Colchester Embroidery and Textile Art Group

Colchester Embroidery and Textile Art Group We enjoy embroidery & textile arts, trad or modern. We are open to all from beginners to experts. We were formerly a branch of the Embroiderers Guild in the UK.

25/05/2026

In view of the hot weather, half term and many people are unable to come, we are cancelling tomorrow’s sit and stitch session.

Two members will be attending Dot Reed’s memorial service tomorrow.
Dot was a member of the group for many years and used to organise our trips to the Knit and Stitch Show. We send our condolences to her family.

25/05/2026

Social stitching tomorrow. From 10:00 at the Berryfield Cafe in Firstsite. (The cafe at the far end of Firstsite)

Tuesday 14th session we had a glorious members focus, with the lovely and extremely talented Sue Sharp!Sue was paralysed...
26/04/2026

Tuesday 14th session we had a glorious members focus, with the lovely and extremely talented Sue Sharp!
Sue was paralysed from the age of 26, but this hasn’t stopped her from creating the most stunning textile work, her embroidery is fabulous!

It was so lovely to hear her story and how her textile styles have developed over time, completing a city & guilds in machine embroidery and creating numerous pieces for projects and displays!

We were so spoiled with absolutely gorgeous pieces! Truly inspiring!
Thank you so much Sue 💖💖

Some of the gorgeous bowls that have been completed from .costello.10 session, where we made textile bowls Also some of ...
26/04/2026

Some of the gorgeous bowls that have been completed from .costello.10 session, where we made textile bowls

Also some of the completed tiles from sewing day that a few of us did a few weeks ago, yet to finish mine, hopefully this week!

We really are a talented lot!

Thinking of joining us? We meet the second Tuesday of the month at Castle Methodist Church, Colchester, 10:30am £5 for visitors, or we have spaces for membership 💖💖

13/04/2026

It’s our monthly meeting tomorrow and the fabulous Sue Sharp is our member focus! Looking forward to hearing her story!
Castle Methodist church, 10:30am 🥰

07/04/2026

Last Tuesday some of the CETAG girls had a fabulous sew day, with the lovely Alex in her gorgeous studio at Marks Tey!

We had a whole day of sewing (a rare treat) and we started to create our tiles.

Learning lots of new skills, trying out new techniques and materials we each created our own tiles!

I had to leave a little early so I didn’t get any photos at the end but I’m hoping the girls from will bring in their tiles once completed and we can see them all together!

More Gimp needs to be added to mine along with some more machine sewing and then trimming to a tile shape before finishing the edges!

is the perfect teacher, kind, patient and with a huge depth of knowledge, her studio is stunning and her fabulous work adorns the walls! She’s really living a creative dream!

Alex has lots of fabulous workshops going on throughout the year, so take a look at her page! I can highly recommend it and there was delicious cake too!

Thank you Alex for a wonderful day and sharing a little slice of your world with us, it was magic ✨✨

23/03/2026

Sit n stitch tomorrow at first site 10:15, be lovely to see you xx

I’ve been having some fun in canva! Created a new poster promoting CETAG, used some of your lovely photos too x
15/03/2026

I’ve been having some fun in canva! Created a new poster promoting CETAG, used some of your lovely photos too x

Another fabulous session on Tuesday! Very talented Sarah taught us a session on fabric bowls, these are created using a...
13/03/2026

Another fabulous session on Tuesday!

Very talented Sarah taught us a session on fabric bowls, these are created using a felt base, stitched into a bowl shape! The idea is they are slow stitched bowls, that evolve over time in layers.

Layered with fabric scraps that are first tacked in place, overlaid again and secured with kantha stitches and then finished with all sorts of lovely delights!

Buttons, ribbons, bows, puffs, lace and trinket things!

Everyone had a great time getting stuck in!

Looking forward to seeing the finished bowls! Everyone’s looks so different and the fabric choices used are so varied!

I love sessions like these! A beautiful bowl that is useful xx I’ll hopefully finish working on mine over the weekend once my cat has stopped using it as her bed xx 🪡🧵🥣🎀⭕️💖😻

09/03/2026

Tomorrow is our formal session.
10:30am at Castle Methodist Church, Colchester.
We will be making fabric bowls.

Requirements:
Sewing kits
10” square felt, wool or blanket.
Selection of fabric pieces, lace , buttons and other embellishments.
Sewing thread for constructing the bowl.
Embroidery threads for decoration.

Visitors welcome.

Address

Castle Methodist Church, 1 Maidenburgh Street
Colchester
CO11TT

Opening Hours

10am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+447881370626

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