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Meetings & Events

 

Event:  July Summer Social

July 11, 2026

10am

Zerena’s home (get in touch for details)

 

Event:  August Summer Social

August 8, 2026

10am

Rebecca’s home (get in touch for details)

 

Event:  Fibrations 2026


Sunday, August 16, 2026

10am – 4pm

Fernwood Community Centre at 1240 Gladstone Avenue
Find out more at the event website 

 

Event:  August Summer Social

August 22, 2026

10am

Barbara’s home (get in touch for details)

 

Event:  Saanich Fair 2026

 

Friday, Saturday & Sunday
September 5 to September 7, 2026

Saanich Fairgrounds at 1528 Stellys Cross Road
Find out more at the event website 

 

Meeting:  Saturday, September 12, 2026

10:30am to 1pm

Program:  TBD

 

All meetings held at:

Cordova Bay 55 Plus Association
5238 Cordova Bay Road, Victoria

Click here for map

 

Come stitch with us!

Whether you’re an intermediate stitcher or just wanting to get started, the Embroiderers’ Guild of Victoria (EGV) invites you to join us at a monthly meeting.  Share your skills and creativity within a friendly, structured group.

Our members share an avid interest in all the needle arts. These include techniques such as crewel, canvaswork, hand embroidery, machine embroidery, lace making, smocking, counted thread work, cross stitch, surface embroidery – literally anything done with a threaded needle.

 

General Meetings

Our meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month from September through June from 10:30am to 1pm.  They include a short business meeting, a “show and share” time, and either a speaker or a program related to the needle arts.  Learn more about our meetings and other benefits of membership.  

 

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Expand on your area of interest with our Special Interest Groups:

  • Canvas (second Wednesday of each month – from 1pm to 3pm)
  • Design (third Wednesday of the month – from 9:30am to Noon)
  • Goldwork (third Wednesday of the month from 7pm to 9:30pm)
  • Hardanger (first Wednesday of the month – from 7pm to 9:30pm)
  • Lace (fourth Wednesday of the month – from 7pm to 10pm)
  • Sampler Saturday (third Saturday of each month – from 1pm to 3pm)
  • Sashiko & Boro (fourth Thursday of each month – morning or evening option)

 

Community Involvement

Guild members are involved in:

  • sponsoring prizes at the Saanich Fair
  • producing embroidered pieces for a variety of charitable organizations
  • conducting embroidery workshops for Embers, Guides and Scouts
  • the “Wee Care” outreach project at the Victoria General Hospital which provides hand embroidered and smocked gowns grieving parents whose babies do not survive
  • the Stitcher to Stitcher outreach program sews tote bags and needlebooks which are filled with basic needlework supplies, including fabrics for stitching and floss, which are sent to various areas of the world that need them
  • mentoring young stitchers at monthly Youth Group meetings
  • hosting members’ exhibitions

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