Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
Apt 41 Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU
T: 020 8943 1229 - F: 020 8977 9882 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
Apt 41 Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU
T: 020 8943 1229 - F: 020 8977 9882 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
As an educational charity the Guild is committed to a role in life-long learning to enable people of all ages to acquire embroidery skills and to learn through embroidery.
The Guild's educational activity takes many forms, and is currently available both through the centrally originated learning programme, at Hampton Court Palace and throughout the Regional and Branch network, making the Guild one of the UK's leading providers of craft and contextual education.
The education programme is developed to suit all ages and abilities and includes access to the museum collection and resources, through Workshops, Collection Study Days and Family Days which enable adults and children to learn together.
Professional tutors and artists run regular workshops at Hampton Court throughout the year, providing an exciting programme within the rich diversity of embroidery.
Since 2001 the Embroiderers' Guild has been an approved centre for the delivery of City & Guilds courses, including a distance learning package.
Exhibitions. The Embroiderers' Guild is represented at major international art and craft exhibitions including the Knitting & Stitching Show, the Fashion & Embroidery Show and the Festival of Quilts. The Guild organises international exhibitions including the Embroiderers' Guild's open biennial exhibition art of the Stitch which is shown at galleries around the country and attracts a visitor audience of around 35,000 people.
Publications. Embroidery and Stitch with the Embroiderers' Guild are two immensely popular magazines published by the Guild six times a year. They are available to purchase directly from the Guild via a subscription or through leading newsagents.
Study Tours. The Guild has a reputation for its excellent, fully escorted Study Tours to exciting destinations in the U.K. and overseas, which focus on textiles and embroidery within many cultures and traditions.
The Guild's mobile bookshop provides an invaluable service visiting Regional and Branch Guild meetings throughout the UK, in addition to attending major commercial shows and craft exhibitions.