The cost of membership is £45 for the year with visitors paying £5 if they wish to attend a speaker/workshop evening. Although we meet most Mondays, many members choose to come along when they are able, which may be only once a month.
Regular speaker nights take place, usually once a month.
The first meeting of our new session is on Monday 1 September 2025.
The 2025/26 Programme so far (will be updated regularly when events are arranged)
2025
September (holiday on 29 Sept)
1 Sept - First night back. Putting together our 'street' of houses from summer project.
8 Sept - Show and Tell - for anyone who has been to a Summer school or workshop and would like to show examples of what they did.
15 Sept - Stitch and chat. Brooch/badge making.
22 Sept - Speaker - Artist Joanna Shennan's Background, Inspiration and Work.
October
6 Oct - Gelli Print workshop.
13 Oct - Stitch and Chat evening.
20 Oct - Free machine/embellisher demonstration/workshop.
27 Oct - Speaker - Clare Hunter - Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power.
This event is open to non members for a fee of £3 payable at the door, on the evening.
November
3 Nov - Stitch Corner
10 Nov - Stitch and Chat evening.
17 Nov - A Cornucopia of Cross Stich - a display of cross stitch work by Anne Marie Flowers.
24 Nov - Stitch and Chat evening.
December (holiday on 15, 22 and 29 Dec)
1 Dec - Festive stitch night.
8 Dec - Christmas Party.
2026
January (holiday on 5, 19, and 26 Jan)
12 Jan - Zoom Talk and presentation with Suzette Smart, Textile Artist
February
2 Feb - First evening back in the hall - Stitch and Chat
9 Feb - Stitch and Chat and Shop
16 Feb - Demo/workshop - Experimenting with dying fabrics
23 Feb - Demo/workshop - Experimenting with metallic foils and flakes
March
2 Mar - Group project - using dyed fabrics from workshop on 16/02/26
9 Mar - House Renovation - review and update on House Project
16 Mar - Stitch and Chat evening
23 Mar - Stitch and Chat evening
30 Mar - Speaker - The Weaving Girls - all about the process of fleece to yarn and having a go on a loom
April
6 Apr - HOLIDAY
13 Apr - Stitch and Chat evening
20 Apr - Demo/workshop - Laser printing images onto paper and fabric
27 Apr - Speaker - Noreen Bissland, Artist, talking about her background and a display of her artwork
May
4 May - HOLIDAY
11 May - Stitch and Chat evening
18 May - AGM and final meeting before summer break