Talks & Workshops

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lynn Setterington: Tactile Social History

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lynn Setterington: Tactile Social History

Exploring key projects and influences throughout Lynn Setterington’s long career.Read More »
On Demand:Workshop:Paint Print & Stitch Landscape with Ruth Parkinson-Johns

On Demand:Workshop:Paint Print & Stitch Landscape with Ruth Parkinson-Johns

Create an atmospheric landscape with paint, print and hand embroidery techniques.Read More »
EG THREAD TALKS: Lynn Setterington: Tactile Social History

EG THREAD TALKS: Lynn Setterington: Tactile Social History

Exploring key projects and influences throughout Lynn Setterington’s long career.Read More »
EG Workshop: Paint, Print and Stitch Landscape with Ruth Parkinson-Johns

EG Workshop: Paint, Print and Stitch Landscape with Ruth Parkinson-Johns

Create an atmospheric landscape with paint, print and hand embroidery techniques.Read More »
On Demand:  Workshop: Doodling to Design in Two Hours with Caroline Homfray

On Demand: Workshop: Doodling to Design in Two Hours with Caroline Homfray

From Doodling to Design in under two hours: learn how a simple drawing process can be a way of generating designs for embroidery.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jenni Dutton: Dementia Darnings

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jenni Dutton: Dementia Darnings

"The intensity of each portrait reflects the nature of our relationship, the practical and emotional aspect of intimacy"Read More »
EG Workshop: Doodling to Design in Two Hours with Caroline Homfray

EG Workshop: Doodling to Design in Two Hours with Caroline Homfray

From Doodling to Design in under two hours: learn how a simple drawing process can be a way of generating designs for embroidery.Read More »
EG THREAD TALKS: Jenni Dutton: Dementia Darnings

EG THREAD TALKS: Jenni Dutton: Dementia Darnings

"The intensity of each portrait reflects the nature of our relationship, the practical and emotional aspect of intimacy"Read More »
On Demand: Workshop:Mindful Stitching:Process or Outcome?  Helen Birmingham

On Demand: Workshop:Mindful Stitching:Process or Outcome? Helen Birmingham

Participants will discover how a regular practice of mindful stitching can help with good mental health.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: Victorian Needlework

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: Victorian Needlework

Victorian Needlework from Domestic Decoration to Military InsigniaRead More »
EG Workshop: Mindful Stitching: Process or Outcome? with Helen Birmingham

EG Workshop: Mindful Stitching: Process or Outcome? with Helen Birmingham

Participants will discover how a regular practice of mindful stitching can help with good mental health.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Wendy Dolan: A Change of Scale

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Wendy Dolan: A Change of Scale

A Change of Scale; the Challenges of Commissioned Work. Wendy will discuss the stages involved.Read More »
EG THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: Victorian Needlework

EG THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: Victorian Needlework

Victorian Needlework from Domestic Decoration to Military InsigniaRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Phillipa Turnbull: An Introduction to Crewel Work

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Phillipa Turnbull: An Introduction to Crewel Work

Learn about the development of crewelwork, international trade, and the good fortune we have to be a repository of well-preserved artefacts.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Anthea Godfrey: Care & Presentation

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Anthea Godfrey: Care & Presentation

This talk shares the techniques the Guild team have used to store, care and present at their best a wide range of textile embroidery items.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Stitched Paper Book in a Box with Anne Brooke

On Demand: Workshop: Stitched Paper Book in a Box with Anne Brooke

Fabric isn’t the only thing you can stitch into, learn how to combine paper, collage and stitch in a mini stitched book-in-a-box.Read More »
On Demand: Demo: Shibori-inspired Furoshiki Cloth with Nicola Jane Pantaleo

On Demand: Demo: Shibori-inspired Furoshiki Cloth with Nicola Jane Pantaleo

Create some Shibori-inspired cloth with natural dyes using simple techniques to fold or wrap fabric and learn about the art of Furoshiki.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Tanya Bentham: Opus Anglicanum

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Tanya Bentham: Opus Anglicanum

Who knew that medieval embroiderers had a sense of humour?! Find out about the narrative aspect of medieval work.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Polly Woolstone: From Sketchbook to Final Piece

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Polly Woolstone: From Sketchbook to Final Piece

Polly will talk about the process of making her sketchbooks, building a background to work on and how they are used to record observations.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Cas Holmes: Making Connections

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Cas Holmes: Making Connections

Our connection to landscape and nature is embedded in the narratives to be found in clothRead More »
On Demand: Demo: Image Transfer onto Fabric with Batool Showghi

On Demand: Demo: Image Transfer onto Fabric with Batool Showghi

Original images and designs will print on Transfer Paper, and then these images will be transferred on cloth.Read More »
On Demand: Demo: Small Steps in Swedish Weaving with Sarah Boardman

On Demand: Demo: Small Steps in Swedish Weaving with Sarah Boardman

Also known as Huck Embroidery, Swedish Weaving embroidery has no threads on the reverse side of the fabric.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Marion Plumb: Hidden World of the Geisha

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Marion Plumb: Hidden World of the Geisha

A no-holds-barred look at the iconic geisha imageRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Kirstie MacLeod: The Red Dress

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Kirstie MacLeod: The Red Dress

Kirstie will share details of the dress’s construction and stories from some of the remarkable embroiderers.Read More »
On Demand: Demo: Dyeing to do the Colour Wheel with Melanie Missin

On Demand: Demo: Dyeing to do the Colour Wheel with Melanie Missin

Create the colourwheel with three warm dyes, Red, Intense Blue and Golden Yellow, and three cool dyes, Magenta, Lemon and Turquoise.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Will Phillips  - Curating the EG Collection

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Will Phillips – Curating the EG Collection

In this illustrated talk, Will gave a behind-the-scenes look at the Museum Resource Centre in Halton where the EG Collection is stored.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Anthea Godfrey: EG Collaborative Projects

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Anthea Godfrey: EG Collaborative Projects

The Embroiderers Guild have been involved in co-ordinating some exciting largescale projects and this talk covers 3 of the more unusual onesRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Debbie Lyddon: Sensing Place

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Debbie Lyddon: Sensing Place

Debbie describes how the natural world inspires her work and explains the methods of recording her experience.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Stitching Along with Jan and Jean

On Demand: Workshop: Stitching Along with Jan and Jean

Gain practical experience in innovative stitching techniques and leave with newfound confidence.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Knots, Knots, Knots with Anne Brooke

On Demand: Workshop: Knots, Knots, Knots with Anne Brooke

This is recording of embroidery artist and tutor Anne Brooke's (HanneMADE) slow-stitching hand embroidery workshop from February 2023Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Distorting Stitches with Felicity Alice

On Demand: Workshop: Distorting Stitches with Felicity Alice

Join Felicity Alice for this stitching workshop which was recorded on April 4th 2023.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Garden Bird Collage with Anne Kelly

On Demand: Workshop: Garden Bird Collage with Anne Kelly

Anne will help you to create a really memorable piece of textile art, using a mixture of textile scraps and threads.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Encrusted with Eyelets  with Mary Sleigh

On Demand: Workshop: Encrusted with Eyelets with Mary Sleigh

Join embroidery artist and tutor Mary Sleigh online for this slow-stitching hand embroidery workshop which was recorded on July 9th, 2022.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Kim Thittichai: Learning Through Play

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Kim Thittichai: Learning Through Play

This talk will teach students to ‘learn through play’ and to ‘design by process’, as a sense of play is a way of developing your own ideas.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Phillipa Turnbull: Timeline of British Crewel Work

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Phillipa Turnbull: Timeline of British Crewel Work

A Timeline of British Crewel Work in Castles, Country Houses and Museums, 1650-2024Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jessica Grimm: Learning with my Needle

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jessica Grimm: Learning with my Needle

Learning with my Needle: what I learned from my reconstructions of medieval embroidery reconstructions with special attention on materialsRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jayne Emerson: Breaking the Rules

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jayne Emerson: Breaking the Rules

Take a journey through Jayne’s No Rules creative life, from failing her GCSE Art to gaining a 1st class honours degree.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Kim Thittichai: The Journey to Design

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Kim Thittichai: The Journey to Design

Discover why The Journey design exercise has become so popular and how it might help you to develop new and original designsRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Marian Jazmik: Nature’s Textures

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Marian Jazmik: Nature’s Textures

Explore materials and techniques used to create highly textured 3D sculptures and wall art.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: May Morris-a Remarkable Crafts Woman

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: May Morris-a Remarkable Crafts Woman

May Morris, daughter of William Morris, was an influential figure in the Arts and Crafts movement.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Susie Vickery: The Moving Image

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Susie Vickery: The Moving Image

Join for a short romp through Susie’s life, packed with stitching, travels and community collaboration.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Catherine Howard: Therapeutic Stitch

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Catherine Howard: Therapeutic Stitch

Participatory hand stitching with teenagers and its impact on mental health and wellbeingRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Rachel Wright: From an Inkling to a Stitch

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Rachel Wright: From an Inkling to a Stitch

Struggling to turn a creative idea into a finished piece? Join Rachel as she shares practical strategies to help go from concept to action.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Anne Haigh: Digitising the EG Collection

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Anne Haigh: Digitising the EG Collection

Be prepared for amusing stories of practical challenges overcome and some exquisite embroidery eye candy.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Fantasy Flower Embroidery with Ruth Parkinson-Johns

On Demand: Workshop: Fantasy Flower Embroidery with Ruth Parkinson-Johns

Explore the freestyle approach of hand embroidery and creative stitch by doodling a fantasy flower inspired piece of textile art.Read More »
On Demand:  Workshop: Stitching Along with Jan and Jean

On Demand: Workshop: Stitching Along with Jan and Jean

Participants will be inspired to experiment with stitches and be more confident with handstitch methods.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Use Your Stash with Tina Francis

On Demand: Workshop: Use Your Stash with Tina Francis

Join Tina Francis as she shows you how even the smallest amount of thread can be part of a brilliant design.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Stencil, Beading & Embroidery Fun with Hannah Glossop

On Demand: Workshop: Stencil, Beading & Embroidery Fun with Hannah Glossop

Learn to develop ways in which to upcycle using embroidery techniques and embellishment with a focus on image.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Sculptural Textile Art with Priscilla Edwards

On Demand: Workshop: Sculptural Textile Art with Priscilla Edwards

Explore the extraordinary possibilities of working with lightweight wire, paper, thread, and paint to create decorative sculptural flowers.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Playing with Drawing with Caroline Homfray

On Demand: Workshop: Playing with Drawing with Caroline Homfray

Playing with Drawing: Marks, Shapes and New Ways to Create DesignsRead More »
On Demand: Workshop: Stitch Quirky Buildings With Julie Stenning

On Demand: Workshop: Stitch Quirky Buildings With Julie Stenning

During this slow stitching workshop, we will create a fabric collage of a quirky building.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Embroidered Bugs with Beth Upstill

On Demand: Workshop: Embroidered Bugs with Beth Upstill

Learn to embroider a piece of felt or spectacles case with bees, butterflies and bugs.Read More »