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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. Friday Feature Artist:   Hannah Gartside  - Fibre Arts Take Two National Gallery Imaginarium  is a new space just for you, to make your own, to have your own personal exploration and discovery, where the only limits are your imagination. 200 Paintings for 200 Years  National Gallery online resource Textile Talk with Sophie Standing - School of Stitched Textiles Karen Turner: Weaving Stories in Thread and Time - School of Stitched Textiles Swapna Namboodiri  - Fibre Arts Take Two Creating to Celebrate: the Edinburgh Seven Tapestry  Tuesday, March 25 Available online or in person Friday Feature Artist :  Ricky Boscarino - Fibre Arts Take Two Liliane Lijn in Conversation  - Tate Modern Talk  3 April 2025 at 18.30–20.00...

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. We have an embroidery design from Brother for you this week, this simple but effective design can be used on garments, napkins or a bag for a touch of Spring! Download your design here The third in our series of textured embroidery designs, Fruit lights, from DMC uses perle thread, This design uses a range of stitches to create texture and colour. For the intermediate stitcher. Download your pattern here Our second textured embroidery design, Cosmos Bouquet, from DMC using perle thread, This design uses a range of stitches to create texture and colour. For the intermediate stitcher. Download your pattern here The first of three gorgeous embroidery designs from DMC using perle thread, Summer Bouquet uses a range of stitches to create texture and colour. For the intermediate stitcher. Download your pattern here A zipped pouch using punch needle techniques for you this...