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Meet Textile Artists Anne Brooke and Ali Ferguson
An Afternoon of Stitch, Story & Connection This September, textile artists, stitchers, guild members, and creative friends are invited to gather for a special afternoon celebrating creativity, community, and the art of stitch. On Sunday, September 6, 2026, from 2:00–4:00 pm, join us in the Common Room at Victoria Hill Condo Community in New Westminster…
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Stitching Climate Stories Through Art and Research
Members of North Shore Needle Arts were treated to a remarkable presentation by textile artist Linda Gass, whose work combines art, science, mapping, and environmental storytelling. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Gass creates intricately stitched silk landscapes that explore climate change, water systems, wildfire, wetlands restoration, and sea level rise across California and…
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Whispering Hills Workshop – SOLD OUT
North Shore Needle Arts was offering this online workshop with Catherine Nicholls. We had anticipated being able to offer this course to the general public, but due to the overwhelming response, we are not able to do so. It has been sold out!!! If courses like this are of interest to you, we welcome you…
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North Shore Needle Arts in the Community
In a world that moves fast and speaks loudly, needlework asks us to slow our hands, to listen, to notice. And when that practice is shared—across tables in community halls, libraries, living rooms, or even over video calls—it becomes something more than craft. It becomes connection. This is something the North Shore Needle Arts Guild…
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A Visit from Caroline Hack
Caroline Hack’s recent presentation to our Guild offered a fascinating glimpse into a truly distinctive textile practice—one that brings together embroidery, maps, and maritime history in unexpected and compelling ways. Based in the UK, Hack came to textiles later in life, transitioning from a background in plant science and printmaking into what has become a…
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A Girl Guide Get Together
This article was contributed by member, Bonnie A. When a Girl Guide leader reached out to North Shore Needle Arts to ask if we might spend some time teaching her group a bit of stitching, it was an easy yes. Margo and I were both excited by the idea—but we didn’t quite realize just how…