We are a really friendly group who have a shared interest in all things embroidery and textiles. So whatever the level of your skill or expertise you will find something of interest if you attend our meetings.
If you would like to come to a meeting you can just turn up. Alternatively you could make contact in advance via email to our chair, Marianne Young on mygemz@hotmail.com.
Our meetings are now held in the Football Club Room, at Borderville Sports Centre, Ryhall Road, Stamford, PE9 IUS, on the third Thursday of the month. Doors are open at 7.00pm for a start time of 7.30 pm. Tea and coffee is available before the meeting.This is a great time to have a chat with like minded people.
Borderville Sports Centre
We have a varied programme with speakers, member led workshops and day workshops.
Members pay £3 per meeting. This can be a single payment of £27 in September each year, when there is a discount available. Visitors pay £4 per meeting
Each year we hold 3 or 4 full day workshops at Easton-On-The-Hill village hall. Most workshops have a visiting tutor and are very enjoyable events where we can learn a new technique or deepen our knowledge of embroidery. Details are in programme notes below. 
Easton-On-The-Hill Village Hall
Easton-On-The-Hill Village Hall
Alison Hislop Workshop 22nd March 2017
The theme was 'Sketch Books' Now these are words along with 'design' that strike fear in the heart of many an embroiderer. However, this workshop was well attended and proved to be very productive. Here is some of the work produced at the workshop.
First Thursday is back!
Thursday 7th July at 7 - pm
Come and join us for Stitch and Chat
(or is that Chat and Stitch?)
Football Club Room, Borderville Sports Centre
Branch Meeting We have moved! We now meet in the Stamford AFC Club Room Borderville Sports Centre Ryhall Road, Stamford, PE9 1US The venue is on the first floor, but there is a lift for easy access. Lots of well lit, even parking available outside the centre. 3rd Thursday of each month 7.00 for 7.30 - 9.00 pm NEXT MEETING : At our great new venue, Borderville Sports Centre THURSDAY 15th June 2017 Drawing with Paper, Cloth and Thread A talk by Gizella Warburton  Check us out on our Facebook page, Rutland & Stamford Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild KALEIDOSCOPE! Rutland & Stamford Branch took part in the Kaleidoscope! Celebration of colour through Quilts, Embroidery and Flowers at St Peters Church, Empingham, Rutland on 20th and 21st August 2016. The branch exhibited a range of work through a kaleidoscope of styles and techniques. We had a very successful weekend talking to many visitors and selling a good number of exhibits. The sales table was also a great draw Habitat The focus for Rutland & Stamford branch for the next year will be our upcoming exhibition in 2018 in the gallery at Stamford Arts Centre. We have explored our theme and many members are planning or embarking on work for exhibition. Experience at recent exhibitions has shown, that many visitors to textile art exhibitions have little appreciation of the techniques and materials involved. Their appreciation of what they are viewing is greatly enhanced if they do have some understanding. So we hope to use Habitat as a 'mission to explain'. We are asking members to photograph the creative process and to illustrate and explain techniques and materials used. This will all be included in the exhibition. CONTACTS Chair - Marianne Young 01476 861534 - please leave a message or email me mygemz@hotmail.com Secretary - Sarah Donnelly Treasurer - Jane Pullan IT Rep - Jane Pullan Membership numbers: 43 |  Our Princess Charlotte dress with a themed arrangement Habitat - Work in progress Jackie Murray |
