Our collection includes over 700 needlework samplers ranging from as early as the 1400s, to pieces stitched in the 20th century. They offer a fascinating insight into the practice and teaching of an ...

Because of these above-said uses, (and because there were no ipads, or TV or even schools for girls) in olden times, all the young girls (aged 6 to 15) would sit down daily regularly to complete their ...

Don't know your counted thread from your freestyle? Not heard of bargello? Get up to speed with our illustrated guide. The craft of hand embroidery is practised all over the world and involves a vast ...

Many people I know who love sewing, is fascinated by embroidery but choke when they think about finding and drawing the designs on fabric. They look for shortcuts or look out for the simplest designs.

Two hundred years ago, a 10-year-old Scottish girl named Margret Begbie threaded her needle. Carefully and precisely she stitched the finishing touches on a piece of embroidery that had occupied her ...