We are delighted to present our quarterly digital magazine The Creative Thread, conceived to bring you what lies at the heart of the Embroiderers’ Guild: collaborating, challenging yourself and championing the textile art we all love.
Whether you’re a hobbyist or professional artist, have just started sewing or have been stitching for years, our aim for The Creative Thread is to inspire, share skills, showcase, learn and lift up our wonderful community. Inside, you’ll find a balance of content from exclusive projects to artist insights, creative ideas to reviews and tutorials.
The Autumn issue of The Creative Thread is a special one as this September we celebrate our 120th birthday; that’s over a century of embroidery, creativity, education and community.
- We are delighted to introduce our eight Graduates, and speak to them as they embark on their careers with a year of Guild support.
- Beyond Bayeux takes a look at the famous embroidery and its influence
- We have two exclusive projects: a beautiful floral design by our Inspired to Create course creator Sally McCollin and a response to the fascinating hidden worlds beneath our feet by Zara Day.
- Aran Illingworth, winner of our 2025/26 Members’ Challenge Val Campbell-Harding Award for Best Machine Stitching and emerging artist Molly Elmore share insights and responses to each others’ work.
- And much more!
The Creative Thread is made for Embroiderers’ Guild members, so if you are a member it is included in your package. To find it make sure you’re logged in to your account, go to Textile Resources and on the dropdown menu click on The Creative Thread.
If you’re considering joining the Guild, we would love to welcome you! Membership is just £42 per year, with lots of other benefits. See here for details and joining form.
The Creative Thread is available for non-members to buy on pocketmags at £4.99 per issue.