Nearly 300 beautifully stitched items in all colours, shapes, sizes and items will meet visitors to Gate Pa Primary School hall this month as Tauranga Embroiderers' Guild host its first exhibition since 2019.

Aptly named Tauranga in Stitches, exhibition facilitator Linda Inglis says the three-day event on September 28-30 is set to be a stunner!

'We'll have a huge variety of contemporary and traditional techniques – with many works not normally considered embroidery – on show.

'TEG has around 70 members who have put many hours into not only stitching their creations, but designing the work from scratch – when you see a piece of work, you cannot see the amount of design-work that's gone into it unless you have a trained eye.”

Linda says the Guild's national president Trish Hughes will be at the show to judge and present the awards. Categories include creative textiles, cross stitch, artistry in embroidery, most innovative, technical excellence of stitch, excellence in original embroidery and a viewers' choice award.

'This year we have introduced The Remembrance Award, in recognition of inspirational members, for the best first-time exhibitor. Several of our members have passed on and we wanted to recognise their contribution to our knowledge though stitch.”

The event will also have a huge sales table with very reasonably priced items, plus raffles.

Tauranga Embroiderers' Guild's 2023 Exhibition ‘Tauranga in Stitches' is 10am-3pm daily from Thursday, September 28 to Saturday, September 30, at Gate Pa School Hall at 900 Cameron Rd,. Gold coin entry for adults, free entry for children and students.