EXHIBITION 2017 

Thank you to everybody who dropped by our weekend exhibition at Stewart Hall to see the displays of over 250 pieces of needlework crafted by our talented members.

Best in Show, as voted by members and visitors, was awarded to Paula Gautier, for her blackwork masterwork, Save the Stitches. Second place went to Rita Gagnon for Insomnia, which also won top prize for Best Original Design. Dima Santina's gorgeous Peacock took third prize.

Best Original Design: second place went to Dipped in Gold  by Natalie Dupuis and third place to Diana Kelly's Newfoundland.

The ENNY competition, with the theme of Hues of Blue, was won by Joanne Touchette for Walking in the Rain. Diana Kelly's My Heavenly Blue Garden took second while tied for third place were Eunice Turnbull's Time Passes, Memories Stay and Nancy Tozer's 45 & Goin' Strong. Honourable mentions were given to two pieces submitted by Susi Ribiero, Off to Althorpe and Psychedelic Madonna.

Best in Show

Best Original Design:

ENNY Competition

Stitch, Learn and Share Your Love of Embroidery

The Lakeshore Creative Stitchery Guild is a non-profit organization aimed at promoting and teaching the art of embroidery in the Montreal area.  

We are a group of about 100 stitchers with a passion for needlework in all its forms. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in embroidery, from novice to expert.

We meet weekly on Thursdays and every other week on Tuesday evenings at Centre Noël Legault (245 Lakeshore Road) in Pointe-Claire. We also hold monthly evening meetings, which take place at Stewart Hall (176 Lakeshore Road) in Pointe-Claire. The guild season begins in September and continues until May.

A chapter of the Embroiderers' Association of Canada, the guild is run entirely by volunteers who plan and organize a program of activities that include classes in a wide range of embroidery techniques at beginner to advanced levels, needlework exhibitions, public demonstrations, all-day stitching get-togethers, and more.

The guild's objectives are:

• To encourage a high standard of design and craftsmanship in needle arts.
• To help our members, beginners and experts alike, further develop their talents
• To promote cooperation and exchange of ideas among those interested in stitchery and related craft

Broder, apprendre et partager votre amour de la broderie

La guilde des travaux à l'aiguille du Lakeshore est un organisme à but non lucratif visant à promouvoir et enseigner l'art de la broderie dans la région de Montréal.

Nous sommes un groupe d'environ 100 amateurs de broderie sous toutes ses formes. L'adhésion est ouverte à toute personne ayant un intérêt dans les travaux à l'aiguille, du novice à l'expert.

Nous nous réunissons chaque semaine, les jeudis et à tous les quinze jours le mardi soir au Centre Noël Legault (245 ch Bord du Lac) à Pointe-Claire. Nous organisons également des réunions mensuelles en soirée, qui ont lieu à Stewart Hall (176 ch Bord-du-Lac) à Pointe-Claire. La saison de guilde commence en septembre et se poursuit jusqu'en mai.

Un chapitre de l'Embroiderers' Association of Canada, la guilde est entièrement gérée par des bénévoles qui planifient et organisent un programme d'activités diverses. Ce programme inclus des cours couvrant un large éventail de techniques de broderie allant du niveau débutant à avancé, des expositions de broderie, des rassemblements pour la broderie en groupe, une retraite annuelle, et plus encore.

Nos objectifs sont:

• D'encourager un haut niveau de conception et d'exécution dans l'art des travaux à l'aiguille
• D'aider nos membres, autant les débutants que les experts, à développer leurs talents
• De promouvoir la collaboration et les échanges d'idées entre tous ceux qui s'intéressent aux différents travaux à l'aiguille

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