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
The Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection with Heather Belcher. Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 28 Feb - 26 April 2009. Gallery talks - Lynn Szygenda, Senior Curator/Deputy Director at the Embroiderers' Guild, will talk about the rich history of samplers, including those in the exhibition. More...
Job opportunities for textile artists - River and Cloth - a project in the London Borough of Merton. NEW - deadline extended. Find out more...
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...
Two Embroiderers' Guild Scholarships of £1000 each are awarded annually to embroiderers to develop the practice of embroidery. More information and an application form are available. Deadline: 9 February 2009.
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'.
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.