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 £7.00 per meeting
We also hold Saturday workshops take place between 10.30 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 £7.00 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 28th September 2024
AGM, Show and Tell, Sales Table and Raffle
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Saturday 26th October 2024
Goldwork and the Coronation - Sonja Galsworthy
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Sonja will share her knowledge of goldwork embroidery and explain her history as a professional embroiderer trained at the RSN including the most prestigious jobs worked for the Kings Coronation last year
No Meeting in November
14th December 2024
A little bit of Christmas - mini workshop
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
We will be having a mini Christmas themed workshop with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie
25th January 2025
A Japanese Embroidery Journey - Cath Wilson
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
The Japanese Embroidery Centre curriculum covers 10 phases a stitcher should work through before they are considered advanced. This talk covers the content of the phases and her journey through them.
22nd February 2025
Show and Tell Sales Table and Raffle
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30.
Came and bring something you’ve worked on, tell the group about your work, stock up on treads fabrics from the sales table and have a go at the raffle. The main idea meet you friend and have a chat.
Please label your work
15th March 2025
Goldwork Workshop
with Becky Quine our resident RSN Tutor
FULL DAY WORKSHOP 10.30 to 4pm
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH .
We will be learning the basics to goldwork and working on the flower head with full instructions to complete the flower at home.
Costs for this workshop £42 members £49 for non-members
There will be a kit available to purchase on the day.
22nd March 2025
Land, Sea, Sky, and Trees - Amanda Hislop
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30.
Amanda will be talking to us about her working practice with a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the importance of sketchbook exploration in her work. Illustrated with sketchbooks, samples and a selection of finished work.
26th April 2025
Historic Sampler - Sally Hand
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30.
Sally will be talking to us about the historic sampler that she has replicated and the conservation of the original sampler
(Image for reference only)
31st May 2025
Group Project Launch
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
We will be launching our group project —–Watch this space
Date to be confirmed
Chicken Scratch Embroidery
Full Day 10.30 to 4 pm
Visitors Welcome
Chicken Scratch embroidery, also known as Broderie Suisse, Australian Cross Stitch, or Depression Lace, is a delightful variation of cross stitch. It’s traditionally stitched on gingham fabric using perle mercerized cotton thread or stranded embroidery thread. The gingham squares act as stitching guides, resulting in a charming lacy pattern.
Picture is an example only
28th June 2025
Dorset Buttons - Denise Luker
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Dorset buttons are delightful little embellishments that originated in the English county of Dorset. They’re essentially covered rings made from materials like wood, metal, or plastic. To create them, you wrap thread (pearl cotton, floss, or yarn) around the ring using a buttonhole stitch.
Denise will be showing us how to make the easier ones during the session.
26th July 2025
Stitch in the Park
Howard Palmer Gardens Howard Road, Wokingham RG40 2BX at 2.30
We will be stitching in the park weather permitting, please bring a chair your stitching and something to drink …. there may even be some cake.
30th August 2025
Twinches - Mini Workshop
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
We will be creating a piece of work using mixed items and picked via a lucky dip – you will be incorporating some interesting items
You can also bring some of you own stash items to use
27th September 2025
AGM Show and Tell Sales Table Raffle
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Programme
Thank you to those who have suggested programme items we have either used them directly or we have incorporated them in with other ideas. We are now looking at the programme for next year. So, if you have a suggestion please email us Contact Us
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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