Friday 26 September at 7.30pm

AGM followed by a talk by visiting tutor Pat Archibald

"The Silk Road"

Saturday 27 September at 10 am

& Sunday 28 September at 10 am

Workshop by Pat Archibald at the Braaid Hall: map

Machine Stitching Panel "Sunset Nights"

Wednesday 8 October

Friday 17 October at 7.30pm     

Social Stitching at Greens Café, St John's, from 10.30 am

Talk by Liz Hundelby "A Taste of Polymer Clay"

Saturday 18 October at 10am

Workshop by Dee Newson on Gold Work

Social Stitching at the Station Hotel, Port Erin at 10.30 am

Monday 3 November

20-22 November 2025

Saturday 6 December at 10 am

Sharing Christmas Lunch/Party activity at the

Braaid Hall: "Felt Wreath" Photos

Saturday 17 January at 10am

Friday 9 January

Social Stitching  at Peel Golf Club at 10 am

Workshop led by Helen Sargent on "Book Binding"

Monday 2 February

Social Stitching at Paramount City Coffee House, Douglas at 10 am


Saturday 21 February

Friday 20 March at 7.30pm     

Talk by Chris Hobdell (Archibald Knox Forum) on

"Archibald Knox - his life, work and legacy"

Saturday 21 March at 10am

Mystery Group Sewing Project: Black on White  

led by Mo Robinson and Sheila Dove

Thursday 5 March

Tuesday 28 April

Social Stitching

Social Stitching

Saturday 18 April at 10am

Friday 17 April at 7.30pm

Talk by Yvonne Cresswell on Manx Samplers

Workshop led by Linda Livesey and Carol Baker

on "Silk Paper Making"

Monday 11 May

Social Stitching

Friday 15 May at 7.30pm     

Saturday 16 May at 10am &

Sunday 17 May at 10 am


Talk by Kate Barlow (Visiting RSN Tutor)

2 day Workshop at the Braaid Hall led by Kate Barlow on

hand sewing Elizabethan Work   map       

Friday 19 June

Social Stitching

Friday 26 June at 7.30pm     

Group Activity "Show and Tell"

Saturday 27 June at 10.30 am

Friday 17 July at 7.30pm     

Talk by Shelley Rhodes (Visiting Tutor: Contemporary

and Mixed Media Artist)

Saturday 18 July at 10 am &

Sunday 19 July at 10 am

2 day hand sewing workshop at the Braaid Hall led by Shelly Rhodes

Thursday 30 July

Social Stitching

Wednesday 12 August

Social Stitching

Thursday 9 September

Social Stitching

Friday 18 September at 7.30pm     

AGM followed by a talk TBA

Saturday 19 September

Workshop by Alison Millard on Wet Felting - Flowers

Workshops run from 10 am to 4 pm including a lunch break

Programme 2025/2026


Tuesday 16 December

Social Stitching at Babbages, Innovation Centre,

Ramsey at 10.30 am   Phone 811744 or email bistro@babbages.im

to pre-book Christmas lunch

Visit to the Manx Museum to view Manx Quilts with

90 minute talk by Yvonne Cresswell

Optional afternoon visit to the Archibald Knox Exhibition

The location and time of Social Stitching meetings are notified to members

about 2 weeks beforehand.

To book a place on any workshop, contact Janet on thewilliamsiom@gmail.com

Click here for the workshop booking form.