YES Programme 2026

 

1st November 2025

Member Speaker: Jacqueline Schultz, Creative Chapters 

29th November 2025

Christmas Activities and Refreshments                  

3rd January 2026

External Speaker: Rebecca Mason, Batik, Wax and Wonder

7th February 2026

External Speaker: Margaret Beech, Paper Magic

7th March 2026

External Speaker: Elnaz Yazdani, Rethinking Embroidery

4th April 2026 (Easter Saturday)

Member-led workshop: Nicky Brunger, focus tbc. 

2nd May 2026 (Bank holiday weekend)

External Speaker: Lindsay Roberts, Tarts, Textiles, Travels

6th June 2026

External Speaker: Toni Buckby, Re-embroidering Blackwork

4th July 2026

External Speaker: Justine Warner, Landscape Artist of the Year Adventures

8th August 2026

Members Show and Tell

5th September 2026

External Speaker: Mary Whitehouse, Quilts or Banners?

3rd October 2026

AGM and activities TBC

7th November 2026

External Speaker: Lisa Skelton, Embroidery and Creativity

12th December 2026

Christmas Activities and Refreshments


Meetings are held in Haxby Memorial Hall near York, 10:30 till 3:30 on the first Saturday in the month unless the hall is unavailable, in which case an alternative date is found. Member-led stitch clubs and informal stitching in the morning, with a speaker or organised activity in the afternoon. 

There are four competitions a year, entries can be of any stitched media
March : a commercial design from a kit, book or magazine
June: The Shirley Smith Trophy,  a themed competition set by the committee
September: The Ida Barber Trophy, awarded for an original design
Christmas: 2025 a Christmas decoration, 2026 a Christmas card

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