Category Archives: Displays/Exhibitions

Heritage Festival

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We have a wonderful display of embroidered items from traditional smocking to modern Textile Arts pieces as part of the National Trust’s Heritage Festival. This year the theme “Conflict and Compassion” relates to the centenary of the Anzac landing and leads us up to Anzac day next week.

Join us at The Geelong Wintergarden, 51 McKillop Street Geelong from 9am to 4pm on Friday 17th to Sunday 19th April.Postcards Jock002Postcards Jock001

A special part of the display is 2 original embroidererd postcards sent from France by  Jock McQuat, a Geelong ANZAC to his sweetheart.

You can also see the postcards that our members have stitched as a challenge on the theme.

Cloth Personalities at Sit and Sew

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Doll elfDoll dragonWe had some fabulous visitors to our March Sit and Sew meeting. Jan Brasher and Mary Connolly from the Trolly Dollies Cloth doll makers talked about their creations and showed us some wonderful examples. Cloth dolls have such intriguing personalities and often have minds of their own when it comes to how they will turn out and the clothes they will wear.

Next Sit and Sew will have a display of work by our creative group known as GeeTag (Geelong Textiles Arts Group) Join us on Monday April 13th at 10am

Johnston Collection – A treat to start the year

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” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”

Stitched by Alice Harrington

Stitched by Alice Harrington

This year the wonderful Christmas at The Johnston Collection decorations were created by members of the Artisans of Geelong Group. EGV Geelong belongs to this group and many of the creations this year were embroidered by our members.

The Exhibition includes some breathtakingly special works and is well worth a trip. You need to make a booking and you have until 24th February to see the items displayed in the rooms that Mr Johnston filled with his delightful collection of antiques and curiosities