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Maps, Memory, and the Magic of Textile Experimentation This week our guild had the delicious treat of hearing from Eszter, an internationally recognized textile and mixed-media artist calling in from her gorgeous studio in Budapest. Though she began her career as a mathematician—PhD, 20 years in research!—her creative path eventually veered into quilting, textiles, and…

Mapping Narratives with Fabric, Paint, and Thread: Valerie Goodwin with the Needleart Guild Architect, educator, and fibre artist Valerie Goodwin joined the North Shore Needle Arts Guild for a fascinating presentation that stitched together architecture, cartography, and storytelling through cloth. For over 26 years, Valerie taught architecture at Florida A&M University, an Historically Black College…

On September 18, 2025, we were pleased to have Ana Falceta provide a presentation related to her work.  Here is a summary of that presentation. A Brazilian-Canadian mixed media artist, Ana creates works that combine watercolour painting and embroidery. She began her presentation by recounting her creative journey from childhood in Brazil, where she was…

Another year has begun for North Shore Needle Arts Guild, and plans are already in the works for some exciting and intriguing events. Some of those events will be held in person, some online, and some events will be invitations from other needle arts organizations. Not all of these events will be open to the…

North Shore Needle Arts Guild are delighted to offer this workshop with Mirjam Gielen from The Netherlands. You will learn various three-dimensional stitches for creating plants, flowers, mosses and other elements found in a garden or useful in any 3 dimensional embroidery you wish to pursue. In this workshop you will create a mini garden…

We were delighted to hear from Kim, a textile artist who transforms the landscapes of the Scottish Highlands into richly layered works of fabric and stitch. Drawing on her background in printmaking, Kim combines eco-printing with intuitive hand-stitching to create pieces that reflect the textures, memories, and moods of the land she explores on daily…