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Embroiderers' Guild Branches
One good reason to join a branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild is the lovely friends you will make! You will meet people who share your interest and passion for embroidery and textiles, and whatever your or their skill levels, your ages and walks of life you will straight away have something in common.
When you attend your first workshop, the stranger at the bench beside you will soon become a friend when you get talking, compare results, laugh over mistakes, admire each other’s work and chat over your sandwiches. I have made friends for life through the Embroiderers’ Guild. Not only are they kind and supportive through life’s troubles, they also know exactly what I mean when I say my Pekinese stitch is upside down! (a branch member)
Once you have become a member of the Guild you can join a local Branch and take part in branch activities including workshops, social events and exhibitions. Branch subscriptions vary and are set by each Branch.
Branches offer...
- Fun stitching in good company
- Slideshows and demonstrations
- ‘Show and Tell’ meetings
- Competitions and prize draws
- Branch library books
- Informal fun learning or formal qualifications
- Opportunities to exhibit your work
- Trips and outings often to see older contemporary collections or exhibitions
- Opportunities to take part in creative new textiles depicting local events
- The chance to take part in community projects
Branch members...
- Learn new ways of putting threads into textiles
- Build lasting friendships
- Share their interest with like-minded people
- Keep active by enjoying workshops/outings/ charity events ect...
- Help the next generation to learn and appreciate stitch and textiles
- Go to other branches as a guest when on holiday or visiting friends
- Extend their social lives… New contacts, new acquaintances, new friends
- BRANCH MEMBERSHIP - Fun, Fellowship, Friendship
If you do visit a branch please download and complete this Branch Visitor form and take it along with you to the meeting.
Branch Visitor Registration Form
Whilst meetings of our branches at their various different venues are not possible at the moment, many of them have a full programme of online meetings and workshops and welcome new members to join at any time - please contact a branch through the Find a Branch page for more information on their activities.
