04 February More Yarn Holders - Cups, Baskets, Tubs and Cages - Susan Webster
04 March Lace - Jo Armstrong
01 April Sales Mall; Singer - Nicola Kissane
06 May Assorted Wooden Thread Bobbins - Pam Ractliffe
03 June Hemming Birds/Clamps - Julie Newman
01 July In Search of Dorothy - Dot Cawood & Lydia Hamilton
05 August Nanny Brooches - Greg Hamilton
02 September Advertising Tools/Thimbles - Jan Harris & Norma Shattock
07 October 30th Birthday - Pearl Anniversary; Show & Tell/Party "PEARLING" - Robyn Caddy
04 November Any Blue Needlework or Tool, and Shades thereof - Lyn Hendry
02 December Christmas
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25 February Charles Iles - The Man, The Thimbles; AGM; + The "When" of Sewing Baskets &
What's in Them
27 May Trading Tables; Fifteen Minutes of Fame + American Sewing Tools
26 August Queen Adelaide Collection + Sadeli (Anglo-Indian) boxes, tools & patterns
21 October Unavoidable CHANGE OF DATE, now on 21st; Speaker & Topic TBA
25 November Children's Sewing Tools + Christmas Toys theme
BYO lunch; tea & coffee available
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01 February Scissors: bring yours along!
05 April Royal Memorabilia - Doody Taylor
07 June Tribal Textiles - Keryn James
02 August Beneath the Buttons and Bows - Annie Basham
04 October Sewing Boxes - Maureen Weir
06 December Christmas lunch 12:30pm (shared, pooled lunch)
You
are all encouraged to bring along to a meeting any item relevant to the
theme of the day for "Show and Tell'. Bring new friends who are interested in collecting needlework tools and would like to join the society.
There will be a sales table at each meeting - please bring
your priced articles and be responsible for them.
Disclaimer : NTCSA is a social
group. We do not take responsibility for loss or damage to items
belonging to members or visitors. You are responsible for your items at
all times.
Subscriptions
to attend our group meetings are $30 a year. You will then be a member
of our parent society, The Needlework Tool Collectors Society of
Australia. A monthly newsletter is included with Membership of the
Society; application forms are available. _____________________________________________________________________________
You might also be interested in knowing some of our 2010 - 2016 Meeting Topics. They were:
VICTORIA
Vintage Women's Magazines & Their Giveaways
Needlework Tools with a Political Theme & Non-Politically Correct Tools
Buckles + Sales Mall
Yarn Cages worn on the Person: Chatelaines, Bangles & Baskets
Eggs and Nuts
Liberty Fabrics/Art Nouveau
Cotton Reel Holders
Ribbons and Tassels + Show & Tell: Needlework Tools - anything green and shades thereof
Bristol Board + Conference purchases
Talk by Lauretta Zilles, House Collection Curator, Buda Historic House, Castlemaine
Bakelite Tools
Crochet Hooks and Granny Squares
Spool Knaves
My Other Collection (not shown in 2014):speaker on Compacts
Rare 18th Century Buttons; Show&tell Button Hooks
My Rescued Quilt
Tasmanian Needlework Tools
Australiana and Kyneton Fine China
Shuttles
Novelty Sewing Sets - The crazier the better
Winding Reels
Handkerchiefs and Handkerchief holders
Mending Stockings
Treasures from Sea and Sand
My Other Collection: Milk Jug Covers
Display of Pin Containers plus Conference Working Bee
Bodkins
Beaded Bags
Rick Rack Braid
Fauna: Tools and Accessories
Miniatures/Miniature Sewing Tools
Buttons in the Time of Charles Dickens
Skein Winders
Ideas for Displaying Collections
Thimble Containers
Embroidered Cards
Measures
Hat Pins and Hat Pin Containers
Embroidered and Beaded Bags
Flora Tools & Accessories
Porcelain
Treen Tools - a Collector's Dream
Sewing Containers with Attitude
Paper Dolls
Reincarnation - Needlework Tools with a New Life or Purpose -- All members
Beadwork and Beaded Needlework Tools
Needlework Tools Trivia Quiz
Mauchline Ware
Children's Needlework Tools
Miser Purses
Christmas and Other 'Special Occasion' Thimbles
Patons Knitting Tools as a Merchandising Aid
Cardboard thread boxes
Enamel thimbles
Poems/verses about needlework tool/embroidery
Anglo Indian sewing boxes
Patterns and tracing wheels
Embroidered Buttons Buttons for National Costumes
Dolls
Hosiery
Ancient Thimbles to 1700
Silver Filigree Items
Packets of Needles
Nanny Brooches and Christening Gowns
Lace Making in 17th and 18th century England
Decoupage
Shoe Shaped Tools
Tools and Haberdashery with Female Names
Royal Commemorative Items
Australian Samplers
Handmade Christmas Decorations
NEW SOUTH WALES
Advertising on Needlework Tools
Trading Tables; Thimbles and Enamel Tools
Interview with the Masters
Baxter Needlebox prints
Australian Women's Magazines in the First Half of the 20th Century
Crafts in Jane Austen's Time
I Don't Sew...so why do I collect needlework tools?
