Happy New Year!
Is 2026 a year where you are looking to learn something new, to be more creative, or just slow down and enjoy making something by hand? If so, Muchas Manos de San Diego can help. we are a group of hand embroidery enthusiasts. We get together from 7-9pm on the 3rd Monday of every month (except December when we have our holiday party) for our main meeting. Please stop by a meeting to say hello and meet us. What happens at the main meeting? You can:
- meet other folks making stuff with needle and thread
- get help with your project
- ooh and aah over other people’s creations
- show off your own creations
- plus, enjoy some dessert
We also get together for social stitching — it helps create time for stitching in our busy lives if you can put something in your calendar. We have 5 online chat and stitch sessions each month. When we can book free meeting space at a library we add some in-person chat and stitch events as well. Our upcoming events page has exact dates, times, and locations.
Any questions? Want to contact someone before you stop by? Email us.
2026 is our 50th Anniversary Year
We are celebrating in a big way with special programs all year long. Special projects celebrating our new logo and our 50th year including beaded and stitched versions, a stitch-along, and a big anniversary celebration stitch-in and luncheon during our birthday month of September. We’d love to celebrate with you!
Please follow along on our Pinterest board to see photos of our 50th year celebration. Below you can see some of our most recent photos.
About the Embroiderers’ Guild of America
Muchas Manos is a part of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc., (EGA), a 501(c)(3) organization. The EGA’s mission is to inspire passion for the needle arts through education and the celebration of its heritage. Which types of embroidery do EGA members do? Here are some examples:
Appliqué, Blackwork, Brazilian Embroidery, Canvas Embroidery, Color & Design, Conservation of Textiles, Contemporary Embroidery, Counted Thread Embroidery (including Cross Stitch), Crewel Embroidery, Cutwork Embroidery, Drawn Thread Embroidery, Ecclesiastical Embroidery, Fabric Embellishment, Fine Handsewing, Goldwork, Hardanger, Hedebo, Lacework, Machine Embroidery, Metal Thread Embroidery, Mixed Media Embroidery, Needlepainting, Needlepoint, Painting and Dyeing Fabrics, Patchwork, Pulled Work, Quilting, Redwork, Schwalm Embroidery, Shadow Work Embroidery, Silk Embroidery, Smocking, Stumpwork, Surface Embroidery, Threadpainting, Tenerife Embroidery, and Whitework.
The EGA offers a wide variety of opportunities to take classes in your favorite (or a new) technique. These opportunities range from online classes to one-day workshops to week-long seminars. Some are hosted by individual chapters, others by the region, and some are national. You can choose whichever fits your interests, lifestyle, and budget. Our local workshops can be found here.
The EGA is comprised of 12 regions. We are part of the Pacific Southwestern Region (PSR). Our region is home to members in chapters located throughout Arizona, Southern Nevada, and Southern California.
Thank you for visiting.