Welcome to
The Wellington Embroiderer’s Guild
Here at the Wellington Embroiderers’ Guild, founded in 1966, we encourage people to have a go, create and explore their embroidery passions.
Members do not have to be professional embroiderers, we welcome beginners right through to seasoned experts.
If you’re interested, try exploring one of the options below:
How the guild promotes embroidery and community:
- By holding meetings and events, so that Guild members and others can stitch and discuss embroidery.
- Promoting co-operation and exchange of ideas among people interested in embroidery. Particularly though collaborative and individual projects.
- Encouraging people to achieve a high standard of design and stitch technique in a friendly and constructive social environment.
- Hosting embroidery classes.
- Providing information about embroidery – both socially and through our extensive embroidery library collection.
- Co-operating with other embroiderers, designers, and organisations that relate to embroidery.
- Being an affiliated member of the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guilds (ANZEG).
About Us
Cathrine Lloyd
President
Cathrine is the leader of the guild. You will often see her speaking at meetings and running embroidery workshops.
@lloydcathrine
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Stump work, Surface embroidery & 3D Effects
Coralie
Treasurer
Coralie is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the Guilds financial and membership records.
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Whatever new one she is learning
Lauren Avonlea
Secretary
Lauren manages secretarial responsibilities, edits the website and runs the social media accounts on Facebook & Instagram.
@laurenavonlea
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Blackwork and Cross Stitch
Els
Newsletter Contributor & New Work Volunteer
Els records, photographs, and displays new work at guild meetings, and makes sure that everyone gets a chance to see them in the monthly newsletter.
@or.else.embroidery
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Anything with Knots, Stumpwork & Blackwork
Stella Clarke
New Members’ Welcomer
Stella helps new members feel at home in our guild. She prepares welcome kits and name tags for our members.
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Surface Stitchery, Needlepoint & Dorset Buttons
Rhys Garton
Committee Member
Rhys is a member of our committee and hosts our Katherine Mansfield Stitching Circle.
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Padded Satin Stitch, anything with Feathers & Stem stitch
Marcelle Philpott
Committee Member
Marcelle greats arrivals at our sign in desk and displays the New & Themed Work at each guild meeting.
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Long and Short Stitch
Sarah Hooker
Sales Table Coordinator
Sarah collects, presents, prices and displays items for the sales table at our Guild Meetings. Reach out to sdhmec@gmail.com if you have any donations.
Favourite Embroidery Techniques:
Surface Stitchery
Contact Us
Want to know more?
Follow us on Facebook for the latest news, events and stitch-in sessions.
To see work from our Guild members and keep up to date with upcoming events, follow us on Instagram.
Have any unwanted stitching, craft and sewing items? Please contact Sarah: sdhmec@gmail.com
If you have any other questions, you can email us at weg.sec@gmail.com or complete the contact form below:
