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Keeping the Mice at Bay

Advice on the best ways to store Altar frontals and other church textiles.

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Fruit and Nuts

Fruit and nuts are the harvest of Autumn, the final gift of nature before Winter creeps over the land.

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Contemporary Embroidery – The whale coming close to shore

From the collection – Janet Bolton’s ‘The whale coming close to shore’

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Practical and Beautiful – an embroidered apron

From the collection – a lovely example of an embroidered apron.

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Eyes

Eyes are the window into the soul – and every pair of eyes is unique!

Sand and Sea

Beaches draw crowds for a variety of reasons – but in an artist’s eye they possess a unique beauty. 

Textile Pages

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Seidl- Severina

Severina Seidl – Guild Graduate in 2025 – reimagines traditional embroidery through innovative use of unconventional materials

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Inside Out, Back to Front

Sara Joy Rickard examines her process for creating one of her artworks.

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Couronne Sticks

A tool used in Hedebo and Stumpwork embroidery to make buttonhole rings.

Saxton – Louise

Louise Saxton – the ‘Embroidery Vandal’ -salvaging and reclaiming heritage craft materials.

Downloadable Patterns: The V&A Coif

Pattern for a blackwork Coif, from the V&A collection

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Tomes – Liz

Liz Tomes – Guild Graduate in 2025 – takes an exploratory approach

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Moving on from basic Threads – Variegated

A closer look at variegated threads

Wylan – Amelia

Amelia Wylan – Guld Graduate in 2025 – explores the connection between natural light and enhanced wellbeing.

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Vintage Motifs – Modern Woman’s book of Transfers

A booklet of Transfers from 1933

Felgate – Ella

Ella Felgate- Guild Graduate in 2025 – explores the emotional weight of collective memory

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Johnson – Kiara

A look at the work of Kiara Johnson – Guild Grduate in 2025.

Farrant – Charlotte

The work of Charlotte Farrant – Guild Graduate in 2025

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Woolstone – Polly

A look at the work
of Polly Woolstone

Cox- Emily

Emily Cox – Guild Graduate in 2025 – celebrates the delicate beauty and structural complexity of the natural world

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Needlewoman and Needlecraft

Examples of Needlework and Needlecraft Magazine

Boro

Japanese technique- reworking and repairing through piecing and patching

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Faires – Caitlin

Caitlin Faires- Guild Graduate in 2025 -celebrates the women who have shaped her life .

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29 Sisters by Anne Kelly

Looking at what lies behind the creation of Anne Kelly’s ’29 Sisters’

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