Whether meeting in person or via the internet, our Guild’s programming offers something for everyone. Some programs are technique related, some are introductions to various national and international needlework artists. Programming also includes members presenting through “show-and-share”, the items they have completed, or are working on, where an exchange of ideas often follows.
On the second Thursday of each month from September through June an in-person meeting, affectionately referred to as a “Stitch-In”, is held at North Shore Unitarian Church, 370 Mathers Ave, West Vancouver, BC. beginning at 10:00 am.
On the third Thursday of each month official chapter meetings are held via ZOOM technology, with these meetings usually hosting speakers or demonstrations by our members, and where the business of the Guild is conducted.
On the fourth Wednesday of each month we hold a “Virtual Wednesday” via Zoom where our members Anni, Bonnie and Catherine (referred to as the ABC Team) present a themed needlework study including a challenge to use the study as inspiration to create an item. Some of the themed studies have included Pockets, Monograms, Tapestries, etc.
To become a member and register for meetings, e-mail: [email protected]
Programs 2025 – 2026
- June 2026 – Bettina Matzkuhn lives and works in Vancouver, BC who explores themes of ecology, weather, and geography in her work. “My work is about places I have encountered in person, and how the human presence –including mine– affects them.” You can find out more about Bettina on her website here.
- May 2026 – Linda Gass – Climate Change. Growing up in Los Angeles, Linda is inspired by the relationship between humans and the water and land that sustain them. The drought years have made her aware of the preciousness of water, and her work explores how landscapes change over time. You may learn more aobut Linda on her website here.
- April 2026 – Caroline Hack is a textile artist, printmaker and maker of handmade books based in Norfolk, England. Through her exploration of book arts, she developed a fascination with the history of early British and European whaling, drawing inspiration from it in her artistic practice. You can learn more about Carol and the work that she does by viewing her website here.
- March 2026 – Danielle Currie is a Canadian-born textile artist and environmental professional, currently based in the province of New Brunswick. Danielle creates intricate hand embroidered pieces which capture the beauty of Earth from above, using an array of different stitches and thread colours. You can view her work and website here.
- February 2026 – Anne Kelly is a textile based mixed media artist, trained in Canada and the UK at Goldsmiths College. She has exhibited and taught internationally and has published several books such as Textile Nature, Textile Travels and most recently Abstract Textiles. You can learn more about Anne and her work by visiting her website here.
- January 2026 – Wendy Dolan holds a B.Ed.Hons Degree and a Diploma in Creative Embroidery. She specializes in Freehand Machine Embroidery and related creative stitching techniques. Her surroundings provide constant inspiration and study for her art works. You can find out more by visiting her website here.
- December 2025 – Ekta Kaul is an award-winning artist known for her stitched maps and abstract paintings. Her work is held in several permanent collections including at the Museum of London, the Crafts Council, Liberty of London, the Gunnersbury Museum in the UK and Tatter Blue Library in the US. She lives and works in London, UK. You can learn more about her on her website here.
- November 2025 – Eszter Bornemisza is a fiber artist based in Budapest, Hungary. Her artistic practice is defined by the creation of large-scale, transparent fiber works, 3D objects, and installations, often crafted from everyday materials like waste newspaper and cloth. Experimentation and research are central to her creative process. To view her art and learn more view her website here.
- October 2025 – Valerie Goodwin: Valerie’s work is known for its use of intricate lines and shapes which create complex fiber art maps. These patterns are city blocks and landscapes inspired by aerial views of real and imaginary places. Her work focuses on the geometrical relationships, patterns & ordering principles found in architecture. You can explore Valerie’s work here.
- September 2025 – Ana Falceta is a contemporary textile, mixed-media artist with a background in hand bookbinding and mixed media. She works with watercolour pigments on paper and combines ink, textiles, and handicrafts like weaving, embroidery, and bookbinding stitches as mark-making tools to implement texture. Ana uses old hand stitch practices and textiles to address the encounter of the traditional and the contemporary. You may view her work by clicking here.
For prior years programs click Program Archives