We are a small, but growing, friendly group with varied interests and experience. Monthly evening meetings include talks and/or mini-workshops given by outside speakers, some of whom are well known, others more local but equally good. We meet in St. John’s Church Hall, Auction Close, Ashbourne, DE6 1GQ on
the 3rd Monday in the month at 7.30pm but not in August. We include some ‘in-house’ meetings when we share our ideas and expertise on a chosen theme. These meetings are an ideal opportunity to get to know each other and they are always very interesting and rewarding. Monthly 'Quality Stitching time' or 'Stitch and Chat' at Wyaston Village Hall. (DE6 2DR) 10.30 - 3.00 We
meet on the first Monday of each month (but 9th January 2017) at
Wyaston Village Hall to stitch, chat and generally share ideas. Everyone
is welcome.
Occasionally we hold a whole day Saturday workshop, again usually at Wyaston. We welcome visitors and new members whatever their levels of expertise. Chair - Helen Livesey Secretary - Lois Wilkes Treasurer - Jacqui Luker IT Rep - Beryl Slade Membership numbers: 37 We are on Facebook:  Activities in 2018 We celebrated our 20th anniversary at the AGM in September 2018. Click here to see more.   Eco-dyeing Workshop We held a successful eco-dyeing workshop tutored by Pam Keeling.
Stitch Days 2018 Heart Stitch Sampler  To support the National Celebration of Stitch, which in 2018 was on the theme of Hearts, we ran free drop-in Workshops in Ashbourne Library on June 22nd & 29th from 10 – 3pm. They were suitable for all skill levels and all materials were provided for members of the public to join in.100 Hearts The Guild organised a project for members to make hearts to celebrate the end of World War 1 and exhibited them around the country in groups of 100. Some of our members took part.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS 2017 
STITCH DAYS To celebrate the 2017 National Day of Stitch we will be sewing butterflies in the WI tent at the Ashbourne Show on August 19th from 11am. Do come and join us. All materials will be provided if you would like to join in or just come along to look and chat. 
 CHRISTMAS TREES 2015
KANTHA MINI WORKSHOP July 2015 We had an enjoyable mini-workshop with Eddie, experimenting with the simple but effective technique of Kantha.
GOLDWORK with Carole Holme
COLOURFUL CROCHET Pauline Fitzpatrick, branch member gave us an informative and fascinating look into her world of crochet. We learned a lot about many of the variations of Tunisian crochet and her favourite free form and very colourful crochet.
Workshop with ART VAN GO
 We enjoyed the expertise of Viv Arthur and the resources of Art Van Go at a Saturday workshop. We explored many materials and media which she brought for us to try.
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National Day of Stitch 2015 at Ashbourne Show
National Day of Stitch 2014 in Ashbourne Library 
WYASTON WORKSHOP 2013: 'TWINCHIES'
Members at the BEADED FELT NECKLACE workshop
 This very successful and enjoyable day's workshop held in 2013 was run by member Helen King with help from Ruth Broadbent.
 COLLOGRAPH PRINTS with Mary Wardle October 2013
We enjoyed a fascinating evening as Mary demonstrated her process for making Collograph blocks and prints. Her pleasure in her work and enthusiasm was infectious.
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