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We have curated some of our favourite links here. Some could be for you to participate in and some just to inspire you! We can take no responsibililty for links that no longer work, but do let us know so that we can remove them. Home away from Home  Redbridge Tales of the Weird: An Autumnal Festival   Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 November At the British Library and online Voices for Change: Stories from the Environmental Movement Thursday 23 October, 19.00 At the British Library and online The Wordsworth Lecture: Romantic Ecology Rebooted  Monday 27 October, 19.00 British Library The Map and the Echo  Tuesday 28 October, Tuesday 11 November, Tuesday 2 December, 19.00 The British Library WriteBack: An Evening of Writers Off Duty  Thursday 20 November At the British Library and online Michael Davydov’s Tiny Worlds The paper seeds of Ilhwa Kim The World of Wearable Art Fibre Arts Take Two:  Friday Feature Artist: Lydia Miller Friday Feature Artist Fibr...

If you would like us to include your group on this page and in our newsletter, please use the contact form on our website to send us the information. Southend Seaside Stitchers Southend Seaside Stitchers (formerly South & East Essex Embroiderers Guild) meet twice a month in Westcliff-on-Sea with a mixture of mini workshops, speakers and bring your own project sessions. They welcome all stitchers and textiles enthusiasts to their meetings. For more details, please see their  Facebook  and I nstagram   pages or email    southenendseasidestitchers@yahoo.com Romford Embroiders They meet monthly on a Saturday afternoon at the United Reformed Church, Western Road, Romford Find out more about Romford Embroiderers here. Essex Silk Painters Essex Silk Painters is a vibrant local chapter of the National Guild of Silk Painters. They meet in Toot Hill near Ongar on the first Saturday of every month (except January) for day-long workshops. Some days have ...

We offer free patterns as we come across them. Please note that we can take no responsibility for links that do not work. I thought this Jay feather design from DMC was really pretty. The pattern uses Light Effects thread to add a bit of sparkle. Download the Feather pattern here A simple pattern this week from DMC, embroidering on a knitted baby cardigan. I thought it may give you inspiration for embroidering on your own knitwear! This design uses DMC Eco Vita wool thread which we don't currently stock, but you could use Appletons Crewel Wool which we do! Download Embroidery Daisy pattern here   This week we have a choice for you. Starry Night by Vincent van Gough in either cross stitch or embroidery. Of course, you can always do both! Download Cross Stitch Starry Night here Download Embroidery Starry Night here   This pretty crochet lily is from DMC and is made using Pearl Cotton size 3. We will have more flowers from this series over the next few weeks, so look out for a ro...