Annual Exhibition 2018
See our 2018 promotional video:
Embroiderers Guild 2018 – Medium
Exhibition Open 10am – 4pm from Friday 21 September to Sunday 23 September 2018 at the Albert Hall, Yarralumla ACT
See displays of:
- Traditional and contemporary needlework
- Members’ “My Favourite Piece”
- Greenhills Retreat Mystery Project
- 2018 “Altoid Tin Challenge”
- International embroidery
- Plus embroidery demonstrations and more!
Gift Shop, Recycle Table and Café
Demonstrations and seminar scheduled during the Exhibition:
Friday
10am |
· Tambouring haute couture and/or Glazig embroidery |
11am |
· Stumpwork· Tambouring haute couture and/or Glazig embroidery |
1pm |
· Ribbon embroidered gift card· Tambouring haute couture and/or Glazig embroidery |
2pm |
· Ribbon embroidered gift card· Stumpwork· Tambouring haute couture and/or Glazig embroidery |
3pm |
· Stumpwork· Tambouring haute couture and/or Glazig embroidery |
Saturday
11am |
· Grub roses or ribbon flowers |
12pm |
· Bayeux stitch |
1pm |
· Sashiko hitomezashi· Hardanger |
2pm |
Seminar by Victoria Pearce of Endangered Heritage about caring for your textile and embroidery pieces |
Sunday
10am |
· Tambouring haute couture |
11am |
· Hardanger· Tambouring haute couture |
1pm |
· Sashiko hitomezashi· Tambouring haute couture |
2pm |
· Tambouring haute couture |
3pm |
· Hardanger· Tambouring haute couture |
THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS
Active Travel Pty Ltd
G16/27 Lonsdale Street, Braddon ACT 2612
Ph: 1300 783 188
https://activetravel.com.au/
Addicted to Fabric
25 Dundas Court, Phillip ACT 2606
Ph: 02 6282 4494
http://a2f.com.au/
Bead Barn
Shop 5 Federation Square, O’Hanlon Place, Nicholls ACT 2913
Ph: 02 6230 2900
https://www.beadbarn.com.au/
Bead Street
61-63 Dundas Court, Phillip ACT 2606
Ph: 02 6282 9441
Crafty Frog
Shop 4, 107 Marconi Crescent, Kambah ACT 2902
Ph: 02 6296 6240
https://www.craftyfrog.com.au/
The Creative Edge
102-104 Wallace Street, Braidwood NSW 2580
Ph: 02 4842 2886
Endangered Heritage Pty Ltd
Shop 8 Paragon Mall, 8-20 Gladstone St, Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: 02 6282 8386
http://endangeredheritage.com/
HobbySew Belconnen
Shop 105A, Ground Level, Lakeside Carpark, Westfield Belconnen, Benjamin Way Belconnen ACT 2616
Ph: 02 6253 0011
https://www.hobbysew.com.au/stores/belconnen.aspx
Member entries closed on Monday 27 August 2018.
Craft Alive
The Guild had a stall at Craft Alive, Thursday 3 May – Sunday 6 May. Held at Thoroughbred Park Function & Convention Centre, 1 Randwick Rd, Lyneham.
Annual Stitching Weekend
The Guild’s ‘Stitching Weekend’ was held 18-20 May 2018 at the Greenhills Conference Centre. This was an opportunity to work on stitching projects, enjoying the company of other stitchers and the beautiful surrounds.
2018 Royal Canberra Show Crafts Expo
The Guild participated in the Crafts Expo at the Canberra Show, 23 to 25 February.
Golden Wattle patterns for sale
In May 2015 the Embroiderers’ Guild ACT was commissioned to embroider a specially developed Golden Wattle design on a blanket that was the official gift from the people of Australia, for HRH Princess Charlotte. After completing this commission, the ‘Blanket Embroidery Team’ went on to develop small projects using part of the original design on items that are of interest to stitchers and embroiderers. The projects are a card, a paperweight, a scissor keeper, a trio of pin cushions, a book mark, a needle book. Patterns for these projects are now available from the Embroiderers’ Guild ACT at a cost of $5.00 per pattern (by email) or $6.00 per pattern (printed and posted). For further details, see the order form:
ACT Guild Pattern order form Version 3
Annual Exhibition 2017
The exhibition was held from 15 to 17 September 2017 at the Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT – open from 10am to 4pm each day. Highlights included:
- items showcasing traditional and contemporary needlework and related crafts
- items created for the 2017 Recycle Challenge
- items highlighting the various uses of embroidered items
- Retrospective exhibition of the work of Margaret Roberts, noted local textile artist
- Smocking demonstrations
- hands-on activities for visitors to try
- a public seminar at 2.00 pm on Saturday afternoon about the care and conservation of your textile pieces, presented by Ms Victoria Pearce, Director and Senior Textile Conservator from Endangered Heritage, Fyshwick ACT
