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
Our acclaimed international open exhibition representing the role of stitch in contemporary artistic practice shows work by 54 artists from thirteen different countries. More information and tour venues...
Visit our online gallery of embroideries entered in the Annual Members' Competition, exhibiting a wealth of ideas and a rich variety of hand embroidery on the theme of 'Journeys'.
Two Embroiderers' Guild Scholarships of £1000 each are awarded annually to embroiderers to develop the practice of embroidery. Emma Valentine and Clyde Olliver were selected by the Embroiderers Guild to be the Scholars for 2007, Emma Valentine in the 18 -30 category, and Clyde Olliver in the over-30 category.
The Embroiderers' Guild celebrated its centenary in 2006, with a wide range of events that took place throughout the UK, including In Our Time at the 2006 Knitting and Stitching Shows, art of the STITCH & SCHOLAR, and a week of celebrations in May entitled A Stitch in Time.