Welcome to the Association of Northern Stitch Groups

 

​Association Afternoon 2025

October 25th at Bowburn Community Centre

The speaker will be Chris Lloyd and Kate Slaughter will be attending with her stall of

embroidery goodies, there will be usual raffle, along with stitched Christmas tree

decorations for sale (and the remaining brooches).

There will be a sale of gold threads, textile materials and embroidery books.

Members who attended recent workshops, are invited to bring along their work for display.

 

Entry is from 12.45 and light refreshments (tea, coffee and cake, please bring

your own mug) will be available from 1.00pm

At 1.30 after a welcome from the chair, our speaker Chris, Chief Feature Writer for the

Northern Echo, will talk about 'Paton & Baldwins, the Wonder Factory'.

The raffle will be drawn around 3.15pm.

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Events for 2026

The first workshop of the year will be with Helen Winthorpe Kendrick at Bowburn, on 28th March.

The technique chosen is Mountmellick embroidery.

The promotional flyer and application form will be sent to ISGs at the beginning of December.

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The second workshop will be on Saturday 26th September​, with Heather Lewis,

teaching shaded canvaswork.​​

 

ANSG AGM 2025

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The 2025 AGMtook place on April 26th at Bowburn Community Center with nine of the stitch groups being

represented at the event.

The minutes of the 2024 AGM were accepted as a true and accurate record and there were

no matters arising.

The chairman Pauline Oldershaw, presented her report and commented on the successful events

that had taken place over the last tewlve months.

This was followed by the Treasurer's report, in which Pat Dickenson commented on the ANSG's finances;

acceptance of the audited accounts was proposed and seconded by two members of Richmond &

Leyburn Creative Stitchers.

The changes to the Constitution were approved unanimously by a show of hands by all members present.

Pauline Oldershaw has now stepped down as Chairman and as there were no nominations for a new

Chairman the committee will discuss the issue later. The treasurer and secretary are willing to stay in

office for another year, as are the rest of the committee. Denise Crawford, Chair of TAS 2 Durham

stitch group was welcomed onto the committee.

There were no questions from members, the date of the next AGM was confirmed as April 25th 2026.

In recognition of her hard work Kate Allport presented Pauline with an orchid and a gift voucher on behalf 

of the committee.

Following the AGM, Kevin Thornhill gave an informative and amusing talk about wedding dresses, with

particular reference to Royal wedding dresses. There were a selection of dresses on display and many

others for the members to enjoy looking at before the meeting started and after the talk.

There was a very varied selection of stitched brooches, creatd by members, on sale, and as usual we

enjoyed light refreshments and took part in the raffle.

The photos below of the days events are as follows: Pauline being presented with the orchid

followed by some of the brooches for sale. Then a completed piece from the Association Afternoons

Mystery Stitch Pack and three completed pieces from previous workshops. Finally, two of the dresses

brought along by Kevin.​

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​ISG's Programmes for 2025​

The following 2025 programmes can be found on the ISG's Programmes page (click More, top right).

Alnwick Creative Stitchers, Darlington Stitch and Create, Hexham Textile and Stitch Group,

Newcastle Embroidery and Textile Art, Northeast Seaside Stitchers,

Ponteland Friendly Stitchers, Richmond & Leyburn Creative Stitchers,

Wearside Creative Stitchers and Random Stitchers of Cleveland.

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