West Country Embroiderers covers the counties of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Wiltshire. It was begun in 1973 to promote and encourage embroidery for all. Today the group encourages all textiles and needlecraft. There are thirty three autonomous groups with around 800 members. Each group has it’s own committee and programme of events.
The Wimborne Group of the West Country Embroiderers meet at Three Legged Cross Village Hall on the third Tuesday of each month except August and December. The meeting starts at 10am and closes at 3pm.
There are regular workshops and events including a Dorset Day held at Hamworthy Club.
There is a central Executive Committee, with Jan Tillet as President, which meets three times a year. This committee oversees the whole organisation and produces two newsletters a year. There are exhibitions throughout the year and residential courses for members held in February or March and October or November at the Kingcombe Centre in Toller Pororum, Dorchester and Treloyan Manor in St Ives.
The Organisation
West Country Embroiderers covers the counties of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Wiltshire. It was begun in 1973 to promote and encourage embroidery for all. Today the group encourages all textiles and needlecraft. There are thirty three autonomous groups with around 800 members. Each group has it’s own committee and programme of events.
Please have a look around our web page and contact us if you would like to find out more.
https://wcewimborne.wixsite.com/wcewimborne
Group Contacts:
Our secretary is Doff Davies –doff@recyclart.co.uk
2022 Programme
15th March – Paint Sticks – Playing with paint sticks with Kate Dowty
19th April – Dorset Buttons – with Ann McDowell
Ann McDowell, Dorset Button Maker and Textile Artist, will deliver her fascinating illustrated talk, which follows the history of this local cottage industry started by Abraham Case on the 1600s to its demise two hundred years later.
21st June – Kumihimo Braids – An in house tutor making Kumihimo Braids
Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning “gathered threads”, kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn, commonly silk, with the use of traditional, specialised looms – either a marudai, lit. “round stand” or a takadai (also known as a kōdai).
17 May – UFO Day – A day to bring those items that need finishing or a little work in company.
19th July – In House – Our in House themed project
20th September – Wall Hanging – A Wal Hanging on a roll with Paula Munsden
18th October – Noton – Come and discover Notan with Karen Mallick
15th November – Christmas Projects – Pine Cones and Xmas Baubles