This is a selection of work done by our members that was displayed at the Guild Exhibition held in October 2016. Work from previous years could also be exhibited, provided they had not been exhibited since our 2000 exhibition. Click the heart symbol on any you particularly like — we’d love some feedback.
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Witwatersrand Embroiderers' Guild
We hold an exhibition every second year to display the work of our members.
During the year we hold workshops so members can experience different forms of hand embroidery.
Assisi work
Assisi work by Merica Swarts.
Design: Half the image was found in a book, and Merica flipped it to achieve the full design effect.
Seedstitch and Beadwork
Seedstitch and beadwork on printed image, by Pam Sada
Needlepainting and Cross Stitch
Needlepainting of a leopard by Daniela Spilkin (top), and Counted Cross Stitch of a lion done with single threads by Joey Booyzen.
Needlepainting
Detail of Needlepainted leopard by Daniela Spilkin
Blackwork
A Blackwork chess board by Urmila Fakira
Canvaswork
Canvaswork by Angelique van Hal
Canvaswork
Canvaswork by Helen Paton, one of our 95-year-old members.
Canvaswork
Pin cushions in Canvaswork by Henna van Rensburg
Canvaswork
Miniature carpets in Canvaswork by Henna van Rensburg
Casalguidi work
Casalguidi work by Veronica Talbot
Christmas knicknack
A Christmas knicknack by Mandy Kort
Cloth in freestyle
Embroidered cloth by Ruth Pressler
Colbert work
Colbert work by Merica Swarts.
Design:from a book by Theresa de Dillmont
Colbert work
Detail of Colbert work by Merica Swarts.
Design:from a book by Theresa de Dillmont
Crazy Quilting
Crazy Quilting with Freestyle embroidery by Merica Swarts
Design: An original design by Merica Swarts
Crewel work
Crewel embroidery by Mary Lou Kingaby
Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch cushion by Carole Walker
Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch by Diane Walker
Cross Stitch
Cross stitch by Jarika Crous
Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch pin cushion by Laura Tyrer
Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch by Leonie Pybus
Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch by Rowena Reichman
Cross Stitch
Crosstitch portrait of her husband by Louise von Glehn.
Design: Original design by Louise von Glehn from her husband's first ID Book photograph
Cross Stitch
15 identical Cross Stitch panels combined into a tablecloth by Jane Matthysen
Cutwork
Cutwork by June Rimmer
Cutwork
Cutwork by Etta Raubenheimer
Elizabethan
Elizabethan embroidery, the lid of a box cover, by Riana Dijkman
Elizabethan
Elizabethan embroidery, the side of the box cover, by Riana Dijkman
Freestyle Embroidery Decor
Freestyle Embroidery Decor on a pre-printed image, by Helen Bird (95 years old in 2016)
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery framed in a tray, by Ann Morris
Freestyle Embroidery and Fabric Manipulation
Fabric manipulation with Freestyle embroidery by one of our oldest members, Helen Bird, who was 95 in 2016.
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Jacqui Brugman
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery on a bag by Louise von Glehn.
Design: Embroider On Black
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Pushpa Sukha
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Rhona-Anne Lunsky.
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Rowena Reichman.
Design: Embroider On Black
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Ruth Pressler
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Sheila Meyerowitz
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Rhona-Anne Lunsky.
Design: Colleen Goy
Freestyle
Freestyle embroidery by Rowena Reichman.
Design: Embroider On Black
Fuchsias
Veronica Talbot's fuchsias
Goldwork
Goldwork by Carol Dixon
Goldwork
Goldwork by Jane Matthysen
Goldwork
Goldwork by Jarika Crous
Hardanger
Hardanger tablecloth by Myrna Fandam
Jacobean embroidery
Jacobean embroidered firescreen by Diane Walker
Jacobean embroidery
Jacobean embroidery by Heath White.
Design: Colleen Goy
Jacobean embroidery
Jacobean embroidery by Mary-Lou Kingaby
Design: Colleen Goy
Long-and-Short
Long-and-Short embroidery by Elizabeth Joubert
Long-and-Short
Long-and-Short embroidery by Marcelle Mulder.
Design: Colleen Goy
Long-and-Short
Three Long-and-Short treatments of a mouse design by, from left, Helen McCormick, Alice Per and Jossie Krause.
Mountmellick
Mountmellick by Cordelia Robinson
Needle Painting
Needle Painting by Nellie Möllgaard
Needlepoint
Needlepoint by Jossie Krause.
Design: An original design by Jossie Krause.
Drawn Thread, Pulled Thread and Counted Threadwork
A piece which includes drawn thread, pulled thread and counted threadwork by Johanna Roberts
Ribbon Embroidery
Ribbon embroidery by Agnes Janse van Rensburg.
Design: Di van Niekerk
Ribbon Embroidery
Ribbon embroidery by Helen McCormick
Ribbon Embroidery
Ribbon embroidery by Khayronesa Moosa
Ribbon Embroidery
Ribbon Embroidery by Megan Swarts when she was 19, some six years ago.
Design: Di van Niekerk
Ribbon Embroidery
Ribbon embroidery by Robyn de Klerk
Design: Di van Niekerk
Tapestry
Tapestry by Margaret Brittain
About the Witwatersrand Embroidery Guild
The Guild meets every Tuesday morning, and on the second and fourth Saturday afternoons of each month at the Roosevelt Park Recreation Centre.
- Tuesdays: 10:00-12:00
- Saturdays: 14:00-16:00
To get in touch with us, visit our Facebook page.