Otago Embroiderers’ Guild

Due to our awful weather conditions tomorrow’s Spring Fling is cancelled.
Please spread the word if you or your friends were planning to attend.
We will look into rescheduling at a later date and let you know.
Everyone stay safe and dry.

Due to the awful weather, this event has been cancelled.

Thank you to all that were able to attend or support the ANZEG Conference 2024 - A Stitch in Time. We thoroughly enjoyed hosting you in Dunedin and wish you all a safe journey home if you travelled to be with us. We look forward to seeing everybody together again in Palmerston North for Threads of Connection in 2026.

There is still plenty of time to visit the exhibition and see the beautiful works of embroidery on display. The exhibition runs until 26 July.

Bewitching stitching Hundreds of embroidery enthusiasts turned out for the Otago Embroiderers’ Guild conference exhibition at the weekend.

The Merchants Mall is open until Wednesday 2pm so there’s still time to pop in for a visit!

The National Exhibitions are now open for everyone to view at the Otago Art Society rooms at the Dunedin Railway Station. Congratulations to everyone that entered and to all of the award winners announced last night. The exhibition runs for two weeks so make sure you pop in for a look at the beautiful embroidery pieces on display.

If you’re in town for the conference then check out the beautifully stitched bookmarks that our friends at the Dunedin City Library have on display.

Embroidery brings New Zealand history to life in the tapestries on display at the Otago Art Society rooms at the Dunedin Railway Station. Don’t miss this really special opportunity to be able to see 25 completed tapestries displayed all together in one place over the next two weeks.

Conference goodie bags are ready! We don’t want to give too much away so here are just a few boxes of them all packed and ready to go a few weeks ago. Two sleeps to go before the conference festivities begin!

The Dunedin Railyway Station looking stunning on this sunny Monday morning. The ANZEG National Embroidery Exhibition and the Tapestry Trust of New Zealand Exhibition are starting to be set up at this wonderful venue ready for conference participants and the public to enjoy from this weekend onwards. We can’t wait to see you!

Congratulations to Anne Jaquiery-Newall, one of our talented members, for winning the “innovative” section in the Great Escape Exhibition last weekend. We were lucky to see this beautiful design in person at our Guild meeting on Thursday evening. Well done Anne!

Continuing our celebration of the Great Escape Exhibition winners.
Anne Jaquiery-Newall from the Otago Embroiderers’ Guild won the "Innovative" section for this beautiful design with Orewa Beach in the background.
Happily Anne is teaching a class on this technique at next years Great Escape !

Well done Anne :)

Our first meeting for the year is tomorrow night! We’re looking forward to catching up with you all. Everyone is welcome so come along to hear about what we have planned for the year!

Our Guild programme for 2024 kicks off on Thursday evening. It’s going to be a busy and exciting year with a full programme on top of the Ōtepoti Dunedin Embroidery School in March and the ANZEG Conference and Workshops in July. Our weekly workshop group and monthly project group will also be starting again soon. Stay tuned to hear more about what we have coming up!

Our Guild programme for 2024 kicks off on Thursday evening. It’s going to be a busy and exciting year with a full programme on top of the Ōtepoti Dunedin Embroidery School in March and the ANZEG Conference and Workshops in July. Our weekly workshop group and monthly project group will also be starting again soon. Stay tuned to hear more about what we have coming up!

Registrations are open for next years conference - A Stitch in Time, Dunedin, July 2024. Join us for the conference festivities, enter the embroidery exhibition, and/or take part in a workshop or two. The view from our venue at St Hilda’s Collegiate School is stunning and we look forward to sharing it with you.

Conference, workshop and registration information can be found online here - https://www.embroiderynz.co.nz/conference

Conference 2024 National Embroidery School class information is now able to be viewed online ready for registrations to open in November. This is such a fantastic opportunity to take a class (or classes) right on our doorstep in Dunedin in July 2024. Have you chosen yours yet?

Check out the classes and all other conference information here - https://www.embroiderynz.co.nz/conference-workshops

One more sleep until Spring Fling and we couldn’t be more excited! The day is crammed full of awesome workshops for you to try, including a free children’s class to keep everyone entertained. Everyone is welcome, we can’t wait to see you there!

2024 ODES Release!!! Have a look at the stunning classes we have on offer for March 2024 - get in quick - register now!! Places won't last long :)

Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnqu6WdV-ZcNsxhk69QUaPqNbK94PhatfrvzcQLXrht8gGXQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

The Tapestry Project - Otago Embroiderers’ Guild

Every second Wednesday, members of the Otago Embroiderers’ Guild will be working on panels for the New Zealand: A History in Stitch project. Come and chat with the ladies and see some artistry at work, and maybe even learn a new stitch or two.

10am – 12pm, Wednesday 13 September
Josephine Foyer
Free