Wolverhampton Creative Embroiderers

We hold workshops and lectures twice a month in Swindon, just South West of Wolverhampton, usually on Saturdays. We are very pleased to welcome new members to our Branch. You can join with little or no experience and you will soon see that we are pleased to help and to share ideas. Our Branch is long-established and its members are an enthusiastic group of embroiderers with a range of textile interests which span a wide range of techniques; some members are beginners who have never tried a particular technique; others have more experience in some areas through City and Guilds. You may like to attend lectures at first and then perhaps take part in a workshop later. Sometimes members bring to lectures the work they did at a recent workshop. From these samples you will gain some idea of the range of ability and activity. Our meetings take place at Tettenhall Wood Institute,
Wood Road,
Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV6 8NF. Joining the Branch
The membership fees are set out on the membership application form. When completed this should be sent or given to the membership secretary who will issue you with a membership card. You should receive a printed card version of the programme for the stitching year a few weeks after the AGM. Programme
Our programme consists of lectures, workshops and Members’ workshops. There may also be a trip organised. You will find that quite often a tutor gives a lecture which is followed by a workshop led by him/her; at other times the lectures and workshops stand alone. Members’ workshops may be led by one or more members of the Branch who are happy to share their knowledge of a particular technique. The Members’ workshop at the end of the Autumn Term is also the occasion of our Christmas party. Lectures
Lectures begin at *2:00pm with doors open from 1:30pm. This is to give you time to look at the bookstall and the sales table, buy a raffle ticket and book your workshops. Lectures finish for 4:00pm. There is a charge to members of £2 which helps to cover the costs involved in the item on the programme. Non-members are charged a slightly larger fee but are very welcome.
*Please note that our AGM is combined with a lecture in October and we have an earlier start on that occasion. Workshops
These begin promptly at 10:00am but you need to arrive before that in order to prepare for the practical work. You will have been given a requirement list when you booked for the workshop; sometimes a tutor will bring a quantity of an item on the list for you to buy; this is useful when only a small amount is required. Lunch is not provided so you need to bring a packed lunch. We do have facilities for making hot drinks at workshops.