THE Needlework Tapestry Guild of Victoria Inc.

Founded in 1963, this Kilsyth-based guild draws stitching enthusiasts across Victoria to practise needlepoint tapestry and canvas work. Members access workshops, exhibitions, and demonstrations alongside discounted supplies. Its origin story — one man, a hospital bed, a Red Cross trolley, and a Gainsborough painting eventually rendered in German "Orchidee" wool on Penelope canvas — gives the place an unlikely and specific history worth knowing.