Ann Bernard

Ann graduated from the Royal School of Needlework in the 1950s. She has been a member of the Toronto Guild of Stitchery and the Embroiderers' Association of Canada Inc. and has worked on the Toronto Historical Embroidery. Since moving to Guelph, she has joined the Canadian Embroiders' Guild, Guelph. She has taught classes in Traditional and Contemporary Crewel Work, Contemporary Gold Work and Creative Surface Stitchery. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and the U.S.A. and has been a recipient of Canada's Leonida Leatherdale Award. Her greatest thrill is when her students try new techniques and when they win awards for their efforts. Her first book, Stitching Idyllic: Spring Flowers was published in 2011.