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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: Bring anything that stitched on or worked this summer to show and share! Bring a mug if you want tea or coffee; goodies will be provided. Pick up your challenge item and put on your thinking caps for what you can create with it – this project will be due
back at the June 2027 meeting.

Bring your Saanich Fair entries to Show ‘n Share!

All meetings held at:

Cordova Bay 55 Plus Association
5238 Cordova Bay Road, Victoria

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Event: Cowichan Exhibition 2026

Friday, Saturday & Sunday
September 18 to September 20, 2026

Saanich Fairgrounds at 7380 Trans-Canada Hwy, North Cowichan
Find out more at the event website

Event: Guild Retreat

Friday, Saturday & Sunday
February 5 to February 7, 2027

Prestige Hotel & Resorts – Oceanfront Resort, Sooke
Registration is open NOW
Event details here
Registration Form here

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