Talks & Workshops

EG THREAD TALKS: Mary Sleigh – African Textiles: Woven, Embroidered & More

EG THREAD TALKS: Mary Sleigh – African Textiles: Woven, Embroidered & More

In this illustrated talk, Mary will shine a light on traditional techniques in the making of African TextilesRead More »
EG THREAD TALKS: Anthea Godfrey: Embroiderers’ Guild Collaborative Projects

EG THREAD TALKS: Anthea Godfrey: Embroiderers’ Guild 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: 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 »
EG Workshop: Garden Bird Collage with Anne Kelly

EG 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 »
Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Come and sit and stitch with like minded people. Bring your stitching with you or just join us for a virtual cup of tea and a chat.Read More »
Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Come and sit and stitch with like minded people. Bring your stitching with you or just join us for a virtual cup of tea and a chat.Read More »
Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild (Wed Evening)

Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild (Wed Evening)

Come and sit and stitch with like minded people. Bring your stitching with you or just join us for a virtual cup of tea and a chat.Read More »
Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Come and sit and stitch with like minded people. Bring your stitching with you or just join us for a virtual cup of tea and a chat.Read More »
Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild (Wed Evening)

Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild (Wed Evening)

Come and sit and stitch with like minded people. Bring your stitching with you or just join us for a virtual cup of tea and a chat.Read More »
EG Workshop: Creative Metal Threads with Elnaz Yazdani – Summer

EG Workshop: Creative Metal Threads with Elnaz Yazdani – Summer

Following the success of Embroider Your Future, join Elnaz Yazdani in a 3-hour workshop introducing the joy of working with metal threadsRead More »
Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild

Come and sit and stitch with like minded people. Bring your stitching with you or just join us for a virtual cup of tea and a chat.Read More »
Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild (Wed Evening)

Virtual Sit and Stitch with The Embroiderers’ Guild (Wed Evening)

Come and sit and stitch with like minded people. Bring your stitching with you or just join us for a virtual cup of tea and a chat.Read More »
EG THREAD TALKS: Will Phillips  – Curating the EG Collection

EG THREAD TALKS: Will Phillips – Curating the EG Collection

In this illustrated talk, Will will give a behind-the-scenes look at the Museum Resource Centre in Halton where the EG Collection is stored.Read More »
On Demand: Workshop: Embellished Textile Brooches with Jessica Grady

On Demand: Workshop: Embellished Textile Brooches with Jessica Grady

Create your own stitched and embellished contemporary brooch using recycled and traditional textiles material.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Gina-B Silkworks – Needlework Buttons

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Gina-B Silkworks – Needlework Buttons

Gina takes a look at the many types of historical textile buttons that incorporate needlework techniques.Read More »
EG Workshop: Embroidery Explorers! with Felicity Alice – Summer

EG Workshop: Embroidery Explorers! with Felicity Alice – Summer

Join couture embroiderer and RSN graduate Felicity Alice online for a series of hand embroidery creative workshops!Read More »
On Demand: EG TALKING THREADS: Sue Green and Julia Triston

On Demand: EG TALKING THREADS: Sue Green and Julia Triston

The Embroiderers’ Guild presented TALKING THREADS: A talk between Sue Green and Julia TristonRead More »
On Demand : THREAD TALKS: Ninya Mikhaila: For comlynesse only

On Demand : THREAD TALKS: Ninya Mikhaila: For comlynesse only

For comlynesse only: Decorative embellishment and sumptuary legislation during the reign of Elizabeth IRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Nigel Cheney: Making Do

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Nigel Cheney: Making Do

A recording of the talk given by Nigel Cheney in September 2022 on how his stitching has evolved in the last five years.Read More »
On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Olga Prinku and Liz Cooksey with Susan Weeks

On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Olga Prinku and Liz Cooksey with Susan Weeks

The Embroiderers’ Guild presented TALKING THREADS. Susan Weeks interviewed Olga Prinku and Liz CookseyRead More »
On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Vanessa Marr and Sarah Corbett

On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Vanessa Marr and Sarah Corbett

The Embroiderers’ Guild presented TALKING THREADS: Susan Weeks interviewed Vanessa Marr and Sarah CorbettRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lynne Stein: Shedding the Shackles

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lynne Stein: Shedding the Shackles

In this talk, Lynne Stein discussed Shedding the Shackles, sharing extracts from her book and a selection of objects featured within.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jill Kipnis : The Heroes Quilt Project

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Jill Kipnis : The Heroes Quilt Project

In this talk Jill Kipnis talked about creating an historical piece that records people’s feelings during the Covid-19 crisis through stitch.Read More »
On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Shelley Rhodes and Debbie Lyddon

On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Shelley Rhodes and Debbie Lyddon

The Embroiderers’ Guild presented TALKING THREADS: A talk between Shelley Rhodes and Debbie LyddonRead More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Hanny Newton: Creative Goldwork

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Hanny Newton: Creative Goldwork

Hanny Newton is a metal thread embroiderer who follows her own personal response to the traditional art form of goldwork.Read More »
On Demand: TALKING THREADS with Ruth Issett and Amanda Hislop

On Demand: TALKING THREADS with Ruth Issett and Amanda Hislop

The Embroiderers’ Guild presented TALKING THREADS. Susan Weeks interviewed Ruth Issett and Amanda HislopRead 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: Sara Impey: Writing with a needle

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Sara Impey: Writing with a needle

This illustrated talk showcased some of Sara’s text-based art quilts made over the last 20 years.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Ninya Mikhaila: A gown of 10,000 pearls

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Ninya Mikhaila: A gown of 10,000 pearls

Ninya Mikhaila talked about reconstructing the clothing worn by Mary Tudor and her husband Charles Brandon in their famous double portrait.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Alison Larkin: Jane Austen Embroidery

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Alison Larkin: Jane Austen Embroidery

Alison explored the story of the book Jane Austen Embroidery and the happy accidents that led to her collaboration with Jennie Batchelor.Read More »
On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Claire Wellesley-Smith & Mandy Pattullo

On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Claire Wellesley-Smith & Mandy Pattullo

The Embroiderers’ Guild presented TALKING THREADS: Alex Messenger interviewed Claire Wellesley-Smith and Mandy PattulloRead More »
On Demand: THREAD  TALKS: Alice Fox: Plotting

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Alice Fox: Plotting

Alice described her practice and how she uses her allotment as her focus, both for creative inspiration and as a source of materials.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lucy Adlington: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lucy Adlington: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

This is a recording of Lucy Adlington’s talk “Sewing to Survive – The Dressmakers of Auschwitz” which she gave on December 9th 2021.Read More »
On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Richard Box: Adventures in Painting and Embroidery

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Richard Box: Adventures in Painting and Embroidery

This is a recording of Richard’s talk about his adventures in painting and embroidery which he gave on November 27th 2021.Read 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: Mark Making with Elnaz Yazdani

On Demand: Workshop: Mark Making with Elnaz Yazdani

Join Elnaz Yazdani for an introduction to line and mark making with hand stitch which was recorded on March 14th 2023.Read More »
On Demand:TALKING THREADS: Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn

On Demand:TALKING THREADS: Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn

The Embroiderers’ Guild presented TALKING THREADS: A talk between Jan Beaney and Jean LittlejohnRead 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 »