Needlework Tools on the Front Line & Women at Home
Nielo Needlework Tools;
Needlework Frames and Hoops
Thimble Roundup;
The Remarkable Mr Avery's Needlecases
Country of Origin Tools including Thimbles
Thimble Roundup, Nanny Brooches & Conference working bee
Trading Tables, and Grandmother's Workbox
Thimble Roundup; and Fishy Tales: Fact and Fiction amongst Needlework Tools
Lace Tools & Lacemaking; Red & Green needlework tools for Christmas
Buttons, Bows; Show & Tell theme is Buttons & Bows
Tools Used in Stumpwork
Thimble Roundup; Jewels in the Crown: Workboxes from India and Ceylon. Show & Tell theme Anglo Indian & other Empires
Thimble Roundup; Treasures from the Seven Seas; needlework tools using Shell or any nautical theme
Fans & Fan-shaped Needlework Tools
Items Discovered on Our Travels
'Between the Wars' and other special features
Dutch and European Needlework Tools
A Lady's and Gentleman's Accessories in Needlework Tools; plus Doll's Accessories
The Female Factory plus Family Heirloom Pieces
Goldwork Embroidery..........and a Golden Christmas Theme
Needlework Tools in the Time of Mrs Macquarie
'Remembering Nerylla' and other special features
The Wearing & Storage of Needlework Tools as well as Watch Pockets
Three Centuries of Worktables
Needles and Where we Keep Them
Threadwinders, Threadkeepers, Reel Holders
Samplers; also, Your ABC’s (any needlework tools beginning with A, B, or C)
Grandma’s and Mother’s Sewing Items; also My Apron Collection
Antique Quilts
Chatelaines
A Silver Christmas
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
My Favourite Needlework Tool
Quilting and Quilting Tools
Vintage Buttons
Embroidered Tea and Table cloths, and tools used to embroider them
Handcraft Exhibit at Royal Adelaide Show
Anything pertaining to Christenings, Babies' and Children's wear
Sewing boxes: Boxes for Stumpwork
Thimbles
Hardanger, and Royal Memorabilia
Remember the Days of Make Do and Mend
Beadwork
Crochet and Tatting
All types of sewing threads, cotton, linen & silk, and relevant reels, winders & containers
Embroidery & Scissors
My Quilt Collection; Show & Tell: Handcrafted Gifts received from friends
Miniature Mannequins; Show & Tell: Children's Sewing Tools
My Annual Buying Trip to the UK; Show & Tell: Needlework Tools with Stanhopes
Knitting: a Favourite Hobby & the tools we use
The Special Victorian Needlecases known as Averys
Handmade Christmas Decorations
Novelty Pin cushions and Doll Kits
Maritime and Tortoiseshell Needlework Tools
The Beauty of Mother of Pearl
Your Favourite Handiwork and Wedding Memorabilia
Ebony and Ivory Items with a Christmas Theme
Children's Sewing Sets & Bakelite Needlework Tools
Felting or Netting
Thimbles
Conservation of Textiles Royal Commemoratives
Smocking and Ethnic Embroidery
Black & White – Let your Imagination Run Wild !
Needle cases, packets and folders
Favourite pieces of embroidery, lace, gold work, etc.
Mauchline ware and other treen, including boxes