For meetings where we have a speaker:
1.00-2.15pm Stitch and Chat/ Work on own textile work
2.15-2.30pm Refreshment break
2.30-3.30pm Speakers talk
3.30-4.00pm Opportunity to ask questions and have a final look at work close up
Autumn Term 2026
5th September – WORKSHOP with Lynne Hardy TBC – “Assisi Work” (1 – 5pm)
3rd October – AGM & WORKSHOP “Light Up Your Stitches” with Julia Goudge – +Competition – Embellished Patchwork (1 – 4pm)
7th November – Speaker Serena Partridge ” Luminary – Kate Shuttleworth and Gawthorpe Hall textiles collection” TBC – (1 – 4pm) + Stitch and Chat /work on own textile work / UFO’s
5th December – Christmas Social and WORKSHOP “Scrap Pots” with Elaine Hicks – (1 – 4pm)
Spring Term 2027
9th Jan – Speaker Beth Wilson “Designing Machine Embroidery” (1 – 4pm) + Stitch and Chat/ work on own textile work/ UFO’s
6th Feb – Speaker & WORKSHOP with Natalie Goodman – “Freemotion machine embroidery & silk prep workshop” + (1 – 4pm)
6th Mar – Speaker Allish Henderson “Narrative Textiles” (1 – 4pm) + Stitch and chat/work on own textile work/ UFO’s
3rd Apr – WORKSHOP with Kim Suleman – “Mini Quilts” (1 – 4pm) + Spring Competition
Summer Term 2027
1st May – Speaker Kevin Thornhill – “My life with Celebrities & Fashion” OR “History of the Wedding Dress (1 – 4pm) + Stitch and Chat /work on own textile work / UFO’s
5th June – DAY TRIP – Sunny Bank Mill TBC
3rd July – Speaker David Morrish (1 – 4pm) + Stitch and Chat /work on own textile work / UFO’s
Darlington Stitch and Create is an Independent Stitch Group (ISG) affiliated to the Association of Northern Stitch Groups (ANSG) and the Embroiderers’ Guild.
We meet at:
Elm Ridge Methodist Church Hall
Carmel Road South, Darlington DL3 8DJ
First Saturday of the month from 1.00pm
– please check our programme for any variations to dates and times