Membership Information
This map shows where to find us:
St. Mary’s Road United Church
613 St. Mary’s Rd.
Winnipeg
Just south of the junction of St. Anne’s Road and St. Mary's Road
Entrance is off St. Anne's Road as it is the most accessible door. Meeting room just inside the door. Parking is on the street (the parking lot does not belong to the church.)
There are 3 approaches.
1. If you are driving on Bishop Grandin, you can turn north either on St. Mary's or St. Anne's and continue to the junction.
2. If you are driving south on Osborne, cross the St. Vital bridge, turn left when you get to Fermor Avenue then left again at St. Mary's Road.
3. If you are on Main Street, drive south, cross the Norwood Bridge which puts you on St. Mary's Road and carry on to the junction of St. Anne's.
Want to join us?
Our annual fee is $75 and provides the following:
❖ Voice and vote at all general meetings
❖ Membership in the national Embroiderers’ Association of Canada (EAC)
❖ Subscription to EAC’s magazine, Embroidery Canada, published 2 times a year
❖ One free name tag kit (to stitch for yourself)
❖ Use of the EAC library, which contains an excellent selection of stitching books, magazines and other items.
❖ The opportunity to participate in
✴ EAC correspondence courses
✴ Monthly ‘Show 'n' Tell’, bringing in your projects to describe and display
✴ Raffles for items such as fabric, books, patterns, etc
✴ Guest speakers featuring lectures/slideshows
✴ Programs and special fundraising/charitable projects
✴ Mini and major workshops.
✴ Summer Challenge
✴ Annual Heritage Needle Arts Sale
✴ Stitch Ins
✴ Annual National EAC Seminar – a 5-day gathering of classes, tours and social events.
❖ Most importantly, your membership provides you with the opportunity to make new friends, exchange ideas with fellow stitchers, get inspired, be mentored, and have fun.
❖ For further information please attend one of our meetings for free.
To become a member, please send your name, address, phone number and email address to wpgembguild@gmail.com, or complete and submit our contact form, and our Membership Director will reply.
Guild Monthly Meeting Agenda
Please note that times are approximate and we try to keep the business meeting as short as possible so we can get to the fun stuff!
6:30 pm Doors open
7:00 pm Business Meeting
Break
8:00 pm Activity (Workshop or Presentation)
8:45 pm "Show & Tell" and Raffle
9:00 pm Adjournment
Show and Tell
When you arrive at a Guild meeting with one of your projects, please place your needlework piece on the table marked “Show & Tell”. If you do not wish to speak about your piece, please put it under "Exhibition Only".
Name tags are provided and we ask that you put your name tag beside your piece. We will all have an opportunity to look at your piece before the meeting and during the break.
It is important to note that no one is to touch any of the pieces on the table!
As the final agenda item and if you have placed you piece under "Show & Tell", you will be asked to say a few words about your piece. You may be asked questions regarding process or materials.
"Show & Tell" is very informal and is a fun way to see what your fellow stitchers are up to. We also hope that you will be inspired by what you see.