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Through the efforts of our Guild’s Program Coordinator, Anni and Zoom technology, we were fortunate to have Kate Tarling as a speaker. Kate Tarling is a textile artist with a deep passion for embroidered maps—a unique niche she’s been dedicated to for over a decade. Her journey started in childhood, surrounded by her mother’s embroidery…

We were delighted to have Roberta Wagner of Gig Harbor, Washington, and author of Come Walk With Me: Why Art Matters, provide insight to her art practice at our April 17, 2025 Guild meeting. Roberta is a textile and mixed-media artist whose work is deeply rooted in nature, spirituality, and personal narrative. Over her 40-year…

On March 20, 2025, our Guild had the pleasure of a presentation by Emily Tull from Kent, UK. Isn’t Zoom technology wonderful? What follows is a summary of her presentation. Though trained as a painter, Emily has made a name for herself through her expressive and unconventional approach to textile art. Describing herself as a…

…..a Workshop: Paper Gloves We are delighted to be able to offer the following workshop! Jennifer Collier from the UK will present an online class which will guide you to create your own gloves from paper. She will demonstrate how to create the ‘fabric’ for the gloves, and give us ideas how to decorate them with various hand…

Our North  Shore Needle Arts Guild ‘New to You’ boutique is very fortunate in receiving beautiful donations. We have many items available on our “Stitch-in” days when we meet in person. We have also been given some items that we would like to offer on our website. We are able to offer them at exceptional…

Line is a fundamental mark or stroke that defines the shape, contour or outline of a form and can convey motion, direction, or emotion.  In this workshop lead by our own Catherin Nicholls, we will be digging into this favourite element of design – line and “taking it for a walk”.  We will be making…