Christmas at Werribee Park Mansion
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Explore Our New Home: South Barwon Community Centre
We are excited to be starting the year in our new home base- the South Barwon Community Centre at 33 Mount Pleasant Road, Belmont.
Our first Sit and Sew meeting for the year is on Monday 9th February at 10am (2nd Monday of the month) and this one is our AGM. We still do lots of chatting and all types of embroidery stitching. Come and check out the new space and join in the fun.
We packed our belongings in early January and are about to settle in to our new home base. The rooms are light and bright and we look forward to all our groups now meeting in the same location. We will miss our shop over the road so bring your lunch or take a short walk around the corner to High Street where several lunch options are available.
Bring a friend. See you there soon !
Exhibition was a triumph
We were thrilled at the response to our Biennial exhibition.
Raffle winners 2025 are :
Patchwork Throw: Althea (Geelong Grove)
Pamper Hamper: Soo McLure
Bollard: R Justus
Chocolate Hamper: M Hammond
Cards and Box: Rachel Kirby
Gourmet Hamper: Anne Boland
Stitch Painting Kingfisher: Gail Spong
Winners of our 2025 Challenges are :
People’s Choice: Felicity Gallina
Individual Challenge: Liandre Hawkes & Marjorie Kavanagh ( first ever draw)
Group Challenge: Patchwork Plus Guidance Group (Florist Display!)
Join us for our Embroidery and Textile Art Exhibition 2025
We’re Excited! Our Embroidery and Textile Art Exhibition is just a month away on September 13th and 14th ! Gather your friends and join us. Not only are our collective talents on display, there will be a Gift stall, Book stall, Destash table, Raffles, Refreshments and Retrospective displays covering many years’ work by two of our talented members. See the progress of Geelong’s World’s Longest Book and our guest tutor Jennie-Marie Tempest will have her amazing work on display.
Embroidered Botanicals Class with Jeanne-maree Tempest
As an extra to our Geelong Branch Biennial Exhibition “THE ART OF THE NEEDLE” : Traditional to Contemporary we are excited to announce this special Embroidered Botanicals Class
13th & 14th Sep 2025 9am – 4pm
$150 EGV members, $175 non members, plus $10 kit
Fee Includes entry to EGV Geelong Biennial Exhibition
Bookings close July 31st 2025
Join fibre artist Jennie-maree Tempest in this two-day workshop. Learn how to stitch embroidered botanical sculptures using free motion machine embroidery, wrap wires in fabric and thread as stems, stitch and stiffen fabric to make leaves. Learn all the tricks and tips to make a beautiful bloom. You will have the option of making either a Callistemon (Bottle Brush), Lavender, Daisies or Banksia Spinulosa, but you will learn the process for each of the four specimens.
To register and receive the requirements list and details, phone 0427 819 713
or email geelongthreads@gmail.com
Supper Room, Geelong West Town Hall,
153 Pakington Street, Geelong West, Victoria
“A Whyte Christmas” Exhibition at The Heights, Aphrasia Street, Newtown
The National Trust of Victoria have asked the Embroiderers Guild, Geelong Branch to be part of the Whyte Christmas Exhibition at “The Heights” Aphrasia Street Newtown from July 14th to August 4th [Wednesdays to Sundays]
We have been busy sewing gift tags and making many decorations for the Black, White and Gold Christmas tree. It will be stunning!
Embroidered pieces will be displayed in several rooms of the house. Aprons in the kitchen and some beautiful bags in the dressing room. Guess what’s in the bathroom?
Bring your friends and enjoy a “Cold Christmas” with us and the National Trust ! https://embroiderygeelong.org/events/
Looking Forward
We’ve almost come to the end of the year but our branch and our groups are all planning great times for 2024
(see classes for a beginners version)
Some great Classes and workshops have been scheduled.
Our Groups have lots of activities planned: GeeTAG is going with “A Sense of Place” and will be producing postcard sized pieces for a box or a book. Slow Stitch has a series of mini stitch demos, very helpful for beginners, some techniques for colour and design and some sessions just for fun. Counted Thread are making this the year of Hardanger. Canvas work will explore more of Jean Hilton’s fascinating and tricky stitches. Artisan Books will work on their techniques sample book and produce all sorts of amazing bound items. Patchworkers are exploring blocks using Boro and Sashiko stitching.
What a lot of activity. Do join us – there must be something for every body in that line up!
To Join The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria go to the web site and make sure you join the Geelong Branch. Our main meeting is 10am-2pm, 2nd Monday of the month at St David’s Church Hall, Aphrasia Street in Newtown. Evening group is on the second Tuesday.
Our Exhibition 2023 has Up, Up and went !
We enjoyed a very successful weekend with many visitors and an impressive array of beautiful exhibits.
The raffle proved popular and the results are:
Chocolate Heaven. Liz Davis
Hardanger Cloth. Carol Reeve
Health and Beauty. Sally Hare
Green Vessel. Geyle Tong
Gourmet Indulgence. Karen Thornton
Blackwork. Lis Nyssen
Patchwork Quilt. Margaret Neill
Winners of the awards for their work are:
People’s Choice Award: Marion Dines Boro hand stitched Quilt
Individual Challenge: Liandre Hawkes Embroidered Owl
Group Challenge: The Ocean Grove Group Dandelions
Thanks to all our members who entered work which made our exhibition such a success.
Our hard working committee and the volunteers who worked at the weekend are also due an enormous vote of thanks.
I wonder what the theme of our next exhibition in 2025 will be? Watch this space!!
There is Something in the Air!
That’s the theme for the Challenges in our exciting Exhibition of Embroidery and Textile Arts. Our Phoenix is finally rising from the Ashes and the exhibition is here.
To be held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September at the Geelong West Town Hall in Pakington Street, from 10am to 4pm
Will the Canvaswork group triumph again, or will another group take home the coveted Group Challenge Trophy? Individual members will also enter work specially designed to meet the challenge. Public votes will determine the most popular items in the show.
Our members will be demonstrating different types of embroidery and you might even have a go yourself.
See many styles of embroidery from Slow Stitch and Sashiko to Counted threads, Canvaswork, Patchwork, Art Quilts, Fabric books and Creative Explorations. Find little Rabbits, Dragonflies and even maybe a Monkey!
We have been busy making delightful handmade items for the Gift Stall and there will be Refreshments available to give you a second wind. Raffle prizes are gorgeous!
Put the dates in your diary – Bring all your friends to this exciting and artful show! Entry $10 for adults, includes Raffle ticket.
A New Year of Stitching
We have started the year on a high note with a new committee elected at our recent AGM. Congratulations to President Trish VanKuyk and to Alana Young, Ann Horne, Christine Casey, Jenny Bakos, Leonie Lister, Margaret McDonald, Pauline Veale, Sue Patterson and Vicki Smart who will form the 2023 committee.
Classes have begun and most of our groups have now had their first meetings for the year. For more information about these please go to their pages: CLASSES and GROUPS
We have already planned several special activities, The first is an introductory class at the Geelong West Library on Friday 31st March. This is open to the public so anyone can join in.
We will be – Sharing Stitches also at the Geelong West Library on Friday 21st April during the National Trust Heritage Festival. There will be a display of our work and demonstrations of stitching and a chance to try out your own skills.
Our long awaited Exhibition 2023 “UP UP AND AWAY !” will be held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September at the Geelong West Town Hall
