Meetings and Workshops
Our meetings take place monthly on Saturday afternoons at:
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham, RG41 1EH from 2.30
We are a very active group and our meetings range from talks from Textile artists, mini workshops, show and tell with a sales table and raffle. Please check out our programme below
We also welcome non-members to the meeting at a small charge of £5 per meeting
We also hold Saturday workshops take place between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm at St Paul’s Parish Rooms.
Places for the workshops must be booked and paid for in advance. These are open to members and non members. Workshops will be priced individually.
To check workshop availability and to book places please contact wokinghameg@outlook.com
Programme
All meetings are open to visitors at a cost of £5 per visitor please contact us via the contacts page if you would like to book on to a session
Full day workshops will be priced individually.
Saturday 27th April 2024
The Chess Set - A Metaphor of Life and the Human Condition - Mavis Walker
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
The chess set consists of 32 sculpted figures in cloth and stitch which are caricatures from medieval times (the black pieces) and more recent times (the white pieces). According to Mavis, chess is a metaphor for life and the human condition. Each figure is imbued with personality achieved through physical characteristics and body language – a great variety of facial expressions are achieved by using different stitching methods.
Saturday 18th May 2024
Badge Making - Mini Workshop or Bring and Sew
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30pm
This will be the opportunity to make a name badge, if you don’t have one or would like to make a new one. The basic kit will be supplied and then it is up to you what you do so long as you name is clear.
If you do not want to make a badge then bring something you are working on
Saturday 25th May 2024
Canvas Workshop - All Day
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 10.00 to 4pm
You may have tried tent stitch and cross stitch and you’ve probably seen some Bargello popping up in craft magazines, but did you know that these are only a couple of the needlepoint stitches out there? This workshop will guide you through some of the stitches to needlepoint that will allow you to bring far greater texture and interest to your stitching, with expert guidance on how to embroider the stitches and how to choose the best stitches for your designs
Saturday 29th June 2024
House of Embroidered Paper - Stephanie Smart
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
In 2017 Stephanie formally established her own fashion label The House of Embroidered Paper
Stephanie’s working practice combines that of a fashion house and a fine art studio. Each garment produced is a work of paper textiles, created using only paper and thread; inspired by period and place, history and story.
Saturday 6th July 2024 Full Day Workshop
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 10.00 – 4.00
Paper making and what you can do with the paper more details to follow
Saturday 27th July 2024
Stitch in the Park
Howard Palmer Gardens, Howard Road, Wokingham RG40 2BX from 2.30
Meet at the park for a general stitch session, show and tell and CAKE if the weather permits Let’s relax and share some of the creativity from the past few months. Please bring your own drink and chair
Saturday 17th August 2024
Shweshwe Fabric - Trish Grammer
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
African fabrics! Shweshwe fabrics are vibrant coloured fabrics which are fantastic for quilting.
Trish will be talking to us about where they come from and how they are made.
Saturday 28th September 2024 (provisional date)
AGM Show and Tell Sales Table Raffle
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Programme
We are now looking at the programme for next year. So, if you have a suggestion please email us Contact Us
2024 - 2025
Programme Dates
Travelling Books
Wokingham Embroiderers has been running a Travelling Books project for several years and many members participate. It is a ’round robin’ with A5 sketch books circulating around contributing members.
Each member begins with their own sketch book, creating a page and a cover for the book. Some members even make a bag for their travelling book. It is then passed onto another person in the group until each member of the group has completed a page.
Then our travelling books continue to circulate until eventually all pages contain work by our textile artists. At this point they are returned to their owners and if they wish the member starts a new travelling book.
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