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A Brief History of the Guild
During those early years meetings were held in the homes of members. 31 members attended the first annual general meting in 1963. In 1969 a Constitution was written and adopted and the group became the Embroiderers' Guild ACT. Incorporation followed in 1983. Membership has grown until now it numbers between 200 to 300 as people come and go. Over the years the Guild has met in many different venues. The current premises in the Gorman House Arts Centre in central Canberra are very spacious and convenient consisting of a large meeting hall, office, Collection room, two rooms for the Library, a supplies room, store room and tea room. The Guild's banner was completed by Guild members in the early 1990s. The following techniques were used from the top clockwise: crazy patchwork, pulled thread work, crewel work, blackwork, surface stitching, counted thread work and with the ACT's emblem, the royal bluebell, in the centre.
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The Guild had its beginning in 1962 when Doreen Warren, wife of the rector of a new Anglican church in the Canberra suburb of O'Connor, sought out women who might create the embroidered linen needed for the church. She gathered together a small group who shared a mutual love of embroidery. These women became the founding members of the Guild.