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 £8.00 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 £8.00 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.
27th June 2026 - Rescheduled to October
Hand and Lock - Freya Stanford
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Founded in 1767 by French Huguenot M. Hand, Hand & Lock has grown from a military lace supplier into a world-renowned embroidery house celebrated for its precision and craftsmanship. Joined in the 1950s by Stanley Lock, whose couture collaborations earned the company a Royal Warrant, it now serves a global clientele from fashion designers to royalty. Still rooted in traditional embroidery techniques, Hand & Lock champions British craftsmanship through its work, education initiatives, and legacy of excellence spanning over 250 years.
25th July 2026
Stitching 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.
29th August 2026
UFO Afternoon
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Bring something you are working on and stitch and chat
26th September 2026
AGM, Show and Tell, Sales Table & Raffle
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Bring something to stitch
31st October 2026
Painting the Town - Anne Hellyer
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
This is my personal talk where I speak to groups about my work, how it has developed over the years and a look at what continues to inspire me.
5th December 2026
A Little Bit of Christmas
St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH at 2.30
Time for us to come together for a Christmas social with a mini workshop, mince pie and mulled wine
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.
If you wish to know more please contact
