of combining the base stitches with other stitches to form interesting effects. Dates: Sunday 8/1/23 & Sunday 22/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Kerry Gadd Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: SS6 - MOTH MAGIC In this workshop you will create a beautiful 3D moth using a combination of machine and hand embroidery techniques. Date: Sunday 8/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Sue Senewiratne Skill level: All Levels (see note)  Read More...

Details: WF11 - SURPRISE AND DELIGHT YOURSELF (Counterchange Smocking) See your work come alive and form shapes and patterns from striped spotted or regular patterned fabrics. This smocking technique does not require the task of pleating and yet produces most interesting results when it changes colours on stripes, spots or patterns when pleating or gathering with a thread. Date: Monday 9/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Wendy Findlay Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: ST4 NEEDLEBOOKS GALORE! You can never have enough needlebooks – especially if you are like most of us and have several projects on the go at the same time. In this class you will learn how to stitch and construct a variety of needlebooks. You will learn lots of techniques and tips Dates: Tuesday 10/1/23 & Tuesday 17/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Sheryl Turton Skill level: All Levels - basic knowledge of sewing machine  Read More...

Details: WF12 - MONOGRAMS IN SHADOW EMBROIDERY This class is an opportunity to gain experience or extend your Shadow Embroidery knowledge to stitch a monogram. This style of embroidery is a simple herringbone stitch giving amazing results. Date: Wednesday 11/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Wendy Findlay Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: LO'S13 JAPANESE TEMARI WRAP An enjoyable class making Japanese temari – a traditional Japanese embroidered decorative ball. Our day includes creating your own temari from the basic core through to a simple decorative pattern suitable for beginners. Date: Thursday 12/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Leanne O'Sullivan Skill level: Beginner  Read More...

Details: MG10 ELEGANT SILK PEAR Make an elegant hand embroidered silk pear, embellished with gold thread and beads. Dates: Thursday 12/1/23 & Friday 13/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Mandy Ginsberg Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: LH14 BEADED SCISSOR KEEP In the early days, I believe a scissor keep was filled with emery or a similar substance so that you could sharpen your needle. Nowadays we just buy another pack. The weight of the keep also ensured that, when dropped, the keep was the first to land on the floor, followed by the scissor handle, not the point. Date: Friday 13/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Linda Hagar Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: CC16 Improv Embroidery Improv Embroidery uses conventional time-tested stitches but now the rules have changed. Improv refers to inventing your own work rather than following someone else’s patterns and instructions. Dates: Saturday 14 Jan & Sunday 15 January 2023 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Carol Cooke Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: MR1 'HENRIETTA THE CHOOK' Henrietta - a bit of happy steampunk fun and nonsense. Your kit will include all the tricky stuff you need to complete her as per example, however, the kits will be equal but not identical, and you will be encouraged to further individualise her with your own variations and ideas. Dates: Sunday 15/1/23 & Monday 16/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Mary Robbie Skill level: All Levels (see note)  Read More...

Details: RJ2 - Coil Pots (and Beyond) A fun class using only your sewing machine to make machine wrapped cords, then turning them into these cute little coil pots. Date: Thursday 19/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Rhonda Justus Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: AC3 - CLEO BUTTERFLY Cleo is inspired by the Art Nouveau period and the craze for all things Egypt at the time. Dates: Friday 20/1/23 & Friday 27/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm Tutor: Alison Cole Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: This year's theme "Then and Now" Embroidery Exhibition. Entry - Gold coin donation. Boutique items for sale. Devonshire Tea available.  Read More...

Details: HC18 - BUTTERFLY NEEDLELACE SAMPLER Come along and have some fun creating a needlelace wings. We will learn how to lay the foundation cords, some simple needle lace stitches and how to finish your piece off before removing it from the foundation. Date: Saturday 21/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Helen Crabb Skill level: Beginner  Read More...

Details: AM15 LACE CAP LOVELIES Students main focus will be to create Stumpwork petals and construct them together to create 3D flowers. Dates: Sunday 22/1/23 & Monday 23/1/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Ana Mallah Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: KM9 - TOTE-ALLY GINGHAM In this class you will learn a variety of stitches, including building on the basic stitches. The focus is on complex stitch combinations. This class increases your stitch knowledge from previous classes, but is achievable if you're new to Chicken Scratch. The final product is a Tote Bag. Dates: Wednesday 25/1/23 & Wednesday 1/2/23 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Tutor: Kay Matthews Skill level: All Levels  Read More...

Details: MT20 Elizabethan Sweet Bag Class specifically designed for beginners to learn the techniques for working the lily and detached leaves in detached buttonhole using a heavier DMC Coton a Broder 25 thread. You will work all stitches on a sample before going to the main piece. Dates: 18 & 19 February 2023 Time: 9.00am for 9.30am start - 4.00pm Tutor: Maree Talbot Skill Level: Beginner  Read More...

Details: MT23- Western Jewel (Numbat Panel) The panel features a Numbat surrounded by Australian landscape and wildflowers. This workshop is aimed at teaching the complexities of stitching animals. Dates: 25 & 26 February 2023 Time: 9.00am for 9.30am start - 4.00pm Tutor: Maree Talbot Skill Level: Students should have experience with detached buttonhole and working with single thread.  Read More...

Details: Come view our Exhibition themed: "Art through the eye of the needle". Sale items available. Entry: $7.  Read More...

Details: Theme: "Follow the Thread" Location: Mt. Alexander Golf Club  Read More...

Details: The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria Annual General Meeting 8 April 2023.  Read More...

Details: Theme: "A Textile Journey" Enjoy displays of contemporary and traditional embroideries and textiles.  Read More...

Details: Location: TBA Details will be added when finalised. Please save the date.  Read More...